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Bryn Terfel, Ailyn Pérez, Juan Diego Flórez, Lisette Oropesa, Elīna Garanča, Roberto Alagna Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

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Get ready for another exciting and unique week of operatic experiences. From streams of some of the greatest repertory staples to arguably the biggest online gala experience of 2020 and a reimaging of a holiday classic, this week’s streaming options are sure to please all kinds of opera fans around the world. Falstaff – Bayerische Staatsoper (NOW) For those seeking {…}
IndieOpera

Northern Opera Group to Release Film Adaptation of ‘Cinderella’

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A new film adaptation of Pauline Viardot’s short comic opera, “Cinderella” is set to be released on Dec. 12, 2020. The film was shot in the medieval grounds of Calverley Old Hall, and Temple Newsam, the filming location for ITV’s “Victoria.” It was directed by Sophie Gilpin and features conductor Chris Pelly and the Northern Opera Group. Claire Wild takes {…}
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Amanda Majeski, Jonathan Johnson, Karim Sulayman Headline Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago 10th Anniversary Season

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Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago is set to celebrate its tenth anniversary season with digital programming that includes recitals, workshops, and the company’s annual Collaborative Works Festival. This year’s Collaborative Works Festival will exclusively feature women composers, as they commemorate the 100th anniversary since the ratification of the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which gave women the right to {…}
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Artist Profile: Anna Bishop, World Famous 19th-Century Soprano & Shipwreck Survivor

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During the nineteenth century, British soprano Anna Bishop stood out as one of the finest singers of her day – and her reputation truly reached all the corners of the globe. Born Ann Rivière in London in January 1810, she trained at the recently created Royal Academy of Music and was taught by composer Henry Bishop, the most popular English {…}
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Davinia Rodriguez, Sabine Devieilhe, Simon Keenlyside Headline La Monnaie’s 2020-21 Season

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La Monnaie / De Munt in Brussels, Belgium has unveiled its 2020-21 season which features a number of unique operas, concerts, and recitals. Opera The opera season kicks off with the world premiere of Kris Defoort and Peter van Kraaij’s “The Time of our Singing.” The opera stars Claron McFadden, Mark. S. Doss, Peter Coleman-Wright, Levy Sekgapane, Peter Brathwaite, Abigail {…}
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Wexford Festival Opera 2019 Review: Manuel Amati in Recital

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(Photo: Michele Monasta) One of the delights of the Wexford Festival is the lunchtime recital which takes place in the mid-18th century church of St. Iberius on Wexford’s North Main Street each day at 1 o’clock. Lasting around an hour, it leaves just enough time for a quick lunch before the afternoon Opera Short presentation at Whites Hotel begins at {…}
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Wexford Festival Opera 2019 Review: Cendrillon

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(Photo: Paula Malone) “Cinderella” is a popular subject for operas, and has attracted its fair share of composers over the years. However, one of the lesser known compositions must be by the French composer, Pauline Viardot, who today, is largely remembered as a famous mezzo-soprano for whom Gounod and Meyerbeer created important roles. However, her influence went much further, for {…}
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Festival Diary 2019: Wexford Festival Opera, Day 1

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Just arrived in Wexford for its annual festival, which will in fact be the final year for its Artistic Director, David Agler. Unfortunately, at first glance at least, it does not appear to be the most imaginative program, with both Vivaldi’s “Dorilla in Tempe,” and Rossini’s “Adina” having already received production premiere’s in the past 18 months in Venice and {…}

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