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Former Vice-President at Columbia Artists Opens Minerva Artists

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Former vice-president at Columbia Artists, Michael Benchetrit, has struck out on his own, founding Minerva Artists with 15 high-profile artists entrusting their careers to the seasoned agent. Benchetrit was at Columbia for 25 years before the agency shuttered in August. Minerva’s current roster includes sopranos Michelle Bradley, Nicole Cabell, Anna-Sophie Neher, Marjorie Owens, Brenda Rae, and in memoriam, Erin Wall; {…}
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A Riverder Le Stelle – A Behind the Scenes Look At the Teatro alla Scala’s Big Night

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It was a night meant to go down in history. As we entered the halls and through the corridors of access to the boxes of the Teatro alla Scala, we could see the protagonists of this particular evening full of pride and, in the case of director Davide Livermore, liveliness and joy. The protagonists and spectators were all there, a {…}
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Teatro alla Scala Announces Complete Opening Gala Program

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The Teatro alla Scala has announced the musical selections for its opening night on Dec. 7. The program will include music by Verdi, Wagner, Cilea, Puccini, Donizetti, Bizet, Massenet, Giordano, and Rossini. Among the operas that will be showcaeed on opening night include “Lucia di Lammermoor,” “Adriana Lecouvreur,” “L’Elisir d’Amore,” “Guglielmo Tell,” “Madama Butterfly,” “Don Carlo,” Rigoletto,” “Andrea Chenier,” “Die {…}
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Leontyne Price, Andriana Chuchman, Leo Nucci, Thomas Hampson, Luca Pisaroni Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

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This week’s top 10 will feature numerous selections ranging from baroque operas to more modern works, including one by Rufus Wainwright. Those who are looking for some star power can bank on a Leontyne Price special flanked by Giuseppe Giacomini and Leo Nucci. Or maybe you want some comedic gold, in which case we have two distinct productions and four {…}
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Toronto City Opera Stream’s ‘The Telephone’ & ‘La Voix Humaine

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Toronto City Opera in Canada has started streaming a double bill of “The Telephone” and “La Voix Humaine.” The two works were recorded as a live performance without audiences due to the continued concerns over COVID-19. “The Telephone,” an opera by Gian Carlo Menotti, was performed by Nicole Dubinsky and Johnathon Kirby; Dubinsky played the role of Lucy England while {…}
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Sondra Radvanovsky, Nina Stemme, Lise Davidsen, Brandon Jovanovich, Clémentine Margaine, Asmik Grigorian Lead Deutsche Oper Fall 2020 Performances

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(Credits: Michael Cooper / ©Neda Navaee / Ray Burmiston/Decca Classics / Kristen Hoebermann / Clémentine Margaine official website / Algirdas Bakas) Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced its November and December 2020 schedule, which will spotlight a number of international opera stars. Here is the full slate. Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” will feature Philippe Talbot, Noel Bouley, Aigul Akhmetshina, Thomas {…}
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Joyce DiDonato, Luca Pisaroni, Franco Fagioli, Sandrine Piau, Nicky Spence Clinch 2020 Gramophone Awards

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(Credits: Sandrine Expilly / Bertie Watson) The Gramophone has announced its 2020 Awards. The top Opera recording went to the Erato’s release of Handel’s “Agrippina”, featuring Joyce DiDonato, Elsa Benoit, Luca Pisaroni, Franco Fagioli, Jakub Józef Orliński, Andrea Mastroni, Carlo Vistoli, Biagio Pizzuti, and Marie-Nicole Lemieux. Maxim Emelyanychev conducted the Il Pomo d’Oro orchestra. Sandrine Piau received the Recital prize {…}
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Michelle DeYoung Headlines Opera Colorado & Noble Riot’s ‘Arias in the Alley’

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Opera Colorado and Noble Riot have announced “Arias in the Alley,” an afternoon of music, on Sunday, Sept. 27 from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. The performance will mark the first showcase for the company since March 1, 2020. The concert will star Michelle DeYoung and pianist Jeremy Reger in a program of opera, cabaret, jazz, and more on Noble Riot’s {…}
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Fort Worth Opera Opens Submissions Process for Mark Campbell-Led Libretto Workshop

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(Image Source: Final Note Magazine) Fort Worth Opera has announced a call for submissions for its upcoming “Frontiers: FWO Libretto Workshop.” This two-day intensive, held before a live audience via Zoom, will be led by Pulitzer Prize and Grammy Award-winning librettist and lyricist Mark Campbell, who will be joined by a panel of prominent industry composers, directors, artists, and librettists. {…}

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