Lise Davidsen & Laetitia Grimaldi Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week audiences will get to hear two new recordings of complete operas and will also get to discover a new voice in the opera world. Here is a look at this week’s new releases. The Snow Queen Bayerisches Staatsoper Recordings releases Hans Abrahamsen’s “The Snow Queen” on DVD. The opera, which is an adaptation of the classic Hans Christian Andersen {…}

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Sonya Yoncheva’s Recital at Staatsoper Berlin Postponed

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(Credit: Victor Santiago) The Staatsoper Unter den Linden has announced that the Liederabend with soprano Sonya Yoncheva has been postponed for the 2022-23 season. Yoncheva was slated to sing music by Henri Duparc, Pauline Viardot-García, Ernest Chausson, Gaetano Donizetti, Léo Delibes, Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Martucci, Paolo Tosti und Giuseppe Verdi alongside pianist Malcolm Martineau. The soprano is scheduled to return {…}

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Nicholas Phan Headlines San Francisco Performances’ ‘The Women’ Series

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San Francisco Performances has announced “The Salon Series: The Women” as curated by tenor Nicholas Phan. As of this writing, casting for this series is mostly to be announced so the listing of these shows will include the voice types that are set to perform alongside Phan. First up, Phan will perform music by Jacquet de la Guerre and Maddalena {…}

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Vittorio Prato, Andrea Mastroni & Sonia Prina Headline Teatro Coccia’s 2021-22 Fall Season

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The Teatro Coccia in Novara, Italy has announced its 2021-22 fall season. The season opens with Mini Opere. The first work that will be presented is “Boccacio Delivery Ovvero la Vendetta di Cisti Fornaio” by Alberto Cara. The production will be directed by Salvatore Sito and conducted by Carlo Emilio Tortarolo. The opera will star Federica Vinci and Andrea Tabili. {…}

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Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León Announces Fall 2021-22 Season

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(Credit: Junta de Castilla y León.) Spain’s Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León has announced the first half of the 2021-22 season from September to December. Karina Demurova and Juan de la Rubia will perform the only vocal concert of the fall season with music by Saint-Saëns and Pauline Viardot-García. Vassily Sinaisky conducts. Performance Dates: Nov. 4-6, 2021 The season {…}

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Loveland Opera Theatre to Present ‘Songs from the Castle’

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Loveland Opera Theatre in Colorado is set to return to the stage with “Songs from the Castle” on July 18. The showcase, which will take place at Foote Lagoon Amphitheater, is free and open to the general public. The performance will feature a wide range of music including opera classics, musical theater favorites, and iconic Disney tunes from such works {…}

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Gregory Kunde, Michael Chioldi, Margorie Owens, Alexandra Loutsion Headline Pittsburgh Festival Opera’s 2021 Season

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The Pittsburgh Festival Opera has announced its 2021 season, which will run between May and December. “Since I began as artistic director here at Pittsburgh Festival Opera, my mantra has been to be visible, viable and victorious — even during a pandemic,” said Marianne Cornetti, artistic director of the Pittsburgh Festival Opera, in a press release. “Because we are still {…}

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Joyce DiDonato, Anna Netrebko, & Louise Alder Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week three of today’s biggest divas release new albums or DVDs. There are also a number of solo projects including a debut album by one of the most exciting baritones of his generation. Here is a look. Winterreise Joyce DiDonato releases her acclaimed version of Schubert’s “Winterreise.” The mezzo noted that the piece is one of “the masterpieces: those {…}

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Loveland Opera Announces New Fall Opera

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Loveland Opera in Colorado has announced changes to its fall season. The company announced that for the health and safety of patrons, artists and staff, the company will replace the production of Lerner and Loewe’s “Brigadoon” planned for October 2021 with Pauline Viardot’s “Cinderella.” The company will produce “Cinderella” from Oct. 22-24 and 29-31, 2021, at Loveland’s historic Rialto Theater. {…}

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Lise Davidsen & Laetitia Grimaldi Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Sonya Yoncheva’s Recital at Staatsoper Berlin Postponed

Nicholas Phan Headlines San Francisco Performances’ ‘The Women’ Series

Vittorio Prato, Andrea Mastroni & Sonia Prina Headline Teatro Coccia’s 2021-22 Fall Season

Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León Announces Fall 2021-22 Season

Loveland Opera Theatre to Present ‘Songs from the Castle’

Gregory Kunde, Michael Chioldi, Margorie Owens, Alexandra Loutsion Headline Pittsburgh Festival Opera’s 2021 Season

Joyce DiDonato, Anna Netrebko, & Louise Alder Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Loveland Opera Announces New Fall Opera