Q & A: Michael Schade on Performing Idomeneo & Opera Australia

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Michael Schade is one of the leading tenors of our times who has appeared at many of the greatest theaters in the world including the Wiener Staatsoper, Metropolitan Opera, Canadian Opera Company, Hamburg State Opera, and the Berlin State Opera, among others. Throughout his career, he has performed a diverse repertoire that includes the music of Strauss, Rossini, Wagner, and {…}

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Q & A: Liparit Avetisyan on His Opera Roles & How He Stays True to His Own Voice

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(Photo: Edmond Choo) Armenian tenor Liparit Avetisyan made his European debut in the autumn of 2016 as Fenton in a new production of “Falstaff” at the Cologne Opera and has since been acknowledged as one of the most exciting lyric tenors of his generation. After his debut in Cologne, other international debuts followed in rapid succession at such leading theatres {…}

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Opéra de Paris Announces Cast Change for Title Role of ‘Don Quichotte’

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Opéra de Paris has announced a cast change for its production of “Don Quichotte.” The company announced that Ildebrando d’Arcangelo has withdrawn from the production. As a result, the role of Don Quichotte will be performed by Gábor Bretz for the performances on June 1, 5, 8, and 11, 2024. Bretz performs regularly with the Hungarian State Opera, the Wagner Festival, the {…}

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Artist of the Week: Gabriela Scherer

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This week the Centro Cultural de Belém is set to open a new production of Beethoven’s only opera “Fidelio.” The production which is a co-production with Hamburg and Bologna, is set to feature an all-star cast that includes Gabriela Scherer in her role debut. Scherer, who is one of the most in-demand dramatic sopranos of her generation, sings her first {…}

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Gabriel Feltz Named Music Director Oper Kiel

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Germany’s Oper Kiel has named Gabriel Feltz its next General Musikdirektor. Feltz is a German conductor has been the General Music Director of the Dortmund Opera and Chief Conductor of the Dortmund Philharmonic Orchestra since 2013-14. He is also Chief Conductor of the Belgrade Philharmonic. He has conducted at the Komische Oper Berlin, Bayerische Staatsoper, Oper Frankfurt, and Geneva Opera. Feltz {…}

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The Thomas Mann House Launches a Music & Discussion Series ‘Opera & Democracy’

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The new music and discussion series “Opera & Democracy: Transatlantic Conversations & Concerts” kicks off in January at The Thomas Mann House in Los Angeles. The series is curated by Dr. Kai Hinrich Müller, a 2023 Thomas Mann Fellow. Dr. Müller designed the program to explore the political mandate of art and discusses the role of musical theater on both {…}

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Obituary: Tenor Douglas Ahlstedt Dies at 78

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On Nov. 24, 2023, American tenor Douglas Ahlstedt died at the age of 78. Born in Jamestown, New York, Ahlstedt attended and performed with the American Boychoir School. He sang in his first opera while still a child, portraying the role of Miles in the United States premiere of Benjamin Britten’s “The Turn of the Screw” with the New York {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann to Perform at 2024 Final Tournament Draw

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Jonas Kaufmann is set to perform at the UEFA EURO 2024 final tournament draw at Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie. The performance will be held on Dec. 2, 2023, and can be seen on live broadcast on ZDF, RTL, Magenta TV, and Sky Sport News. For those streaming, the performance can be seen on zdfsport-de, ZDF-Mediathek, RTL+, Magenta TV, Sky Go, UEFA.com and {…}

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Stéphanie d’Oustrac Leads ‘Agrippina’ at Dutch National Opera

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(Credit: © Marta Syrko) The Dutch National Opera is set to present Händel’s “Agrippina” with conductor Ottavio Dantone. The opera will be presented in a production by Barrie Kosky, which is a Co-production with Bayerische Staatsoper (Munich), Royal Opera House (London), and Hamburgische Staatsoper. The cast includes Stéphanie d’Oustrac, John Holiday, Ying Fang, Gianluca Buratto, Tim Mead, Jake Ingbar, and {…}

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Q & A: Michael Schade on Performing Idomeneo & Opera Australia

Q & A: Liparit Avetisyan on His Opera Roles & How He Stays True to His Own Voice

Opéra de Paris Announces Cast Change for Title Role of ‘Don Quichotte’

Artist of the Week: Gabriela Scherer

Gabriel Feltz Named Music Director Oper Kiel

The Thomas Mann House Launches a Music & Discussion Series ‘Opera & Democracy’

Obituary: Tenor Douglas Ahlstedt Dies at 78

Jonas Kaufmann to Perform at 2024 Final Tournament Draw

Stéphanie d’Oustrac Leads ‘Agrippina’ at Dutch National Opera