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Latvian National Opera 2025 Review: Salome

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(Photo: Agnese Zeltiņa | Files.fm.) I’m not generally given to elaborating on opera plots; preferring for the audience to discover them for themselves, even where the outline of the tale is fairly well known. Alas, I feel somewhat compelled to at least superficially proffer some brief abridgement of “Salome,” if only to illustrate and accentuate the bizarre, outlandish and frequently {…}
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Royal Swedish Opera to Present ‘Eatnama váibmu’

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(Photo credit: Sarah Cooper) The Royal Swedish Opera is set to present the new opera by Britta Byström and Rawdna Carita Eira, “Eatnama váibmu.” The story of “Eatnama váibmu” (“The Heart of the Earth”) is based on the Sámi creation story with its current theme of good and evil, and interaction with nature. The cast features Katarina Leoson, Jan Jakub {…}
Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Artistic Director Arvo Volmer on His Role at The Estonian National Opera

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(Photo: Rasmus Jurkatam) From the beginning, Arvo Volmer’s career has been closely tied with the Estonian National Opera, where he was appointed to his first professional post as its assistant conductor in 1985 and where he conducted his first opera, Händel’s “Alcina.” Since then, he has gone on to establish a successful international career, with a string of appointments, including {…}
Opera Meets Film, Special Features

Opera Meets Film: The Many Dynamics of Max Nosseck’s ‘Overture to Glory’

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The idea that opera is a controversial influence on society is not a new idea per se. Beginning in the early 17th century, the idea of “opera” in its formal meaning began to spread, and by the end of the next century, it had become a seminal part of cosmopolitan life in Baroque (then Classical) Europe. That being said, during the {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Wexford Festival Opera 2024 Review: I Pagliacci

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 (Photo: Pádraig Grant) Each year the Wexford Factory, the festival’s young artist program, produces an opera for the main stage, allowing its participants to gain experience in major roles as well as providing them with the opportunity to play smaller roles in the company’s headline productions. In previous year’s, the Factory’s productions have included successful performances of operas such as {…}
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European Commission Gives Historic Grant to Opera Europa

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The European Commission has renewed its commitment to Opera Europa, the leading network of professional opera and ballet companies, and its flagship streaming platform OperaVision. The European Commission has awarded Opera Europa with a 2,8 million euro grant for four years from 2025 to 2028. This represents the largest grant ever given to Opera Europa since it began its streaming {…}
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Israeli Opera Announces Program Change to 2024-25 Season Due to Ongoing War

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The Israeli Opera has announced a program change for its 2024-25 season. The company said that due to the current situation in Israel, Israeli Opera has dropped plans for its new production of “Peter Grimes” in December. As a result, it will perform a staged version of Britten’s “War Requiem” from Dec. 6 to 13. The Requiem will star Peter {…}
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Magdalena Kuźma Wins Kosciuszko Foundation’s 2024 Marcella Sembrich International Voice Competition

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(Photo credit: Marcin Zurawicz) The Kosciuszko Foundation has announced the winners of its 2024 Marcella Sembrich International Voice Competition. Taking home first place was Polish-American soprano Magdalena Kuźma. She takes home $8,000 and a special performance award offered by the Gerda Lissner Foundation and the Connecticut Lyric Opera. The soprano made her mainstage Met Opera debut in 2023 as Giannetta {…}
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Kosciuszko Foundation Marcella Sembrich International Voice Competition Final Set for October 13, 2024

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The Kosciuszko Foundation will present the final rounds of the KF Marcella Sembrich International Voice Competition on Sunday, Oct. 12-13, 2024. The two-day event will feature 34 singers including Lucy J. Atlus, Annelise R. Burghardt, Michael J. Butler, Adrinelle Chiesa Garcia, Hannah Cho, Ruby Dibble, Meryl P. Dominguez, Alexa K. Frankian, Dorothy A. Gal, Cumhur Gorgun, Michael J. Hawk, Emily {…}

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