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Anita Rachvelishvili, Lise Davidsen & Malin Byström Lead Philharmonia Orchestra’s 2020-21 Season

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The Philharmonia Orchestra has announced its 2020-21 season featuring internationally acclaimed guest soloists and recognized conductors. For the purposes of this article, we will only focus on vocal performances. Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts Yuja Wang and the Philharmonia Voices in Beethoven’s “The Creatures of Prometheus” and Scriabin’s Prometheus: The Poem of Fire. Perfomance Date: Sept. 24, 2020 The Philharmonia Orchestra presents Walton’s {…}

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Mariangela Sicilia to Make Wiener Staatsoper Debut in ‘Così fan tutte’

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(Credit: Lorenzo Poli) Soprano Genia Kühmeier has withdrawn from the upcoming new production of Mozart and Da Ponte’s “Così fan tutte” at the Wiener Staatsoper due to the personal reasons, according to an  official statement on the company’s website. As a result, soprano Mariangela Sicilia will perform the role of Fiordiligi in what will be her Wiener Staatsoper debut. Sicilia {…}

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Festival Puccini Di Torre Del Lago Announces New Artistic Director

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Giorgio Battistelli has been named Artistic director of the Festival Puccini di Torre del Lago. Giorgio de Ghingaro, il sindaco di Viareggio, and Maria Laura Simonetti, the president of the Fondazione Festival Pucciniano, announced the news which also revealed that Alberto Veronesi will become music director. In a press Battistelli said, “In this new role that I take charge of {…}

Special Features

Best Of 2019: OperaWire’s Top 11 Singers Of The Year

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(Credit: Catherine Ashmore/Royal Opera – Antoni Bofill/Gran Teatre del Liceu – Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera) As we end the year its time to look back at the past 365-ish days and the big moments that defined 2019. It was a great year for numerous singers who broke-out and for established performers who took their careers in new directions or made important {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Arianna Vendittelli On The Importance & Challenges Of Singing ‘Ermione,’ Interpretation & Career Development

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Arianna Vendittelli’s career is one that most singers would dream of. She has an established reputation in the Mozart, Rossini and baroque repertoire, singing at the highest level in such roles as roles such as Fiordiligi, Zerlina, Cleopatra, Serse, Eurydice and many more. Moreover, she has been guided by such venerated artists as Ottavio Dantone, Riccardo Muti and Alessandro De {…}

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Legendary Mezzo-Soprano Marjana Lipovšek Holds Masterclass In Belgrade

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Legendary mezzo-soprano Marjana Lipovšek and Alfred Burgstaller held a Masterclass for young opera singers in Belgrade on Nov. 14 through 17, with a final concert on Nov. 17. The masterclass by Lipovšek and Burgstaller was organized by Professor Ljubiša Jovanović of the Faculty of Music at the University of Arts in Belgrade while Professor Katarina Jovanović made the final selection {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Sardinian Flavor – Tenor Piero Pretti On Maintaining Vocal Versatility & The Complexity of Pinkerton

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One day, as a 16-year-old, tenor Piero Pretti, was invited by Fabrizio Ruiu to audition for a polyphonic choir. That moment would have tremendous implications for the Sardinian tenor. Not only would Ruiu, a close friend from childhood, become the best man at his wedding, but this audition would change Pretti’s life forever. “I fell in love with it,” he {…}

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Juan Diego Flórez Announces New Verdi Album

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Juan Diego Flórez has announced a new Verdi album. The recording is set for release on Oct. 25, 2019 and will be dedicated entirely to Verdi with arias from “Rigoletto,” “La Traviata,” “Oberto, Conte Di San Bonifacio,” “Attila,” “I Lombardi Alla Prima Crociata,” “I Due Foscari,” “Les Vepres Siciliennes,” and “Ernani.” Flórez will be accompanied The Milan Symophony Orchestra under {…}