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Renée Fleming, Anna Netrebko, Aida Garifullina Headline Vienna State Opera Daily Streams in April

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The Vienna State has announced the remainder of its online programming through the rest of April. To watch, head over to the company’s official website. April 14,  2020: Schwanensee (performance of 16. März 2014) conductor: Alexander Ingram | choreography: Rudolf Nurejew with Vladimir Shishov (Prinz Siegfried), Olga Esina (Odette/Odile), Dagmar Kronberger (Königin), Eno Peci (Zauberer Rotbart) April 15, 2020: Parsifal {…}

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Staatsoper unter den Linden Announces Streaming Program Through Mid-April

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The Staatsoper unter den Linden has announced that it will provide online streams on its website starting on March 16, 2020 and running through April 19. The offerings will change daily, with some re-runs, and will be available for 24 hours (all opera streams start at noon). The program kicks off with “Manon” starring Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazón from {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Anja Harteros & Anna Netrebko Headline Bayerische Staatsoper’s 2020-21 Season

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The Bayerische Staatsoper announced its 2020-21 season which includes eight new productions and numerous revivals. Premieres The first new production of the year will be “Die Vögel” by Walter Braunfels, who also penned the libretto. Ingo Metzmacher conducts a production by Frank Castrof that will star Wolfgang Koch, Günter Papendell, Caroline Wettergreen, Emily Pogorelc, Eliza Bloom, and Yajie Zhang, among {…}

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Vienna State Opera to Offer Daily Live Streams From its Opera Archives

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Despite being closed for public performances, the Wiener Staatsoper has resolved to open up its streaming service to provide audiences with daily opera. Starting on Sunday, March 15, 2020, the company will start to stream operas from its archives for free on www.staatsoperlive.com. The online program is set to follow along with the same opera that audiences would have seen {…}

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Rolando Villazón, René Pape, Anja Harteros Highlight Semperoper Dresden’s 2020-21 Season

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(Credit: Jiyang Chen / Marco Borggreve) The Semperoper Dresden has announced its 2020-21 season featuring seven new operatic productions and a number of revivals. Here is a look at the operatic productions. Premieres The first new production of the season will be Rossini’s “Guillaume Tell,” written by de Jouy and Bis. The new production by Georg Schmiedleitner will star Christoph {…}

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Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Christine Goerke & Joyce DiDonato Lead Carnegie Hall’s 2020-21 Season

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Carnegie Hall has announced its 2020-21 season featuring some of the greatest soloists and conductors in the world. For this article we will highlight the vocal performances of the season. Orchestras  The season opens with the LA Philharmonic performing John Adams’ Tromba Lontana and Grieg’s Piano Concerto and Selections from Peer Gynt. Gustavo Dudamel conducts with soloists Liv Redpath and {…}

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Jonathan Tetelman Replaces Riccardo Massi In Dresden’s ‘Tosca’

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Jonathan Tetelman is set to make his Semperoper Dresden debut. The company announced that Tetelman will sing Mario Cavaradossi in “Tosca” on Nov. 14, replacing Riccardo Massi. Tetelman is coming off a run of “Tosca” at the Teatro Regio di Torino and is set to sing the opera at the Malmö Opera in December. He also sings in a production {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2019-20 Preview: La Bohème

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(Credit: Cory Weaver/Metropolitan Opera) On Oct. 25, 2019 Puccini’s “La Bohème” will open at the Metropolitan Opera reviving Franco Zeffirelli’s classic production. The Mimì’s This season the production will feature three acclaimed Mimì interpreters who have performed the role throughout their Met careers. Ailyn Pérez will open the production in a role she has been hailed for. OperaWire stated, “Pérez’s Mimì {…}

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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 {…}