Carmela Remigio, Florian Boesch, & Günther Groissböck Highlight Theater an der Wien’s 2020-21 Season

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The Theater an der Wien has announced its 2020-21 season featuring 13 new productions, chamber opera, and opera in concert. Productions The season opens with Leoncavallo’s “Zazà” starring Svetlana Aksenova in the title role, Nikolai Schukoff, Christopher Maltman, Dorothea Herbert, and Enkelejda Shkosa. Stefan Soltész conducts the new production by Christof Loy. Performance Dates: Sept. 16-27, 2020 Wayne Marshall conducts {…}

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MasterVoices to Present Original Version of ‘Carmen’ in NYC

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MasterVoices is set to present a concert staging of the original version of Bizet’s “Carmen” on April 2, 2020 at the Rose Theater at Hazz at Lincoln Center. The opera, which was written by Halévy and Meilhac, will star Peabody Southwell as Carmen with tenor Noah Stewart as Don José and Nicole Cabell as Micaëla. Steven LaBrie stars as Escamillo. {…}

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Nicole Cabell Appointed To Voice Faculty in Eastman School of Music

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(Credit: Devon Cass) Nicole Cabell has been appointed to the Faculty of the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester in the position of Assistant Professor of Voice beginning fall of 2020. Cabell earned a Bachelor of Music from Eastman in 2001, and is currently Assistant Professor of Voice at DePaul University. Cabell won the 2005 BBC Cardiff {…}

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Marie-Nicole Lemieux to Headline Orchestra of St. Luke’s ‘Handel & Vivaldi’ Concert

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The Orchestra of St. Luke’s is set to kick off its 2020 winter-spring season with a performance at Carnegie Hall on Feb. 6, 2020. The concert, entitled “Handel & Vivaldi: Rare Works for Double Orchestra” will be led by conductor Bernard Labadie and will feature contralto Marie-Nicole Lemieux and violinist Daniel Hope as the major soloiss. Lemieux will perform “Salve {…}

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Marina Prudenskaya Steps in For Anita Rachvelishvili in Opéra de Paris’ ‘Don Carlo’

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(Credit: Marina Prudenskaya Official Website) Marina Prudenskaya is set to finish out the run of “Don Carlo” at the Opéra National de Paris, replacing Anita Rachvelishvili, who was originally scheduled. This is the second performance that Rachvelishvili cancels of this run, following the Nov. 20 performance in which the mezzo sang the first two acts but withdrew halfway through to {…}

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Eve-Maud Hubeaux Makes Heroic Cast Change In Paris’ ‘Don Carlo’

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Eve-Maud Hubeaux replaced Anita Rachvelishvili on the Nov. 20 performance of “Don Carlo” in Paris. Rachvelishvili sang the first two acts of the performance but could not continue due to Tracheitis. As a result Hubeaux, who performing the role of Tebaldo in the opera, took over the role of Eboli. However, due to the fact that Hubeaux did not know {…}

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Roberto Alagna Replaced Midway Through Opening Night of ‘Don Carlos’ At Opéra National de Paris

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(Credit: Vincent Pontet/ ONP) Audiences that went to check out Verdi’s “Don Carlo” at the Opéra de Paris this Friday on opening night wound up seeing two tenors in the leading role. Roberto Alagna was one of the star attractions of the production as he was set to appear in the famed opera alongside his wife Aleksandra Kursak. But Alagna, {…}

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Nicole Heaston Steps Into San Francisco Opera’s ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’

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(Credit: T. Charles Erickson) Nicole Heaston is set to make her San Francisco Opera debut in “Le Nozze di Figaro,” replacing Jennifer Davis as the Contessa Almaviva. The San Francisco Opera made the announcement on Friday, noting that Davis had been set to make her American opera debut with the role, but was forced to withdraw from the production due {…}

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Marie-Nicole Lemieux & Michael Spyres Featured in New Cd/DVD Releases – September 23

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This week, two requiems are set for release in addition to two solo albums from prominent artists. Here is a look at what we recommend. Berlioz’s Requiem Erato is releasing a performance of Hector Berlioz’s Requiem – The Grande Messe des Morts. The recording comes from a performance that took place on March 8, 2019, the 150th anniversary of the composer’s death. The {…}

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Carmela Remigio, Florian Boesch, & Günther Groissböck Highlight Theater an der Wien’s 2020-21 Season

MasterVoices to Present Original Version of ‘Carmen’ in NYC

Nicole Cabell Appointed To Voice Faculty in Eastman School of Music

Marie-Nicole Lemieux to Headline Orchestra of St. Luke’s ‘Handel & Vivaldi’ Concert

Marina Prudenskaya Steps in For Anita Rachvelishvili in Opéra de Paris’ ‘Don Carlo’

Eve-Maud Hubeaux Makes Heroic Cast Change In Paris’ ‘Don Carlo’

Roberto Alagna Replaced Midway Through Opening Night of ‘Don Carlos’ At Opéra National de Paris

Nicole Heaston Steps Into San Francisco Opera’s ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’

Marie-Nicole Lemieux & Michael Spyres Featured in New Cd/DVD Releases – September 23