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Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko, Lisette Oropesa, Cecilia Bartoli, Roberto Alagna Headline Les Grands Voix’s 2024-25 Season

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Les Grands Voix has announced its 2024-25 season. Opening the season will be a concert featuring Roberto Alagna and Ludovic Tezier as they take on music by Bizet, Donizetti, Verdi, Wagner, and Moniuszko. Giorgio Croci leads the National Belgium Orchestra at the Philharmonie de Paris. Performance Date: Sept. 23, 2024 Juan Diego Flórez appears at the Philharmonie de Paris in a {…}

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Arena di Verona to Present ‘La Grande Opera Italiana Patrimonio dell’Umanità’

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The Arena di Verona is set to present a concert “La Grande Opera Italiana Patrimonio dell’Umanità” on June 7. The Ministry of Culture and Fondazione Arena di Verona will present the concert, in collaboration with Rai Cultura. It will celebrate the recognition of opera as a vital contribution to cultural heritage. Riccardo Muti will conduct 154 orchestra musicians and over {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Cecilia Bartoli, Andrè Schuen, Tassis Christoyannis & Barbara Hannigan Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week audiences will get to hear a new “Winterreise” recording, a compilation album, a new song cycle, and a masterwork. Schubert: Winterreise Deutsche Grammophon releases Andrè Schuen and Daniel Heide’s latest album, which completes the recordings of Schubert’s three big song cycles. {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Wiener Staatsoper 2023-24 Review: La Cenerentola

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(Photo © Wiener Staatsoper / Michael Pöhn) “La Cenerentola” premiered in 1817, shortly after Rossini’s success with “Il Barbiere di Siviglia.” History tells us that it was composed in just three weeks, with only minimal self-plagiarism: the overture was borrowed from “La Gazetta,” and the protagonist’s final rondo from the tenor’s final aria in “Il Barbiere.” The story is a {…}

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Wiener Staatsoper Announce Cast Change for ‘La Cenerentola’

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The Wiener Staatsoper has announced a cast change for its production of Rossini’s “La Cenerentola” The company said that Juan Diego Flórez will replace Edgardo Rocha as Don Ramiro. The company added that Flórez had to cancel the originally planned revival of “Guillaume Tell” because of a tract inflammation. Since he  missed all the rehearsals due to illness, he can {…}

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Wiener Staatsoper Announces Cast Change for ‘Guillaume Tell’

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The Wiener Staatsoper has announced a cast change for Rossini’s “Guillaume Tell.” The company said that John Osborn would sing the role of Arnold replacing Juan Diego Flórez. On his behalf, Flórez said, “I am very sorry that unfortunately I have to cancel the revival production of Rossini’s Guillaume Tell at the Wiener Staatsoper because of a persistent cough, due {…}

Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Pietro Adaíni on His Life with Rossini & the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro

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Tenor Pietro Adaíni knows his Rossini; the voice has an ethereal touch, with quick tops and loads of definition that make this Sicilian native tackle his coloraturas with nonchalance and an unusual air of ease. But there is more: Adaíni resonates with audiences. Like his role model Pavarotti, he communicates swiftly and, in his delivery, brandishes the proverbial smile. OperaWire {…}

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Wiener Staatsoper Announces Cast Change for ‘Guillaume Tell’

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The Wiener Staatsoper has announced a cast change for its production of Rossini’s “Guillaume Tell.” The company said Roberto Frontali will sing the title role of Guillaume Tell replacing Carlos Álvarez who was originally scheduled. Frontali is well-known for work in the Italian repertoire including operas by Verdi, Donizetti, Puccini, Leoncavallo, Mascagni, and Cilea. He has performed at every major opera {…}

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Festival Internacional de Santander Announces New Director

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Cosme Marina has been named the new director of the Festival Internacional de Santander. The new director was proposed by the president and vice president of the Patronato. Marina will succeed Valentina Granados, who is retiring. Marina previously worked as Artistic Director of the Fundación Musical Ciudad de Oviedo and has been the director of the Festival de Teatro Lírico {…}