Stephanie Blythe, Kathryn Lewek & Jonathan Tetelman Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week audiences will get a chance to listen to some rarely performed works as well as song recitals that unique interpretations of classics. Soul Sanctuary Parma Recordings releases soprano Maria Clark and pianist Maria Thompson Corley’s new album. The record features empowering spirituals from the past two centuries and the duo brings to life religious songs that have stood {…}

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Juan Diego Flórez, Joyce DiDonato, Francesco Meli & Corinne Winters Lead Arte.TV’s 2021-22 Season

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Arte.TV has announced its 2021-22 season featuring a variety of productions from around the world. Here is a look. The season from the Opéra Comique de Paris with a production of Beethoven’s “Fidelio.” Raphaël Pichon conducts the new production by Cyril Teste which stars Siobhan Stagg, Michael Spyres, Mari Eriksmoen, and Albert Dohmen. Broadcast Date: Oct. 1, 2021 Catalani’s “Edmea” {…}

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The Santa Fe Opera & 95.5 KHMFM Classical Public Radio Announce First-Ever Partnership

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The Santa Fe Opera and 95.5 KHFM Classical Public Radio have announced their first-ever partnership for the 2021-22 season. The collaboration will feature broadcasts of several operas from Santa Fe Opera’s 2021 festival. First up will be “The Marriage of Figaro” on August 2, 2021. The broadcast kicks off at 6 p.m. MDT. The opera stars Nicholas Brownlee, Vanessa Vasquez, {…}

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Visa Complications Deny Étienne Dupuis & Nicole Car From Performing in Santa Fe Opera’s ‘Eugene Onegin’

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(Credit: Yan Bleney) Étienne Dupuis and Nicole Car will no longer be participating in Santa Fe Opera’s production of “Eugene Onegin.” Per a social media post, Dupuis noted that the two were set to perform and were well on the way of getting their visas approved to travel to Santa Fe. They had an appointment with the American consulate in {…}

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Elsa Dreisig, Anita Rachvelishvili & Corinne Winters Lead Grand Théâtre de Genève’s 2021-22 Season

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The Grand Théâtre de Genève has announced its 2021-22 season with a variety of programs including opera, recitals and ballet as well as family events. For the purposes of this article, we will only focus on the opera and recitals. Opera Leonardo Marino and Pablo Jakob’s “Huit Minutes” will make its world premiere in François Renou’s production. The new opera will {…}

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Semperoper Dresden to Celebrate ‘Der Freischütz’ With Virtual Exhibition

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(© Semperoper Dresden/Matthias Creutziger) The Semperoper Dresden has announced that starting on May 18, the company will be presenting a virtual exhibition dedicated to Carl Maria von Weber’s “Der Freischütz.” The exhibition will showcase several prominent productions of the famed work, leading up to a stream of the company’s newest production of the opera on June 18, 2021, the anniversary {…}

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Deutsche Oper Berlin Shuts Down Until Further Notice

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(Credit: Klaus Frahm) UPDATE: The Deutsche Oper Berlin reached out to OperaWire, stating that it expects the final decision by the Senate of Berlin by April 1, 2021. The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced the cancellation of all performances. “In accordance with the decision of the State of Berlin, the Deutsche Oper cancels all presentations and assumes that no performances {…}

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Torsten Kerl, Camilla Nylund & Kate Aldrich Highlight Broadcast of ‘Rienzi’ From Deutsche Oper Berlin

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(Credit: Deutsche Oper Berlin / Bettina Stöß) The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced that it will broadcast the production of Wagner’s rarely performed “Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen.” The production of Philipp Stölzl premiered at the Berlin’s largest opera house on January 24, 2010. The cast includes soprano Camilla Nylund as Irene, mezzo-soprano Kate Aldrich in the role of Adriano, {…}

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Leontyne Price, Juan Diego Flórez, Pretty Yende, Jamie Barton Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

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I’m going to kick off this week’s edition of the top 10 operas to stream by saying that it is probably among the most varied from a repertory standpoint. You have your Verdi, Mozart, Strauss, and Wagner, of course. But then you also have music by African American composers, a baroque opera, a modern operatic classic, and even a recital {…}

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Stephanie Blythe, Kathryn Lewek & Jonathan Tetelman Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Juan Diego Flórez, Joyce DiDonato, Francesco Meli & Corinne Winters Lead Arte.TV’s 2021-22 Season

The Santa Fe Opera & 95.5 KHMFM Classical Public Radio Announce First-Ever Partnership

Visa Complications Deny Étienne Dupuis & Nicole Car From Performing in Santa Fe Opera’s ‘Eugene Onegin’

Elsa Dreisig, Anita Rachvelishvili & Corinne Winters Lead Grand Théâtre de Genève’s 2021-22 Season

Semperoper Dresden to Celebrate ‘Der Freischütz’ With Virtual Exhibition

Deutsche Oper Berlin Shuts Down Until Further Notice

Torsten Kerl, Camilla Nylund & Kate Aldrich Highlight Broadcast of ‘Rienzi’ From Deutsche Oper Berlin

Leontyne Price, Juan Diego Flórez, Pretty Yende, Jamie Barton Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week