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Top 5 Operas to See This Weekend (5/11-13): Barbara Hannigan, Elina Garanca & Mariella Devia Headline

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It’s a weekend of firsts with two major stars making major role debuts, while two other major stars headline an important world premiere. But it is also a weekend of endings as one of the greatest opera legends says goodbye to staged opera. Here is a look at what will definitely an incredibly unforgettable weekend. L’Italiana in Algeri-Teatro Colón, Argentina {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Teatro La Fenice 2017-18 Review – L’Elisir d’Amore: Irina Dubrovskaya and Leonardo Cortellazzi Put On Striking Displays in Donizetti Masterpiece

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The path of true love never runs smoothly, or so the well-known expression runs. Through the centuries men and women have constantly misunderstood each other’s intentions; the game of love is no simple affair. What should be a simple development between two people who love each other almost by default becomes complicated and fraught with misunderstandings as they engage in {…}

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Plácido Domingo’s Operalia Announces 40 Participants For 2018 Competition

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The Operalia Competition has announced the 40 singers that were selected to participate in the 2018 Showcase at the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in Lisbon, Portugal. The competition founded by Plácido Domingo will see such singers as Metropolitan Opera National Council Audition winners Samantha Hankey and Vanessa Vasquez, Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Young Artists Rihab Chaieb and Petr Nekoranec, LA {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Soprano Francesca Aspromonte On Her New CD, Singing Baroque Music & The Future

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This week Italian soprano, Francesca Aspromonte, a rising star in the early music scene, will see the release of her first solo CD, “Prologue.” At the age of only 27, she is standing on the threshold of a glittering career, with critics running out of adjectives to describe her performances. Aspromonte made her professional debut as La Musica in Monteverdi’s {…}

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Brenda Rae, Jakub Józef Orliński & Malin Byström To Be Featured In Oper Frankfurt’s 2018-19 Season

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Oper Frankfurt has announced its 2018-19 season, featuring 14 new productions, a number of revivals and recitals. The season will feature a number of Frankfurt premieres and one world premiere. Here is a look at what to expect. New Productions Peter Eötvös ‘s “Tri sestry” gets its first Frankfurt performances in a new production by Dorothea Kirschbaum. The unique opera, {…}

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Teatro Malibran 2018 Review – Orlando Furioso: Revival of Vivaldi Success Is Rousing Success With Top-End Cast

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As part of its 2017 programme, the Festival della Valle D’Itria presented a staging of Vivaldi’s opera “Orlando Furioso.” Embracing the performance traditions of the baroque period and resisting the temptation to make the work “relevant,” its director, Fabio Ceresa and his production team produced a splendid reading of the work, full of color, spectacle, and beauty. The musical direction, {…}

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Top 5 Operas to See This Weekend – North America (4/13-15): Canadian Opera Company, Opera Omaha, Dallas Opera Lead Weekend

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As expected, the opera companies are coming back in full force as the spring season sets in. This week we go around the continent with a mix of different operas, including classic works and modern operas. The Nightingale – Canadian Opera Company The Igor Stravinsky opera gets its first set of performances on Friday and Saturday. The production will be {…}

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LA Opera Announces Date Change for Plácido Domingo’s ‘El Gato Montés’

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The Los Angeles Opera has announced a date change for its hotly anticipated production of “El Gato Montés” for the 2018-19 season. The work was originally scheduled to start its run on April 27, 2019, but will now commence on May 4, 2019. The other performances of the run will remain the same; they are still set to take place {…}