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Jonas Kaufmann, Diana Damrau, Cecilia Bartoli, Elīna Garanča & Michael Spyres Lead Philharmonie Essen’s 2024-25 Season

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The Philharmonie Essen has announced its 2024-25 season. Here are the vocal performances of the season. Evelina Liubonko, Sarah Romberger, Thomas Hobbs, and Kresimir Strazanac perform works by Arcangelo Corelli, Francesco Durante, and Georg Friedrich Händel alongside Rias Kammerchor Berlin. Performance Date: Sept. 7, 2024 Graun’s “Adriano in Siria” will star Noah Hellwig, Valer Sabadus, Roberta Mameli, Maayan Licht, David {…}

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Daniel Barenboim Named Honorary Member of Staatsoper Berlin & Honorary Chief Conductor of Staatskapelle Berlin

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The Staatsoper Unter den Linden has named Daniel Barenboim the Honorary Member of the opera house and Honorary Chief Conductor of the Staatskapelle Berlin. The company said, “Intendant Matthias Schulz and the orchestra board of the Staatskapelle Berlin are delighted to present their long-time former General Music Director Daniel Barenboim with a double award simultaneously and jointly: the Honorary Membership {…}

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Berlin State Opera Defends Anna Netrebko’s ‘Macbeth’ Performances & Reiterates Support for Ukraine

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(Credit: Marty Sohl / Metropolitan Opera) The Berlin State Opera has released a statement defending Anna Netrebko’s performances this September in a revival production of “Macbeth.” Following a petition against the Russian soprano, the opera house said, “Since we value the artistic personality Anna Netrebko, who is undoubtedly one of the greatest voices of our time, and we have a {…}

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Staatsoper Unter Linden General Director Defends Anna Netrebko’s Return

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(Credit: Julian Hargreaves) Berlin Staatsoper Unter Linden’s General Director is defending his choice to bring back Anna Netrebko in a fall production of “Macbeth.” In a recent statement, Matthias Schulz said, “Anna Netrebko is a great artist” and “she has now clearly positioned herself with her actions. As far as it was possible for her, she also showed character. I think {…}

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Gianandrea Noseda Extends Contract With Zürich Opera House

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Conductor Gianandrea Noseda has extended his contract as the General Music Director of the Zürich Opera House through 2027-28. He assumed the position back in 2021-22. “Since the beginning of my tenure as General Music Director in 2021 my impression of the Zurich Opera House as one of the world’s greatest opera houses has only grown. The artists of the {…}

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Staatsoper Unter den Linden Releases Statement Regarding Daniel Barenboim

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Berlin’s Staatsoper Unter Den Linden has released a statement regarding Music Director Daniel Barenboim’s medical condition. The company said, “In a personal message on his social media yesterday, Daniel Barenboim announced that for health reasons he will withdraw from some of his performing activities, especially conducting engagements, for the coming months. Artistic director Matthias Schulz, managing director Ronny Unganz and {…}

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Daniel Barenboim Cancels Participation in Berlin State Opera’s New Der Ring des Nibelungen

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Daniel Barenboim has canceled his participation in the new production of Richard Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen at the Berlin State Opera due to health reasons. As a result, the tetralogy, which will be staged by Dmitri Tcherniakov, will be conducted by Christian Thielemann for the first and third cycles and Thomas Guggeis for the second cycle. In a statement, {…}

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Anna Netrebko Files Labor Grievance Against the Metropolitan Opera

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UPDATE – As of June 27, the Teatro Colon has updated its website to show that Ukrainian-Canadian conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson will not conduct performances on Nov. 26 and 29 which will star Anna Netrebko. No conductor has been announced for those two performances. (see image at the bottom of  this article for reference) UPDATE – In a previous version of {…}