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Reviews, Stage Reviews

Metropolitan Opera 2024-25 Review: Die Zauberflöte

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(Photo: Marty Sohl / Met Opera) Simon McBurney’s German-language production of Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” lifts the veil between performers and audience members, making it easy to find a full-length opera (approximately three hours and 15 minutes) that is fun and interesting. OperaWire initially reviewed this production in detail for the Met’s 2022-23 season and is excited to see it included {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Dutch National Opera 2024 – 25 Review: Oum – A Son’s Quest For His Mother

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(Photo: Bart Grietens) What is an opera? Any attempt to construct a watertight definition is almost certain to fail and will likely lead to fruitless efforts to differentiate it from music theatre, musicals, oratorios and other forms of sung performances. Possibly, the best that can be hoped for is a loose definition that takes in its more obvious characteristics and {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Dutch National Opera 2024 – 25 Review: Codes

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(Photo: Michel Schnater) The second major presentation of this season’s Dutch National Opera’s ‘Opera Forward Festival’ was a short opera lasting approximately an hour by composer Bas Gaakeer to texts by Gregory Caers and Jasmijn van Wijnen called “Codes.” Of course, one does not always know what to expect from the operas that will be performed; after all, it is {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Pene Pati on Debuts at the Lyric Opera of Chicago & Metropolitan Opera & Singing Verdi & Puccini

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Pene Pati is having a breakout season, making important debuts at the Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Metropolitan Opera. The tenor has been hailed for his “extraordinary gift for producing a golden thread of sound” and his “round and sunshine-filled voice.” He has won numerous awards around the world including the Opus Klassik Newcomer of the Year Award, Best {…}

News

Canadian Opera Company Names Opera 5 to its Company-in-Residence Program

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Canadian Opera Company (COC) has named Opera 5 its newest Company-in-Residence. The two-year program allows Canadian Opera Company to offer guidances and support to other local opera companies. The program was initiated in 2016. As part of the program, Opera 5 will be featured in COC’s Free Concert Series in the Richard Bradshaw Ampitheatre on April 16 where a preview {…}

News

The Atlanta Opera Announces Finalists for 96-Hour Opera Festival

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The Atlanta Opera has announced the finalists for its 96-Hour Opera Festival this June 16 – 22, 2025. This year’s teams include Rebecca Gray and Rachel Gray; Gillian Rae Perry and Mo Holmes; Daniel Reza Sabzghabaei and Ashlee Haze; Dina Pruzhansky and Hai-Ting Chinn; and Iván Enrique Rodríguez and Laura Barati. Contestants will get 96 hours to create and present a new 10-minute opera. They will compete for a $10,000 {…}

News

Savannah VOICE Festival to Present ‘ALMO & Julio Resende – Portuguese Music Reimagined”

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The Savannah VOICE Festival is slated to host “ALMO & Julio Resende – Portuguese Music Reimagined” on March 23. This concert, which has been touring the U.S. is presented by tenor Paulo Lapa and baritone Tiago Matos with pianist and composer Júlio Resende. They will also be joined by special guests. Together they will perform traditional Portuguese songs and Fado {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Artistic Director & Conductor George Petrou on This Season’s International Händel Festival in Göttingen

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(Photo: FreddieF) This year’s International Händel Festival in Göttingen kicks off on May 16th and will run until May 25th. The festival will present a range of events dedicated to the composer, including lectures, concerts, recitals, and readings, along with the eighth edition of its Händel competition. The centerpiece of the festival will be five staged performances of the composer’s {…}

Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Artistic Director Rosetta Cucchi on This Year’s Wexford Festival & Productions for the Händel Festival in Göttingen & the Rossini Festival in Pesaro

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(Photo: Armati Bacciardi) Over the next few months, OperaWire will be reviewing a number of productions at a variety of festivals across the globe. One name that keeps cropping up, at least in Europe, is that of Rosetta Cucchi. Blessed with a never-ending supply of energy and ideas, she always has one project on the go with others in the {…}