Teatro Colón To Live Stream ‘Andrea Chénier’

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The Teatro Colón will present “Andrea Chénier” via live stream. The production by Matías Cambiasso is set to star José Cura in the title role, Fabián Veloz as Carlo Gerrard, and María Pía Piscitelli as Maddalena. The performance will mark the final of the season as the company gears up for its 2018 schedule, which it recently announced. Cura is recognized {…}

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Christian Thielemann Renews Contract With Semperoper

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The Semperoper in Dresden has announced that music director Christian Thielemann will extend his contract for five years. The German conductor will be with the company until 2024. The new contract will begin on August 1, 2019, effective once he finishes his current one. Under the new contract he will conduct a minimum of 40 concerts including 25 opera performances. {…}

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Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide 2017 For Opera Lovers: Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Plácido Domingo & Maria Callas CD/DVDs Among Major Highlights

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It’s the holiday season and that means gift buying and making difficult choices. As a result, OperaWire has lightened the task as we chose albums from some of our favorite artists and our key recommendations from the hundreds of releases from 2017. Maria Callas If you are going to spend money this year, Maria Callas: The Live Recordings is OperaWire’s {…}

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CD / DVD Releases – Week of November 6: Diana Damrau Leads Two Releases

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Holiday shopping hasn’t started but there are a number of DVD selections to choose from. This week Diana Damrau has two DVDs while such stars Philippe Jaroussky and Anja Hateros are featured on new releases. Find out what you can buy this week. Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” The first big release of the week stars Diana Damrau in her {…}

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Diana Damrau, Sonya Yoncheva & Anja Harteros Headline Holiday Releases

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A number of new DVDs have been announced in time for the Holiday Season. First up Diana Damrau will get two more releases. First audiences will get a chance to see her Countess in a recent production of Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” alongside Carlos Alvarez. The production from Teatro alla Scala will be released on C Major on Nov. {…}

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Q&A: Rihab Chaieb Talks ‘The Wake World’s’ World Premiere And Metropolitan Opera Appearances

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Rihab Chaieb is a rising star in the opera world having won the 2016 Gerda Lissner International Vocal Competition and becoming a member of the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Program. The Tunisian mezzo-soprano has quickly earned praise singing a number of houses including the Canadian Opera Company where she was a member of the Ensemble Studio and participant in {…}

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Remembering Johan Botha’s Greatest Roles

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One of the great tragedies of 2016 was losing tenor Johan Botha in the midst of his vocal prime. At just 51 years of age, he still had, at the very least, a few solid years of singing to impart on us. Those who heard Botha will rarely forget his beautiful tenor, a delicate instrument by nature capable of ripping {…}

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Ricarda Merbeth Steps In For An Ill Petra Lang Under Unique Circumstances

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After Petra Lang lost her voice during a run of “Tristan Und Isolde” at the Bayreuth Festival, Ricarda Merbeth stepped in, singing at the wings. Because there was no time to prepare the production, Lang moved throughout the stage while Merbeth sang the challenging role. The current production by Katharina Wagner stars Stephen Gould as Tristan, Rene Pape as King Mark {…}

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Francesco Meli Replaces Roberto Alagna At Gstaad

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Francesco Meli will replace Roberto Alagna as Radames at the Gstaad Menuhin Festival. The concert performance of Verdi’s “Aida,” which is slated for Sept. 1, 2017, comes on the heels of his role debut as Radamès in Salzburg where he is slated to perform it alongside Anna Netrebko under the musical direction of Riccardo Muti. At Gstaad, Meli will join Gianandrea {…}

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Teatro Colón To Live Stream ‘Andrea Chénier’

Christian Thielemann Renews Contract With Semperoper

Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide 2017 For Opera Lovers: Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Plácido Domingo & Maria Callas CD/DVDs Among Major Highlights

CD / DVD Releases – Week of November 6: Diana Damrau Leads Two Releases

Diana Damrau, Sonya Yoncheva & Anja Harteros Headline Holiday Releases

Q&A: Rihab Chaieb Talks ‘The Wake World’s’ World Premiere And Metropolitan Opera Appearances

Remembering Johan Botha’s Greatest Roles

Ricarda Merbeth Steps In For An Ill Petra Lang Under Unique Circumstances

Francesco Meli Replaces Roberto Alagna At Gstaad