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Jonas Kaufmann & Antonio Pappano Honored by Royal College of Music

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(Credit: Matt Dunham/PA) The Prince of Wales visited “the jewel in the crown of cultural excellence in the UK” to honor Antonio Pappano, Jonas Kaufmann, Debbie Wiseman and Rachel Portman. Prince Charles, president of the Royal College of Music, handed out awards at a ceremony where Pappano and Kaufmann were made honorary Doctors of Music, while Wiseman and Portman became {…}

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Met Opera 2020-21 Season: Here Is All The Information For This Season’s Live in HD Performances

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(Photo: Paola Kudacki / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera revealed its 2020-21 season on Wednesday afternoon. Among the major announcements were the company’s schedule for its ever-popular Live in HD slate. Here is a look at the list of performances that will be broadcast to audiences around the world. Aida (Oct. 10, 2020): Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Michael Mayer’s new production {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Sonya Yoncheva, Joyce DiDonato & Piotr Beczala Headline Metropolitan Opera’s 2020-21 Season

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The Metropolitan Opera has unveiled its 2020-21 season, which features five new productions and 17 revivals. New Productions Anna Netrebko opens the Metropolitan Opera in a new production of Verdi’s “Aida” directed by Michael Mayer. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the production which also stars Anita Rachvelishvili, Piotr Beczała, Dmitry Belosselskiy and Ludovic Tezier. The production will also showcase Latonia Moore and {…}

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Deutsche Oper Am Rhein & Teatro Real Lead International Opera Awards Nominees

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The International Opera Awards have announced the nominees for its 2020 Awards. The annual event, which celebrates achievement in opera around the globe over the 2019 calendar year, recognizes excellence in a wide range of categories that cover performance, design and direction, as well as education and outreach. This year, two opera companies topped the 2020 nominees with three a {…}

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Diana Damrau, Simon Keenlyside & Florian Boesch To Be Featured In Wigmore Hall’s 2020-21 Season

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(Credit: Jiyang Chen/ Robert Workman) Wigmore Hall has announced its 2020-21 Season with a number of recitals from some of the world’s greatest singers. The season will include a plethora of performances, including chamber music, song, piano, early music, contemporary music, and jazz. For this article, we will highlight singers. Some of the biggest highlights of the season will include {…}

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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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Jonas Kaufmann Withdraws From Nürnberg Concert

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Jonas Kaufmann has canceled his concert on Jan. 18, 2020 at the Nürnberg, Meistersingerhalle. The tenor announced that due to illness he would not be able to perform his concert program “Mein Wien.” The concert was scheduled to feature soprano Johanni van Oostrum, the Prague Philharmonia, and conductor Jochen Rieder. Ticketholders will be allowed to return their tickets. Kaufmann is {…}

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Prague’s State Opera Reopens With Gala Performance

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(Credit: Andreas Praefcke) The Prague’s State Opera historical building is back in business. After three years of reconstruction, the famed venue opened its door with a gala concert on Jan. 5, 2020 staged by Alice Nellis. The concert, which feature a number of Czech politicians in attendance, showcased a wide range of music from such composers as Wagner, Mozart, Janacek, {…}