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Anna Netrebko, Plácido Domingo Among Highlights of Chorégies d’Orange 2019

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The 150th Chorégies d’Orange has been announced. It will feature a number of major works and artists, including Anna Netrebko and Plácido Domingo. Operas Rossini’s “Guillaume Tell” will be the first work presented at the festival. Led by music director Gianluca Capuano, the work will be directed by Jean-Louis Grinda and will star Nicola Alaimo, Annick Massis, and Celso Albelo. {…}

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Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Elīna Garanča & Renée Fleming Nominated For 2018 Grammy Awards

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The Grammy Awards have announced the 2018 nominees selecting a diverse group of operas and performers.  In the category of Best Opera Recording the John Adams’ “Doctor Atomic ” recording starring Aubrey Allicock, Julia Bullock, Gerald Finley & Brindley Sherratt and produced by Friedemann Engelbrecht was nominated alongside Mason Bates and Martin Campbell’s “The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs.” The recording {…}

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Metropolitan Opera Partners With WQXR For New Podcast

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WQXR and the Metropolitan Opera have announced “Aria Code,” a new 10-episode podcast series that explores the opera world’s most legendary arias. The podcast is set to debut on Dec. 4, 2018, to coincide with the new production premiere of Verdi’s “La Traviata.” That episode will be dedicated to the famed Italian opera and will discuss the famed “E strano… {…}

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Top 5 Operas To See This Weekend – North America (10/19-21)

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There aren’t any world premieres on the docket for this weekend, but there are a plethora of unique performances set to take place. So here are our picks for this weekend’s operas to see (in alphabetical order by company). Satyagraha – LA Opera Philip Glass’ masterpiece will get a showcase in an excellent production by Phelim McDermott and Julian Crouch. {…}

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How to Watch the Richard Tucker Gala 2018 Starring Christian Van Horn & Anna Netrebko, Among Others

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The Richard Tucker shall be streamed on medici.tv this Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018 free of charge. The broadcast will also be available on Facebook and via WQXR for audience in New York. This year’s concert will center on bass Christian Van Horn, who won the Richard Tucker Award. He is set to perform in Boito’s “Mefistofele” at the Metropolitan Opera {…}

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Top 5 Operas To See This Weekend – International (10/12-14)

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As you read through this list take notice that there are no popular operas from the standard repertoire. We thought that instead we would spice things up by recommending five rare works that will still feed your interest. Les Troyens – Wiener Staatsoper, Austria Joyce DiDonato returns to the Vienna State Opera after years to sing her first production of {…}

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Andrea Bocelli To Return To Metropolitan Opera

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Andrea Bocelli has announced that he will return to the Metropolitan Opera. The tenor will return to the  Met after a seven-year absence and will perform beloved operatic classics in a concert entitled “Three Centuries of Love.” The concert will feature love duets, arias and songs, and guest appearances by international artists accompanied by members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, under the direction of {…}

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Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Launch 2019 Competition

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The Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions has launched its 65th annual program. According to a press release, young opera singers from across the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and for the first time, Mexico, will compete for $15,000 cash prizes and the opportunity to launch major operatic careers. Over 1,000 singers between the ages of 20 and 30 will participate {…}