Deutsche Oper Berlin 2019-20 Review: Le Prophète

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(Credit: Deutsche Oper Berlin/Bettina Stöß) When Giacomo Meyerbeer died on May 2 in 1864 in Paris, he was one of the most performed composers of his time. However, in Berlin, where he was dubbed “the greatest Berlin composer,” Meyerbeer’s operas were seldom performed. And in the years since his death, his work has never quite managed to find a foothold {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Opéra National de Paris 2019-20 Review: Les Contes d’Hoffmann

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(Credit: Guergana Damianova / Opera de Paris) Attending a French opera in Paris is always a remarkable experience; in this case, as the conductor and most of the cast were French you get a special taste of French style and diction that is difficult to find anywhere else. On this occasion, the Paris Opera mounted Robert Carsen’s famed production of {…}

Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Opera In the Big Easy – New Orleans Opera Association Robert Lyall On Developing The City’s Rich Operatic Tradition

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(Credit: Brittney Werner) If you visit New Orleans today, you can pop into the Napoleon House, the supposed location in which the former emperor would live out his days in North America. The music that you’ll hear while sipping your Pimm’s Cup in the 200-year-old house-turned-bar is classical. Beethoven’s “Eroica” symphony is on repeat, after all, the maestro wrote it {…}

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‘Another Brick in the Wall: The Opera’ To Have Its Toronto Premiere

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Montreal’s Productions Opéra Concept MP will soon present the Toronto premiere of Julien Bilodeau’s “Another Brick in the Wall: The Opera.” Performances will be held at Meridian Hall (formerly Sony Centre) from Nov. 13 – 23, 2019. The opera, described in the press release as a “lyrical exploration of alienation, abandonment, and isolation — as symbolized by a wall,” will {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q A: Serena Sáenz On The International Opera Studio, Dancing, & Her Fitness Routine

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(Credit: Maxine Robertson) Young Spanish soprano Serena Sáenz is currently a member of International Opera Studio in Berlin at the Staatsoper unter der Linden where she is currently performing roles of Pamina and Papagena in Mozart’s opera “The Magic Flute,” she has debuted in “Siegfried”as Der Waldvogel. She is also preparing roles of Zerlina in “Don Giovanni,” Frasquita in “Carmen,” {…}

News

Opus Klassik Announces 2019 Award Nominees

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Opus Klassik and Idagio have announced the nominees of the 2019 Opus Klassik Awards. Here you will find the nominees for categories related to opera. Nominees for Category 1 | Sängerin des Jahres (Singer of the Year – Women) include: Tora Augestad for “Portraying Passion – Works by Weill/Paus/Ives;” Emoke Baráth for “Voglio Cantar;” Cecilia Bartoli for “Antonio Vivaldi;” Maria {…}

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Mercury Opera To Present ‘Carmen’ In 5 Locations Throughout Alberta

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Mercury Opera is set to showcase Bizet’s “Carmen” in five different locations across Alberta, Canada this August. The opera will star Puerto Rican mezzo Laura Virella with Boris Derow and Jeffrey Strand alternating as Don José and El Dancairo. Jorge Luis Trabanco will be Escamillo. Other cast members include Elise Noyes, Dacia Gramlick, Sandra Flores Strand, Martin Galba, Alia Amad, {…}

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Opéra Grand Avignon Announces Its 2019-20 Season

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Opéra Grand Avignon has announced its 2019-20 season. Opera The opera season will kick off with a new production o Offenbach’s “La Périchole,” directed by Eric Chevalier. Marie Karall stars in the title role, alongside Pierre Derhet as Piquillo, Philippe Ermelier as Viceroy of Peru, Enguerrand de Hys as Don Pedro of Panatellas, and Ugo Rabec as Don Pedro of {…}

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Tom Randle, Hilary Summers & Andrew Watts Lead Dartington International Summer School & Festival’s 2019 Season

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Dartington International Summer School & Festival has announced its 2019 concert program. The festival will take place from July 27 – August 24, 2019. In her fifth and final year as Artistic Director, Joanna MacGregor “is gifting Dartington audiences a personal and intimate series of performances” featuring composers and music that she has found “profoundly influential.” For the purposes of {…}

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Deutsche Oper Berlin 2019-20 Review: Le Prophète

Opéra National de Paris 2019-20 Review: Les Contes d’Hoffmann

Opera In the Big Easy – New Orleans Opera Association Robert Lyall On Developing The City’s Rich Operatic Tradition

‘Another Brick in the Wall: The Opera’ To Have Its Toronto Premiere

Q A: Serena Sáenz On The International Opera Studio, Dancing, & Her Fitness Routine

Opus Klassik Announces 2019 Award Nominees

Mercury Opera To Present ‘Carmen’ In 5 Locations Throughout Alberta

Opéra Grand Avignon Announces Its 2019-20 Season

Tom Randle, Hilary Summers & Andrew Watts Lead Dartington International Summer School & Festival’s 2019 Season