Sean Panikkar & Michelle DeYoung Headline Houston Symphony’s ‘Oedipus Rex’

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The Houston Symphony is set to bring its 2022-23 season to a close with a performance of Stravinsky’s “Oedipus Rex” on May 19 and 20, 2023. The showcase, which will be conducted by music director Juraj Valcuha, will feature projections by Adam Larsen, and stars Michelle DeYoung as Judith. She will be joined by Sean Panikkar in the title role, {…}

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Gregory Dahl, Sandra Piques Eddy, Kirsten MacKinnon Headline Vancouver Opera’s 2023-24 Season

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Vancouver Opera has announced its 2023-24 season. “We are excited to present an incredible season of opera “classics” to expose our great art form to new audiences,” said Tom Wright, Vancouver Opera General Director, in an official press statement issued by the company. “Two of the operas have not been seen in over a decade and one has only been {…}

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Male Soprano Samuel Mariño to Make Canadian Debut

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Photo: Olivier Allard Male soprano Samuel Mariño will make his Canadian debut with Tafelmusik in the upcoming concert “Higher Love: Virtuoso Arias.” Mariño will perform select arias from Handel’s “Arminio” and “Atalanta,” Vivaldi’s “Il Giustino,” Scarlatti’s “Il Sedecia Re di Gerusalemme,” and Hasse’s “Marc’Antonio e Cleopatra.” He is joined by the Tafelmusik baroque orchestra with Julia Wedman directing. The Venezuelan {…}

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Raehann Bryce-Davis, Quinn Kelsey, Will Liverman, Ana María Martínez & Christian Van Horn Lead Opera Philadelphia’s 2023-24 Season

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Opera Philadelphia has announced its 2023-24 season. Dubbed Festival 023, the company will bring music to venues around the city. The following productions are included in the Festival. The world premiere of composer Rene Orth and librettist Hannah Moscovitch’s “Ten Days in a Madhouse,” starring Kiera Duffy, Will Liverman, and Raehann Bryce-Davis. Joanna Settle directs, and Daniela Candillari conducts. The work is co-commissioned {…}

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Kristine Opolais Headlines Oper im Steinbruch’s ‘Carmen’

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Kristine Opolais is set to perform the title role of “Carmen” in Vienna’s Oper im Steinbruch. The festival announced in a press conference that it will present Bizet’s opera in a production by Arnaud Bernard and will be conducted by Valerio Galli. The cast will be headlined by Opolais who will share the role with Lily Jorstad as well as {…}

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Santa Fe Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘Carmen’

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The Santa Fe Opera has announced a cast change for its production of “Carmen.” The company noted that Bryan Hymel has withdrawn from the role of Don Jose and will be replaced by Matthew White. White recently performed at the Michigan Opera Theatre, Spoleto Festival USA, Arizona Opera, Bard SummerScape, Edmonton Opera, Princeton Festival and Cincinnati Opera. He has performed {…}

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Boston Lyric Opera Announces 2022-23 Season

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The Boston Lyric Opera has announced its 2022-23 season featuring four productions. Gounod’s “Romeo et Juliette” will be performed in English with Ricardo Garcia in his company debut as Romeo and Vanessa Becerra making her company debut as Juliet. BLO Music Director David Angus will conduct and Steve Maler is the stage director. Performance Dates: August 11 & 13, 2022 {…}

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Michael Chioldi, Madison Leonard & Scott Hendricks Leads Utah Opera’s 2022-23 Season

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The Utah Opera has announced its 2022-23 season featuring four productions. Ari Pelto conducts Wagner’s “The Flying Dutchman” production of Tomer Zvulun. Michael Chioldi, Wendy Bryn Harmer, Robert Stahley, and Tichina Vaughn. Performance Dates: Oct. 8-16, 2022 Stephanie Rhodes Russell conducts Donizetti’s “La Fille du Régiment.” Michael Shell directs with a cast that includes Madison Leonard, Jack Swanson, and Matthew Burns. Performance Dates: Jan. 14-22, 2023 {…}

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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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Sean Panikkar & Michelle DeYoung Headline Houston Symphony’s ‘Oedipus Rex’

Gregory Dahl, Sandra Piques Eddy, Kirsten MacKinnon Headline Vancouver Opera’s 2023-24 Season

Male Soprano Samuel Mariño to Make Canadian Debut

Raehann Bryce-Davis, Quinn Kelsey, Will Liverman, Ana María Martínez & Christian Van Horn Lead Opera Philadelphia’s 2023-24 Season

Kristine Opolais Headlines Oper im Steinbruch’s ‘Carmen’

Santa Fe Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘Carmen’

Boston Lyric Opera Announces 2022-23 Season

Michael Chioldi, Madison Leonard & Scott Hendricks Leads Utah Opera’s 2022-23 Season

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