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Renée Fleming, Russell Thomas, Javier Camarena, Latonia Moore Headline LA Opera’s 2021-22 Season

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The Los Angeles Opera has announced changes to the remainder of its 2020-21 season and officially announced its 2021-22 season. Due to ongoing concerns over the spread of COVID-19, the company will refrain from any indoor performances until, at the earliest, the 2021-22 season. The new season will kick off with a production of “Il Trovatore” starring Guanqun Yu will {…}

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Ailyn Pérez, Javier Camarena, Isabel Leonard, Kristine Opolais Among Faculty of Vincerò Academy’s Inaugural Season

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Vincerò Academy has announced its inaugural season which will feature training opportunities for artists on three major repertory staples. Over the course of three months, participants will engage in weekly group classes, masterclasses, workshops, seminars, and individual coachings with a vast array of major artists including Ailyn Pérez, Brian Jagde, Carlos Conde, David Lomelí, Isabel Leonard, Javier Camarena, Jennifer Rowley, {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Sonya Yoncheva, Erin Morley & Terence Blanchard Headline Metropolitan Opera’s 2021-22 Season

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In collaboration with Dejan Vukosavljevic On the heels of its 2020-21 season cancelation, the Metropolitan Opera has announced its 2021-22 season. The company will present six new productions including three company premieres. Here is a look at the new season. New Productions  The season opens with “Fire Shut Up in My Bones” by Terence Blanchard. The opera will be conducted by {…}

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Elina Garanča, Renée Fleming, Elizabeth Llewellyn, Marina Rebeka, Angela Gheorghiu Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

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An operetta, a VR opera, a couple of star-studded galas, recitals led by some of opera’s greatest and rising stars, and some classic productions from opera’s greatest theaters. Our digital recommendations this week span a wide range of operatic experiences that we think will reach a similarly diverse audience. La Rondine – Metropolitan Opera (Sept. 21) The Met will dedicated {…}

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LA Opera Revamps 2020-21 Season, to Present Opera by Chevalier de Saint-Georges

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LA Opera has announced that it will be postponing four productions that were scheduled for later this year. The first half of LA Opera’s 2020-21 season, which was set to present productions of “Il Trovatore,” “Tannhäuser,” “La Cenerentola,” and “Get Out in Concert” will be rescheduled for the first half of the 2021-22 season. Most of the original performers will {…}

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Peter Mattei, Charles Castronovo, Varduhi Abrahamyan Headline Paris Opera’s Revised Fall 2020 Season

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The Paris Opera has unveiled its full opening program for the revised 2020-21 season. The company, which canceled seven productions originally set to open the season, will now reopen the main auditorium of the Opéra Bastille with a concert version of Wagner’s “Ring Cycle” on Nov. 23, 2020. The company will follow that up with Simon Stone’s production of “La {…}

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Luciano Pavarotti, Anna Netrebko, Ben Heppner, Sonya Yoncheva Headline Week 17 of Metropolitan Opera’s Nightly Streams

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced the 17th week of its nightly streams. This week’s streams include such opera stars as Anna Netrebko, Luciano Pavarotti, Ben Heppner, and Eva Marton. Monday, July 6 – Puccini’s La Bohème Starring Sonya Yoncheva, Susanna Phillips, Michael Fabiano, Lucas Meachem, Alexey Lavrov, Matthew Rose, and Paul Plishka, conducted by Marco Armiliato. From February 24, 2018. Tuesday, {…}

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Katherine Powers & Frederick Ballentine Headline LA Opera At Home This Week

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(Credit: Emily Isacson / Dario Acosta) The Los Angeles Opera has announced its streaming slate for the week of June 8, 2020. The programming will kick off with “Opera Family Time” in which soprano Katherine Powers talks about Shakespeare’s “Othello” with actor/playwright Keith Hamilton Cobb. Powers will also perform the “Willow Song” from Verdi’s “Otello.” Streaming Date: June 9, 2020, {…}

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Dallas Opera Postpones Opening of 2020-21 Season, Announces Cuts to Administrative Staff

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The Dallas Opera has altered its 2020-21 season in light of the COVID-19 crisis. Due to social distancing requirements, the season will no longer be able to commence in the fall of 2020. It was originally scheduled to begin on Oct. 9, but will now open with the world premiere of “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” on March 5, {…}