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Deutsche Oper Berlin Announces Cast Change for ‘La Gioconda’

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The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced a cast change for all performances of Ponchielli’s “La Gioconda.” The company said, “Angelo Villari will sing and play the role of Enzo instead of Joseph Calleja.” Villari has performed at the Arena di Verona, Teatro Filarmonico, Teatro Comunale di Modena,  Teatro Bellini di Catania, Teatro Municipale di Piacenza, Teatro Regio di Torino, Festival {…}
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Gran Teatre del Liceu Announces Another Cast Change for ‘Turandot’

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(Credit: Uwe Arens) The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced a cast change for its Dec. 11, 2023 performance of “Turandot.” The company said “In today’s performance of ‘Turandot‘ the titular role will be played by soprano Catherine Foster. From the Liceu, we thank the effort of soprano Elena Pankratova, who this weekend played the role of Turandot in two {…}
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Gran Teatre del Liceu Announces New Cast Change for ‘Turandot’

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The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced a cast change for its Dec. 9 performance of “Turandot.” The company said, “In the performance of ‘Turandot’ today, Saturday 9 December, the role of Liù is sung by the soprano Marta Mathéu, replacing Adriana González, who is ill.” Mathéu will join a cast that includes Elena Pankratova, Siegfried Jerusalem, Michael Fabiano, Marko {…}
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Juan Diego Flórez, Magdalena Kožená, Benjamin Appl & Lea Desandre Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. For this edition, audiences will get to hear new recordings from three famed stars as well as a new opera designed for the 3D space. Folk Songs Magdalena Kožená releases her fourth Pentatone album “Folk Songs” which brings together folk-inspired song cycles from {…}
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Opera Australia 2023 Review: The Tales of Hoffmann

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Photo credit: Keith Saunders Opera Australia more than made-up for a recent spate of revivals with the world premiere at Sydney Opera House on July 11th of Damiano Michieletto’s production of Offenbach’s “Tales of Hoffman,” a co-production with Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Opéra National de Lyon, and Venice’s Teatro La Fenice. Michieletto’s arresting production of Rossini’s “Il viaggio a {…}
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China’s National Centre for the Performing Arts Announces 2023-24 Season

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The China National Centre for the Performing Arts has announced its 2023-24 season. Puccini’s “Tosca” will be directed by Alessandra Panzavolta. Ambrogio Maestri and Monica Zanettin star. Performance Dates: June 13-18, 2023 Verdi’s “La Traviata“ will star Ekaterina Bakanova and Shi Yijie. Performance Dates: August 3-8, 2023 Delibes’ “Lakmé” will be directed by Davide Livermore and will star Asmick Torosyan, {…}
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Sondra Radvanovsky, Federica Lombardi, Carmen Giannattasio & Asmik Grigorian Lead Deutsche Oper Berlin’s 2023-24 Season

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The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced its 2023-24 season featuring six new productions. Premieres  Puccini’s “Il Trittico”  is set to be directed by Pınar Karabulut and conducted by Sir Donald Runnicles. “Il Tabarro” will star Misha Kiria, Jonathan Tetelman, Mikhail Pirogov, Carmen Giannattasio, and Maria Motolygina. Meanwhile “Suor Angelica” will star Mané Galoyan, Violeta Urmana, and Annika Schlicht. Finally, “Gianni Schicchi” {…}
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Lidia Fridman, Eleonora Buratto & Franco Vassallo Lead Festival Verdi’s 2023 Season

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The Festival Verdi has announced its 2023 season. Main Stage Productions  The season opens with “I Lombardi alla prima Crociata” in a production by Pier Luigi Pizzi. Francesco Lanzillotta conducts a cast that includes Lidia Fridman as Giselda, Antonio Poli as Oronte, Michele Pertusi as Pagano, and Giovanni Sala as Arvino. Performance Dates: Sept. 21-Oct. 15, 2023 Franco Vassallo leads {…}

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