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Weekend Preview – North America (11/10-11/12): New Met Opera ‘Thaïs,’ & LA Opera/Beth Morrison Project’s ‘Persona’ Highlight Weekend With Over 70 Performances

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Talk about a busy weekend. There will be over 70 opera performances around the country this weekend with a wide range of repertoire. North of the border, Pacific Opera Victoria showcases “Rattenbury” on Friday and Sunday and Opéra de Montreal showcases “La Cenerentola.” Teatro Municipal De Santiago presents “Aida” on Friday and Saturday while Atlanta Opera does a showcase of {…}

Madison Lyric Stage To Showcase Verdi’s ‘Otello’

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Verdi’s “Otello” will appear at the Madison Lyric Stage this summer. The famous masterwork will be showcased on June 16, 17, 23 and 25 at the North Madison Congregational Church in Madison, CT. Taking on the notoriously challenging title role will be tenor Marc Deaton who has appeared all over the world and has made four recordings, including Wagner’s “Tristan {…}

Sondra Radvanovsky, Janai Brugger, Riccardo Massi Among Highlights of Palm Beach Opera 2018 Season

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Palm Beach Opera just announced their 2018 mainstage opera season. Every performance will be held at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach. The first production of the mainstage season, Giacomo Puccini’s “Tosca,” will run from Jan. 26 through the 28th, 2018. Soprano Keri Alkema will play the lead role. Her previous works range from roles in {…}

Opera Philadelphia 2016-17 Preview: ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’ Closes Season With Starry Young Cast

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Opera Philadelphia’s has announced that it will conclude its 2016-17 season with a new production Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro.” The company will get five performances at the Academy of Music from April 28-May 7, all of which will be conducted by Corrado Rovaris, Opera Philadelphia’s celebrated Jack Mulroney Music Director. The new co-production, which premiered in November at Lyric {…}

Kirsten Chambers to Make Met Opera debut tonight in Strauss’ ‘Salome’

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Kirsten Chambers will make her Met debut in the title role of this evening’s performance of Strauss’s “Salome,” replacing Patricia Racette, who is ill. Th Met press office announced the news this morning. Chambers is a rising star in the opera world and recently covered the role of Isolde in Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” at the Metropolitan Opera. Last season the soprano {…}

Ragazzi Boys Chorus Artistic & Executive Director Retire in 2027

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The Board of Directors of Ragazzi Boys Chorus has announced that Artistic and Executive Director Kent Jue will retire in August 2027. Jue has served as a choral conductor with the San Francisco Bay Area-based organization for more than 25 years, including eight years as artistic and executive director. During his tenure, Jue achieved three consecutive appearances at the American {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Katerina Burton, the Soprano Soloist for the Cathedral Choral Society’s Performance of Mozart’s Requiem at National Cathedral, Washington, DC

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(Photo credit: Gillian Riesen) When she was a child, Katerina Burton remembered her mother, a competitive figure skater, working to opera. “I loved watching her and other professionals skate to music from ‘Carmen,’ ‘Tosca,’ ‘Tristan und Isolde,’ etc…and I really just fell in love with the music and the storytelling,” Burton told OperaWire in a recent interview. That was the {…}

Daniela Mack Joins IMG Artists for Management

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Daniela Mack has joined the roster of IMG Artists for General Management. Mack will be represented by Executive Vice President and Global Head of Vocal, Matthew Horner. This season, Mack performed at the Metropolitan Opera and Los Angeles Opera in “Ainadamar” as well as at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Francisco Opera, and Teatro dell’Opera di Roma. The Buenos {…}

Trump Proposes Gutting National Endowment for The Arts, Organization Announces Shift to Align with President’s Priorities

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The arts world is set for a massive shift as the Trump administration has pushed the National Endowment of the Arts in a different direction, resulting in the loss of grants for several organizations. Per several reports, Trump proposed to cut funding outright. As such, the NEA sent out an email stating that it would be “updating its grantmaking policy {…}