Paul McCartney, Elliot Madore & Gilda Fiume Lead Cincinnati Opera’s 2024 Season

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Cincinnati Opera has announced its 2024 Summer Festival, which will take place from June 13 to July 27, 2024. The season opens with Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” which will star Elliot Madore, Jessica Faselt, Jessica Rivera, Aaron Blake, Christian Pursell, Erin Keesy, Joseph Parrish, and bass Patrick Guetti. Alison Moritz directs and Dame Jane Glover conducts. Performance Dates: June 13 & 15, 2024 Vderi’s {…}

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Teatro Comunale di Bologna Announces Cast Change for ‘Vier Letzte Lieder’

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The Teatro Comunale di Bologna has announced a cast change for its Dec. 23 concert. The company revealed that Vanessa Goikoetxea will replace Aleksandra Kurzak in “Vier Letzte Lieder.” Riccardo Frizza will conduct the evening, which will also include a performance of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 in e minor. Goikoetxea’s performance will mark her debut at the Teatro Comunale. She {…}

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Anna Netrebko’s Management Speaks Out Regarding AP Corrections on Keri-Lynn Wilson’s Teatro Colon Statements

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Following Keri-Lynn Wilson’s statements to the associated press regarding her upcoming performances at the Teatro Colon, Anna Netrebko’s management is speaking out. In an interview with the Associated Press, Wilson said that she had refused to perform with Netrebko because of the singer’s refusal to condemn Vladimir Putin for the invasion of Ukraine. The interview also noted that Wilson would {…}

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Anousha Nazeri, André Schuen & Mozart Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week opera lovers will get to see new releases by up-and-coming singers, a rarely performed opera and not just one but two recordings of the same opera. Here is a look. The Arching Path In a Circle Records releases composer Christopher Cerrone’s latest album, a follow-up to Cerrone’s 2019 GRAMMY-nominated “The Pieces that Fall to Earth.” The new album {…}

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Marie-Dominique Ryckmanns Highlights Broadcast of ‘Weiße Rose’ From Staatsoper Hamburg

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( Credits: Stefanie Giesder Fotografie) The Staatsoper Hamburg has announced that Udo Zimmermann and Wolfgang Willaschek ‘s chamber opera “Weiße Rose” will be broadcast starting May 9, 2021. The opera for two singers and fifteen instruments will feature Marie-Dominique Ryckmanns in the role of Sophie Scholl, and Michael Fischer as Hans Scholl. Nicolas André will conduct the Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Sonya Yoncheva, Erin Morley & Terence Blanchard Headline Metropolitan Opera’s 2021-22 Season

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In collaboration with Dejan Vukosavljevic On the heels of its 2020-21 season cancelation, the Metropolitan Opera has announced its 2021-22 season. The company will present six new productions including three company premieres. Here is a look at the new season. New Productions The season opens with “Fire Shut Up in My Bones” by Terence Blanchard. The opera will be conducted by {…}

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Everything You Need to Know About the Metropolitan Opera’s At-Home Gala

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The Metropolitan Opera’s At Home Gala is undeniably one of the most hotly anticipated event since the social distancing measures kicked off just a little over one month ago. The event is set to feature close to 40 artists from around the world and recent reports indicate that a great deal of preparation has gone into making this a memorable {…}

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Opus Klassik Announces 2019 Award Nominees

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Opus Klassik and Idagio have announced the nominees of the 2019 Opus Klassik Awards. Here you will find the nominees for categories related to opera. Nominees for Category 1 | Sängerin des Jahres (Singer of the Year – Women) include: Tora Augestad for “Portraying Passion – Works by Weill/Paus/Ives;” Emoke Baráth for “Voglio Cantar;” Cecilia Bartoli for “Antonio Vivaldi;” Maria {…}

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Sondra Radvanovsky, Anna Netrebko & Nina Stemme Headline At Deutsche Oper Berlin’s 2019-20 Season

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The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced its 2019-20 season, which will include six new productions and dozens of revivals with some of opera’s greatest stars. New Productions The first new production of the season will be Verdi’s “La Forza del Destino.” The production will be directed by Frank Castorf and will star Russell Thomas and Marcelo Alvarez as Don Alvaro. {…}

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Paul McCartney, Elliot Madore & Gilda Fiume Lead Cincinnati Opera’s 2024 Season

Teatro Comunale di Bologna Announces Cast Change for ‘Vier Letzte Lieder’

Anna Netrebko’s Management Speaks Out Regarding AP Corrections on Keri-Lynn Wilson’s Teatro Colon Statements

Anousha Nazeri, André Schuen & Mozart Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Marie-Dominique Ryckmanns Highlights Broadcast of ‘Weiße Rose’ From Staatsoper Hamburg

Anna Netrebko, Sonya Yoncheva, Erin Morley & Terence Blanchard Headline Metropolitan Opera’s 2021-22 Season

Everything You Need to Know About the Metropolitan Opera’s At-Home Gala

Opus Klassik Announces 2019 Award Nominees

Sondra Radvanovsky, Anna Netrebko & Nina Stemme Headline At Deutsche Oper Berlin’s 2019-20 Season