Irina Lungu, Ainhoa Arteta & Celso Albelo Lead Ópera de Oviedo’ 2020-21 Season

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The Ópera de Oviedo in Spain has announced its 2020-21 season. The season opens with a double featuring “L’heure espagnole” by Ravel and “Les mamelles de Tirésias” by Francis Poulenc. The double bill showcases Sabina Puértolas, Maite Beaumont, David Menéndez, Régis Mengus, Francisco Vas, and Joel Prieto. Maximiano Valdés conducts the production by Emilio Sagi. Performance Dates: Sept. 6-12, 2020 {…}

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Michael Fabiano, Patricia Racette, Ellie Dehn Headline San Francisco’s Streaming Program Through July 4

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(Credit: Cory Weaver / Terrence McCarthy / San Francisco Opera) The San Francisco Opera has announced its upcoming slate of operas on its “Opera is ON” streaming service. First up, the company will present “Salome” in a production starring Nadja Michael, Greer Grimsley, Kim Begley, Irina Mishura, and Garrett Sorenson. Nicola Luisotti conducts the Strauss opera. Streaming Date: June 20, {…}

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Seattle Opera Unveils Online Radio Broadcasts of Past Performances

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Seattle Opera has announced that starting on Saturday, April 25, 2020, it will start broadcasting past performances on Classical KING FM 98.1. The program, “Seattle Opera Mornings on King FM” will feature past performances from the company’s archives. All broadcasts will be available on the radio and at king.org starting every Saturday at 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET. {…}

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René Pape, Olga Peretyatko, & Sonya Yoncheva Highlight Staatsoper Unter Den Linden’s 2020-21 Season

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The Staatsoper Unter Den Linden has announced its 2020-21 season, which features eight new productions and numerous revivals. Premieres Barbara Wysocka directs Francesconi’s “Quartett” with Daniel Barenboim conducting Mojca Erdmann and Thomas Oliemanns. Performance Dates: Oct. 3-18, 2020 Mozart’s “Mitridate, Re di Ponto” is set to be conducted by Marc Minkowski and directed by Satoshi Miyagi. Pene Pati, Julie Fuchs, {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Sonya Yoncheva, Joyce DiDonato & Piotr Beczala Headline Metropolitan Opera’s 2020-21 Season

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The Metropolitan Opera has unveiled its 2020-21 season, which features five new productions and 17 revivals. New Productions Anna Netrebko opens the Metropolitan Opera in a new production of Verdi’s “Aida” directed by Michael Mayer. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the production which also stars Anita Rachvelishvili, Piotr Beczała, Dmitry Belosselskiy and Ludovic Tezier. The production will also showcase Latonia Moore and {…}

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Q & A: Bass-Baritone Seth Carico On Playing Villains, Handling Stress & Anxiety, Growing As An Artist

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(Credit: Simon Pauly) It all started with a fall. A fall on stage. During his first ever performance of “The King & I,” as an adolescent, bass-baritone Seth Carico entered a stage for the first time and purposely fell down the stairs as required by the direction. “When I heard all those people laughing at what I had done, I {…}

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Lawrence Brownlee, María José Siri & Saimir Pirgu Highlight Teatro Colon’s 2020 Season

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The Teatro Colón de Buenos Aires has announced its 2020 season, which will feature eight productions and a number of concerts and chamber works. Here is a look at the operas that will be presented. Main Stage The season opens with Verdi’s “Nabucco” starring Sebastián Catana and Leonardo López Linares in the title role, Rebeka Lokar and Mónica Ferracani sharing {…}

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Watch ‘Die Walküre’ On Great Performances At the Met on PBS

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Wagner’s “Die Walküre” is set to appear on Great Performances at the Met on August 12 at 12 p.m. The opera will feature Robert LePage’s famed production with Christine Goerke, Greer Grimsley, Stuart Skelton, Jamie Barton, Eva-Maria Wesbroek, and Günther Groissböck among the cast members. Philippe Jordan conducts the second installment in Wagner’s famed tetralogy. Of the opera’s opening performance, {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann & Leo Nucci Lead Lead New CD/DVD Releases – June 24

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Three major releases are set for this week including two major box sets from one important artist and another of a major work. The Jonas Kaufmann Collection Arthaus is set to release a collection of three DVDs starring Jonas Kaufmann. The box set will include performances of “Fidelio,” “Nina,” and “Il Ritorno d’Ulisse” from Opernhaus Zurich. Artists in the box {…}

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Irina Lungu, Ainhoa Arteta & Celso Albelo Lead Ópera de Oviedo’ 2020-21 Season

Michael Fabiano, Patricia Racette, Ellie Dehn Headline San Francisco’s Streaming Program Through July 4

Seattle Opera Unveils Online Radio Broadcasts of Past Performances

René Pape, Olga Peretyatko, & Sonya Yoncheva Highlight Staatsoper Unter Den Linden’s 2020-21 Season

Anna Netrebko, Sonya Yoncheva, Joyce DiDonato & Piotr Beczala Headline Metropolitan Opera’s 2020-21 Season

Q & A: Bass-Baritone Seth Carico On Playing Villains, Handling Stress & Anxiety, Growing As An Artist

Lawrence Brownlee, María José Siri & Saimir Pirgu Highlight Teatro Colon’s 2020 Season

Watch ‘Die Walküre’ On Great Performances At the Met on PBS

Jonas Kaufmann & Leo Nucci Lead Lead New CD/DVD Releases – June 24