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Piotr Beczala to Sing ‘Parsifal’ at Bayreuth Festival

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(Credit: Johannes Ifkovits) Piotr Beczala has revealed he will sing Wagner’s “Parsifal” at the Bayreuth Festival in 2022. In an interview with Platea Magazine, the tenor revealed that he will make his role debut in 2022 first in a concert version with the Cleveland Orchestra under Franz Welser-Möst and then in Bayreuth with Anja Harteros and Ludovic Tézier. The tenor {…}

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Artist of the Week: Roberto Alagna & Aleksandra Kurzak

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(Credit: Teatro Massimo di Palermo) Opera in Europe continues to flourish with performances around Italy bringing mass audiences and acclaimed singers in some of their signature roles. This week the Teatro Massimo di Palmero opened its “Cavalleria Rusticana” with Aleksandra Kurzak making her role debut as Santuzza and Roberto Alagna in his signature Turiddu. It is a big week for {…}

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Corinne Winters Cancels Performance Of ‘Halka’

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(Credit: Monika Rittershaus) Corinne Winters has canceled the Dec. 22, 2019 performance of Moniuszko’s “Halka” at the Theater an der Wien. The soprano stated via social media, “Vienna friends: I’ve been hit badly with the norovirus stomach bug and must cancel my performance of ‘Halka’ tonight. Thank you for understanding and see you on the 29th for our next show!” {…}

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Bayerische Staatsoper Announces Two Major Cast Changes

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The Bayerische Staatsoper announced two major cast changes for two different productions. The first cast will be seen in “Der Rosenkavalier.” Anna Prohaska will fill in as Sophie joining Angela Brower, Peter Rose, and Adrienne Pieczonka in the final performance of the season. Meanwhile, Leonardo Caimi will replace Bryan Hymel in “Les Vêpres Siciliennes.” Caimi heroically sang the final act backstage {…}

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Leonardo Caimi Replaces Bryan Hymel In Munich

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Bryan Hymel has canceled his second performance of Verdi’s “Les Vêpres Siciliennes.” The Bayerische Staatsoper announced via Twitter that due to illness Hymel would not be able to perform. As a result, Leonardo Caimi will fill-in as Henri singing his first fully staged performance of the work in Munich. During the opening night performance of the production, Hymel lost his {…}

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Leonardo Caimi Makes Heroic Cameo In Opening Of ‘Les Vêpres Siciliennes’ At The Bayerische Staatsoper

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The Bayerische Staatsoper announced that during Act five of its premiere performance of Verdi’s “Les Vêpres Siciliennes” tenor Bryan Terfel was substituted by tenor Leonardo Caimi. According to the company, while Hymel acted the role, Caimi sang backstage. According to reports, Hymel suffered a bad cough that impeded him from being able to finish singing the performance. Caimi recently performed “Les {…}

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Festival d’Aix-En-Provence Announce 2018 Season

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The Festival d’Aix-en-Provence has announced its 70th anniversary season. This season the company will present six full-scale opera productions with a number of international artists from July 4 to July 24, 2018. Among those productions are two new world premieres. The first “Orfeo & Majnun,” which opens on June 24. The opera will be sung in English, French, and Arabic by {…}

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Piotr Beczala Announces Moniuszko’s ‘Halka’ For Theater an der Wien In 2019

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Piotr Beczala has announced that the Theater an der Wien will present Stanislaw Moniuszko’s “Halka” in 2019. He announced that the performance will be conducted by Łukasz Borowicz and will be directed by Mariusz Treliński with the stage designed by Boris Kudlicka. Written in 1847, the opera is rarely performed in the U.S., but it is part of the canon of Polish national {…}

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Q & A: Julia Muzychenko-Greenhalgh on Her Work as Juliette for Teatro Real’s ‘Roméo et Juliette’ & Her Dream Roles

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Today’s guest is soprano Julia Muzychenko-Greenhalgh, a representative of a new generation of opera artists and the winner of numerous prestigious international competitions, including First Prize and the Audience Award at Ópera de Tenerife in Spain, as well as the Grand Prix at the Jacques Offenbach International Competition and the Verdi Voices Competition. She is currently appearing as Juliette at {…}