Bayreuth Festival Announces 2020 Ring Cycle

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The Bayreuth Festival has announced its 2020 Ring Cycle. The festival announced that Pietari Inkinen will conduct the new production by Valentin Schwarz, both making notable debuts. The Ring Cycle will see Lise Davidsen perform the role of Sieglinde, Andreas Schager in his signature role as Siegfried in “Siegfried,” Petra Lang as Brünnhilde in “Die Walküre,” Daniela Köhler as Brünnhilde in {…}

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Bayreuth Announces Opening Night Cast Change

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The Bayreuth Festival has announced a cast change for the opening night performance of Wagner’s “Tannhauser.” The festival announced that due to injury during the stage rehearsal Ekaterina Gubanova would not be able to perform on opening night scheduled for July 25, 2019. As a result, Elena Zhidkova will take on the role of Venus in the new production, which {…}

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Royal Opera House 2019-20 Season: Here Is All The Information On The Live in Cinema Series

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With the reveal of its new 2019-20 season, the Royal Opera House has unveiled its live in cinemas performances. Here is a rundown of the major works that audiences can check out in the movie theaters. Don Giovanni – Oct. 8, 2019: The Mozart masterpiece will feature Erwin Schrott, Roberto Tagliavini, Malin Byström, Daniel Behle, Christine Rice, Louise Alder, and {…}

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10 Must See Operas For The Summer Season 2019[International Edition]

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As the 2018-19 season comes to an end, we start to look at the summer festival season where the big stars and anticipated productions are set to make waves. With a ton of selections to choose from, we eventually whittled it down to the 10 Must-See productions that cannot be missed this summer. Take a look. 10. Il Trovatore – Arena {…}

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Jamie Barton, Joyce DiDonato & Sarah Connolly Headline BBC Proms 2019

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The BBC Proms has announced its 2019 festival featuring some of the great singers, performers and orchestras in the world. For this season announcement we will concentrate on the vocal performances. Omer Meir Wellber leads the BBC Proms Youth Choir and BBC Philharmonic in Haydn’s “The Creation.” He is joined by soloists Sarah-Jane Brandon, Benjamin Hulett, and Christoph Pohl. Performance Date: July 29, {…}

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Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Etienne Dupuis & Nicole Car Among Stars Of Opéra de Montréal’s 2019-20 Season

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The Opéra de Montréal has announced its 2019-20 season featuring five staged operas and an opera in concert version. The season will open with Tchaïkovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” with real-life couple Etienne Dupuis and Nicole Car as Onegin and Tatiana. They will be accompanied by tenor Owen McCausland, mezzo Carolyn Sproule, bass Denis Sedov, mezzo Christiane Bélanger, with a guest appearance {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Diana Damrau, Joyce DiDonato Headline The Metropolitan Opera’s 2019-20 Season

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced its 2019-20 season with five new productions, a New Year’s Eve gala, and a recital. Here is a look at what to expect. New Productions The season opens with Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess” in a new production by James Robinson. The production stars Eric Owens and Kevin Short sharing the title role of Porgy and {…}

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Diana Damrau, Jamie Barton, & Elza van den Heever Among Highlights of London Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2019-20 Season

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The London Philharmonic Orchestra has announced its slate for the 2019-20 season, which will take place at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall. As per other season announcements, the focus here will be on opera singers and other such vocal showcases. Things get started with a performance of Verdi’s Requiem with Edward Gardner conducting. Elza van den Heever, Ekaterina Gubanova, {…}

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Royal Opera House Cinema 2018-19: How to Watch ‘Die Walküre’

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This Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018, audiences will get to experience the second installment in Wagner’s “Der Ring des Nibelungen” in cinemas. “Die Walküre,” often seen as the most popular of the four operas included in the famed tetralogy, will head to the silver screen with a cast that includes Stuart Skelton as Siegmund and Emily Magee as his twin sister {…}

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Bayreuth Festival Announces 2020 Ring Cycle

Bayreuth Announces Opening Night Cast Change

Royal Opera House 2019-20 Season: Here Is All The Information On The Live in Cinema Series

10 Must See Operas For The Summer Season 2019[International Edition]

Jamie Barton, Joyce DiDonato & Sarah Connolly Headline BBC Proms 2019

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Etienne Dupuis & Nicole Car Among Stars Of Opéra de Montréal’s 2019-20 Season

Anna Netrebko, Diana Damrau, Joyce DiDonato Headline The Metropolitan Opera’s 2019-20 Season

Diana Damrau, Jamie Barton, & Elza van den Heever Among Highlights of London Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2019-20 Season

Royal Opera House Cinema 2018-19: How to Watch ‘Die Walküre’