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Yolanda Auyanet Leads Ópera de Tenerife’s ‘Giovanna d’Arco’

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Ópera de Tenerife is set to present Verdi’s rarely performed “Giovanna d’Arco.” The company will present a production from the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma. Lukasz Borowicz will conduct the work with Emilio López directing the revival of the production. The opera will be performed at the Sala Sinfónica on March 25, 27, and 29 and will star Yolanda Auyanet in {…}
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Asmik Grigorian, Sonya Yoncheva, Judit Kutasi, Maximilian Schmitt, & Soloman Howard Star in George Enescu International Festival 2025

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(Photo credits: Vedinaș, Behrmann, & Adjahoe) The George Enescu International Festival 2025 announces its star-studded lineup. This article only features vocal works. The opening concert features the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir. Iosef Ion Prunner and Cristian Măcelaru conduct. Performance Date: August 24, 2025 Soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen performs with the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra under the direction of Keri-lynn Wilson. {…}
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Cameron Shahbazi & Mahdieh Mohammadkhani to Perform at UCLA

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Farhang Foundation’s Iranian New Year Celebration in Los Angeles will star countertenor Cameron Shahbazi and  Mahdieh Mohammadkhani. This concert will feature traditional Iranian classical music with modern, global influences. This concert marks Shahbazi’s Southern California stage debut and Mohammadkhani’s first US appearance in over a decade. Together they are joined by Iranshahr Orchestra, an ensemble dedicated to promoting and preserving {…}
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Opera Wrocławska Announces New Music Director

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Georgian conductor Mirian Khukhunaishvili has been appointed music director of Opera Wrocławska. He will start his tenure during the 2025-6 season. He shared the news on social media and said, “I am deeply honored to share that, starting September 2025, I will be taking on the role of Music Director of the Wrocław Opera.” Khukhunaishvili began his musical education at {…}
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CD Review: Jonas Kaufmann’s ‘Puccini: Love Affairs’

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“Puccini: Love Affairs” is Sony Classical’s response to the marketing of the centenary of the Lucchese composer’s death. Sadly, instead of a complete opera recording, it is yet another compilation (in the fullest sense!) of familiar duets, and an aria from “Tosca” and “La Bohème” each. Jonas Kaufmann – its titular singer – represents the main selling point. The German {…}
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Asmik Grigorian & Jonathan Tetelman Headline ‘Madama Butterfly’ in HD

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Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” is set to return to the silver screen on May 11. The cast will include acclaimed soprano Asmik Grigorian and tenor Jonathan Tetelman as Pinkerton. The cast is rounded out by Elizabeth DeShong and Lucas Meachem as Sharpless. Xian Zhang conducts. Regarding the opera, OperaWire noted, “Grigorian alone was enough cause for debut celebration, and she proved {…}
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Staatsoper Hamburg Announces Cast Change for ‘Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk’

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The Staatsoper Hamburg has announced a cast change for its production of “Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk” The company noted that Kristine Opolais will sing the role of Katerina Ismailova replacing Eva-Maria Westbroek. Opolais also took to social media and said, “I am thrilled to share that I will return to Staatsoper Hamburg next month, to sing Katerina Izmailova in Shostakovich’s ‘Lady {…}
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Carnegie Hall 2023-24 Review: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

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(Credit: © Steve J. Sherman 2024) It’s been five years since the New York audiences have heard soprano Kristine Opolais. Once a stalwart at the Metropolitan Opera, the soprano has now dedicated herself to performing mostly in Europe and seeking “something special” in the productions or performances she does. And in her return to New York, the soprano found that {…}
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Boston Symphony Orchestra 2023-24 Review: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

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Photo: Winslow Townson The first time my partner watched Shostakovich’s “Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk,” he couldn’t believe that the composer ever thought a Stalinist regime would be pleased with the opera. The “in-your-face” power of the work made him—a (handsome) man whose political convictions ponder between socialism and cowboyism—find endearing that ‘Shosta’ could not see his censoring coming. Even today, {…}

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