Putin Names Ildar Abdrazakov People’s Artist of Russia

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Ildar Abdrazakov has been named People’s Artist of Russia, the highest honor for a Russian musician and further showing his support for Putin. The Putin supporter took to social media posting a picture of himself with Putin stating, “Dear friends! I have good news to share. Today by the decree of the President of the Russian Federation I have been {…}

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Q & A: Alexander Shelley & Joel Ivany on What Makes Opera a Vital Part of Canada’s Vibrant Culture

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(Photo: Alexander Shelley © Rémi Thériault / Joel Ivany © Taylor Long) OperaWire recently attended Canada’s National Arts Centre (NAC) for their National Arts Centre Orchestra (NACO) semi-staged production of Puccini’s “Tosca.” The day after their opening night performance, OperaWire was invited to sit down with the Music Director and Conductor of NACO, Alexander Shelley, and the Artistic Director of Edmonton {…}

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Riccardo Muti & Putin Supporter Ildar Abdrazakov Reteam For ‘Simon Boccanegra’ in Japan

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Riccardo Muti will continue his relationship with Putin supporter Ildar Abdrazakov when he conducts “Simon Boccanegra” in September in Japan. The concerts, which will take place on Sept. 13 and 15, 2025 as part of the Spring festival in Tokyo, will feature Abdrazakov alongside George Petean, Iwona Sobotka, and Piero Pretti. The performance marks the latest collaboration between Muti and {…}

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Italian Politicians Divided Over Valery Gergiev’s Italian Performance

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Italian Politicians are divided over Valery Gergiev’s return to conducting in Italy. The concert, which is set to be held on July 27 at the Reggia di Caserta, has been met with criticism and support because the festival in which Gergiev is performing is being bankrolled by the European Union. According to The New York Times, its funding flows, via {…}

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Andreas Scholl, Doubravka Novotná, Valer Sabadus Headline National Moravian-Silesian Theatre’s ‘Giulio Cesar in Egitto’

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The National Moravian-Silesian Theatre is set to present “Giulio Cesare in Egitto” this summer. First up is a series of performances at the Antonín Dvořák Theatre starting on June 19, with subsequent shows set for June 21-26. Then the production heads to the Znojmo Music Festival from July 10-13, 2025. The cast stars Andreas Scholl, Valer Sabadus, Franko Klisović, Doubravka Novotná, {…}

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Purchase Opera to Present ‘L’Incoronazione di Poppea’

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Purchase College Opera is set to present Monteverdi’s “L’Incoronazione di Poppea” this April. There will be two casts. As Poppea, audiences will see either Zoe Brooks or Sophia Orrico. Their Nerones include Brigid Mack and James Hernandez, while the alternating Ottone interpreters include Theodore Perringtonn and Jonathan Mildner. Beyoncé Zabrano and Brigid Mack will alternate as Ottavia while Brandon Roque {…}

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In Less Than Five Minutes, Get To Know – Tenor Jorge Navarro Colorado

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(Photo: Alciro Theodoro Da Silva) At the end of February, start of March this year, the Badisches Staatstheater, Karlsruhe is presenting a Händel festival, which includes productions of “Rinaldo,” and “Siroe, Re di Persia,” among many other events. During a recent performance of “Il Ritorno di Ulisse in Patria” in Ravenna, OperaWire met up with Spanish tenor Jorge Navarro Colorado, {…}

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Putin Loyalists Ildar Abdrazakov & Hibla Gerzmava Scheduled to Perform in Belgrade

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Putin Loyalists Hibla Gerzmava and Ildar Abdrazakov are set to perform in Belgrade in February 2025. In a press release regarding the grand exhibition “Peter the Great and the Balkans” as part of the “Days of the Hermitage” event, it was announced that the two singers would be performing at the National Theatre in Belgrade in an evening entitled “Stars {…}

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Q & A: Italian Baritone Bruno Taddia On His Role as Licinius in Spontini’s ‘La Vestale’

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(Photo: Matilde Fassò) Italian baritone Bruno Taddia is embarking on his most challenging role yet as Licinius in Gaspare Spontini’s “La Vestale,” with libretto by Étienne de Jouy, for the Pergolesi Spontini Festival in Jesi. OperaWire dives headfirst into asking Taddia all about how he connects with this role and what it means to him as he performs for this {…}

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Putin Names Ildar Abdrazakov People’s Artist of Russia

Q & A: Alexander Shelley & Joel Ivany on What Makes Opera a Vital Part of Canada’s Vibrant Culture

Riccardo Muti & Putin Supporter Ildar Abdrazakov Reteam For ‘Simon Boccanegra’ in Japan

Italian Politicians Divided Over Valery Gergiev’s Italian Performance

Andreas Scholl, Doubravka Novotná, Valer Sabadus Headline National Moravian-Silesian Theatre’s ‘Giulio Cesar in Egitto’

Purchase Opera to Present ‘L’Incoronazione di Poppea’

In Less Than Five Minutes, Get To Know – Tenor Jorge Navarro Colorado

Putin Loyalists Ildar Abdrazakov & Hibla Gerzmava Scheduled to Perform in Belgrade

Q & A: Italian Baritone Bruno Taddia On His Role as Licinius in Spontini’s ‘La Vestale’