Michael Fabiano, Elza Van Den Heever & Sondra Radvanovsky Headline San Francisco Opera’s 2020-21 Season

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(Credit: Courtesy of San Francisco Opera) The San Francisco Opera has announced its 2020-21 season featuring a number of new productions and stars. Here is a look. Productions The first production of the season will be Beethoven’s “Fidelio” celebrating the composer’s 250th anniversary. The new production will be directed by Matthew Ozawa with Music Director Designate Eun Sun Kim conducting {…}

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Opéra de Paris Cancels Opening Night of ‘Les Contes d’Hoffmann,’ Starring Michael Fabiano, Ailyn Pérez

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(Credit: Jiyang Chen) The Opéra National de Paris has canceled the opening night performance of Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” scheduled for January 21 at the Opéra Bastille, according to the official statement on the company’s website. The cancellation came as a result of the strike notice against the French government pension reform and is the latest in a series of {…}

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Opéra National De Paris Warns New Possible Cancellations

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(Credit: Opéra National de Paris) The Opéra National de Paris has just issued an official warning on its website, stating that due to the national strike notice all the performances from Jan. 17 to 22, 2020 might be affected. This statement called three different productions into question. The first was “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” which is set to be performed {…}

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Semi-Finalists Announced for Inaugural Siemens Hallé International Conductors Competition

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(Credit: Hallé Concerts Society) The Hallé has announced the names of the 10 semi-finalists in the inaugural Siemens Hallé International Conductors Competition. They have been selected from a pool of 287 applicants representing 55 countries across six continents. Conductors that will be taking part in the semi-finals include Joel Sandelson (British), Delyana Lazarova (Bulgarian), Andres Kaljuste (Estonian), Antoine Petit-Dutaillis and {…}

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Julia Bullock, Joyce DiDonato, and Allan Clayton to Star At Aldeburgh Festival 2020

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(Credit: Michael Orenstein / Chris Singer) The Aldeburgh Festival has unveiled its 2020 festival, which will take place between June 12-28, 2020. The festival will open at Bury St. Edmund’s Abbey with a concert that features such artists and ensembles as Britten Sinfonia, Allan Clayton, Ian Bostridge, Clare Hammond and Ryan Wigglesworth, among others. The concert will feature the world {…}

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CD Review: Puccini’s ‘Le Willis’

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In line with its commitment to promote the sidelined repertoire of the 19th century, Opera Rara has released the world premiere recording of “Le Willis,” the one-act opera that Puccini submitted to the Concorso Sonzogno and later turned into the revised version of “Le Villi.” Not only does it testify to the musical panorama of the pre-Verismo decades, it also {…}

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Susan Graham, Angel Blue, Tamara Wilson Among Major Stars of Tanglewood 2020 Season

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Tanglewood has announced its 2020 slate, which is, as per usual, filled with some of the most recognized artists on the planet. For the purposes of this article, we will focus on opera related programming. Angel Blue will make her company debut in the Opening Night at Tanglewood concert alongside the Boston Symphony Orchestra under the musical direction of Ken-David {…}

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Dutch National Opera 2019-20 Review: I Pagliacci & Cavalleria Rusticana

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(Credit: © BAUS) Canadian director Robert Carsen is one of the most solicited directors in every major opera house nowadays and he proved why in his new production of the famous double bill of “I Paglliacci” and “Cavalleria Rusticana,” which opened the opera season at the Dutch National Opera. It is a production where he plays with theatre-within-theatre concept, making {…}

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Corinne Winters & Ermonela Jaho Headline New CD/DVD Releases – September 16

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This week, three rarities will be released on DVD and CD. One is a world premiere recording while the other two come from successful productions in 2018-19. Here is a look! The Bassarids Sean Panikkar stars in Henze’s opera that premiered last year at the Salzburg Festival. Arthaus Musik releases the new DVD, also starring Russell Braun, Nikolai Schukoff, and {…}

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Michael Fabiano, Elza Van Den Heever & Sondra Radvanovsky Headline San Francisco Opera’s 2020-21 Season

Opéra de Paris Cancels Opening Night of ‘Les Contes d’Hoffmann,’ Starring Michael Fabiano, Ailyn Pérez

Opéra National De Paris Warns New Possible Cancellations

Semi-Finalists Announced for Inaugural Siemens Hallé International Conductors Competition

Julia Bullock, Joyce DiDonato, and Allan Clayton to Star At Aldeburgh Festival 2020

CD Review: Puccini’s ‘Le Willis’

Susan Graham, Angel Blue, Tamara Wilson Among Major Stars of Tanglewood 2020 Season

Dutch National Opera 2019-20 Review: I Pagliacci & Cavalleria Rusticana

Corinne Winters & Ermonela Jaho Headline New CD/DVD Releases – September 16