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Carmen Giannattasio & Markus Werba Lead Teatro Massimo’s New Year’s Eve Concert

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(Credit: Jean Philippe Raibaud) The Teatro Massimo di Palermo is set to present a New Year’s Eve concert featuring Carmen Giannattasio and Markus Werba. The concert is set to be streamed on the Italian company’s Teatro Massimo WebTV and will feature music by Haydn, Mozart, Verdi, Wagner, Spontini, Lehar, Le Gaz Spoliansky, and De Curtis. Omer Meir Wellber will conduct {…}
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Royal Danish Opera Appoints Paolo Carignani New Chief Guest Conductor

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Credit: Bayerische Staatsoper official website The Royal Danish Opera has announced that Italian conductor Paolo Carignani has been appointed the new Chief Guest Conductor, starting in the 2021-22 season. The contract will last for three years. Carignani will replace the late conductor Alexander Vedernikov in his new position. “Paolo has gained great recognition as a conductor at the Royal Theater {…}
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Andrzej Dobber Replaces Alexey Markov in ‘Tosca’ at Semperoper Dresden

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(Credit: The Semperoper Dresden official website) The Semperoper Dresden has announced that Polish baritone Andrzej Dobber will sing the role of Scarpia in the Semper Essenz presentation of Puccini’s “Tosca” on Oct. 30 2020, replacing Alexey Markov. Dobber will join a cast that includes tenor Jonathan Tetelman in the role of Mario Cavaradossi, and soprano Elena Guseva in the title {…}
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Andrzej Dobber Replaces Alexey Markov in ‘Tosca’ at Semperoper

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(Credit: The Semperoper Dresden official website) The Semperoper Dresden has announced that Polish baritone Andrzej Dobber will sing the role of Scarpia in the Semper Essenz presentation of Puccini’s “Tosca” on Oct. 17. 2020, replacing Alexey Markov. Dobber will join a cast that includes tenor Najmiddin Mavlyanov in the role of Mario Cavaradossi, and soprano Elena Guseva in the title {…}
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Norwegian Opera Director Stefan Herheim Stages ‘Die Walküre’ at Deutsche Oper Berlin

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(Credits: Kristen Hoebermann / ©Neda Navaee / Ray Burmiston/Decca Classics/ Deutsche Oper Berlin official website / Annika Schlicht official website) In times of massive uncertainty and heightened risks, the Deutsche Oper Berlin is taking on the gargantuan effort of staging the second opera of the cycle, “Die Walküre,” directed by Stefan Herheim. Herheim’s production of the iconic Wagner’s opera is {…}
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Q & A: Hila Fahima Ruschin on Israeli Roots, Maintaining Vocal Versatility & Favorite Roles

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(Photo Credit: Lizelle de Wit) The COVID-19 pandemic had a huge impact for many opera singers and companies all over the world. Not only were performances canceled left and right, but there were concerns over when and how singers might be able to get back on the operatic stage. As the months passed by, we saw online performances, socially distanced {…}
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Semperoper Dresden Announces Cast Change for ‘Eugene Onegin’ Concert Performance

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The Semperoper Dresden has announced a cast change to its upcoming concert of Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin.” The company announced that Christoph Pohl will sing the title role of “Eugene Onegin” replacing Andrei Bondarenko, who was forced to cancel. Pohl has previously performed Tchaikovsky’s opera at the Semperoper Dresden in 2016. This season the baritone is expected to appear in the {…}
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Q & A: Sara Jakubiak on Important Perspectives, Staying Busy & COVID-19

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(Credit: Ashley Plante) When Berlin opera houses called off their performances in March due to the COVID 19 pandemic, one rarely performed opera was stopped dead in its track- the Komische Oper’s production of “Schwanda.” Among the artists set to star in that production was American soprano Sara Jakubiak. Jakubiak, who has appeared on the most important world stages, to {…}

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