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Social Media Beat-Week (1/29-2/2) : Dmitri Hvorostovsky Returns Home While Anna Netrebko Prepares New ‘Trovatore’

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It looks like most stars are back rehearsing. Check out what they share this week. Ainhoa Arteta The week has been busy for the Ainhoa Arteta as she is preparing to sing the title role of Tosca.” The diva showed off some stills of the current production she is rehearsing and from the looks of it, audiences should be in {…}

On This Day, Special Features

On This Day: A Look At Martina Arroyo’s Rarities as She Turns 80

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Martina Arroyo is one of the greatest singers of 1960’s and 1980’s and was part of the first generation of black opera singers to achieve wide success. Today she is viewed as part of an instrumental group of performers who helped break down the barriers of racial prejudice in the opera world. This year Arroyo celebrates her 80th birthday and {…}

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Every Singer Performing at the Aspen Music Festival 2017

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We have just entered the Winter season, but the Aspen Music Festival is already getting people pumped for the season, announcing its performance slate for the months of June, July and August. Opera aficionados will find a lot to marvel at including a number of recitals. Michelle De Young will give a concert on July 25, 2017 featuring “Timothy Collins’ {…}

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Sonya Yoncheva Returns To The Stage With ‘Vissi d’Arte’ [Video]

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Sonya Yoncheva has returned to the stage. After having cancelled her run of Massenet’s “Manon” at the Opera de Monte Carlo due to back pains, the soprano returned to the stage for “Les Victoires de la musique classique.” The soprano performed “Vissi d’Arte” from Puccini’s “Tosca.” Yoncheva has yet to perform the complete opera but based the on the frequency with which {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

CD/DVD Releases -Week of Jan. 30: Four Divas Set To Storm Stores This Week

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It’s Diva week as three of the most popular sopranos will be releasing new albums and DVDs. One will showcase her second album while another will be debuting her first CD. Sonya Yoncheva’s Handel It was only two years ago when Yoncheva impressed in her first album, an homage to Paris. After winning the prestigious Echo Award, it would have {…}

Artist of the Week, News

Artist Of The Week: Eric Owens, the Consummate Artist Ready For A New Production Of Dvorak’s ‘Rusalka’

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Over the past few years Eric Owens has garnered praise for his heartbreaking and commanding work on stage. One only has to look at his ground-breaking portrayal of Alberich in Wagner’s “Das Rheingold” at the Metropolitan Opera to see the depth and emotional range he gives to each one of his roles. This week the bass is adding another important {…}

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Pretty Yende Performs On The Wendy Williams Show

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Pretty Yende is very popular these days as she made an appearance on the Wendy Williams show. The soprano performed the cavatina to Una voce poco fa” from Rossini’s “Il Barbiere Di Siviglia,” a role she is currently performing and scoring rave reviews for at the Metropolitan Opera. After the show Yende and Williams did a behind the scenes video where they spoke {…}