Jonas Kaufman Withdraws from Remaining ‘Werther’ Performances at Royal Opera House

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(Credit: Sony Music) Jonas Kaufmann has withdrawn from the remaining performances of Massenet’s “Werther” at the Royal Opera House. The company said that for the July 1 performance Francesco Demuro will sing the title role while on July 4, Ioan Hotea will take on the opera. Demuro made his Covent Garden debut in 2011 in “Gianni Schicchi” and has since {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Regula Mühlemann, Marina Rebeka, Rolando Villazón, Cecilia Bartoli Headline Opéra de Monte-Carlo’s 2023-24 Season

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Opéra de Monte-Carlo has announced its 2023-24 season. Opera First up is Verdi’s “Requiem” under the baton of Daniel Barenboim. Marina Rebeka, Ekaterina Semenchuk, Michael Spyres, and Ildar Abdrazakov are the soloists. Performance Date: Nov. 2, 2023 Jonas Kaufmann headlines “Caruso a Monaco.” The tribute to the great tenor will also feature actor Alfonso Antoniozzi and conductor Antonio Pappano. Davide Livermore {…}

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Royal Opera House 2022-23 Review: Werther

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The origin of this opera, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s famous novel, “The Sorrows of Young Werther,” is based on a true story. The first half is based on Goethe himself, and the second half is based on his friend’s life. It was among the most popular books of the latter half of the 18th Century, almost 100 years before Massenet {…}

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Marina Rebeka Withdraws From Another ‘Trovatore’ Performance at ROH Due to COVID-19

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The Royal Opera House has announced that Marina Rebeka will not be performing in the June 16 showing of “Il Trovatore.” Per an official press release, the soprano has tested positive for COVID-19 and the role of Leonora will be performed by Rachel Willis-Sørensen. This is the second performance that Rebeka has canceled in the run. Willis-Sørensen will perform in {…}

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Royal Opera Houses Announces Another Cast Change for ‘Il Trovatore’

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The Royal Opera has announced a cast change for its production of Verdi’s “Il Trovatore.” The company said, “sadly, Marina Rebeka has withdrawn from performing the role of Leonora in tomorrow evening’s performance of ‘Il Trovatore’ after testing positive for COVID-19. Rachel Willis-Sørensen will perform the role ahead of her scheduled run of performances in Il trovatore from June 21 – July 2.” {…}

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Royal Opera Houses Announces Two Cast Changes for ‘Il Trovatore’

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The Royal Opera House has announced two cast changes for its June 8 production of Verdi’s “Il Trovatore.” The company said, “Sadly, Riccardo Massi (Manrico) and Jamie Barton (Azucena) have withdrawn from tomorrow evening’s performance of ‘Il Trovatore’ after testing positive for COVID-19.” As a result, Stefano La Colla will make his Covent Garden debut performing the role of Manrico, {…}

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Jamie Barton Cancels ‘Il Trovatore’ Performance Due to COVID-19

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Jamie Barton has canceled the June 8 performance of “Il Trovatore” at the Royal Opera House. The mezzo took to social media and said, “Y’all… It’s not Azucena-level drama, but your girl’s been going through it a bit herself. A chest cold that required 5 days of full vocal rest, gnarly food poisoning the night before opening, the worst seasonal {…}

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Q & A: Tenor Stefano Secco on Studying with Franco Corelli & Renata Scotto, Verdi vs. Puccini

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Milanese Stefano Secco studied piano and singing with Alberto Soresina, and also graduated in percussion under the renowned Tullio De Piscopo. He has also trained with Franco Corelli, Franca Mattiucci, Leyla Gencer and Renata Scotto. He has performed in opera houses around the world with an expansive repertoire, has made extensive audio and video recordings, and has won a number {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Sondra Radvanovsky, Sonya Yoncheva, Angel Blue, Asmik Grigorian Headline Royal Opera House’s 2023-24 Season

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The Royal Opera House has unveiled its 2023-24 season. It all kicks off with a production of “Das Rheingold” directed by Barrie Kosky and conducted by Antonio Pappano. The opera stars Christopher Maltman, Christopher Purves, Sean Panikkar, Marina Prudenskaya, Kiandra Howarth, and Wiebke Lehmkulm. Performance Dates: Sept. 11 – 29, 2023 Next up is “La Forza del Destino” in a {…}

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Jonas Kaufman Withdraws from Remaining ‘Werther’ Performances at Royal Opera House

Jonas Kaufmann, Regula Mühlemann, Marina Rebeka, Rolando Villazón, Cecilia Bartoli Headline Opéra de Monte-Carlo’s 2023-24 Season

Royal Opera House 2022-23 Review: Werther

Marina Rebeka Withdraws From Another ‘Trovatore’ Performance at ROH Due to COVID-19

Royal Opera Houses Announces Another Cast Change for ‘Il Trovatore’

Royal Opera Houses Announces Two Cast Changes for ‘Il Trovatore’

Jamie Barton Cancels ‘Il Trovatore’ Performance Due to COVID-19

Q & A: Tenor Stefano Secco on Studying with Franco Corelli & Renata Scotto, Verdi vs. Puccini

Jonas Kaufmann, Sondra Radvanovsky, Sonya Yoncheva, Angel Blue, Asmik Grigorian Headline Royal Opera House’s 2023-24 Season