New National Theatre Tokyo 2024-25 Review: Guillaume Tell

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(Photo by Rikimaru Hotta) The New National Theatre Tokyo is on the rise. Fresh off its announcement earlier this year that the company would be hosting the 2028 World Opera Forum, the organization has committed to expanding its repertory in recent seasons, taking on increasingly ambitious projects, oftentimes in collaboration with the major opera houses around the world. Over the {…}

Interviews

Q & A: Vincenzo Costanzo on His Opera Career & Living a Creative Life

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(Photo: Michele Monasta) Vincenzo Costanzo is one of the most promising and highly regarded young tenors on the world opera scene. Born in 1991, he joined the children’s voice choir of the San Carlo Theater in Naples at the age of six, where he made his debut as a soloist at only 11-years-old in a contemporary opera. From a very {…}

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The Philadelphia Orchestra to Tour China For First Time Since 2019

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The Philadelphia Orchestra is set to tour through China starting on Oct. 31 through Nov. 10, 2024. The organization, which last toured China in 2019, will make stops in Beijing, Tianjin, Chengdu, and Haikou throughout the trip. Leading the tour will be newly appointed Guest Conductor Marin Alsop. “The Philadelphia Orchestra’s journeys to China demonstrate a belief in the possibility {…}

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Iconic Composer Leif Segerstam Received Numerous Tributes from China

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(Credit: Rudolph Tang) Tributes from China poured in as news of the passing of Leif Segerstam reached this corner of the world two days ago. No stranger to the Chinese orchestras and audience, Segerstam has made a lot of visits to China in the 2000s till just before the Covid pandemic struck in early 2020. He was a frequent guest on {…}

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Royal Opera House Muscat’s Umberto Fanni Speaks on the 2024-25 Season

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(Photo credit: Khalid Al Busaidi) General Director of the Royal Opera House Muscat, Umberto Fanni, led a media briefing on the company’s upcoming season. During the briefing, Fanni gave insight to the planning of the 2024-25 season, and beyond. He also spoke to the company’s mission and dedication to community and culture. The 2024-25 season titled “Timeless Tales and Fabulous {…}

Opera Meets Film, Special Features

Opera Meets Film: Zhang Yimou & Zubin Mehta’s ‘Turandot At The Forbidden City’

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What does an unfinished opera have in common with a historical landmark, Chinese cultural history, thousands of singers, eloquent music, and expert dramaturgy? In 1998, just like Wagner’s trilogy, these disparate elements come together to form a work of epic proportion in Zhang Yimou and Zubin Mehta’s collaborative project, “Turandot at the Forbidden City.” In this article, we will explore {…}

Business, News

Andrei Bondarenko Joins IMG Artists for General Management

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IMG Artists has announced that Andrei Bondarenko has joined its artists roster for general management. This season, the baritone is performing at the Teatro Massimo di Palermo, the Glyndebourne Festival, and the Volksoper Wien. Bondarenko has appeared with such organizations as The Dallas Opera, Staatstheater Stuttgart, Opernhaus Zürich, Staatsoper Hamburg, Palm Beach Opera, Mariinsky Theater, Perm Opera, Oper Köln, Royal {…}

Artist of the Week, Special Features

Artist of the Week: Anle Gou

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This week the Teatro Manoel di Malta is presenting Rossini’s “Armida” one of the composer’s most difficult operas and one that has six tenors. This week as the company presents the opera, Anle Gou will sing two of the opera’s tenor roles bringing out his superb Rossini tenor. Gou, who recently spoke with OperaWire about the technical challenges of Rossini {…}

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Salle Cortot Unveils February 2024 Slate

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Paris’ Salle Cortot has announced its slate for February 2024. Here is a rundown of the vocal performances. It all starts with Händel’s “Acis and Galatea” in its 1736 version. The work will star Maria Ladurner, Marco Angioloni, and Alexandre Baldo. They are joined by the Ensemble Baroque Mozaïque. Performance Date: Feb. 2, 2024 Then comes a performance headlined by mezzo-soprano {…}

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New National Theatre Tokyo 2024-25 Review: Guillaume Tell

Q & A: Vincenzo Costanzo on His Opera Career & Living a Creative Life

The Philadelphia Orchestra to Tour China For First Time Since 2019

Iconic Composer Leif Segerstam Received Numerous Tributes from China

Royal Opera House Muscat’s Umberto Fanni Speaks on the 2024-25 Season

Opera Meets Film: Zhang Yimou & Zubin Mehta’s ‘Turandot At The Forbidden City’

Andrei Bondarenko Joins IMG Artists for General Management

Artist of the Week: Anle Gou

Salle Cortot Unveils February 2024 Slate