Jonas Kaufmann, Margaret Marshall & Handel Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week audiences will be able to stream a summer concert, a legend’s unreleased recordings, and a world premiere piece. These are the latest albums that OperaWire recommends. Summer Night Concert 2020: Vienna Philharmonic with Valery Gergiev & Jonas Kaufmann Sony Classical will release this year’s Summer Night Concert 2020 with the Vienna Philharmonic, conducted by Valery Gergiev with tenor Jonas Kaufmann as soloist. The concert will {…}

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Teatro la Fenice Announces Salieri, Mozart & Rossini Productions

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The Teatro la Fenice is set to return to traditional operatic productions at the end of October. The company will return to the Teatro Malibran with a new production of “Prima la musica e poi le parole” by Antonio Salieri and “Der Schauspieldirektor”by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The new production will be a collaboration between the Fondazione Teatro La Fenice and {…}

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A New Direction – Mezzo-Soprano Marina Poplavskaya on the Evolution & Relaunching of Her Career

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(Credit: Jenkins Mitch) A few months back, it was erroneously reported by several publications (including this one) that soprano Marina Poplavskaya had officially retired from her career. That was far from the case. While the Russian mezzo-soprano has not been quite as active as she was at the beginning of the 2010s, she is far from finished as a singer. {…}

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Renée Fleming, Bryn Terfel, Alice Coote, Matthias Goerne Headline Riga Jurmala Music Festival

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The Riga Jurmala Music Festival has announced its 2021 program, which will include 20 performances. “Like in previous editions of the Riga Jurmala Music Festival, our 2021 program promises to be exceptional for a number of reasons. Of course, we are extremely grateful to the many artists who were willing to reconfirm their previously announced performances and they will join {…}

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The Pandemic Prevention Plan That Enabled the Salzburg Festival’s 100th Edition to Take Place

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Every year, the Salzburg Festival fascinates with its superhuman efforts to nurture the prosperous cultural life of the city. During the summer they organize and present to the public the full seasonal repertoire of the opera house, drama theater, and concert hall. This year, with the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and the collapse of almost the entire world’s cultural {…}

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Franz Welser-Möst Given Major Award at Salzburg Festival

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(Credit: Julia Wesely) After a performance of “Elektra” on August 17, 2020, conductor Franz Welser-Möst was awarded with the Ruby Festival Brooch at the Salzburg Festival. The award was presented to the conductor on his 60th birthday by Salzburg Festival President Helga Rabl-Stadler. Welser-Möst made his debut with the Festival back on August 29, 1985 in a concert featuring works by {…}

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Anna Netrebko & Yusif Eyvazov Return to the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma

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(Credit: Yasuko Kageyama-Teatro dell’Opera di Roma) On August 6 and 9, Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov will return to the Rome stage in a gala concert entitled “Omaggio a Roma.” The two stars will join forces with maestro Jader Bignamini and the Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma for an evening of music by Giuseppe Verdi, Francesco Cilea, Giacomo Puccini, {…}

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Saioa Hernández, Sonya Yoncheva, Anna Netrebko, Ailyn Pérez & Plácido Domingo Lead Maggio Musicale Fiorentino’s 2020-21 Season

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The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced its 2020-21 season featuring concerts, opera productions, and a star-studded summer festival. For this article, we will only focus on the Italian theater’s operatic and vocal concerts. Season Federico Maria Sardelli conducts a new production of Handel’s “Rinaldo” with Pierluigi Pizzi directing. The cast includes Raffaele Pe in the title role, Leonardo Cortellazzi, Carmela {…}

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Elina Garanča, Ailyn Pérez & Lawrence Brownlee Headline Teatro San Carlo di Napoli’s 2020-21 Season

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(Credit: Chris Singer/ Paul Schirnhofer/DG/ Shervin Lainez) The Teatro San Carlo di Napoli has announced its 2020-21 season which will be the first under superintendent Stéphane Lissner. Opera The season opens with Puccini’s “La Bohème” in a new production by Emma Dante. Selene Zanetti stars as Mimì with Damiana Mizzi as Musetta, Stephen Costello in his house debut as Rodolfo, {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Margaret Marshall & Handel Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Teatro la Fenice Announces Salieri, Mozart & Rossini Productions

A New Direction – Mezzo-Soprano Marina Poplavskaya on the Evolution & Relaunching of Her Career

Renée Fleming, Bryn Terfel, Alice Coote, Matthias Goerne Headline Riga Jurmala Music Festival

The Pandemic Prevention Plan That Enabled the Salzburg Festival’s 100th Edition to Take Place

Franz Welser-Möst Given Major Award at Salzburg Festival

Anna Netrebko & Yusif Eyvazov Return to the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma

Saioa Hernández, Sonya Yoncheva, Anna Netrebko, Ailyn Pérez & Plácido Domingo Lead Maggio Musicale Fiorentino’s 2020-21 Season

Elina Garanča, Ailyn Pérez & Lawrence Brownlee Headline Teatro San Carlo di Napoli’s 2020-21 Season