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Joyce DiDonato Headlines Les Grandes Voix / Les Grandes Solistes’ October 2022 Slate

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Les Grandes Voix / Les Grandes Solistes has announced its slate of performances for the month of October. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal performances. Joyce DiDonato kicks off the proceedings with a performance at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées. She will appear alongside Il Pomo d’Oro under the musical direction of Zefira Valova {…}

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Opera Meets Film: How Straub & Huillet’s ‘Moses und Aron’ Leaves Us to Our Own Interpretative Devices

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Despite Arnold Schoenberg’s (1874-1951) widespread popularity as one of the most important ‘fathers of serialism’ and the person almost solely responsible for ushering in the age of dodecaphony (12-tone technique), his four operas are largely unknown. Despite this, it was Schoenberg’s fourth opera, “Moses und Aron,” which would transform opera forever. No longer constricted by the indulgent attitudes of Italian {…}

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Michael Spyres, Elza Van Den Heever & Vannina Santoni Lead Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier Occitanie’s 2022-23 Season

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The Opéra Orchestre national Montpellier Occitanie has announced its 2022-23 season. Opera Ainārs Rubiķis conducts Verdi’s “Aida” in a production by Annabel Arden. The opera stars Sunyoung Seo, Ketevan Kemoklidze, Amadi Lagha, Leon Kim, and Jacques Greg-Belobo. Performance Dates: Sept. 30-Oct. 4, 2022 Noëlle Gény leads “Bach et le sacré.” Performance Date: Oct. 16, 2022 Noëlle Gény conducts “Musiques sacrées” Performance Date: Dec. 11, 2022 {…}

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Ailyn Pérez, Marta Torbidoni & Maria Grazia Schiavo Lead Angers/Nantes Opera’s 2022-23 Season

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The Angers/Nantes Opera has announced its 2022-23 season. Here is a look at the opera productions and vocal performances.  Opera Raphaële Kennedy, Sophia Burgos, Els Janssens Vanmunster, Marc Scoffoni, Charles Rice, and Vincent Bouchot lead “L’Annonce faite à Marie.” The world premiere is composed by Philippe Leroux. Célie Pauthe directs the production. Performance Dates: Oct. 9-Nov. 19, 2022 Christophe Rousset {…}

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Adela Zaharia, Liana Aleksanyan, Gabriela Scherer & Riccardo Massi Lead Deutsche Oper am Rhein’s 2022-23 Season

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The Deutsche Oper am Rhein has announced its 2022-23 season. New Productions Michael Thalheimer directs Verdi’s “Macbeth.” Stephen Blunier conducts a cast starring Hrolfur Saemundsson, Ewa Plonka, Bogdan Talos, Ovidiu Purcel, and David Fischer, among others. Performance Dates: June 12 – Sept. 18, 2022 Vasily Barkhatov directs “Der Fliegende Holländer” with Patrick Long conducting. The opera stars Gabriela Scherer, James Rutherford, {…}

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Joyce DiDonato, Diana Damrau, Magdalena Kožená & Anja Harteros Lead Philharmonie Essen’s 2022-23 Season

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The Philharmonie Essen has announced its 2022-23 season. Here is a look at the vocal and operatic highlights. Magdalena Kožená and Yefim Bronfman perform a recital of music by Brahms, Dvořák, Martinů, Mussorgsky, and Bartók. Performance Date: Sept. 5, 2022 Regensburger Domspatzen, Knabenchor Hannover, and Essener Domsingknaben perform in concert. Performance Date: Sept. 17, 2022 Evelyn Ziegler performs alongside Udo {…}

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Nicole Car, Joyce El-Khoury, Étienne Dupuis, Emily Dorn Headline Opéra de Montréal’s 2022-23 Season

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(Credit: Yan Bleney) Opéra de Montréal has announced its 2022-23 season. “Throughout the pandemic, what we heard from our audience was how eager people were to return to the opera,” said Patrick Corrigan, General Director of the Opéra de Montréal, in an official press statement. “We are convinced that this new season will not only live up to this expectation {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Diana Damrau, Sonya Yoncheva, Ludovic Tézier Headline Les Grands Voix Les Grands Solistes April 2022 Slate

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Les Grands Voix Les Grands Solistes has announced its April slate, which includes four unique star-laden performances. First up will be “Hymne à l’Amour” at the Philharmonie de Paris. Diana Damrau and Jonas Kaufmann will be joined by Helmut Deutsch as they take on music by Schumann and Brahms. Performance Date: April 3, 2022 That will be followed up with {…}