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BREAKING: Simona Mihai & Joyce El-Khoury Replace Nadine Sierra At Royal Opera House

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Nadine Sierra has withdrawn from the Royal Opera House’s new production of “La bohème.” As a result, Simona Mihai and Joyce El-Khoury will replace her. First Romanian-born British soprano Simona Mihai will sing in performances scheduled between Sept. 11 and  Oct. 3 excluding the Sept. 23 performance. Then Lebanese-Canadian soprano El-Khoury will take over Sept. 23 and Oct. 6, 7, and 10. As originally scheduled Mihai will sing the role of Mimì {…}

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Nadine Sierra Out, Ellie Dehn In For San Francisco’s 2017-18 ‘Manon’ Production With Michael Fabiano

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No more Nadine Sierra at San Francisco Opera next season. Instead, soprano Ellie Dehn will replace the recent Richard Tucker Award winner in next season’s production of “Manon.” The official announcement was made on Monday, indicating that Dehn would sing all six performances of the run which kicks off on Nov. 5, 2017 and ends on Nov. 22, 2017. According {…}

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Diana Damrau, Nadine Sierra Among Stars at Bastille Day Concert in Paris

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Opera fans in Paris will be treated to an operatic extravaganza on Friday, July 14, as part of the celebration of Bastille Day. The performance will feature the Orchestre National de Paris under the direction of Valery Gergiev. The program will feature such artists as Nadine Sierra, Bryan Hymel, Ludovic Tézier, Diana Damrau, Anita Rachvelishvili, among other soloists. The quintet {…}

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Lisette Oropesa Replaces Nadine Sierra At The Opera National De Paris

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Nadine Sierra has canceled two performances of Verdi’s “Rigoletto” at the Opera National de Paris. The Opera National de Paris announced that the soprano canceled the June 24 and 27 performances due to illness. As a result, Lisette Oropesa will replace Sierra. Oropesa is one of the most acclaimed Gildas as she has sung the role all over the world. She {…}

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Nadine Sierra, Mariella Devia & Jessica Pratt Highlight Teatro La Fenice 2017-18 Season

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The Teatro la Fenice has announced its 2017-18 season with numerous stars and a plethora of classic works. It all begins on Nov. 24, 2017 with Verdi’s “Un Ballo in Maschera” starring  Francesco Meli, Kristin Lewis, and Vladimir Stoyanov. Verdi’s “La Traviata” follows on Dec. 6, 2017 withMihaela Marcu and Claudia Pavone sharing the lead role.  Nadine Sierra will her role debut {…}

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4 Roles Nadine Sierra Has Dominated In Her Young Career

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Nadine Sierra is one of opera’s rising stars. The soprano, who turns 29 on May 14, 2017, has recently added the Richard Tucker award to a long list of major accomplishments. At such a young age, one can only expect more tremendous success to come. In just a short time she has already established herself in some of the greatest {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Teatro La Fenice Review 2016-17 – Lucia di Lammermoor: Nadine Sierra’ s Performance Hints At A Legend In the Making In Psychologically Nuanced Production

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When attending a performance of “Lucia di Lammermoor” at one of the world’s top opera houses one would be very surprised to find a Lucia who is not up to the job. We are, in fact, blessed with an array of professional singers who are well equipped to perform the role to the requisite standard but finding one who can {…}

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Weekend Preview – International (4/28-30): Nadine Sierra, Ailyn Pérez and Sonya Yoncheva Lead Busy Weekend

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The weekend will bring a wide variety of repertoire from rare Wagner and Rodgers and Hammerstein to Mozart and Rimsky-Korsakov. And as always the biggest stars including Sonya Yoncheva, Ailyn Pérez, Kate Lindsey, Aida Garifullina and Nadine Sierra will be on stage performing signature roles. Argentina  Wagner’s “Das Liebesverbot” takes center stage at the Teatro Colón. The opera will see Lise {…}