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Artist Profile: Brigitte Fassbaender, From Mezzo To Arts Administrator

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Mezzo Brigitte Fassbaender, born on July 3, 1939, was one singing actress who made a smooth transition to working as an administrator in the opera world. She noted that she actually didn’t fall in love with music initially, but was “obsessed” with the theater and the hopes of becoming an actress. She was the daughter of Sabine Peters, a screen {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

46th Istanbul Music Festival – Review: Joyce DiDonato Brings Bravura & Brilliance To The Bosphorus

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When Dorothy arrived in Oz, she made the memorable comment “Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas any more.” Mega diva Joyce DiDonato’s first glimpse of the superb 6th century church of Aya Irini in the gardens of the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul may well have elicited the same response. The operatic career of the former Joyce Flaherty from Prairie {…}

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‘Carmina Burina’ Returns to Bogotá’s Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo After Popular Demand

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The Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo is set to showcase Carl Orff’s famed “Carmina Burana” on June 21, 22, 23 and 24. Per the company’s official website, the work was brought to the theater in 2013 and was a major hit. Its upcoming revival is the result of popular demand and will feature the joint efforts of the Orquesta {…}

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Marlis Petersen, Max Emanuel Cencic & Christophe Dumaux Headline Theater An Der Wien’s 2018-19 Season

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The Theater an der Wien has announced its 2018-19 season, featuring numerous operas by Weber, Handel, and Tchaikovsky. The season will include a number of productions, concert performances, recitals and chamber operas. Productions Marlis Petersen, David Hansen, Mirella Hagen, Katarina Bradić, Rainer Trost, Florian Köfler, and Tölzer Sängerknabe star in a production of Handel’s “Alcina.” Stefan Gottfried conducts Tatjana Gürbaca’s production. Performance {…}

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Elsa Dreisig Signs With Erato

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Soprano Elsa Dreisig has signed an exclusive recording contract with Erato. The Franco-Danish soprano will release her debut album in October 2018 showcasing dual portraits of opera heroines from Juliette to Salomé. The program will delve into characters explored by more than one composer. Those will include Salomé of Massenet and Richard Strauss, the Manon of Massenet and Puccini, and Gounod’s Juliette illuminated {…}

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Vienna State Opera 2017-18 Review – Capriccio: A Win for the Words When Music Misses The Mark

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Of Richard Strauss’ 15 completed operas, his last opus “Capriccio” is arguably the most abstruse. For a start, it isn’t even called an opera but a “Conversation Piece for Music.” Many Strauss scholars are baffled by this highly cerebral, seemingly escapist bagatelle composed in the midst of the mayhem of World War II. It was as if Strauss and librettist {…}

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Carla Caramujo To Present Mad Scenes At The Teatro Mayor

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The Teatro Mayor will present a recital entitled “Belleza y Locura” featuring soprano Carla Caramujo and Colombian pianist Alejandro Roca. The recital will showcase arias from opera, featuring fragile heroines who end up going mad. The program will feature mad scenes from Thomas’ “Hamlet,” Bellini’s “I Puritani,” and Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermmoor.” The recital will also include three songs by Richard {…}