Dutch National Opera to World Premiere ‘Animal Farm’

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Dutch National Opera is set to present the world premiere of “Animal Farm” as part of its Opera Forward Festival 2023. The work, which is based on George Orwell’s iconic book, features a libretto by Ian Burton and music by Alexander Raskatov. It will star Gennady Bezzenbenkov, Misha Kiria, Michael Gniffke, James Kryshak, Germán Olvera, Karl Laquit, Artyom Krutko, Helena {…}

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San Francisco Opera Announces Jack Calhoun as New Board President-Elect

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San Francisco Opera announced that Jack Calhoun will take on the role of board president on August 1, 2023. Calhoun succeeds President Keith Geeslin, who will be stepping down after a decade of service once the centennial season closes. Serving the board since 2008, Calhoun currently holds the chair for the Marketing Committee and is a member of the board’s {…}

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San Francisco Opera to Host Community Open House

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San Francisco Opera will host a free community open house on Oct. 23, 2022. The event will feature a wide range of activities and workshops for families including giveaways, scavenger hunts, onstage performances, “from the archives” display, instrument show and tell, conducting lessons, and the opportunity to snap a stage selfie, among others. There will also be “Opera in an {…}

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Dame Sarah Connolly, Iestyn Davies, Roderick Williams, Dorothea Röschmann, Elizabeth Llewellyn Headline Oxford Lieder Festival 2022

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The Oxford Lieder Festival has announced its 21st season. The season opens with “Culture, Counterculture, and Conviviality,” a two-part event that features a look at the salon culture, followed by a more specific look at that music world through Pauline Viardot’s own involvement. The event features speaker Natasha Loges and such artists as Charlotte Bowden, Alexandria Moon, Zahid Siddiqui, Johnathan {…}

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Opera for Peace to Close First Iteration of its Academy with Emerging Artist Concert

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Opera for Peace Academy, in collaboration with the European Investment Bank, LUISS University, the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, l’Accademia Internazionale di Musica e Arte, and Opera Europa, will close out its inaugural installment by presenting a concert of opera’s greatest arias and ensembles at the Istituto Pontificio in Piazza S. Agostino in Rome, on June 5, 2022. The concert, which {…}

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Asmik Grigorian, Jessica Pratt, Corinne Winters, Bianca Andrew, Zanda Svede Headline Oper Frankfurt’s 2022-23 Season

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Oper Frankfurt has unveiled its 2022-23 season which will include 11 new productions. New Productions The season opens with “Die Zauberflöte” as directed by Ted Huffman. Julia Jones and Simone Di Felice conduct casts starring Kudaibergen Abildin, Michael Porter, Hyoyoung Kim, Karolina Bengtsson, Danylo Matviienko, Domen Krizaj, Andreas Bauer Kanabas, Kihwan Sim, Anna Nekhames, and Aleksandra Olczyk, among others. Performance {…}

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Gran Teatre del Liceu to Showcase John Adams’ ‘Anthony and Cleopatra’ during 2023-24 Season

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The Gran Teatre del Liceu is set to present John Adams’ “Anthony and Cleopatra” during the 2023-24 season. The new opera is a co-production with San Francisco Opera, Teatro Massimo Palermo, and Metropolitan Opera. “Anthony and Cleopatra” will make its world premiere during the San Francisco Opera’s 100th anniversary in a production by Elkhanah Pulitzer. The Gran Teatre del Liceu’s {…}

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Half-Light Productions to Present ‘Zombie Opera’ on Halloween

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New Jersey-based Half-Light Productions is set to present “Zombie Opera” on Oct. 31, 2021. The Halloween film and theater production will star Phillip Bullock, Molly Dunn, Raúl Guitiérrez, Kofi Hayford, Rachelle Pike, and Jaime Webb as they take on music from “La Traviata,” “La Bohème,” “Carmen,” and “Rigoletto,” among others. The performance will be directed by Catriona Rubenis-Stevens and produced by {…}

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Jeanine De Bique, Lauren Decker, Lawrence Brownlee & Will Liverman Headline Aspen Music Festival and School Streams

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The Aspen Music Festival and School has announced a series of concerts that will be livestreamed around the world. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be strictly on operatic and vocal performances. First up will be a presentation of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony conducted by Robert Spano and starring Jeanine De Bique, Lauren Decker, Lawrence Brownlee, and Will {…}

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Dutch National Opera to World Premiere ‘Animal Farm’

San Francisco Opera Announces Jack Calhoun as New Board President-Elect

San Francisco Opera to Host Community Open House

Dame Sarah Connolly, Iestyn Davies, Roderick Williams, Dorothea Röschmann, Elizabeth Llewellyn Headline Oxford Lieder Festival 2022

Opera for Peace to Close First Iteration of its Academy with Emerging Artist Concert

Asmik Grigorian, Jessica Pratt, Corinne Winters, Bianca Andrew, Zanda Svede Headline Oper Frankfurt’s 2022-23 Season

Gran Teatre del Liceu to Showcase John Adams’ ‘Anthony and Cleopatra’ during 2023-24 Season

Half-Light Productions to Present ‘Zombie Opera’ on Halloween

Jeanine De Bique, Lauren Decker, Lawrence Brownlee & Will Liverman Headline Aspen Music Festival and School Streams