6 Stars You Can’t Miss At Teatro Alla Scala’s 2019-20 Season

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The Teatro alla Scala has announced its 2019-20 season featuring numerous important stars in the opera world. The season is also filled with an incredible amount of rarities and repertoire staples and stars that will make anticipated role debuts or headline numerous production. Here are six stars that are set to make a splash next season at the legendary theater. Saioa {…}

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Artist Of The Week: Riccardo Frizza

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Riccardo Frizza is one of today’s leading conductors specializing in the Italian repertoire and bringing a fresh and unique approach to the Bel Canto style. Throughout the past years he has reinvigorated the repertory, finding new critical editions and performing complete versions without the standard cuts. He has also performed rarely performed works while bringing new subtleties to standard pieces. {…}

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Q & A: Julie Fuchs On Bel Canto & Her Second Solo Album ‘Mademoiselle’

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The Bel Canto repertoire is perhaps one of the most extensive in the repertory. Throughout history, only three composers have dominated every major theater and only a fraction of their works have been shown. Thanks to recent discoveries, festivals and solo albums, the works of rare composers like Pacini, Raimondi, and Fioravanti, among others, have come to the forefront. In {…}

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Artist Profile: Soprano Mariella Devia, A Bel Canto Legend

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Mariella Devia, born on April 12, 1948, is one of the supreme bel canto interpreters of the late 20th century. Born in Chiusavecchia, she trained at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia before making her stage debut in 1973 in the title role of “Lucia di Lammermoor.” She would become a fixture throughout Italy, eventually making her debut at the {…}

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The Orchestra Now 2018-19 Review: Verdi’s Requiem

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The Verdi “Requiem” is an interesting work in the canon of both Verdi and choral music, for a number of reasons. It would certainly seem an unusual piece for the notoriously non-religious Verdi, who might even seem anti-clerical. Add to that the fact that the “requiem” — a hit, if you will, performed globally by Verdi, from Milan to Paris {…}

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Artist Of The Week: Vittorio Prato

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For the last few years, Vittorio Prato has become one of the most promising baritones in opera. He has specialized in the bel canto repertory, singing leading roles in Rossini, Donizetti and Bellini operas, as well as Mozart. However, in recent times, he has slowly moved into verismo roles. He has also sung in many of the leading theaters in the world, {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko & Plácido Domingo Headline Bayerische Staatsoper’s 2019-20 Season

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The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced its 2019-20 season, which is undeniably one of the biggest there is. It includes eight new productions to go along with a plethora of revivals. New Productions Jonas Kaufmann and Marlis Petersen headline a new production of Korngold’s “Die Tote Stadt” with Simon Stone directing. Kirill Petrenko conducts the production which also stars Andrzej Filonczyk, Jennifer Johnston, {…}

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Artist Profile: Mezzo-Soprano Teresa Berganza, A Spanish Legend

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Mezzo-soprano Teresa Berganza is one of Spain’s great treasures. Born on March 16, 1935, Berganza studied piano and voice at the Madrid Conservatory. She was awarded the first prize for singing in 1954 and subsequently debuted a year later. In 1957, Berganza made her opera debut at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence in “Così Fan Tutte.” Also in 1957, the mezzo made {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Julie Fuchs Announces Her Second Album

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Deutsche Grammophon has announced the release of Julie Fuchs’ second album The new album, set for release on Feb. 15, 2019, will be titled “Mademoiselle” and will feature of a collection of Bel canto arias personally chosen by the soprano. Enrique Mazzola conducts the Orchestre National d’ile de France. The soprano’s first album for the company was entitled “Yes!” and {…}

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