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Leah Crocetto, Raffaelle Pe & Levy Sekgapane Lead Fondazione Teatro Petruzzelli’s 2023 Season

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The Fondazione Teatro Petruzzelli has announced its 2023 season. Here is a look at the operatic and vocal performances. Opera The season opens with Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” with Cecilia Molinari, Amira Elmadfa, Levy Sekgapane, Cesar Cortes, Marcus Werba, Gurgen Baveyan, Gianluca Buratto, Nicolò Donini, Marco Filippo Romano, and Stefano Marchisio. Stefano Montanari conducts teh production by Davide Livermore. Performance Dates: Jan. 22-29, {…}

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Association for Opera in Canada Earns Major Funding for Training Programs

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The Ministry of Canadian Heritage of the Government of Canada has awarded the Association for Opera in Canada $434,000 for training programs. Canada Performing Arts Workers Resilience Fund provided the funding, which will allow AOC’s new Opera Artist Resilience Program to run two different streams of training. The first stream offers 225 mini-mentorships that provide short opportunities for artists to gain {…}

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Jonnet Solomon Joins Pittsburgh Opera’s Board of Directors

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Jonnet Solomon has been named to Pittsburgh Opera’s Board of Directors. Solomon is a founding member and the Executive Director of National Opera House, “a nonprofit organization working to restore and maintain the historic headquarters of the National Negro Opera Company (NNOC), the first African-American opera company in the United States.” She holds an Accounting degree from Duquesne University and {…}

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The Royal Opera House Launches Streaming Platform

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The Royal Opera House has launched a new streaming platform. The platform features 45 productions as well as 85 behind-the-scenes featurettes. Audiences can stream for 9.99 pounds per month and 99 pounds per year. Some titles will be available in UHD and Dolby Atmos. Among the launch titles are Frederick Ashton’s “La Fille mal gardée,” Christopher Wheeldon’s “The Winter’s Tale,” {…}

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Anna Pirozzi, Ian Bostridge, Lars Vogt & Krassimira Stoyanova Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week audiences will get to hear the final recording of one of the greatest pianists of his generation, a rare verismo opera, an original version of a Verdi opera, and modern works. Here is a look! Zingari  Opera Rara releases its recording of Leoncavallo’s “Zingari” internationally via Warner Classics. Artistic Director Carlo Rizzi conducts the restored original version of {…}

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Giargiari Bel Canto Competition Announces Judges

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The Giargiari Bel Canto Competition has announced this year’s judges. The panel will include mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe, conductor Joseph Colaneri, and manager Alex Fletcher. Blythe is a renowned opera star who has appeared with such companies as Carnegie Hall, the Metropolitan Opera, Covent Garden, Paris National Opera, and San Francisco, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and Seattle Operas, among others. Colaneri, {…}

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Bard on the Beach to Present ‘Opera & Arias: A Celebration’

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Bard on the Beach is set to present “Opera & Arias: A Celebration” on Sept. 12 and 13, 2022. The Vancouver-based company will showcase four performances with members of the Vancouver Opera Orchestra and the UBC Opera Ensemble led by conductor Leslie Dala. Performances will be hosted by Christopher Gaze, the Artistic Director of Bard on the Beach. Soloists include {…}

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Pittsburgh Opera Announces 2022-23 Resident Artists

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The Pittsburgh Opera has announced its 2022-23 Resident Artists. This season the artists are Brandon Bell, Darius Gillard, Julia Swan Laird, Evan Lazdowski, Daniel O’Hearn, Jazmine Olwalia, Emily Richter, and Haley Stamats. The Resident Artist Program is one of the country’s leading training programs for young singers. The program received more than 500 applicants from around the world  and is a {…}

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Duke Kim, Katherine Beck & Emily Pogorelc Lead Florentine Opera’s 2022-23 Season

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The Florentine Opera in Milwaukee, Wisconsin has announced its 2022-23 season. Mainstage  Duke Kim and Emily Pogorelc star in Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette” alongside Chris Kenney, Matt Treviño, Musa Ngqungwana, and Cassandra Zoe Velasco. David Lefkovich directs and Francesco Milioto conducts. Performance Dates: Oct. 14 & 16, 2022 Ricardo Aponte directs the world premiere of “Covers.”  Performance Dates: Feb. 9 {…}