Best of 2019 – OperaWire’s Staff on the Best Performances of the Year

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(Credit: Marty Sohl/Karen Almond-Metropolitan Opera/Ken Howard-Santa Fe Opera/ Gianfranco Rota-Donizetti Opera) We hope that the end of your 2019 is a prosperous one and that the start of 2020 is even better. As we look forward to the next calendar year, we are taking some time to reflect on the opera performances that defined 2019 for many of us. As {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2019-20 Review: Le Nozze di Figaro

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(Photo Credit: Marty Sohl / Met Opera) On Nov. 16, 2019, the Metropolitan Opera premiered this season’s production of Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro.” Amidst the modern set of Richard Eyre’s production, the stellar cast of artists brought no shortage of laughter while delivering a musically splendid performance. Making his conducting debut with the company was Antonello Manacorda who was {…}

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Étienne Dupuis To ‘Replace’ Mariusz Kwiecień in Met Opera ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced that Canadian baritone Étienne Dupuis will replace polish singer Mariusz Kwiecień in this season’s performances of “Le Nozze di Figaro.” Dupuis made his Met debut in 2018 as Marcello in “La Bohème,” and is set to perform as Albert in “Werther” this February at the Met. The Montreal native will be performing the role of {…}

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Opera for Peace – Leading Young Voices of the World Announced

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Opera for Peace – Leading Young Voices of the World has been announced as a new leading international cultural nonprofit organization, promoting unity through artistic excellence, global collaborations, and social justice endeavors. The new movement is set to be used in order to reflect the reality of today’s globalized world and will be used as a mission to connecting nations {…}

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San Francisco Opera 2019-20 Review: Roméo et Juliette

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(Credit: Cory Weaver / San Francisco Opera) The San Francisco Opera opened its 97th season with Gounod’s “Romeo and Juliette,” reminding us that music is the food of love and that it spills over all the battles we fight and brings them down. Even though the production was pleasant but not perfect, the evening’s performance brought us into a harmony that {…}

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Joyce DiDonato, Christian Gerhaher, Bryn Terfel Among Major Winners of Opus Klassik 2019

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(Credit: Simon Pauly) The Opus Klassik has announced its top prizes. Joyce DiDonato won Female Singer of the Year while Christian Gerhaher won Male Singer of the Year. Meanwhile, Emóke Baráth and Nadine Sierra both took home the Young Singer Award, while Jakub Jósef Orlinski was awarded Solo Recording (Opera) for his “Anima Sacra.” André Schuen won Solo Recording (Song) {…}

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Bryan Hymel Cancels San Francisco Opera’s ‘Roméo et Juliette’

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The San Francisco Opera has announced that Bryan Hymel will no longer perform in the upcoming production of Gonoud’s “Roméo et Juliette,” which opens the Company’s 97th season. The company announced that due to personal reasons the tenor had to bow out of the production, which is also set to star Nadine Sierra. As a result, Samoan-born New Zealand tenor {…}

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Opus Klassik Announces 2019 Award Nominees

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Opus Klassik and Idagio have announced the nominees of the 2019 Opus Klassik Awards. Here you will find the nominees for categories related to opera. Nominees for Category 1 | Sängerin des Jahres (Singer of the Year – Women) include: Tora Augestad for “Portraying Passion – Works by Weill/Paus/Ives;” Emoke Baráth for “Voglio Cantar;” Cecilia Bartoli for “Antonio Vivaldi;” Maria {…}

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Watch The Met Opera’s Historic ‘Fille du Régiment’ On PBS’s Great Performances

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(Photo by Marty Sohl/Met Opera) On Sunday, July 7, 2019, audiences will get a chance to check out the Metropolitan Opera’s production of “La Fille du Régiment” as part of PBS’s Great Performances from the Met series. The opera stars Pretty Yende in the title role, alongside Javier Camarena, who made history throughout the run of the opera by encoring {…}

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Best of 2019 – OperaWire’s Staff on the Best Performances of the Year

Metropolitan Opera 2019-20 Review: Le Nozze di Figaro

Étienne Dupuis To ‘Replace’ Mariusz Kwiecień in Met Opera ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’

Opera for Peace – Leading Young Voices of the World Announced

San Francisco Opera 2019-20 Review: Roméo et Juliette

Joyce DiDonato, Christian Gerhaher, Bryn Terfel Among Major Winners of Opus Klassik 2019

Bryan Hymel Cancels San Francisco Opera’s ‘Roméo et Juliette’

Opus Klassik Announces 2019 Award Nominees

Watch The Met Opera’s Historic ‘Fille du Régiment’ On PBS’s Great Performances