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Lyric Opera of Chicago Makes Cast Change For Title Role of ‘Don Giovanni’

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Ildar Abdrazakov will no longer perform the title role of “Don Giovanni” at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Instead, the company will bring in Lucas Meachem to take on the famed title role for six performances between Nov. 14-30; Davide Luciano remains on the schedule for the final three. Per a press release, the Russian bass has withdrawn in order {…}

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Javier Camarena To Present Recital With LA Opera

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(Credit: Javiercamarena.com) Javier Camarena is set to return to LA Opera for a recital with Cuban-born pianist Ángel Rodríguez. The acclaimed tenor will feature bel canto arias from operas by Bellini, Rossini and Donizetti including Tonio’s showpiece aria from “La Fille du Regiment” as well as a musical tour of the Spanish-speaking world through popular zarzuela arias and songs by {…}

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Q & A: Bass-Baritone Joel Allison On Opera Culture In Canada & How A ‘Tosca’ Radio Broadcast Changed His Life

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(Credit: Ian McIntosh Photography) Joel Allison made his debut at the age of 12 as the treble soloist in Howard Shore’s “Lord of the Rings” Symphony. Today this Canadian singer of the new generation has been praised for the “beautiful, rich, ringing tone” of his bass-baritone voice. Allison is working as a recitalist, soloing with all of the prominent Canadian {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Countertenor Alex Potter On Musicology, The Future Of Singing, British Traditions

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(Credit: Annelies van der Vegt) British countertenor Alex Potter grew up in the British choral tradition as a boy chorister at Southwark Cathedral and later on sang at New College, Oxford. After this, he pursued further studies at the world-renowned Schola Cantorum in Basel, Switzerland with tenor Gerd Türk. Now he is a well-known countertenor, delighting audiences with world-class performances {…}

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Q & A: Tenor Josh Lovell on Mythology, Funding in Opera, & Opera’s Impact on Society

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(Credit: Simon Pauly) Canadian tenor Josh Lovell’s career started in his native home before shifting to Chicago and will now take its next big step in Vienna this fall. He is a 2018 Grand Prize and Opera Prize winner at the 52nd Annual International Vocal Competition ‘s-Hertogenbosch, the second place winner of the 2018 Dallas Opera Competition, third place winner of the Marcello Giordani {…}

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Andriana Chuchman Wins Major Award From San Francisco Opera

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(Credit: Chia Messina) San Francisco Opera has announced that soprano Andriana Chuchman is the winner of the 2019 Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Emerging Stars Competition. The soprano, who first performed with the company in Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer’s “It’s a Wonderful Life” in 2018, will be awarded $10,000 as the fourth winner in the competition’s history. She {…}

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Semperoper Dresden Announces Final Cast Member For ‘Don Carlo’

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The Semperoper Dresden has announced that Franco Vassallo will perform Rodrigo in a highly anticipated new production of Verdi’s “Don Carlo.” Vassallo will sing all four performances, which are all sold out. The production is highly anticipated as it marks the return of Anna Netrebko to the Semperoper Dresden and her role debut as Elisabetta in the work. Vassallo will {…}

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10 Must See Operas For The Summer Season 2019[International Edition]

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As the 2018-19 season comes to an end, we start to look at the summer festival season where the big stars and anticipated productions are set to make waves. With a ton of selections to choose from, we eventually whittled it down to the 10 Must-See productions that cannot be missed this summer. Take a look. 10. Il Trovatore – Arena {…}