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Claudia Boyle, Konu Kim, Giorgi Manoshvili, Na’ama Goldman, Jade Phoenix Headline Wexford Festival Opera’s 2023 Season

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The Wexford Festival Opera has announced its 2023 season which will include 70 events across 13 days. Entitled “Women and War,” the season will kick off with three mainstage opera productions. First up is Donizetti’s “Zoraida di Granato” starring Claudia Boyle and  Konu Kim. Bruno Ravella directs with Diego Ceretta conducting. The production will be presented in a co-production with {…}
Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Jade Phoenix on her Experience with Wexford Festival Opera’s Factory & on her Debut as Giulietta

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One of the successes of this year’s Wexford Festival Opera was undoubtedly the Wexford Factory, a program of masterclasses introduced by the festival’s artistic director Rosetta Cucchi aimed at developing young talent. The participants are also given the opportunity to sing in an opera on the main stage during the afternoon, replacing the 60 to 90 minute opera short productions, {…}
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‘The Phoenix,’ ‘Götterdämmerung’ Among Top 5 Operas To See This Weekend – North America (4/26-28)

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It seems like this is the weekend of the year. While the entire planet is engaged with the cinematic event of the decade (Marvel’s “Avengers: Endgame”), opera companies from around the continent are lining up some of their most exciting productions. As a result, this was one of the most challenging lists to create in quite some time. But we {…}
News, Season Announcement

Arizona Opera Announces 2026-27 Season

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The Arizona Opera has announced its 2026-27 season. “This season reflects everything Arizona Opera stands for right now — artistic excellence, collaboration, accessibility, and investment in the future of opera and our community,” said Brian DeMaris, General Director of Arizona Opera, per an official press release. “We’re telling great stories, connecting our community, welcoming new audiences and recommitting to the {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Irish National Opera 2025-26 Review: The Cunning Little Vixen

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(Photo: Ruth Medjber) Irish National Opera’s production of Janacek’s “The Cunning Little Vixen” proved to be a valid, yet commonplace, sentimental, child-centered reading, which unfortunately failed to delve below the surface narrative, although this was not the intention of its director, Sophie Motley. The Director’s Ideas Fail to Translate into Practice In her program notes, Motley explained that her aim {…}
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Phoenix Symphony Announces 2025 Holiday Slate

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The Phoenix Symphony unveiled its holiday 2025 slate. Here are the vocal performances on offer. Guest conductor Lawrence Loh leads the orchestra and the Phoenix Symphony Chorus for a “Holiday Pops Spectacular.” Performance Dates: Dec. 5 – 7, 2025 Händel’s “Messiah” gets a few performances. Tyson Deaton conducts the ensemble. Performance Dates: Dec. 11 – 14, 2025 Read Related Stories The Phoenix {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Wexford Festival Opera 2025 Review: Le Trouvère

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(Photo: Padraig Grant) Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” premiered at Rome’s Teatro Apollo in 1853 and proved to be an immediate box office success that led to further productions across Italy, Europe, and the Americas. Following its Parisian premiere at the Théâtre Italien in 1854, Verdi was commissioned to adapt it for a production at the city’s Opéra, which required changes to {…}
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The Phoenix Symphony Receives Major Gift From Oliver & Sharon Harper

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The Phoenix Symphony has received a $1 million investment from Dr. Oliver and Sharon Harper. The gift establishes the Oliver & Sharon Harper Family Legacy for Music Excellence and aims to sustain the Symphony’s mission and strengthen its role as a leading cultural institution in Phoenix and across Arizona. “The Phoenix Symphony is part of the heart and soul of {…}
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Salome Jicia, Sinéad Campbell Wallace, Celine Byrne & Mario Chang Lead Irish National Opera’s 2025-26 Season

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The Irish National Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. The season opens with a darkly comic new opera, “MARS,” a commissioned work from Jennifer Walshe and Mark O’Connell. The work will star sopranos Nina Guo and Jade Phoenix, and mezzo-sopranos Doreen Curran and Sarah Richmond. Performance Dates: July 25–27 & August 7–9, 2025. The company will present “Viva Verdi, Viva Wagner” with Irish soprano Sinéad Campbell Wallace, US {…}

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