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Reviews, Stage Reviews

Opera Australia 2022 Review: La Juive

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Credit: Prudence Upton First performed in Paris in 1835, Fromontel Halévy’s “La Juive” finally opened its first Australian season at Sydney Opera House on March 9, 2022, in this co-production between Opéra National de Lyon and Opera Australia. The production was to have been staged in 2020, but COVID-19 stymied those plans. Nevertheless, the determination of Opera Australia and a {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

English National Opera 2021-22: The Cunning Little Vixen

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Photo: © CLIVE BARDA/ArenaPAL Opening night was delayed due to a storm – very on brand for Leoš Janáček, though perhaps more apt for “Kat’a Kabanova” – so nature very much had the upper hand when this new production of “The Cunning Little Vixen” opened at the London Coliseum on Sunday. Director Jamie Manton has previously made an impact with {…}

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San Francisco Opera 2021-22 Review: Fidelio

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(Credit: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera) The talisman of Beethoven’s “Fidelio” is “Freiheit (freedom).” Though “Fidelio” is Beethoven’s only opera, it was not his only “cri de coeur” for liberty as the conclusion of his Ninth Symphony showed. San Francisco Opera’s production offered that message for today’s world. “Freiheit” equals Liberty. “Freiheit” equals independence, both personal and political. And “Freiheit” equals {…}

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Alter Ego Chamber Opera to Present ‘Alcina Revamped’

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Alter Ego Chamber Opera in Philadelphia, PA has announced a unique adaptation of Händel’s classic baroque opera “Alcina” set for the Philadelphia Fringe Festival.  “Alcina Revamped,” which will be presented on September 24 and 26, 2021, is an English-language adaptation of the famed opera by librettist and soprano Alize Francheska Rozsnyai. Brenna Marley will star in the title role; Kaitlyn {…}

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Chicago Ear Taxi Festival Announces 2021 Lineup

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Chicago’s Ear Taxi Festival has announced its slate of artists and performances appearing at the 2021 festival, which runs from Sept. 15 – October 4, 2021. This year’s theme, “Hear Chicago,” once more celebrates the diversity and richness of styles that make Chicago a city for music lovers of all kinds. For this article, OperaWire has focused specifically on vocal {…}

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Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival 2021 Focuses on the World’s Future

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This article was written in collaboration with David Salazar. The U.K.’s Tête à Tête’s Festival 2021 will gaze into the future, both utopian and dystopian with programming that includes opera dating apps, sword-wielding sopranos, and an interactive operatic ritual. Here’s a look at what’s in store for festival-goers. Kicking off the Festival is a live performance of “Her War.” The {…}