Decca Announces Aida Garifullina’s First Album

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Decca announced Aida Garifullina’s new album scheduled for release next year. The record company announced the new CD via social media and stated that the first single was available today via Youtube. Decca compiled together clips from Garifullina’s performances of Gounod’s “Je Veux Vivre” from “Romeo et Juliette. The video includes clips from two operaball performances and one from this year’s Bastille {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann to be featured on NDR Talk Show

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After months of cancellations, Jonas Kaufmann will make an appearance on television for a special interview with TV host Barbara Schöneberger and Hubertus Meyer-Burckhard. The German tenor will be featured on Dec. 16 as a guest of NDR Talk show and will be featured alongside Heike Makatsch, Oliver Berben, Ferdinand von Schirach, Alexander Herrmann, Victoria Swarovski, Jörg Knör, Elena Timpe and Samuel Koch. The {…}

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How to Listen to Isabel Leonard & Juan Diego Florez’s Debuts in ‘Werther’ At Teatro Comunale di Bologna

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Isabel Leonard and Juan Diego Florez will make their role debuts in Massenet’s “Werther” on Thursday at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna. The performance will be broadcast via radio through Radio RAI at 8 PM Local Time (2 PM EST). The cast also includes Jean-François Lapointe as Albert and Ruth Iniesta as Sophie. Michelle Mariotti will be in the pit for {…}

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Thomas Hampson Cancels Barcelona Concerts of Mahler’s ‘Des Knaben Wunderhorn’

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Thomas Hampson has cancelled his upcoming performances with the Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona. The Baritone was originally scheduled to perform Mahler’s “Des Knaben Wunderhorn” on Dec. 16, 17 and 18. Hampson announced the news on Twitter and stated, “Very disappointed that I must cancel my upcoming concerts in Barcelona. I’m suffering from a viral tracheitis that makes singing impossible.” However, he noted {…}

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Best of 2016: 11 Singers Who Defied Possibilities and Created the Most Memorable Moments of 2016!

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Every year has a share of rising and breakout stars as well as opera singers who solidify or take their careers in new directions. Others make important debuts or create roles that audiences would have never expected and conquer. This is what makes a performer stick in an audience’s mind for the whole year. For this year OperaWire has put {…}

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SAG Awards 2017: Meryl Streep is One Step Closer to the Oscars with SAG Nomination

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Meryl Streep has been nominated for the Screen Actors Guild awards for her turn as “Florence Foster Jenkins.” The Academy Award winner surprised audiences this morning as many believed she would not be in the Oscar race this year. However, Streep’s popularity and her incredible track record proved they should never be underestimated. The actress is now one step closer {…}

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Anna Netrebko Presents New Tea Set in Vienna Charity Event

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On Dec. 13, Anna Netrebko held a gala evening in Vienna where she presented her author’s tea set “Aida” in collaboration with Imperial Porcelain. During the evening, a charity auction took place with a unique pre-series sample of the tea set as a lot. Featuring alternative colors, it is the only copy, completely hand-made, which sequence number is 0000. The money raised {…}

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Tenor Brian Jagde Performs At Time In Children’s Arts Initiative [Exclusive]

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Not many people get the chance to see an opera singer up close and personal. Even in a recital hall or opera house, there is a distance created by the stage. The connection comes from the music and the artistic involvement on both ends of the spectrum. But on Tuesday, New York students were able to get an experience few {…}

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Arturo Chacon-Cruz and Davinia Rodriguez to Inaugurate the Teatro del los Mochis in Sinaloa

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On Dec. 14 Mexican tenor Arturo Chacon-Cruz and Spanish soprano Davinia Rodríguez will inaugurate the Teatro Ingenio de los Mochis in Sinaloa. The new theater will be dedicated to promoting the best of theater, opera and the arts in Sinaloa. According to Chacon-Cruz, the program will include music from Puccini and Verdi. However, he did add that the program will also {…}

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Decca Announces Aida Garifullina’s First Album

Jonas Kaufmann to be featured on NDR Talk Show

How to Listen to Isabel Leonard & Juan Diego Florez’s Debuts in ‘Werther’ At Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Thomas Hampson Cancels Barcelona Concerts of Mahler’s ‘Des Knaben Wunderhorn’

Best of 2016: 11 Singers Who Defied Possibilities and Created the Most Memorable Moments of 2016!

SAG Awards 2017: Meryl Streep is One Step Closer to the Oscars with SAG Nomination

Anna Netrebko Presents New Tea Set in Vienna Charity Event

Tenor Brian Jagde Performs At Time In Children’s Arts Initiative [Exclusive]

Arturo Chacon-Cruz and Davinia Rodriguez to Inaugurate the Teatro del los Mochis in Sinaloa