Jonas Kaufmann, Anja Harteros & Anna Netrebko Headline Bayerische Staatsoper’s 2020-21 Season

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The Bayerische Staatsoper announced its 2020-21 season which includes eight new productions and numerous revivals. Premieres The first new production of the year will be “Die Vögel” by Walter Braunfels, who also penned the libretto. Ingo Metzmacher conducts a production by Frank Castrof that will star Wolfgang Koch, Günter Papendell, Caroline Wettergreen, Emily Pogorelc, Eliza Bloom, and Yajie Zhang, among {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Diana Damrau & Elīna Garanča Highlight Opéra de Paris’s 2020-21 Season

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The Opéra National de Paris has announced its 2020-21 season featuring a number of new productions revivals. Here is a look. Domingo Hindoyan and Keri-Lynn Wilson lead performances of Bizet’s “Carmen” with Clémentine Margaine, Elīna Garanča, and Varduhi Abrahamyan sharing the title role and Vittorio Grigolo and Charles Castronovo as Don José. Adam Plachetka and Lucas Meachem alternate as Escamillo, {…}

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Javier Camarena, Brandon Jovanovich & Piotr Beczala Highlight Deutsche Oper Berlin’s 2020-21 Season

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The Deutshce Oper Berlin has announced its 2020-21 season featuring six new productions and a new Ring Cycle. Premieres The season kicks off with “The 7 Deaths of Maria Callas,” which will be directed by Marina Abramovic. Marina Abramovic, Nadezhda Karyazina, Whitney Morrison, Leah Hawkins, Adela Zaharia, Selene Zanetti, Gabriella Reyes, and Mané Galoyan will lead the cast. Performance Dates: {…}

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Rolando Villazón, René Pape, Anja Harteros Highlight Semperoper Dresden’s 2020-21 Season

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(Credit: Jiyang Chen / Marco Borggreve) The Semperoper Dresden has announced its 2020-21 season featuring seven new operatic productions and a number of revivals. Here is a look at the operatic productions. Premieres The first new production of the season will be Rossini’s “Guillaume Tell,” written by de Jouy and Bis. The new production by Georg Schmiedleitner will star Christoph {…}

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Gloria Rehm Takes Over Deutsche Oper Berlin’s Final ‘Die Entführung aus dem Serail’

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(Credit: Staatstheater Wiesbaden) Soprano Gloria Rehm will replace Alexandra Hutton in the role of Blonde in the Mozart and Stephanie’s “Die Entführung aus dem Serail” at the Deutsche Oper Berlin on Feb. 18, per an official statement on the company’s website. Rehm will join the cast for the final performance in the run that includes Annabelle Mandeng, Flurina Stucki, Matthew {…}

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Deutsche Oper Berlin Announces Cast Change for ‘Die Entführung aus dem Serail’

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(Credit: Sven-Helge Czichy) Soprano Gloria Rehm will replace soprano Alexandra Hutton as Blonde in the Mozart and Stephanie’s “Die Entführung aus dem Serail” at the Deutsche Oper Berlin on February 10, per an official statement on the company’s website. Rehm will join a cast that includes Annabelle Mandeng, Flurina Stucki, Matthew Newlin, Ya-Chung Huang and Patrick Guetti. Nicholas Milton will {…}

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Cecilia Molinari, Philipp Jekal Stepping into ‘Il Barbiere di Siviglia’ Performances at Deutsche Oper Berlin

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(Credit: Michelle Monasta) Per the Deutsche Oper Berlin’s official website, there will be several cast changes for its upcoming production of “Il Barbiere di Siviglia.” For the presentation of the Rossini gem on March 5, Philipp Jekal will take on the title role from Samuel Dale Johnson. For the performances on April 25 and 29, Cecilia Molinari will replace Vasilisa {…}

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Adela Zaharia & Liana Aleksanyan Headline Deutsche Oper Am Rhein 2019-20 Season

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The Deutsche Oper Am Rhein has announced its new season featuring 29 productions including 10 new productions, and a full Ring Cycle. New Productions Two casts highlight Gound’s “Roméo et Juliette” in a new production by Philipp Westerbarkei. Luiza Fatyol and Sylvia Hamvasi share the role of Juliette, while Ovidiu Purcel and Gustavo de Gennaro alternate as Roméo. David Crescenzi and Marie Jacquot conduct. Performance Dates: {…}

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Top 5 Operas to See This Weekend – International (3/22-24)

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This weekend is all about the stars. From Vienna to Germany to the United Kingdom, every cast has some of the world’s greats performing. Check out this weekend’s picks! Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci – Wiener Staatsoper, Austria Jean-Pierre Ponnelle’s production continues at the Vienna house with a starry cast that includes Yonghoon Lee singing Turiddu and Fabio Sartori as Canio. Elina Garanca stars {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Anja Harteros & Anna Netrebko Headline Bayerische Staatsoper’s 2020-21 Season

Jonas Kaufmann, Diana Damrau & Elīna Garanča Highlight Opéra de Paris’s 2020-21 Season

Javier Camarena, Brandon Jovanovich & Piotr Beczala Highlight Deutsche Oper Berlin’s 2020-21 Season

Rolando Villazón, René Pape, Anja Harteros Highlight Semperoper Dresden’s 2020-21 Season

Gloria Rehm Takes Over Deutsche Oper Berlin’s Final ‘Die Entführung aus dem Serail’

Deutsche Oper Berlin Announces Cast Change for ‘Die Entführung aus dem Serail’

Cecilia Molinari, Philipp Jekal Stepping into ‘Il Barbiere di Siviglia’ Performances at Deutsche Oper Berlin

Adela Zaharia & Liana Aleksanyan Headline Deutsche Oper Am Rhein 2019-20 Season

Top 5 Operas to See This Weekend – International (3/22-24)