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Damien Geter, Joelle Lamarre to Headline CSO Music Now’s ‘Night of Song’

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The Chicago Symphony Orchestra will kick off the CSO MusicNow series on March 14, 2022 with a “Night of Song” curated by composer-in-residence Jessie Montgomery. The program will feature the world premiere of “The Bronze Legacy,” a new commission from Damien Geter; a 2018 song cycle by Dale Trumbore; and world premiere arrangements by Ayanna Woods and Shawn Okpebholo. Geter, {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Elīna Garanča, Luca Salsi, Lisette Oropesa, Elena Stikhina, Asmik Grigorian Lead Salzburg Festival’s 2022 Season

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(Credit: Anne Zeuner) The Salzburg Festival has announced its 2022 season, featuring eight operas, concerts, and international opera stars. For the purpose of this article we will focus on the vocal works only. Operas  The season opens with Romeo Castellucci’s production of Béla Bartók’s “Bluebeard’s Castle.” The opera stars Mika Kares and Aušrinė Stundytė in the lead roles, alongside soprano {…}

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Carnegie Hall Launches On-Demand Video Network

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(Credit: Carnegie Hall official website) Carnegie Hall has announced the launch of an on-demand video network entitled Carnegie Hall+ that features recorded performances of classical artists that have appeared at the New York’s venue. The platform will include operas from the Salzburger Festspiele and the Bayreuther Festspiele’s 1979-80 staging of Wagner’s “Der Ring des Nibelungen” that was directed by Patrice {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2021-22 Review: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

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(Credit: Richard Termine) The Metropolitan Opera opened its revival of Wagner’s masterpiece “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg” on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021 to a half-full hall. I don’t usually bring up audience attendance because it is beside the point in terms of artistic merit and the integrity of performances. But given that we live in a “post-pandemic” world, there is no {…}

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Eleonora Buratto, Dmitry Korchak & Maria Agresta Lead Teatro Regio di Torino’s 2022 Season

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The Teatro Regio di Torino has announced its 2022 season. Grigorij Frid’s “Il diario di Anna Frank” will be performed by Shira Patchornik and conducted by Giulio Laguzzi. Anna Maria Bruzzese directs the production. Performance Dates: Jan. 27 & 28, 2022 Dinara Alieva and Maria Teresa Leva lead Puccini’s “La Bohème” with Valentin Dytiuk and Matteo Lippi as Rodolfo. The cast {…}

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The Salzburg Festival Digitizes Recording Archives, Releases Online Collection

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The Salzburg Festival has announced that its archives spanning 80 years is being surveyed and preserved for posterity, with a large part of the collection now available to the public online. The effort comes in collaboration with the Austrian Media Library of the Vienna Museum of Science and Technology. Recordings have been made of previous Salzburg Festival productions since their {…}

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Leo Nucci & Plácido Domingo to be Honored with Bellini d’Oro

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Leo Nucci and Plácido Domingo will be honored with the Bellini d’Oro awards. The award will be given by the Società Catanese Amici della Musica in Taormina, Italy following a performance of Verdi’s “Rigoletto” at the Teatro Greco Antico. The two famed singers are currently collaborating on the work with Nucci singing the title role and Domingo conducting. In a {…}

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Teatro Comunale di Bologna Names New Chorus Master

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The Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Italy has announced a new Chorus Master. The company revealed that Gea Garatti Ansini will succeed Alberto Malazzi, who will conclude his tenure with the company following the August 12 performance of “La Bohème.” Anisni has worked with the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Teatro Massimo Bellini di Catania, Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli, and {…}