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Sonya Yoncheva to Headline Future New Production of ‘Un Ballo in Maschera’ at Metropolitan Opera

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Sonya Yoncheva is set to appear at the Metropolitan Opera in future performances of “Un Ballo in Maschera,” “Medea,” and “Pique Dame.” Per an article by The Associated Press entitled “At top of opera, Yoncheva worries about classical music,” the Bulgarian soprano will be involved in a new production of the Verdi classic as well as revivals of the Tchaikovsky {…}

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Teatro Filarmonico Announces Another Cast Change for New Year’s Eve

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(© Stephen Howard Dillon) The Teatro Filarmonico has announced another cast change for its New Year’s Eve gala. The company noted that Jonathan Tetelman will sing the role of Rodolfo in “La Bohème” replacing Roberto Alagna, who was indisposed and forced to cancel. The news comes days after Aleksandra Kurzak, who was also scheduled to sing, dropped out of the {…}

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Teatro Filarmonico Announces Major Cast Change for New Year’s Eve

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(Credit: Victor Santiago) The Teatro Filarmonico has announced a cast change for its New Year’s Eve gala. The company said that Irina Lungu will replace Aleksandra Kurzak as Mimi in “La Boheme.” This marks the second cancelation for Kurzak this week, who was set to perform on Dec. 23 at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna. Lungu is coming off performances {…}

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Best of 2022: OperaWire’s Staff on the Best Performances of the Year

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It’s that time of the year. A time when we can look forward to what’s to come, but also a moment to reflect on all we’ve experienced. And as has become the tradition here at OperaWire, we have asked our writers to select their choices for the opera performances that truly marveled them in 2022. So without further ado, we’ll {…}

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Artist of the Week: Pietro Spagnoli

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This week, the Donizetti Opera Festival opens its 2022 season featuring three operas including “Chiara e Serafina,” a rarely performed work and one that flopped at its premiere in 1822. However, for its 200th anniversary the Donizetti is bringing the work back with a young cast and veteran buffo bass-baritone Pietro Spagnoli. For the past years, Spagnoli has been in {…}

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Aleksandra Kurzak & Angela Gheorghiu Lead Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Tosca’ Revival

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(Credit: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera) The Metropolitan Opera is set to revive Puccini’s “Tosca” for 15 performances. The production by Sir. David McVicar, which is set to open on Oct. 5 and run through April 15, 2023, will star Aleksandra Kurzak in the first run of performances alongside Michael Fabiano and Roberto Alagna. They will be joined by John Lundgren in {…}

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Sonya Yoncheva Responds to Criticism Over Wiener Staatsoper Cancelation

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Sonya Yoncheva is setting the record straight regarding her illness that caused her to cancel a highly anticipated production of “La Juive” at the Wiener Staatsoper. Following criticism of a picture, she posted on Sept. 7 which showed her in Geneva with the caption “Sunny in Geneva” and looking healthy, the soprano opted to post a photo of herself in {…}