Jonas Kaufmann Kicks Off Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Live in Concert’ Series

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(© Gregor Hohenberg / Sony Classical) Famed tenor Jonas Kaufmann is set to kick off the Metropolitan Opera’s “Met Stars Live in Concert” series on July 18, 2020. The event, which will kick off at 1 p.m. ET, will feature the opera superstar live from the Polling Abbey located in the countryside outside Munich, Germany. Kaufmann will perform a wide {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko, Renée Fleming, Angel Blue, Joyce DiDonato Headline Metropolitan Opera’s International Pay-Per-View Series

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced a new pay-per-view series “Met Stars Live in Concert” featuring opera’s greatest stars from around the world. The concert series, which was announced via a Zoom press conference, will consist of 12 live performances starting on July 18 and running through December. “This new initiative is intended to create live performance opportunities for our artists {…}

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Teresa Stratas, José Carreras, Lawrence Brownlee, Plácido Domingo, Renata Scotto Headline Week 18 of Metropolitan Opera Nightly Streams

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced week 18 of its Nightly Streams. This week’s edition will feature such opera stars as Kristine Opolais, Plácido Domingo, Roberto Alagna, José Carreras, Maria Guleghina, Peter Mattei, Elina Garanca, Lawrence Brownlee, Renata Scotto, and Teresa Stratas. Monday, July 13 – Puccini’s “Manon Lescaut” Starring Kristine Opolais, Roberto Alagna, Massimo Cavalletti, and Brindley Sherratt, conducted by {…}

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Anna Netrebko & Yusif Eyvazov to Perform in Teatro Massimo’s Summer Festival

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(Credit: Julian Hargreaves) The Teatro Massimo di Palermo has announced that Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov will perform in the company’s “Sotto una Nuova Luce” summer festival. The two superstars will perform on August 12, 2020 and will showcase works by Verdi, Cilea, Dvořák, Giordano, and Bizet. Michelangelo Mazza will conduct the performance, which is scheduled to be held at {…}

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Luciano Pavarotti, Kathleen Battle, Joyce DiDonato, Sonya Yoncheva Headline Week 15 of Metropolitan Opera’s Nightly Streams

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(Credit: Metropolitan Opera) The Metropolitan Opera has announced Week 15 of its streaming service, which includes performances by such superstars as Sonya Yoncheva, Kathleen Battle, Luciano Pavarotti, Roberto Alagna, and Joyce DiDonato among others. Here is a full breakdown. Monday, June 22 – Verdi’s La Traviata Starring Sonya Yoncheva, Michael Fabiano, and Thomas Hampson, conducted by Nicola Luisotti. From March 11, 2017. {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Frederick Ballentine, Sonya Yoncheva, Metropolitan Opera At-Home Gala Among Top 10 Operas To Stream This Week

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(Credit: Dario Acosta / Vienna State Opera) Let’s kick this off with arguably the most essential streaming from around the opera world that you can engage with this week. Several of opera’s prominent black artists have been very outspoken in recent weeks about the issue of racial injustice that has taken hold of the international conversation, and many others have {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2020-21 Season To Start on Dec. 31 With Only One New Production, February Performances

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(Credit: Jonathan Tichler / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera has announced that it will open the 2020-21 season on Dec. 31, 2020 with a revised program. The season will open with a special gala performance. Details will be unveiled at later date. Meanwhile, most new productions will be rescheduled for future seasons with such works as “Die Zauberflöte” and “Don {…}

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Plácido Domingo, Jonas Kaufmann, Anja Harteros, Angela Gheorghiu, Dmitri Hvorostovsky Headline Vienna State Opera’s Star-Studded Streaming Slate for June 2020

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(Credit: Gregor Hohenberg / Marius Baragan / Pavel Vaan & Leonid Semenyuk) The Vienna State Opera has announced its streaming slate for the month of June. Here is a rundown of the opera performances audiences can check on the company’s official website. June 1 – Die Frau Ohne Schatten Performance of Oct. 18, 2019 starring Stephen Gould, Camilla Nylund, Mihoko {…}

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Plácido Domingo, Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Sonya Yoncheva Headline Arena di Verona’s 2021 Season

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The Arena di Verona has announced its 2021 season, which will feature several notable performances with some of opera’s greatest stars. It all kicks off with a 150th anniversary celebration of the 1871 world premiere of Verdi’s “Aida.” The opera will be conducted by Riccardo Muti with Sonya Yoncheva in the title role alongside Francesco Meli, Riccardo Zanellato, Luca Salsi, {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann Kicks Off Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Live in Concert’ Series

Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko, Renée Fleming, Angel Blue, Joyce DiDonato Headline Metropolitan Opera’s International Pay-Per-View Series

Teresa Stratas, José Carreras, Lawrence Brownlee, Plácido Domingo, Renata Scotto Headline Week 18 of Metropolitan Opera Nightly Streams

Anna Netrebko & Yusif Eyvazov to Perform in Teatro Massimo’s Summer Festival

Luciano Pavarotti, Kathleen Battle, Joyce DiDonato, Sonya Yoncheva Headline Week 15 of Metropolitan Opera’s Nightly Streams

Jonas Kaufmann, Frederick Ballentine, Sonya Yoncheva, Metropolitan Opera At-Home Gala Among Top 10 Operas To Stream This Week

Metropolitan Opera 2020-21 Season To Start on Dec. 31 With Only One New Production, February Performances

Plácido Domingo, Jonas Kaufmann, Anja Harteros, Angela Gheorghiu, Dmitri Hvorostovsky Headline Vienna State Opera’s Star-Studded Streaming Slate for June 2020

Plácido Domingo, Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Sonya Yoncheva Headline Arena di Verona’s 2021 Season