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Anna Netrebko, Sondra Radvanovsky, Elīna Garanča, Huw Montague Rendall, Kristina Mkhitaryan & Piotr Beczała Lead Teatro de la Maestranza’s 2024-25 Season

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Sevilla’s Teatro de la Maestranza has announced its 2024-25 season. Lirica Sondra Radvanovsky and Piotr Beczała celebrate Puccini with the Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla and Keri-Lynn Wilson. Performance Date: Oct. 30, 2024 Gianluca Marcianò and Jacopo Brusa conduct Puccini’s “Turandot” with Oksana Dyka, Maria Katzarava, Maxim Kuzmin-Karavaev, Alejandro Baliñas, Jorge de León, Héctor Sandoval, Miren Urbieta-Vega, and Laura Brasó. Performance {…}

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Bard Summerscape 2024 Spotlights Berlioz & His Contemporaries

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Bard Summerscape has announced its 2024 festival, which will center on Hector Berlioz and his world. Here is a rundown of vocal performances. The company will present Meyerbeer’s “Le Prophète” in a production by Christian Räth and conducted by Leon Botstein. The opera will star Robert Watson, Jennifer Feinstein, and Amina Edris. Performance Date: July 26 – August 4, 2024 As {…}

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Meet the Person Behind The Voice: Mezzo-soprano Na’ama Goldman

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(Photo: Janina Laszlo) The big hit at this year’s Wexford Festival Opera was undoubtedly Marco Tutino’s opera “La Ciociara,” which tells the story of two women’s desperate bid to survive during the turmoil of the allied invasion of Italy. The star of the performance was Israeli mezzo-soprano Na’ama Goldman in the role of Cesira. Over a coffee, OperaWire quizzed the {…}

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International Opera Awards 2023 Announces Shortlist of Nominees

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The International Opera Awards has unveiled its shortlist of nominees for the 2023 edition. Winners will revealed on Nov. 9 when the event will take place at the Teatr Wielki in Warsaw, Poland. “This year’s International Opera Awards shortlist once again celebrates talent from around the world and proves that opera is truly the most international of artforms. Huge congratulations {…}

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Manhattan School of Music Announces 2023-24 Vocal & Opera Season

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The Manhattan School of Music has unveiled its 2023-24 vocal and opera season. The company will present the chamber opera “Evidence of Things Not Seen.” Carleen Graham is the director and dramaturg while Jeanne-Minette Cilliers will be the music director and vocal coach. Performance Dates: Oct. 22 & 23, 2023 Audiences will get a chance to check out Opera Scenes from {…}

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Resonance Works Announces 2023-24 Season

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Pittsburgh’s Resonance Works has announced its  2023-24 season. The season opens with Pauline Viardot’s “Cinderella” at the Studio at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, Carnegie. Soprano Emily Pulley directs the production and stars as the Fairy Godmother/Viardot. Shannon Jennings and Donovan Elliot Smith star as Cinderella and Prince Charming alongside Katy Lindhart as ​​sassy stepsister Maguelonne and {…}

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Les Talens Lyriques’ 2023-24 Season to Feature the World Premiere of Salieri’s Opera ‘Kubla Khan’ (‘Cublai, Gran Kan De Tartari’)

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©Sandrine Expilly The world premiere of Antonio Salieri’s opera “Kubla Khan” (“Cublai, Gran Kan De Tartari”)  is among the many highlights of Christophe Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques’ 2023-24 season. Here is the full rundown of what audiences can expect this year. Starting off, sopranos Marie Lys and Judith van Wanroij perform “Ave Maris Stella” with Christophe Rousset at the {…}

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Trinity Church Wall Street Unveils 2023-24 Season

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Trinity Church Wall Street has unveiled its 2023-24 season. Here is a rundown of the classical vocal performances on offer. First up is “Reconciliation: A Journey of Transformation” featuring Ernesto Estrella’s “For Those Arriving to New York: A 9/11 Immersive Soundwalk.” The program features the Trinity Movement Choir and The Choir of Trinity Wall Street. Performance Date: Sept. 10, 2023 Avi {…}

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Knoxville Opera Announces 2023-24 Season

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Knoxville Opera has released its line up for the 2023-24 season. The season will commence with Verdi’s “Falstaff” at the historic Tennessee Theatre. Steven Condy, Kevin Godinez, Derrek Stark, and Tori Patricia Franklin lead the cast. Dean Anthony directs alongside conductor Jorge Parodi. Performance Dates: October 13 & 15, 2023 Starting the new year is Verdi’s “La Traviata.” Anya Matanovič {…}