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Social Media Beat (Week of 2/27/2017): Guess Who Got Hang Out With Dame Judi Dench?

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It was a fun week for a lot of major superstars in the opera world.   Let’s start off with Carmen Giannattasio’s amazing week where she was not only given the honor of Knight of the order of the Star of the Italian Republic, but she also got to hang out with none other than legendary actress Dame Judi Dench. {…}

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George Benjamin’s New Opera To World Premiere in 2018

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The Royal Opera has announced the world premiere of George Benjamin’s new opera “Lessons in Love and Violence.” The company announced that the opera will be presented in May 2018 and is inspired by an Elizabethan drama. According to the Royal Opera “the new opera considers what space, if any, exists for love and human affection inside the dangerous machinery of power.” The story centers {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Deutsche Oper Berlin 2025-26 Review: Siegfried

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(Photo Credit: Bernd Uhlig) Deutsche Oper’s Ring Cycle started promisingly with an original staging of “Das Rheingold,” with provocative ideas, irreverence and even humor. However, unfortunately it continued with a constant rehashing of ideas, which proved inadequate for the gigantic enterprise that is Wagner’s “Ring.” After a vocally satisfactory but scenically uninspired “Die Walküre,” matters deteriorated considerably on May 29 {…}

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Cast Change: Christina Poulitsi to Join Plácido Domingo in Copenhagen

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Christina Poulitsi is set to perform with Plácido Domingo on March 6 in Tinghallen, Viborg, Denmark. The soprano, who also jumped in for the March 3 performance in Copenhagen, will replace the originally announced Adela Zaharia. Poulitsi is a Greek soprano who has performed at the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Bolshoi Theatre, Teatre del Liceu, New National Theatre in Tokyo, {…}

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Teatro Carlo Felice Genova 2025-26 Review: Tristan und Isolde

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(Photo: Marcello-Orselli) “Tristan und Isolde” is a colossal work, not only for its length (five hours, including two 30-minute intermissions), or for the influence of the famous Tristan chord on Western music, but also for the symbolism it represents. Wagner was hugely influenced by Schopenhauer’s philosophy when he wrote this masterpiece, while conducting an affair with Mathilde, the wife of {…}

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Joyce El-Khoury, Davone Tines, Matthias Winckhler, & Núria Rial Star in L’Auditori’s 2025-26 Season

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(Photo credit: Gisela Schenker) L’Auditori presents its 2025-26 season, “Renaixements.” For the purpose of this article only vocal works are included. Beethoven’s “Symphony” No. 9 stars Joyce El-Khoury, Silvia Tro Santafé, Elgan Llyr Thomas, and Davone Tines. They are joined by the Orfeó Català and the Barcelona and National Symphony Orchestra of Catalonia (OBC) under the direction of Ludovic Morlot. {…}

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Maria Agresta, Martin Muehle, Pretty Yende, & Angelo Villari Among Performers at 2025 Klangvokal Music Festival Dortmund

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(Photo credits: Elisa Rinaldi, Simon Pauly, & Gregor Hohenberg) Klangvokal Music Festival Dortmund announces its 2025 lineup. Soprano Maria Agresta and tenor Martin Muehle perform opera classics from Verdi to Puccini in the Italian opera gala. Carlo Montanaro conducts the Neue Philharmonie Westfalen. Performance Date: June 1, 2025 Works by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina and those who inspired his writing {…}

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Matthew Polenzani Leads Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Concert

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(Credit: Fay Fox) The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center is set to present a recital featuring Matthew Polenzani. The concert will be held on Nov. 9 at Alice Tully Hall and will feature Polenzani performing his first-ever Schubert’s Schwanengesang, with pianist Ken Noda. The collection of 14 songs was written at the end of Schubert’s life and published after {…}

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Sunnyboy Dladla Joins Crescendi Artists

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(Credit: Oana Vedinas) Sunnyboy Dladla has joined Crescendi Artists for general management. The tenor will be represented by Michael Morelli and Fredrik Akselberg. Dladla is one of the most sought-after Rossini and high-tenor voices of his generation. He has performed with the Gran Teatre del Liceu the Philadelphia Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra, and the Saratoga NY Festival under Fabio {…}