Adam Plachetka Steps Into The Cast of ‘Don Pasquale’ at Wiener Staatsoper

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(Credit: Ilona Sochorova) The Wiener Staatsoper has announced multiple cast changes for its upcoming performances. Per an official statement on the opera houses’ website, tenor Carlos Osuna will perform the role of Narraboth and Robert Bartneck will take on the role of the Third Jew in Richard Strauss’ “Salome” on Oct. 6, 2020. Osuna and Bartneck will join a cast {…}

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Juan Diego Flórez Takes Over Performance of ‘L’Elisir d’Amore’ at Wiener Staatsoper

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(Credit: Gregor Hohenberg / Sony Music Entertainment) The Wiener Staatsoper has announced that tenor Juan Diego Flórez will sing the role of Nemorino in Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore” on Sept. 21, 2020. The tenor will replace Liparit Avetisyan, who is ill, in the final performance of the run. Flórez is the latest artist in a series of cast changes at the {…}

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Wiener Staatsoper Announces Two Cast Changes

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(Credit: Wiener Staatsoper) The Wiener Staatsoper has announced two cast changes for the upcoming performances of Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’amore” and “La fille du régiment.” Per an official statement on the company’s website, Swedish soprano Johanna Wallroth will take over the role of Giannetta in the presentations of “L’Elisir d’amore” on Sept. 17 & 21, 2020. Per the same statement, conductor {…}

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Wiener Staatsoper Announces Cast Changes for ‘L’Elisir d’Amore’

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The Wiener Staatsoper has announced a cast change for its production of Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore.” The company announced that Jinxu Xiahou will replace Liparit Avetisyan in the role of Nemorino on Sept. 18 and Bertrand de Billy will replace Giacomo Sagripanti in the pit for the rest of the run. Xiahou made his Wiener Staatsoper debut in 2012 and became {…}

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Javier Camarena Saves the Day at Wiener Staatsoper

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On Monday, Sept. 14, Javier Camarena jumped in last minute for the Wiener Staatsoper’s opening of Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore.” The tenor, who is currently in Vienna rehearsing “La Fille du Regiment” replaced Liparit Avetisyan, who was ill. The opening night marked Pretty Yende’s debut at the Wiener Staatsoper and also reunited Camarena and Yende, who have collaborated at the Metropolitan {…}

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Wexford Festival Opera Teams Up With RTÉ & ARTE to Stream Festival

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The Wexford Festival Opera has announced that it will team up with RTÉ and ARTE to bring opera to audiences in Ireland and worldwide. The festival will run between Oct. 11-18 and features performances by Lisette Oropesa, Antonio Pappano, Angela Meade, Celine Byrne, Ermonela Jaho, Aigul Akhmetshina, Simone Alberghini, Nicola Alaimo, Daniela Barcellona, Joseph Calleja, Roberto de Candia, Paolo Bordogna, Helena {…}

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Teatro Real 2019-20 Review: La Traviata, Cast B

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(Credit: Javier del Real) This review is for the performance on July 25, 2020. One of the unique features of the Teatro Real de Madrid’s “Traviata” was the fact that the company provided audiences with a chance to see four different sopranos perform the iconic title role in close proximity to one another. While we have already looked at Marina {…}

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Saioa Hernández, Sonya Yoncheva, Anna Netrebko, Ailyn Pérez & Plácido Domingo Lead Maggio Musicale Fiorentino’s 2020-21 Season

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The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced its 2020-21 season featuring concerts, opera productions, and a star-studded summer festival. For this article, we will only focus on the Italian theater’s operatic and vocal concerts. Season Federico Maria Sardelli conducts a new production of Handel’s “Rinaldo” with Pierluigi Pizzi directing. The cast includes Raffaele Pe in the title role, Leonardo Cortellazzi, Carmela {…}

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Teatro Real Announces Complete ‘La Traviata’ Casts For July Performances

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The Teatro Read de Madrid has announced the complete cast for its upcoming performances of Verdi’s “La Traviata” The Spanish theater announced that the role of Violetta will be shared by Marina Rebeka, Ekaterina Bakanova, Lisette Oropesa, Lana Kos, and Ruth Iniesta while Michael Fabiano, Ivan Magrì, Matthew Polenzani, and Ismael Jordi will alternate as Alfredo. The role of Germot {…}

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Adam Plachetka Steps Into The Cast of ‘Don Pasquale’ at Wiener Staatsoper

Juan Diego Flórez Takes Over Performance of ‘L’Elisir d’Amore’ at Wiener Staatsoper

Wiener Staatsoper Announces Two Cast Changes

Wiener Staatsoper Announces Cast Changes for ‘L’Elisir d’Amore’

Javier Camarena Saves the Day at Wiener Staatsoper

Wexford Festival Opera Teams Up With RTÉ & ARTE to Stream Festival

Teatro Real 2019-20 Review: La Traviata, Cast B

Saioa Hernández, Sonya Yoncheva, Anna Netrebko, Ailyn Pérez & Plácido Domingo Lead Maggio Musicale Fiorentino’s 2020-21 Season

Teatro Real Announces Complete ‘La Traviata’ Casts For July Performances