Luciano Pavarotti, Renée Fleming, Renata Scotto, Cecilia Bartoli Headline Week 8 Of Metropolitan Opera Nightly Streams

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced Week eight of its weekly streams, which includes a number of renowned performances from the past. This week the company is digging to the very first telecast ever produced as well as another historical performance. Monday, May 4 – Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro Conducted by James Levine, starring Renée Fleming, Cecilia Bartoli, Susanne Mentzer, Dwayne {…}

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Plácido Domingo, Diana Damrau, Mariella Devia Headline Teatro alla Scala’s Streaming Options Through May 8

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The Teatro alla Scala has unveiled its streaming slate all the way up to May 8, 2020. All performances can be viewed on Rai5 or RaiPlay. On April 28, 2020, the company will present a 2014 showcase of Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” conducted by Daniele Rustioni. The cast includes Marcelo Álvarez, Maria Agresta, Franco Vassallo, and Ekaterina Semenchuk. On April 29, {…}

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Magdalena Kožená, Camilla Nylund & Christian Gerhaher Highlight Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks’s 2020-21 Season

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The Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks has announced its 2020-21 season featuring a number of vocal performances. For this article we will focus on the vocal highlights of the season. Stéphane Denève conducts Christian Gerhaher in a program with music by Berlioz, Roussel, and Ravel. Performance Dates: Oct. 8 & 9, 2020 John Adams‘ “Harmonium” for choir and orchestra is set to be {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Anja Harteros & Anna Netrebko Headline Bayerische Staatsoper’s 2020-21 Season

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The Bayerische Staatsoper announced its 2020-21 season which includes eight new productions and numerous revivals. Premieres The first new production of the year will be “Die Vögel” by Walter Braunfels, who also penned the libretto. Ingo Metzmacher conducts a production by Frank Castrof that will star Wolfgang Koch, Günter Papendell, Caroline Wettergreen, Emily Pogorelc, Eliza Bloom, and Yajie Zhang, among {…}

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Vienna State Opera to Offer Daily Live Streams From its Opera Archives

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Despite being closed for public performances, the Wiener Staatsoper has resolved to open up its streaming service to provide audiences with daily opera. Starting on Sunday, March 15, 2020, the company will start to stream operas from its archives for free on www.staatsoperlive.com. The online program is set to follow along with the same opera that audiences would have seen {…}

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Lisette Oropesa, Michael Volle & Diana Damrau Highlight Opernhaus Zürich’s 2020-21 Season

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The Opernhaus Zürich has announced its 2020-21 season with 13 new productions and a number of international stars. Premiere Michael Volle sings the title role in a new production of Mussorgky’s “Boris Godunov” by Barrie Kosky. Lina Dambrauskaité, Irène Friedli, John Daszak, Konstantin Shushakov, Brindley Sherratt, Edgaras Montvidas, Oksana Volkova, Johannes Martin Kränzle, and Wenwei Zhang also star. Kirill Karabits {…}

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Royal Opera House 2019-20 Review: La Traviata

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(Credit: Catherine Ashmore) This review is for the performance on Dec. 21, 2019. Richard Eyre’s production of “La Traviata” is celebrating its 25th year at the Royal Opera House, having proved itself a rock-solid box office winner alongside John Copley’s recently retired production of “La bohème.” This season will see 20 performances of it with three conductors and four casts, {…}

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Wiener Staatsoper 2019-20 Review: Don Carlo

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(Credits: Wiener Staatsoper / Michael Pöhn) Verdi’s “Don Carlo” is one of the staples of the repertoire, best-known for its lush ensembles, vocal writing, and impactful drama. It requires six of the greatest voices in the opera world and also requires a conductor who knows how to pace the evening; both are essential to fulfill the work’s masterful potential. On {…}

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Kangmin Justin Kim Makes History As First Male Cherubino At Royal Opera

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Kangmin Justin Kim made history in Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” by becoming the first male singer to interpret the iconic role of Cherubino at the Royal Opera House. Kim sang his first Cherubino on June 29 and said, “Being the first male singer to sing Cherubino at ROH Covent Garden is a great honor and privilege, and I am truly {…}

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Luciano Pavarotti, Renée Fleming, Renata Scotto, Cecilia Bartoli Headline Week 8 Of Metropolitan Opera Nightly Streams

Plácido Domingo, Diana Damrau, Mariella Devia Headline Teatro alla Scala’s Streaming Options Through May 8

Magdalena Kožená, Camilla Nylund & Christian Gerhaher Highlight Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks’s 2020-21 Season

Jonas Kaufmann, Anja Harteros & Anna Netrebko Headline Bayerische Staatsoper’s 2020-21 Season

Vienna State Opera to Offer Daily Live Streams From its Opera Archives

Lisette Oropesa, Michael Volle & Diana Damrau Highlight Opernhaus Zürich’s 2020-21 Season

Royal Opera House 2019-20 Review: La Traviata

Wiener Staatsoper 2019-20 Review: Don Carlo

Kangmin Justin Kim Makes History As First Male Cherubino At Royal Opera