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Christine Goerke, Jamie Barton & Jennifer Johnson Cano Lead St. Louis Symphony Orchestra’s 2020-21 Season

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The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2020-21 season featuring modern classics, famed artists, and choral works. Here is a look at the vocal highlights of the season. Stéphane Denève conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 with Tamara Mumford as the soloist and the Women of the St. Louis Symphony Chorus and the St. Louis Children’s Choirs. Performance Dates: Oct. {…}
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Elena Stikhina Headlines Boston Lyric Opera’s ‘Norma’

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The Boston Lyric Opera is set to showcase Bellini’s “Norma” for the first time in 40 years. The production will be directed by Stephanie Havey with set designs by Julia Noulin-Mérat, costume designs by Charles Neumann, and lighting designs by Pablo Santiago as part of the production team. Elena Stikhina makes her debut in the title role alongside Sandra Piques-Eddy {…}
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Maryland Lyric Opera 2019-20 Review: Il Tabarro / Cavalleria Rusticana

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(Credit: Courtesy of the Maryland Lyric Opera) The Maryland Lyric Opera is entering its fifth season and, as a young company, it has been seeking out new ways to grow through presentations of some of the best works in the repertoire. On Sept. 14, 2019, the company opened with a concert performance of Puccini’s “Il Tabarro” and Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana.” {…}
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Jennifer Rowley, Nicole Car, Barrie Kosky Lead Top 5 Operas To See This Weekend – North America

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(Credit: Iko Freese / drama-berlin.de / Courtesy of LA Opera) There is a lot going on this weekend on the North American opera scene. With the 2019-20 season really coming into its own, major companies and opera stars are launching their big seasons. So here are the top five operas to see this weekend. Bounce: The Basketball Opera –  Ardea {…}
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Ruggero Raimondi, Susan Bullock, Mark Delavan Among Stars of Maryland Lyric Opera’s 2019-20 Season

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The Maryland Lyric Opera has unveiled its 2019-20 season which currently features three productions. The company will kick things off with the season with a concert performance of “Il Tabarro” and “Cavalleria Rusticana.” The double bill will feature Mark Delavan, Jill Gardner, Susan Bullock, and Jonathan Burton will headlining in both works. Louis Salemno conducts. Performance Dates: Sept. 14, 15, {…}
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Elena Stikhina, Alfred Walker & Wallis Giunta Headline Boston Lyric Opera’s 2019-20 Season

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Boston Lyric Opera has announced its 2019-20 season, featuring productions that span three centuries of opera. The upcoming season will mark General & Artistic Director Esther Nelson’s 10th season with the company. According to the press release, BLO aims to focus on works that “reflect the highs and lows of power and politics,” while “bringing passionate opera installations to new neighborhoods, and {…}
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Cecilia Violetta Lopez, Michael Chioldi, Kang Wang Headline Austin Opera’s 2019-20 Season

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The Austin Opera has announced its 2019-20 season which will include a new opera and two classics of the standard repertory.  “Next season continues the excellence that our audiences have come to expect—pairing beautiful productions of classic works with the thought-provoking voices of the new masters of 21st-century opera,” said Annie Buridge, General Director & CEO of Austin Opera in {…}
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Top 5 Operas To See This Weekend – North America (10/19-21)

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There aren’t any world premieres on the docket for this weekend, but there are a plethora of unique performances set to take place. So here are our picks for this weekend’s operas to see (in alphabetical order by company). Satyagraha – LA Opera Philip Glass’ masterpiece will get a showcase in an excellent production by Phelim McDermott and Julian Crouch. {…}
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Evil Tender Releases Star Wars-Inspired Poster For ‘Die Zauberflöte’

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Publisher Evil Tender is going to kickstart a series of posters dedicated to the world of opera in its “The Opera Print Series.” The company has announced that illustrator Jonathan Burton is set to showcase the opening poster, which will center on Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte.” Per a press release, “To a modern eye,’The Magic Flute (‘Die Zauberflöte’ in German)’ plays out like {…}

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