The Belarus Free Theatre Presents the World Premiere of ‘King Stakh’s Wild Hunt’

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(Photo credit: TsvitPaporoty Production) The Belarus Free Theatre brings together actors, opera singers, and musicians from Belarus and Ukraine to present the world premiere of ‘King Stakh’s Wild Hunt” on Sept. 14-16 at the Barbican Theatre. Composer Olga Podgaiskaya’s score is based on Uladzimir Karatkievich’s novel by the same name.”King Stakh’s Wild Hunt” is one of the most popular novels {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann Wins Major Award in Munich

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Jonas Kaufmann has been awarded the Bayerischer Verfassungsorden. The tenor was awarded the prize by the Bavarian Parliament and its President, Ilse Aigner of the State Parliament. The tenor received the achievement for his outstanding contribution to cultural life in Bavaria. Journalist Eberhard Schellenberger was also awarded the prize for his work at BR Franken. Kaufmann recently finished a run of {…}

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Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo & Raina Kabaivanska Headline Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s Streaming Week

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The “Teatro Digitale” dell’Opera di Roma is set to continue this week with several new streams. It all begins on June 22 with a production of Lehár’s “The Merry Widow” with conductor Daniel Oren leading Mauro Bolognini’s production. The cast includes Raina Kabaivanska, Mikael Melbye, Silvano Pagliuca, Daniela Mazzuccato, Luca Canonici, Andrea Snarski, Maurizio Scarfeo, Angelo Degl’Innocenti, Scilly Fortunato, Fernando {…}

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Opera Meets Film: The Lost Art of Filming Live Opera in HD

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The HD phenomenon has taken hold of the opera world over the past few decades, even though video recordings of performances have been around for quite some time. But today it has become embedded as a major part of the operatic experience and some might argue that a number of productions in major theaters are directed with the high-definition video {…}

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The Belarus Free Theatre Presents the World Premiere of ‘King Stakh’s Wild Hunt’

Jonas Kaufmann Wins Major Award in Munich

Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo & Raina Kabaivanska Headline Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s Streaming Week

Opera Meets Film: The Lost Art of Filming Live Opera in HD