Obituary: Jaime Martínez González-Río Passes Away At 77

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Pulmonologist and former President of the Fundación Ópera de Oviedo Jaime Martínez González-Río has passed away. He had overcome laryngeal cancer in the past, but was diagnosed with a pancreatic tumor earlier this year. According to La Nueva España, González-Río was a beloved and respected physician with two passions: rugby and opera. He was exposed to operatic pieces from a {…}

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Leo Nucci Cancels ‘Rigoletto’ In Tenerife

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Leo Nucci has canceled performances of “Rigoletto” at the Ópera de Tenerife. The company announced that Nucci had canceled performances of his signature role due to personal reasons. As a result, Luis Cansino will take over the run, scheduled for November 19 through 23, 2019. Cansino is a recognized baritone who has performed at the Teatro Maestranza, Teatro Cervantes, Welsh {…}

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Artist of Week: Carmela Remigio

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Known as “Madame Mozart” and a passionate Bel Canto singer, Carmela Remigio has forged her career as one of the leading Italian sopranos of her generation. Not only has she sung a number of Mozart roles, but she has also taken on the challenges in the works of Verdi, Puccini, Tchaikovsky, and Stravinsky. As a Bel Canto singer, she is {…}

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Juan Jesús Rodríguez Accuses Festival Of Fraud

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Baritone Juan Jesús Rodríguez has accused the Festival de Música de Isla Cristina of fraud. In a recent article for El Correo web, the Spanish singer alleged that he accepted to sing for the festival after the organizers Enrique Adrados and Danka Nikolic assured him that with ticket prices, the concert would be able to raise 5.000€, which would be given {…}

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Julia Cruz Joins Ibermúsica Artists for Management

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Conductor Julia Cruz has joined the Ibermúsica Artists roster for General Management. Cruz is a rising star who has been a Conducting Fellow at the Lucerne Festival 2025 and a Taki Alsop Conducting Fellow since 2022. In 2021, she was awarded Second Prize at the 2021 Blue Danube/Béla Bartók Opera Conducting Competition. She has conducted such orchestras as the Orquesta {…}

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Yiorgo Ioannou Joins Roster of TACT Artist Management

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Baritone Yiorgo Ioannou has joined the roster the TACT Artist Management for worldwide representation. He will be represented by Sofia Rukin and Zarina Khazrat. Ioannou has performed at the Teatro Regio di Torino, Opéra National de Paris, Opéra de Dijon, Opéra Bastille, Lincoln Center in New York, Musikverein Wien, and Opera Oviedo. This summer, he is set to perform at the Athenaeum {…}

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Teatro Regio di Torino 2024-25 Review: Hamlet

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(Foto Daniele Ratti-Mattia Gaido) The Teatro Regio de Torino presented a stage production (a concert performance took place in Montpellier in May 2022) of the “world premiere” of the “tenor” version of Thomas’s “Hamlet.” The role was transposed for the famous French baritone Jean Baptiste-Faure a few weeks before its premiere, as no suitable tenor was found to sing Hamlet’s {…}

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Pablo González Joins Maestro Arts for General Management

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(Credit: Benjamin Ealovega) Pablo González has joined the roster of Maestro Arts for General Management. González was recently the Principal Conductor of the Spanish Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, from 2019 to 2023, and was Music Director of Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya from 2010 to 2015. Born in Oviedo, González studied at Guildhall School of Music {…}

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Teatro Real 2024-25 Review: Adriana Lecouvreur (Cast A)

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(Credit: Javier del Real) The Spanish opera coliseum opened its 2024-25 season with the worldwide recognized production of Francesco Cilea’s “Adriana Lecouvreur” by David McVicar and two excellent casts, streaming a live performance on Live Screens all over Spain (on the 28th of September) and on a wide screen in the back facade of Teatro Real. David McVicar’s Production Perspective {…}

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Obituary: Jaime Martínez González-Río Passes Away At 77

Leo Nucci Cancels ‘Rigoletto’ In Tenerife

Artist of Week: Carmela Remigio

Juan Jesús Rodríguez Accuses Festival Of Fraud

Julia Cruz Joins Ibermúsica Artists for Management

Yiorgo Ioannou Joins Roster of TACT Artist Management

Teatro Regio di Torino 2024-25 Review: Hamlet

Pablo González Joins Maestro Arts for General Management

Teatro Real 2024-25 Review: Adriana Lecouvreur (Cast A)