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The Crypt Sessions To Present Lucas Meachem

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The Crypt Sessions has announced that Lucas Meachem will perform in a concert featuring Mahler’s Kindertotenlieder. Per a press release, the baritone will be accompanied by his wife Irina Meachem, who will be six months pregnant when the concert will be presented. The baritone will also perform opera arias from Tchiakovsky’s “Eugene Onegin,” Gluck’s “Iphigénie en Tauride,” and John Corigliano’s “The Ghosts {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2018-19 Preview: The Fascinating Double Bill Pairings of ‘Bluebeard’s Castle’ At the Met

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On Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019, the Metropolitan Opera will revive its double bill of “Iolanta” and “Bluebeard’s Castle.” The former work will receive its eighth performance at the Met on Thursday in just its first revival with the company. However, the history of “Bluebeard’s Castle” and its 31 performances with the company is intriguing. The work itself is rather brief {…}

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Metropolitan Opera To Offer Tickets To Federal Workers Affected By Government Shutdown

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The Metropolitan Opera announced that it will offer free tickets for each of its productions to federal government employees affected by the ongoing government shutdown. The offer will be available for all performances from Jan. 19 through Jan. 31, 2019. The performances will exclude the Jan. 26 of “Carmen,” which is set to be broadcast live around the world in {…}

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Sonya Yoncheva Cancels Final ‘Otello’ Performance After Sudden Collapse

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Sonya Yoncheva canceled the final performance of Verdi’s “Otello” at the Metropolitan Opera on Jan. 10, 2019. The soprano canceled about an hour before the curtain, announcing via social media that she had a concerning health-related episode that forced her to withdraw from the final performance. “I am so, so, so sorry I can’t perform tonight for the last Otello {…}

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Lucas Meachem To Be Artist In Residence At University Of North Carolina

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The Department of Music from the University of North Carolina has announced that baritone Lucas Meachem will be its forthcoming  Artist in Residence. The University announced that from Feb. 24 through March 1, 2019 Meachem will spend a week coaching students privately and in public masterclasses. MeachEm is one of today’s most exciting baritones. He recently made three highly anticipated {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2018-19 Live In HD Preview: Anna Netrebko Leads ‘Adriana Lecouvreur’

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The Met Opera will continue its Live in HD series this Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019 with a performance of Cilea’s “Adriana Lecouvreur.” The broadcast, which kicks off 12:55 p.m. Eastern time, will showcase star soprano Anna Netrebko in the title role; this is the second HD transmission for the diva. This will be the Russian diva’s 15th Live in HD broadcast; {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2018-19 Preview: Adriana Lecouvreur

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  On Dec. 31, 2018, the Metropolitan Opera will celebrate the New Year’s with a new production of Cilea’s “Adriana Lecouvreur,” with the opera making a return for the first time since 2009. This time, Sir David McVicar will bring his acclaimed production from the Royal Opera House with Anna Netrebko and Piotr Beczala. The duo will reunite at the Met for {…}

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Sonya Yoncheva Announces New Management

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Sonya Yoncheva has joined Askonas Holt’s roster. The company announced that Yoncheva joined its roster for worldwide general management and will now be represented by Imogen Lewis Holland and Jessica Wadey. In a press statement the Donagh Collins, Chief Executive of Askonas Holt said, “What a joy to welcome a singer with the class and style of Sonya Yoncheva to our family of artists {…}