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Michael Chioldi, Tracy Dahl & Jonelle Sills Highlight Vancouver Opera’s 2025-26 Seasom

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The Vancouver Opera has announced its 2025-26 season featuring three productions. In a statement, Tom Wright, Vancouver Opera General Director said, “For our 66th season, we’re bringing operas by the art form’s greatest composers to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre stage. These timeless works run the gamut—in some cases the gauntlet—of emotions, while exploring social norms and the consequences of personal choice. {…}

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Karah Son, Michael Chioldi, Kathryn Lewek & Matthew White Lead Cincinnati Opera’s 2025 Season

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Cincinnati Opera has announced its 2025 season celebrating its 105th anniversary season. In a statement General Director Christopher Milligan said, “We’re thrilled to invite audiences to experience our 2025 Summer Festival, a season that reflects our commitment to both tradition and exploration. We aspire to offer accessible points of entry to enjoy opera, and we hope that productions like Fiddler on {…}

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David Portillo, Michael Chioldi, Claudia Boyle & Soraya Mafi Lead Irish National Opera’s 2024-25 Season

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The Irish National Opera has announced its 2024-25 season. The company will open with a double bill featuring “Mary Motorhead” and “Trade.” Naomi Louisa O’Connell, Oisin O’Dalaigh, and John Molloy star in the production. Elaine Kelly conducts and Tom Creed directs. Performance Date: August 8–Oct. 23, 2024 Paula Murrihy and David Portillo lead Berlioz’s “Béatrice and Bénédict,” alongside Anna Devin, {…}

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Michael Chioldi Speaks Out Regarding Chautauqua Opera’s Financial Crisis

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Michael Chioldi is asking audience members for Chautauqua Opera testimonials following the announcement that the opera company announced its was struggling financially. In a statement via social media, the baritone said, “Good morning everyone in FB Land. I am writing this morning with an urgent request as another one of our beloved institutions is in grave danger of being severely {…}

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Amber Wagner & Michael Chioldi Lead Palm Beach Opera’s Historic ‘Falstaff’

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The Palm Beach Opera is set to present Verdi’s final opera “Falstaff” for the first time in company history. The performances will be performed between March 24 and 26 at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts and will star Michael Chioldi in the title role. He will be joined by Amber Wagner who will return as Alice Ford, mezzo-soprano {…}

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Jennifer Rowley, Michael Chioldi & Amber Wagner Lead Palm Beach Opera’s 2023 Season

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Palm Beach Opera has announced its 2023 Season celebrating its 60th anniversary. PBO’s General and Artistic Director David Walker said, “After the success of our historic 60th anniversary season, we are thrilled to follow up with another extraordinary season of live opera, featuring three timeless operas and artists from around the world. PBO’s 2023 Season offers a unique chance for audiences {…}

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Michael Chioldi, Kate Lindsey & Camilla Nylund Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week audiences will get a chance to hear complete opera recordings from Saint-Saëns, Monteverdi, Janáček, Olga Neuwirth, and Wagner. Here is a look at this week’s new releases. Henry VIII Odyssey Opera will release its fifth album Camille Saint-Saëns’ “Henry VIII.” Recorded on New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall stage in 2019, this four-CD set marks the debut recording of {…}

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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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Michael Chioldi Replaces Quinn Kelsey in Two More ‘Rigoletto’ Performances at the Met

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced that baritone Michael Chioldi will sing the next two performances of  Verdi’s “Rigoletto” on Jan. 7 and 11. The company noted that Chioldi will replace Quinn Kelsey, who is still set to perform the title role between Jan. 15-29 Chioldi sang the Jan. 4 show, his first Met performance in 25 years. OperaWire was there for {…}