Rossini Opera Festival Announces 2019 Festival

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The Rossini Opera Festival has announced its 2019 festival. During a press conference for its 2018 festival, it was revealed that there will be two new productions and a revival. The first new production of the festival will be “Semiramide” with Graham Vick directing the production and Michele Mariotti conducting. The second new production will be “L’equivoco stravagante.” Moshe Leiser and Patrice {…}

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Watch Anna Netrebko & Plácido Domingo In FIFA Closing Night Gala

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On July 14, 2018, the Bolshoi Theatre celebrated the closing of the FIFA World Cup with an opera gala featuring some of the greatest singers. Anna Netrebko, Hibla Gerzmava, and Placido Domingo headlined the evening performing alongside such noteworthy singers as Ildar Abdrazakov, Yusif Eyvazov, and Fabio Sartori. The gala showcased arias from “Andrea Chénier,” “La Forza del Destino,” “Faust,” {…}

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Q & A: Alessandro De Marchi on the Innsbruck Festival For Early Music

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Each summer, Innsbruck hosts its Festival for Early Music. Established in 1976, it specializes in presenting historically informed performances of early music, including operas, many of which have not been heard for hundreds of years. Currently it is under the artistic direction of the early music specialist, Alessandro De Marchi, who has been in the post since 2010. Over the {…}

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Olga Kulchynska Replaces Pretty Yende At Munich Opera Festival

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Olga Kulchynska has replaced Pretty Yende for the Bayerische Staatsoper’s upcoming festival. Yende, who was originally scheduled to perform Adina in ‘L’Elisir d’Amore,” canceled the single performance, which is scheduled to star Vittorio Grigolo and Ambrogio Maestri. Kulchynska is a regular of the Bayerische Staatsoper, who is set to perform next season with the company in “Le Nozze di Figaro” {…}

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Opera in the Ozarks 2018 Review: The Barber of Seville

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Italian critic and musicologist Fedele d’Amico once praised Rossini for the “orgiastic spirit” and the “vital joy” of his music. This is most true of his most effervescent and famous opera, “The Barber of Seville.” Experiencing it with a good singers and musicians can be like an indulgent meal of cotton candy. A special matinee performance of the piece in Springdale, {…}

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Olga Peretyatko Announces Divorce

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Olga Peretyatko has announced she has filed for divorce from conductor Michele Mariotti. The soprano took to Facebook where she revealed that following a difficult year, she chose to part ways with her husband. She also noted that the news was not made official. The soprano posted a picture of the Liszt’s “O Liebe” noting that throughout the year she could {…}

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Aida Garifullina Releases New EP For World Cup

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Aida Garifullina and Decca Classics have released two new singles in celebration of the soprano’s World Cup presentation. The new EP entitled “Midnight in Moscow,” which was released on all streaming sources, includes two songs “Tenderness” and “White Bird.” The Russian songs continue Garifullina’s exploration of her cultural roots, ones she explored in her new album from last year. Garifullina {…}

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Aida Garifullina To Join Robbie Williams At Opening Of FIFA World Cup 2018

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Soprano Aida Garifullina is set to perform at the opening ceremony of the 2018 FIFA World Cup on Thursday, June 14, 2018. The soprano will join pop star Robbie Williams and Brazil’s two-time FIFA World Cup champion Ronaldo to entertain the stadium crowd and the millions watching around the world during the half hour before kick-off for Russia vs Saudi Arabia in {…}

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World Cup 2018 Gala Featuring Anna Netrebko & Placido Domingo To Be Televised

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UPDATE: Medici.TV will also stream the concert at 2:00 p.m. EDT. The World Cup kick-off gala is set to be televised on Channel 1. The gala, which is set to be televised on 1tv.ru from Red Square, will star some of the world’s greatest opera stars, including Anna Netrebko, Plácido Domingo, Ildar Abdrazakov, Albina Shagimuratova, Aida Garifullina, Juan Diego Flórez, and Yusif Eyvazov. Valery {…}

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Rossini Opera Festival Announces 2019 Festival

Watch Anna Netrebko & Plácido Domingo In FIFA Closing Night Gala

Q & A: Alessandro De Marchi on the Innsbruck Festival For Early Music

Olga Kulchynska Replaces Pretty Yende At Munich Opera Festival

Opera in the Ozarks 2018 Review: The Barber of Seville

Olga Peretyatko Announces Divorce

Aida Garifullina Releases New EP For World Cup

Aida Garifullina To Join Robbie Williams At Opening Of FIFA World Cup 2018

World Cup 2018 Gala Featuring Anna Netrebko & Placido Domingo To Be Televised