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Juan Diego Flórez & Carlos Álvarez Headline Teatro Cervantes’ 150th Anniversary

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The Teatro Cervantes de Málaga has announced its 150th anniversary season with part of its 2020-21 season. The theater previously announced its 2019-20 season which you can find here. The two new operatic performances are as follows. Carlos Álvarez sings the title role in Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra” in a production by Curro Carreres. The opera also stars Rocío Ignacio, Rodrigo {…}

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Juan Diego Flórez, Magdalena Kožená & Eveylyn Helitzius Lead Top 6 International Weekend – (9/20-22

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(Credit: Baus-La Monnaie /Catherine Ashmore- Royal Opera House/Javier del Rey-Teatro Real) This weekend will feature two productions of the epic “Don Carlo” in two different versions, a world premiere, a soprano taking on four roles in one opera, a Janacek work, and a star couple in one of Massenet’s greatest works. Here is what we recommend for the weekend. Macbeth {…}

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Juan Diego Flórez Announces New Verdi Album

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Juan Diego Flórez has announced a new Verdi album. The recording is set for release on Oct. 25, 2019 and will be dedicated entirely to Verdi with arias from “Rigoletto,” “La Traviata,” “Oberto, Conte Di San Bonifacio,” “Attila,” “I Lombardi Alla Prima Crociata,” “I Due Foscari,” “Les Vepres Siciliennes,” and “Ernani.” Flórez will be accompanied The Milan Symophony Orchestra under {…}

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Juan Diego Flórez, Pretty Yende Held Highlight New DVD/CD Releases – September 4

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This week, two albums and one DVD are set for release, including a major opera production featuring two superstars. Peñalosa – Lamentations On Sept. 6, BIS Records will release acclaimed vocal ensemble New York Polyphony’s sixth album, “Peñalosa – Lamentations.” The album, according to the press release, “features rarely heard works from late 15th-century and early 16th-century Spanish composers Francisco {…}

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Saioa Hernandez & Juan Diego Florez Lead Top 5 Operas To See This Weekend Internationally (8/9-11)

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(Credit: Teatro Regio di Parma/ SF/Monika Riitshaus/Rossini Opera Festival) This weekend new productions open, a major festival kicks off and a rising star makes a major debut at a historical arena. Here is what we recommend for the weekend. Œdipe – Salzburg Festival, Austria Christopher Maltman sings the title role of Enescu’s rarely performed work. The star baritone is joined {…}

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Royal Opera House 2019-20 Preview: Juan Diego Flórez & Isabel Leonard Headline Massenet Masterpiece

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Juan Diego Flórez is set to return to the Royal Opera in the title role of Massenet’s “Werther.” The opera production by Benoît Jacquot will be revived for the third time since its debut in 2004 production. Flórez will sing the role following acclaimed performances at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna and Opernhaus Zurich.  He will be joined by mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard {…}

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Watch Juan Diego Flórez & Nino Machaidze Star in ‘Manon’ Via Vienna State Opera’s Live Stream

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Massenet’s famed “Manon” will take the stage on June 9, 2019 at the Vienna State Opera. The company will be live streaming the work to audiences around the world as well. The famed French masterwork will star Nino Machaidze in the title role with Juan Diego Flórez as her lover Des Grieux. The cast also features Dan Paul Dumitrescu and {…}

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Don’t Miss Juan Diego Flórez in ‘Il Barbiere di Siviglia’ Live Stream From Vienna State Opera

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Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” will be showcased via the Vienna State Opera’s live stream service on May 21, 2019. The famed Rossini comedy will star Juan Diego Flórez in a role that he championed in the earlier part of his career. It will be interesting to see the tenor return to this iconic interpretation after having moved into heavier {…}

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Piotr Beczala, Juan Diego Flórez & Thomas Headline Opernhaus Zürich’s 2019-20 Season

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The Zurich Opera has announced its 2019-20 season which will feature a whopping 11 opera premieres and 17 opera revivals. Premieres  “The Makropulos Case” will be the first offering of the season with Evelyn Herlitzius starring as Emilia Marty. Other cast members will include Sam Furness, Kevin Conners, Deniz Uzun, Scott Hendricks, and Spencer Lang, among others. Dmitri Tcherniakov will direct while {…}