Jonas Kaufmann, Jessye Norman, Christine Goerke, Lawrence Brownlee Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

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With the Easter holiday coming at the end of the week, there should be no surprise that there are a lot of Wagnerian offerings in the operatic streaming world. And so Wagner figures prominently on this week’s list. But there’s also a lot more going on that we’re happy to share. So without further ado, here come the top 10 operas {…}

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Staatsoper Berlin Shuts Down Until May 2021

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(Credit: Staatsoper unter der Linden official website) UPDATE: The Staatsoper unter der Linden will live stream Mozart’s opera “Le Nozze di Figaro” on April 1, 2021. The live stream will be available at 5 p.m. CET on the company’s official website, as well as MEZZO TV. The Staatsoper Berlin has announced that it will cancel all performances until at least {…}

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Metropolitan Opera Announces 5 Beverly Sills Artist Award Winners for 2021

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced that due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it will be splitting the 2021 Beverly Sills Artist Award between five artists including Erin Morley, Brenda Rae, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Ben Bliss, and Ryan Speedo Green. Each artist will receive $10,000 awards. This is the first time in the company’s history that the award is given to {…}

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Javier Camarena to Tour Spain in January

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(Credit: Javier Camarena official website) Tenor Javier Camarena will give five concerts in Spain from Jan. 12 to Jan. 21, 2021. The first concert will be at the Auditorio de Zaragoza on Jan. 12, followed by a recital at Teatro Real de Madrid on Jan. 15. Camarena will then perform at the Palau de la Música Catalana on Jan. 18 {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Leontyne Price, Jonas Kaufmann & Renée Fleming Highlight Metropolitan Opera Matinee Broadcasts

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced the 2020-21 season encore radio broadcast. The company will broadcast encore recordings starting Dec. 5 at 1 p.m. with Mary Jo Heath hosting and Ira Siff as a commentator for the broadcasts. The broadcasts will also include dynamic intermission features, live backstage interviews with artists, and the ever-popular Opera Quiz. The broadcasts begin with Prokofiev’s “War {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Elīna Garanča & Pretty Yende Lead Teatro San Carlo’s December Streams

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(Credit: Gregor Hohenberg / Sony Classical / Dario Acosta) The Teatro San Carlo di Napoli has announced a slate of December streaming concerts. The purposes of this article we will only focus on operatic and vocal performances. The Italian concerts open on with Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” conducted by Juraj Valčuha. The opera stars Elīna Garanča as Santuzza, and Jonas Kaufmann {…}

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Javier Camarena, Sonya Yoncheva, Lucas Meachem, Anita Rachvelishvili Headline Ópera Studio Beckman’s Festival de Tequila

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Ópera Studio Beckman is launching a new virtual platform that will host the Festival de Tequila. The Platform will launch on Nov. 30 with the festival showcasing masterclasses by some of the greatest opera singers in the world including Plácido Domingo, Javier Camarena, Nadine Sierra, Rolando Villazón, Olga Peretyatko, Sonya Yoncheva, Anita Rachvelishvili, Piotr Beczala, Nelly Miriciouiu, and Lucas Meachem. {…}

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Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Anna Netrebko, Leontyne Price, Renée Fleming & Jonas Kaufmann Headline Weeks 34, 35, 36, 37 & 38 of Metropolitan Opera Nightly Streams

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced the next five weeks of its streaming slate which will focus on Baroque to the present, followed by a week of productions conducted by Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin, a Family Drama Week, and a Stars in Signature Roles week All Nightly Met Opera Streams begin at 7:30pm and remain available via metopera.org for 23 {…}

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Francesco Meli Tests Positive for COVID-19

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Francesco Meli has tested positive for COVID-19 and as a result, has been forced to cancel his final performance of “Aida” on Oct. 19. The tenor confirmed the news on social media, stating, “Dear friends, I wanted to let you know that I’ve tested positive for Covid and so tomorrow I won’t be singing in the final concert performance of {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Jessye Norman, Christine Goerke, Lawrence Brownlee Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

Staatsoper Berlin Shuts Down Until May 2021

Metropolitan Opera Announces 5 Beverly Sills Artist Award Winners for 2021

Javier Camarena to Tour Spain in January

Anna Netrebko, Leontyne Price, Jonas Kaufmann & Renée Fleming Highlight Metropolitan Opera Matinee Broadcasts

Jonas Kaufmann, Elīna Garanča & Pretty Yende Lead Teatro San Carlo’s December Streams

Javier Camarena, Sonya Yoncheva, Lucas Meachem, Anita Rachvelishvili Headline Ópera Studio Beckman’s Festival de Tequila

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Anna Netrebko, Leontyne Price, Renée Fleming & Jonas Kaufmann Headline Weeks 34, 35, 36, 37 & 38 of Metropolitan Opera Nightly Streams

Francesco Meli Tests Positive for COVID-19