Pretty Yende, Diana Damrau & Russell Thomas Headline Deutsche Oper Berlin’s 2018-19 Season

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( Photo credit: Manfred Brückels) The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced its 2018-19 season featuring seven new productions and numerous revivals. The season will also include some of today’s biggest stars as well numerous ensemble members. Here is a look! New Productions Johan Reuter takes on the title role in Berg’s “Wozzeck” in a new production by Ole Anders Tanberg’s {…}

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Sonya Yoncheva, Placido Domingo & Rolando Villazon Headline Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin’s 2018-19 Season

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The Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin has announced its 2018-19 Season, featuring numerous new productions and revivals featuring some of today’s most popular artists and conductors. Here is a look at what to expect next season. New Productions (in alphabetical order by title) Sonya Yoncheva headlines a new production of Cherubini’s “Medea” with Andrea Breth directing. Daniel Barenboim conducts the star-studded cast, {…}

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Five Rossini Works That Should Be Part Of The Standard Repertoire

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Gioachino Rossini is one of the three Bel Canto masters whose music has been performed regularly over the years. However, unlike Bellini or Donizetti, Rossini has gotten the reputation for being a composer of comedy and sometimes his opera seria has been overlooked in favor of such masterpieces as “Il Barbiere di Siviglia,” “Le Comte Ory,” “La Cenerentola” and “Il {…}

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Q & A: Jake Heggie On His New Work ‘Great Scott’ & His Continued Relationship With Joyce DiDonato

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Jake Heggie is considered one of the greatest modern composers of our time. His work has been widely performed throughout with “Dead Man Walking” becoming one of the most popular modern operas around. His “Moby Dick” has also garnered quite a following and has also been performing throughout the United States. In 2015 after the success of “Moby Dick” at {…}

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11 Anticipated Productions to See in 2018

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With 2018 beginning there is so much to look forward to as many of the greatest stars will take on new roles while others will reprise signature parts in new productions alongside star-studded casts. The following is a look at some of the most anticipated new and revival productions that are all likely to create buzz and conversations around the {…}

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Obituary: William Blankenship Dies At 89

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The Vienna State Opera has announced the death of tenor William Blankenship, a member of the company from 1967 to 1969. The company announced that the tenor died on Dec. 2 at the age of 89. Born in Gatesville, Texas, his first roles came in Europe at Klagenfurt, Braunschweig, Mannheim, and Bern. He would make his Vienna Opera debut in {…}

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5 Important Facts You Didn’t Know About Tenor Ramón Vargas

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Ramón Vargas is one of the great artists of the past few decades. Born on Sept. 11, 1960, the tenor has managed an international career in a wide range of repertoire from the great Bel Canto roles through some more dramatic territory in recent years. Hailing from México City, the tenor started singing at age nine and would go on {…}

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Social Media Beat (Week 9/8-10): Find Out Who Paid Tribute To Luciano Pavarotti

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This week Pavarotti celebrated his tenth anniversary and many Opera singers paid tribute to the King of the High Cs. Juan Diego Flórez posted a picture he took of the tenor years ago. You are always in my memories, Maestro A post shared by Juan Diego Flórez (@jdiego_florez) on Sep 6, 2017 at 2:50am PDT Meanwhile, Angela Gheorghiu paid tribute {…}

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Social Media Beat (8/4-1) – A Look At The Scene From Salzburg And Pesaro

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It’s festival season and many artists are performing in high profile concerts and productions while other are simply enjoying vacation time. This week on social media we’ll focus on Salzburg and Pesaro. Salzburg While Michele Mariotti is working hard on “I Due Foscari,” his wife Olga Peretyatko is enjoying vacation time after a fabulous season. She visited rehearsals of “Foscari” {…}

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Pretty Yende, Diana Damrau & Russell Thomas Headline Deutsche Oper Berlin’s 2018-19 Season

Sonya Yoncheva, Placido Domingo & Rolando Villazon Headline Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin’s 2018-19 Season

Five Rossini Works That Should Be Part Of The Standard Repertoire

Q & A: Jake Heggie On His New Work ‘Great Scott’ & His Continued Relationship With Joyce DiDonato

11 Anticipated Productions to See in 2018

Obituary: William Blankenship Dies At 89

5 Important Facts You Didn’t Know About Tenor Ramón Vargas

Social Media Beat (Week 9/8-10): Find Out Who Paid Tribute To Luciano Pavarotti

Social Media Beat (8/4-1) – A Look At The Scene From Salzburg And Pesaro