San Diego Opera Names New Artistic Administrator

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San Diego Opera has announced that Adam Cioffari will be its new Artistic Administrator. In his new role, Cioffari will team up with the artistic and production teams to work on new programming for the company as well as securing new and top-tier talent. “It is a true privilege to join the team at San Diego Opera, a real cultural {…}

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Here are the Contestants for the 2025 Luciano Pavarotti Foundation Opera Naples International Voice Competition & Academy

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(Image provided by Opera Naples) Opera Naples has announced the contestants for this year’s Luciano Pavarotti Foundation Opera Naples International Voice Competition and Academy. The participants include sopranos Hayley Abramowitz, Sarah Bacani, Laura Fernández, Luna Park, and Victoria Ratto; mezzo-sopranos Simona Genga, Maggie Reneé, and Kim Stanish; tenors Jordan Costa, William Johnson, Minghao Liu, and Luke Norvell; baritones Matthew Cossack, {…}

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Best of 2024: OperaWire’s Top Ten Rising Stars 2024

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(Credit: TACT/Askonas Holt/Intermusica/Natalia Jansen) It’s that time of the year. The end of the year. 2024 brought many debuts, many new productions, many competitions, many world premieres and many new young artists who are coming up in the world of opera. And that it is reason alone to celebrate. As the year comes to an end, here’s a look at {…}

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Simon O’Neill & Anja Kampe Lead San Francisco Opera’s ‘Tristan und Isolde’

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San Francisco Opera is set to present Richard Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde.” The opera is set to be presented between Oct. 19 and Nov. 5 for five performances under the baton of Caroline H. Hume Music Director Eun Sun Kim. Paul Curran makes his company debut directing a cast that will be led by Wagnerian interpreters Simon O’Neill and Anja {…}

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Los Angeles Opera Unveils Members of 2024-25 Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program

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The Los Angeles Opera has announced the 2024-25 members of the Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program. The new members include soprano Gabrielle Turgeon; tenors Nathan Bowles and Yuntong Han; baritone Hyungjin Son; and bass-baritone Vinícius Costa. Soprano Kathleen O’Mara will be a returning artist for her second year with the program. Bowles is set to appear with LA Opera in the {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2023-24 Review: The Magic Flute

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Photo: Evan Zimmerman / Met Opera This year’s season opener of the Met’s “The Magic Flute,” on December 8th, 2023, was another high-energy holiday extravaganza. The family-friendly annual production by Julie Taymor was a familiar favorite to many; its rich fantasy world of magical symbolism dazzled and delivered. However, what set the bar for this year’s production apart from others, {…}

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Trekking Through American Opera (Part One)

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(Photo Credit: Scott Suchman) Throughout this new series, we will be looking at the history of American opera beginning in the 2000s to the present through a revisit of certain iconic works of the decade and OperaWire’s coverage of them throughout the 21st century. In this first part, we will look at the development of American opera during the 2000s, {…}

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San Francisco Opera 2023 Review: Lohengrin

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Richard Wagner fell in love with the story of Lohengrin. How could he not? A handsome knight, with a golden disposition of purity, nobility and generosity. The son of Parsifal. The leader of the Grail. Destined to rescue, save and uplift all who needed rescuing and salvation. With soaring and beauteous romantic melodies, rich choral support, dazzling duets between glorious {…}

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Festival Opera Announces Major Cast Change for ‘Carmen’

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Festival Opera has announced a cast change for its production of “Carmen.” The California-based Company revealed that Nikola Printz will be stepping into the title role of the Bizet opera, taking over for Taylor Raven, who withdrew due to illness. “On behalf of the company, we wish Taylor a speedy recovery and look for new opportunities to present her in {…}

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San Diego Opera Names New Artistic Administrator

Here are the Contestants for the 2025 Luciano Pavarotti Foundation Opera Naples International Voice Competition & Academy

Best of 2024: OperaWire’s Top Ten Rising Stars 2024

Simon O’Neill & Anja Kampe Lead San Francisco Opera’s ‘Tristan und Isolde’

Los Angeles Opera Unveils Members of 2024-25 Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program

Metropolitan Opera 2023-24 Review: The Magic Flute

Trekking Through American Opera (Part One)

San Francisco Opera 2023 Review: Lohengrin

Festival Opera Announces Major Cast Change for ‘Carmen’