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Jonas Kaufmann, Diana Damrau, Sonya Yoncheva, Ludovic Tézier Headline Les Grands Voix Les Grands Solistes April 2022 Slate

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Les Grands Voix Les Grands Solistes has announced its April slate, which includes four unique star-laden performances. First up will be “Hymne à l’Amour” at the Philharmonie de Paris. Diana Damrau and Jonas Kaufmann will be joined by Helmut Deutsch as they take on music by Schumann and Brahms. Performance Date: April 3, 2022 That will be followed up with {…}

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Wiener Staatsoper Announces Cast Change for ‘Anna Bolena’

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(Credit: Fay Fox) The Wiener Staatsoper has announced a cast change for its upcoming performance of “Anna Bolena.” The company noted that Nicholas Brownlee will sing the role of Enrico VIII in the performance on Feb. 12 replacing Erwin Schrott. Brownlee recently at the Wiener Staatsoper and the Metropolitan Opera in productions of “La Bohème” and was also seen at {…}

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Teatro San Carlo Announces Cast Change for ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’

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The Teatro San Carlo di Napoli has announced a cast change for its performance of “Lucia di Lammermoor” on Jan. 21. The company noted that Nadine Sierra will be replaced in the role of Lucia by Jessica Pratt for the performance. Pratt is one of the most acclaimed Lucias of her generation having sung the role more than 100 times at {…}

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Michael Fabiano, Julia Bullock, Karah Son, Pretty Yende, Nina Stemme Headline San Francisco Opera’s Centennial 2022-23 Season

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San Francisco Opera has announced its 2022-23 season, which represents the 100th anniversary of the organization. To that effect, the company will aim to honor its history as just the third American opera company to ever reach the centennial milestone. The season will kick off with an “Opera Ball – The Centennial Celebration” which will feature such performers as Nadine {…}

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Teatro San Carlo di Napoli Postpones ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’ Opening Due to COVID-19

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The Teatro San Carlo di Napoli has postponed the premiere of “Lucia di Lammermoor.” The company announced that the latest developments with the pandemic have forced the company to postpone the first presentation from Jan. 15 to Jan. 18. As a result, ticket holders for Jan. 15 will be transferred to Jan. 18 while ticket holders for Jan. 18 will {…}

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Oper Frankfurt Announces Cast Change for ‘Carmen’

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(Credit: © Felix Grünschloss) The Oper Frankfurt has announced that tenor Jean-François Borras will not be appearing in the role of Don José in Bizet’s “Carmen” for the performance on Dec. 31, 2021 due to illness. The tenor previously tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the premiere of Charles Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette” at the Opéra Comique on Dec. 13, {…}

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Perrine Madoeuf Replaces Julie Fuchs in ‘Roméo et Juliette’ as COVID-19 Outbreak Plagues Opéra Comique

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(Credit: Delage Artists official website) Opéra Comique in Paris has announced that soprano Perrine Madoeuf has replaced French soprano Julie Fuchs for the production of Gounod’s “Romeo et Juliette” as COVID-19 outbreak has erupted in the opera house. Tenor Pene Pati was previously announced as a replacement for Jean-François Borras. Pati and Madoeuf join a cast that includes Patrick Bolleire, {…}

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Michael Spyres, Golda Schultz, Sabine Devieilhe & Emily D’Angelo Lead Festival D’Aix-En-Provence’s 2022 Season

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The Festival D’Aix-En-Provence has announced its 2022 slate featuring a varied repertoire and international stars. The festival will begin on July 4 and is set to run through July 23, 2022. Here is a look at the upcoming season: Mahler’s “Resurrection” will be conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen in a production by Romeo Castellucci. Golda Schultz and Marianne Crebassa star. Performance {…}

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Opéra de Paris Announces Cast Changes for ‘L’Elisir d’Amore’

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Opéra de Paris has announced cast changes for its production of Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore.” The company noted that Sydney Mancasola is currently ill and will not be able to sing the performances on Oct. 16, 21, 24, and 27, 2021. As a result, the role of Adina will be performed by Mané Galoyan on October, 16, Pretty Yende on October {…}