Baritone Franco Vassallo To Make His Rossini Opera Festival Debut

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Baritone Franco Vassallo will soon make his Rossini Opera Festival Debut at the prestigious GALA ROF XL. He will sing “Largo al factotum,” Figaro’s aria from Il Barbiere di Siviglia. A leading interpreter, he has sung the role at several of the world’s foremost opera houses, including the Metropolitan Opera, Teatro alla Scala, and Vienna State Opera. “That of Figaro has {…}

Editorials

Editorial: Repertory Stagnation, Star Power & What We Can Learn About the Opera Industry From Rolex Ambassadors Gala

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A prestigious showcase of the opera world , the Rolex Ambassadors Gala, took place at La Scala earlier this month. Big names and outstanding performances. A unique opportunity to see the stars of the opera world together: Juan Diego Flórez, Jonas Kaufmann, Sonya Yoncheva, Yuja Wang, Plácido Domingo and Gustavo Dudamel conduct Wiener Philharmoniker. But today, I’m not going to review {…}

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Medici To Broadcast Rolex Ambassadors Concert

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Medici.tv is set to broadcast the Rolex ambassadors concert live from the Teatro alla Scala on June 23, 2019. Plácido Domingo, Gustavo Dudamel, Jonas Kaufmann, Juan Diego Flórez, Sonya Yoncheva, and Yuja Wang will perform in the star-studded evening performing. The program is set to include music from Verdi’s “La Forza del Destino,” “Il Trovatore,” “Otello,” Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore,” Halévy’s {…}

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Triple Tosca Among Top 5 Operas To See This Weekend International

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The weekend is here and it’s an interesting one. Two of the works we recommend feature some of the most acclaimed singers in the world and then there is a “Tosca” marathon with three of the greatest interpreters performing the role in Dresden, London, and Barcelona. Manon – Wiener Staatsoper, Austria Juan Diego Flórez and Nino Machaidze continue their first {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann & Placido Domingo Highlight Royal Opera’s 2019-20 Season

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The Royal Opera House has announced its 2019-20 Season featuring some of the greatest singers in the world in 17 new productions of both ballet and opera. For this article, we will only focus on opera performances. Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” opens the 2019-20 season with Erwin Schrott in the title role alongside Roberto Tagliavini, Malin Byström, Christine Rice. Daniel Behle, Emanuele D’Aguanno, Louise Alder, Lars Woldt, {…}

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Diana Damrau, Anna Netrebko Headline Met Opera’s 2019 Summer Encores Series

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced its 2019 Summer Encores series which will feature four total operas over the years. First up will be “Roméo et Juliette” which features Diana Damrau and Vittorio Grigolo in the title roles. This was transmitted live on Jan. 21, 2017, but this summer will appear in the U.S. on June 19, 2019 and in Canada {…}

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Artist Of The Week: Marina Monzó

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This month Marina Monzó returns to the Opera de las Palmas for the first time since 2017 when she made her debut. Back in 2017, the 25-year-old soprano made her debut in the role of Sophie in “Werther” and was just beginning her career. She had just won a number of competitions and was slowly beginning to make a name {…}

Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Rosetta Cucchi On Taking Over As Artistic Director Of Wexford Festival Opera & Working With Singers & Music

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In 1995, a young Rosetta Cucchi first walked through the door of the Theatre Royal in Wexford, home of the Wexford Festival Opera, beginning an association, which almost 25 years later, is still going strong, having just been been appointed as the company’s Artistic Director. Cucchi will take over the running of the festival from 2020, replacing David Agler, who {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Tenor Airam Hernández On ‘Caruso a Cuba’ & His Upcoming Role Debut As Fenton In ‘Falstaff’

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Earlier this season, Spanish tenor Airam Hernández took on the role of legendary tenor Enrico Caruso in the world premiere of Dutch composer Micha Hamel’s new opera “Caruso a Cuba.” Following his success in Amsterdam, the tenor will make his highly anticipated U.S. debut and role debut with the Dallas Opera as Fenton in Lee Blakely’s production of Verdi’s beloved comedy “Falstaff.” Hernández recently spoke with OperaWire about his {…}

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Baritone Franco Vassallo To Make His Rossini Opera Festival Debut

Editorial: Repertory Stagnation, Star Power & What We Can Learn About the Opera Industry From Rolex Ambassadors Gala

Medici To Broadcast Rolex Ambassadors Concert

Triple Tosca Among Top 5 Operas To See This Weekend International

Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann & Placido Domingo Highlight Royal Opera’s 2019-20 Season

Diana Damrau, Anna Netrebko Headline Met Opera’s 2019 Summer Encores Series

Artist Of The Week: Marina Monzó

Q & A: Rosetta Cucchi On Taking Over As Artistic Director Of Wexford Festival Opera & Working With Singers & Music

Q & A: Tenor Airam Hernández On ‘Caruso a Cuba’ & His Upcoming Role Debut As Fenton In ‘Falstaff’