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Stéphane Denève, Isabel Leonard, Mojca Erdmann Star in St. Louis Symphony Orchestra’s 2019-20 Season

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St. Louis Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2019-20 season. Stéphane Denève will begin his journey as the 13th Music Director of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra by celebrating “an arch of Franco-American musical friendship and [exploring] their symmetric influences” throughout the company’s 140th season. “I am overjoyed to begin my tenure as Music Director – to collaborate with this exceptional orchestra, to serve {…}

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Russell Thomas, Leah Crocetto and Kathryn Lewek Highlight Washington National Opera’s 2019-20 Season

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Washington National Opera has announced its 2019-20 season! The lineup consists of six main-stage operas: two new productions, three productions new to Washington, and the D.C. premiere of a Zambello-commissioned work by composer Jeanine Tesori and librettist Tazewell Thompson.  Additionally, the American Opera Initiative will return for “Three 20-Minute Operas,” which will showcase the work of three new composer-librettist teams during {…}

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Top 4 Operas to See This Weekend – North America (11/23-25)

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Where has all the opera gone? Thanksgiving means that most companies are closed for business, leaving few opera options overall. Not everyone is daunted by this, so here is a look at what you can engage with this holiday weekend. Roméo et Juliette – Calgary Opera Association On Friday, Calgary Opera Association will showcase the classic Gounod opera in a {…}

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Tanglewood 2019 Season To Feature Renée Fleming, Joyce DiDonato, & A Wagner Opera In 2 Days

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The Tanglewood Festival has announced its 2019 season. As with other programs of this sort, we will limit ourselves to the vocal and operatic selections on display. For the full program, click here. Verdi’s Requiem will get a performance with Kristine Opolais, Oksana Volkova, Jonathan Tetelman, and Ryan Speedo Green. Andris Nelsons will conduct the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Performance Date: {…}

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Top 5 Operas to See This Weekend – North America (11/9-11)

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November means a lot of opera. And a lot of opera means almost endless choices. So in picking this week’s major selections, we recommended a mix of new and old works across the States and Canada. Otello – Austin Opera Verdi’s great masterpiece gets a concert production at the Austin Opera with Marina Costa-Jackson headlining the cast as Desdemona. She {…}

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Washington National Opera To Celebrate WWI Centennial With ‘Silent Night’

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The Washington National Opera will celebrate the centennial of the WWI Armistice with Kevin Puts’s Pulitzer Prize-winning opera “Silent Night.” The acclaimed work based on the wartime ceasefire depicted in the Oscar-nominated ” Joyeux Noël” will feature current members and alumni from the Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program and WNO Chorus. The cast will include Raquel González, Michael Adams, Aleksey Bogdanov, {…}

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New York Opera Fest 2018 Preview: Don’t Miss the World Premiere of David Hertzberg’s ‘The Rose Elf’

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With the New York Opera Fest 2018 officially underway, OperaWire will be showcasing small previews for each major participant at the festival, as we did during last year’s event. However, we are doing things a bit differently this year and giving the floor directly to each company to speak to you, the reader, directly. Enjoy! David Hertzberg is one of {…}

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San Francisco Symphony’s 2018-19 Season To Feature Strauss & Wagner

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The San Francisco Symphony has announced its 2018-19 season with some of the greatest instrumentalists playing anticipated concerts. There will also be some operatic themed concerts and one vocal event. Here is a look at those few selections that will enthrall opera lovers. Nicholas Phan sings in Stravinsky’s “Perséphone” with Michael Tilson Thomas conducting the concert. The program will also {…}