Blackwater Valley Opera Festival 2019 Review: Don Pasquale

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On the Blackwater river in Seat East Ireland stands the imposing castle of Lismore, home to the Blackwater Valley Opera Festival. During the first week of June, opera-goers can be seen strolling through its wonderful gardens, partaking of its marvelous dining options, and picnicking in the marquees dotted between its flowerbeds. The surrounding countryside, with its rolling green hills provide {…}

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Q & A: Pinchgut Opera’s Erin Helyard On Winning An International Opera Award & Moving Forward

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Sydney-based Pinchgut Opera became the first Australian company to win an International Opera Award when it was recently awarded best “Rediscovered Work” for Hasse’s 1740 “Artaserse” at this year’s Awards in London. OperaWire talked to the organization’s Artistic Director, Erin Helyard about the company’s beginnings, upcoming projects, and future endeavors. . OperaWire: What is Pinchgut? What is its brief and {…}

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Cecilia Bartoli, Christiane Karg & Philippe Jaroussky Headline Philharmonie Luxembourg’s 2019-20 Season

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Philharmonie Luxembourg has announced its 15th anniversary season. For the purposes of this article, we will focus on vocal performances. The 2019-20 season will kick off with Esa-Pekka Salonen conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra. Soprano Rebecca Nelsen will be featured vocally. The program will include Berg’s “Lulu” Suite and Mahler’s Symphony No. 9. Performance Date: Oct. 3, 2019 William Christie will lead {…}

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Dagmar Schellenberger & Aris Argiris Highlight Theater Chemnitz’ 2019-20 Season

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Theater Chemnitz has announced its 2019-20 opera season. Premieres The season will kick off with Arrigo Boito’s “Mefistofele,” directed by Balázs Kovalik and starring Magnus Piontek in the title role, Cosmin Ifrim as Faust, and Katerina Hebelkova as Margherita/Helena. They will be joined by Siyabonga Maqungo as Wagner/Nero and Sophia Maeno as Marta/Pantalis. Guillermo García Calvo and Jakob Brenner will {…}

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Sean Panikkar, Anne Sofie von Otter & Leonardo Capalbo Lead Komische Oper Berlin’s 2019-20 Season

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Komische Oper Berlin has announced its 2019-20 season. This season will celebrate Dionysus, the forefather and protagonist of Greek theatre, with new productions reflecting the entire spectrum of musical theatre. Chief Director Barrie Kosky comments, “. . . [O]nce we believe in the power of theatre and music, believe in their intoxicating, seductive, physical, emotional, and ultimately community-building impacts, once {…}

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Arizona Opera 2018-19 Review: Le Nozze di Figaro

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With an excellent cast and fine playing from the orchestra under Conductor Dean Williamson, Arizona Opera presented Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro” at Phoenix Symphony Hall on April 5, 2019. Moral High Ground Stage Director Tara Faircloth chose to expand upon the amusing situations in Lorenzo da Ponte’s libretto, so that cast members were often running around the {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2018-19 Review: La Clemenza di Tito

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(Credit: Richard Termine / Met Opera) Mozart’s “La Clemenza di Tito” is undeniably one of his greatest operas. The work certainly has its dramatic challenges, but it is hard to look at the score and find one piece that misses the mark. Every single musical number is vibrant, full of life, and unique in its own way. Not even the {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko & Plácido Domingo Headline Bayerische Staatsoper’s 2019-20 Season

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The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced its 2019-20 season, which is undeniably one of the biggest there is. It includes eight new productions to go along with a plethora of revivals. New Productions Jonas Kaufmann and Marlis Petersen headline a new production of Korngold’s “Die Tote Stadt” with Simon Stone directing. Kirill Petrenko conducts the production which also stars Andrzej Filonczyk, Jennifer Johnston, {…}

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Paris Opera Competition 2019 Review

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On Friday night the house was full and the atmosphere was one of great anticipation for the sixth edition of the Paris Opera Competition at the Theatre des Champs-Elysées in Paris. The event has taken place here every year since its founding in 2010 by the late Pierre Vernes, who died in 2017. Each competition has been held as a {…}

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Blackwater Valley Opera Festival 2019 Review: Don Pasquale

Q & A: Pinchgut Opera’s Erin Helyard On Winning An International Opera Award & Moving Forward

Cecilia Bartoli, Christiane Karg & Philippe Jaroussky Headline Philharmonie Luxembourg’s 2019-20 Season

Dagmar Schellenberger & Aris Argiris Highlight Theater Chemnitz’ 2019-20 Season

Sean Panikkar, Anne Sofie von Otter & Leonardo Capalbo Lead Komische Oper Berlin’s 2019-20 Season

Arizona Opera 2018-19 Review: Le Nozze di Figaro

Metropolitan Opera 2018-19 Review: La Clemenza di Tito

Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko & Plácido Domingo Headline Bayerische Staatsoper’s 2019-20 Season

Paris Opera Competition 2019 Review