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Bryan Hymel, Janai Brugger & Stephen Powell Lead Opera Colorado’s 2022-23 Season

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Opera Colorado has announced its 2022-23 season which will celebrate its 40th Anniversary Season and its biggest season yet. Catherine Martin sings the role of Santuzza in Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” with Catherine Cook, Malcolm McKenzie, Roberto de Biasio, and Kira Dills-Desurra. Ari Pelto conducts the semi-staged production by David Lefkowich. Performance Date: Sept. 10, 2022 Verdi’s “Rigoletto” is set to {…}

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Best of 2021: OperaWire’s Staff on the Best Performances of the Year

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Over the past few weeks we have returned to an old end-of-year tradition, spotlighting some of our standout artists of the year. And we will conclude that series with a return to our spotlight of the year’s best performances. As in the past, we have compiled the efforts of different members of our staff to create a list of our {…}

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Spoleto Festival Announces 2022 Operas

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The Spoleto Festival USA has announced its 2022 season featuring three New Operas. The company will world premiere “Omar” by Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels. Kaneza Schaal will direct the opera with John Kennedy conducting. The cast will include Jamez McCorkle in the title role, Cheryse McLeod Lewis as Omar’s mother, and Laquita Mitchell as Julie. Opening in Senegal, the opera’s {…}

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Talise Trevigne, Zachary James, Gregory Kunde & Jennifer Johnson Cano Lead Cincinnati Opera’s 2022 Season

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The Cincinnati Opera has announced the 2022 Summer Festival which will include two world premieres and new-to-Cincinnati productions. The season will open with Puccini’s “La Bohème” starring Talise Trevigne, Ji-Min Park, Raven McMillon, Rodion Pogossov, André Courville, and Ethan Vincent. Mark Gibson, director of orchestral studies at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, will conduct. Performance Dates: June 18-25, {…}

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Renée Fleming, Ana María Martínez & J’Nai Bridges Lead Houston Symphony’s 2021-22 Season

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(Credit: Houston Symphony Orchestra) The Houston Symphony has announced its 2021-22 season featuring world-class soloists and Andrés Orozco-Estrada’s final season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. The season opens with Steven Reineke conducting Renée Fleming. Performance Date: Sept. 11, 2021 Andrea Bocelli joins the Houston Symphony for a special evening. Performance Date: Oct. 11, 2021 Bernard Labadie conducts Houston {…}

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Bard SummerScape to Showcase ‘King Arthur’ with Norman Garrett & Sasha Cooke

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(Credit: Maria Baranova) Bard SummerScape is set to present Chausson’s “King Arthur.” The production will feature baritone Norman Garrett in the title role and mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke. The original staging by Princess Grace Award-winner Louisa Proske represents the first fully staged American presentation. The cast will be rounded out by Matthew White, Brandon Cedel, Justin Austin, Andrew Bidlack, Wei Wu, {…}

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Norman Garrett & Sasha Cooke to Headline North American Premiere of Chausson’s ‘Le Roi Arthus’

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Bard SummerScape has announced that it will present the first fully staged American production of Chausson’s “Le Roi Arthus.” The Chausson work will run for four performances starting on July 25 and continuing through July 28, 2021. Audiences will also get to live stream the opera on the official Bard SummerScape website. The opera will star Norman Garrett in the {…}

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Patricia Racette & Paulo Szot Lead Arizona’s 2021-22 Season

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The Arizona Opera has announced initial plans for its 2021-22 season celebrating the company’s 50th anniversary. Arizona Opera’s President and General Director, Joseph Specter said in a press release, Our 50th Anniversary Season would be a reason to celebrate in and of itself as we begin to emerge from this challenging pandemic year. It is made that much more meaningful {…}