Sonya Yoncheva, Pretty Yende, Michael Fabiano, & Christian Gerhaher Lead Festival Internacional de Santander’s 2025 Season

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The Festival Internacional de Santander has announced its 2025 season. Al Ayre Español and Bruno Campelo join forces for music by Lelio Colista, Arcangelo Corelli, Alessandro Scarlatti, Carlo Ambrogio Lonati, and Arcangelo Corelli. Performance Dates: August 5 & 6, 2025 El León de Oro and Marco Antonio García de Paz perform Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, Arvo Pärt, Félix Mendelssohn, Andrej {…}

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Central City Opera Reveals Cast for ‘Opera Teaser’

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Central City Opera is gearing up for its “Opera Teaser” on March 13, 2025. The organization revealed that Hilary Ginther, Javier Abreu, Alex DeSocio, and Jeremy Reger will be the performers for the evening, which kicks off at 5:30 p.m. with cocktails at The Wellshire Event Calendar. The performance proper will kick off at 7:30 p.m. with a 6:30 dinner {…}

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Sandra Ferrández Joins GoDirect for General Management

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Sandra Ferrández has joined the roster to GoDirect for General Management. Ferrández is a mezzo-soprano who made her operatic debut in “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” and later replaced Montserrat Caballé in “Le Roi d’Ys.” She is well known for her operatic repertoire as well as for performing Zarzuela and Symphonic music. She has won the Premio Ópera Actual and first prize {…}

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Andres Salado Named Music & Artistic Director of the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Costa Rica

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Andrés Salado has been named the Music and Artistic Director of the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Costa Rica. He will take up the post starting Feb. 28, 2025. In a statement, he said, “I am truly excited about this appointment and about this new stage as principal and artistic director of the OSN of Costa Rica. It is an institution {…}

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Lucas Macías Named Music Director of Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla

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(Photo: Marco Borggreve) Lucas Macías has been named the New Music Director of the Real Orquesta Sinfónica in Seville, Spain. The board of the Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla (ROSS) announced the news in a meeting at the Teatro de la Maestranza. Macías was recommended by the General Director of the ROSS, Jordi Tort and the conductor will sign an {…}

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Teatro Real de Madrid 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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Concurso de Canto de Logroño Unveils 2024 Winners

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The Concurso de Canto de Logroño has announced the winners of its 2024 edition. Soprano Laura Brasó and Baritone Carlos Reynoso have been crowned as the winners of the first prize in the female and male categories, respectively. First prize winners take home 5,000 euros plus the trophy. Reynoso was also given the Trofeo Antón García Abril for Best Spanish {…}

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New York City Opera to Present Opera! Pike! Park!

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The New York City Opera has announced that it will perform as part of the fundraiser for Opera! Pike! Park! The evening will be held on August 24, 2024, at 7 p.m. at the Milford Theater in Pennsylvania. The concert will showcase soprano Inna Dukach, tenor Gregory Turay, and pianist Dmitriy Glivinskiy performing selections from Verdi’s “La Traviata,” Puccini’s “Manon {…}

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Q & A: Santiago Ballerini on Bel Canto, French Opera & Celebrating 15 Years Singing

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(Credit: Lucas Sanchez) Argentinian/Italian tenor Santiago Ballerini is one of the leading tenors in the Bel Canto repertoire. He has performed at many of the major opera houses throughout North and South America from Opera Nacional de Chile, Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, Canadian Opera Company, Bellas Artes in Mexico City, and Dallas Opera. He has also performed in Europe {…}

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Sonya Yoncheva, Pretty Yende, Michael Fabiano, & Christian Gerhaher Lead Festival Internacional de Santander’s 2025 Season

Central City Opera Reveals Cast for ‘Opera Teaser’

Sandra Ferrández Joins GoDirect for General Management

Andres Salado Named Music & Artistic Director of the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Costa Rica

Lucas Macías Named Music Director of Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla

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

Concurso de Canto de Logroño Unveils 2024 Winners

New York City Opera to Present Opera! Pike! Park!

Q & A: Santiago Ballerini on Bel Canto, French Opera & Celebrating 15 Years Singing