Palau de les Arts 2019-20 Review: Elektra

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(Credit: Miguel Lorenzo / Mikel Ponce) Richard Strauss’ “Elektra,” one of the most audacious and darkest operas in the entire repertory, is a massive undertaking for any opera company. In the case of the Palau de Les Arts, the Robert Carsen production of the gripping opera was presented with great intensity further amplified by the appearance of Irene Theorin in {…}

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Vienna State Opera Live Stream: Lise Lindstrom, Waltraud Meier to Star in ‘Salome’

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(Credit: Rosie Hardie) The Vienna State Opera will live stream Richard Strauss’ “Salome” on Jan. 24, 2020. Taking on the title role will be Lise Lindstrom with Waltraud Meier as her mother Herodias and Herwig Pecoraro as the villainous Herodes. As Jochanaan, audiences will see Michael Volle. Mikko Franck is set to conduct the production directed by Boleslaw Barlog. The {…}

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Vida Miknevičiūtė To Headline Victorian Opera’s New ‘Salome’

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(Credit: Marius Vepsta) Victorian Opera is set to present a new production of Richard Strauss’ “Salome” starting on Feb. 22, 2020 at the Palais Theatre, St. Kilda. The opera, which will feature additional showcases on Feb. 25 and 27, will star Lithuanian soprano Vida Miknevičiūtė in her role debut as the title heroine. She will be joined by Daniel Sumegi {…}

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Jennifer Holloway to Highlight Atlanta Opera’s New ‘Salome’

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(Credit: Arielle Doneson) The Atlanta Opera is set to premiere Tomer Zvulun’s new production of “Salome” on Jan. 25, 2020. The work will star Jennifer Holloway in her U.S. title role debut with Arthur Fagen conducting. Holloway has turned “Salome” into one of her signature roles, performing it in Dreseden, Mannheim, Leipzig, Bilbao, and England’s Opera North. Nathan Berg will {…}

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Riccardo Frizza To Conduct Hungarian Radio Symphony & The Orchestra Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

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The Italian conductor Riccardo Frizza will begin the year with two symphonic programs in Hungary and Italy. On Jan. 15, Frizza will conduct the Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in a program dedicated to Richard Strauss. The program will include Vier letzte Lieder sung by soprano Andrea Rost as well as the final scene of “Der Rosenkavalier.” Rost will be joined {…}

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Angel Blue To Perform Recital At The Dallas Opera

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(Credit: Courtesy of Dallas Opera) The Dallas Opera will present Angel Blue in the Robert E. and Jean Ann Titus Art Song Recital. The soprano will be accompanied by renowned South African pianist James Baillieu on Jan. 26, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. in Moody Performance Hall at the AT&T Performing Arts Center, Dallas, Texas. Blue will perform a recital program {…}

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Park Avenue Concert Series 2019 Review: Frederick Schlick, Mariana Barbosa, Natalia Strzelecka, & Amelia Burshe

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On December 21, 2019, the Eurasia Festival presented the second concert of its Park Avenue Concert Series. Held at the organization’s new location of the Eurasia Cultural Center, this series gives performance opportunities to students of the “Azatt Sessions,” a series of classes taught by director Mark Verzatt and Eurasia Festival President and pianist, Aza Sydykov. A Tenor Opens Opening {…}

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Numi Opera 2019 Review: Der Ring des Polykrates

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(credit:Philicia Endelman) For the second opera in their inaugural season, Los Angeles company Numi Opera presented Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s rarely-performed one-act comedy “Der Ring des Polykrates” at Zipper Hall at the Colburn School. Numi Opera, formed by Gail R Gordon, is dedicated to works by composers whose voices have been silenced, in particular by Hitler whose rise in the 1930s {…}

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Premiere Opera Foundation & NYIOP 2019 International Vocal Competition Review: Finals Concert

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Saturday, December 7, 2019, saw the finals concert of Premiere Opera Foundation and NYIOP’s International Vocal Competition. The 20 finalists gathered in the resonant First Christian Science Church to share their artistic gifts before a live audience and a panel of distinguished judges, including Paul Hopper of the Metropolitan Opera, Gerald Martin Moore of the Glyndebourne Festival, Pamela Walsh of {…}

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Palau de les Arts 2019-20 Review: Elektra

Vienna State Opera Live Stream: Lise Lindstrom, Waltraud Meier to Star in ‘Salome’

Vida Miknevičiūtė To Headline Victorian Opera’s New ‘Salome’

Jennifer Holloway to Highlight Atlanta Opera’s New ‘Salome’

Riccardo Frizza To Conduct Hungarian Radio Symphony & The Orchestra Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Angel Blue To Perform Recital At The Dallas Opera

Park Avenue Concert Series 2019 Review: Frederick Schlick, Mariana Barbosa, Natalia Strzelecka, & Amelia Burshe

Numi Opera 2019 Review: Der Ring des Polykrates

Premiere Opera Foundation & NYIOP 2019 International Vocal Competition Review: Finals Concert