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Pretty Yende, Brandon Jovanovich & Sonya Yoncheva Among Opera Awards Finalists

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The opera awards have announced the 2019 nominees with multiple singers and companies competing for top prizes.   The nominees for Female Singer of the Year are Anna Caterina Antonacci, Daniela Barcellona, Sabine Devieilhe, Rosa Feola, Asmik Grigorian, and Pretty Yende.    Meanwhile, the category for Male Singer of the Year is headlined by Charles Castronovo who competes with Alex Esposito, Brandon Jovanovich, John Osborn, Xavier Sabata, and Georg Zeppenfeld.   {…}

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Top 4 Operas To See This Weekend – North America (12/14-16)

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Every weekend that draws ever closer to Christmas leaves more and more opera companies in hibernation. But there are still some that have plans for you this holiday season. Otello – Metropolitan Opera Verdi’s greatest masterpiece gets its opening performance of the season with superstar soprano Sonya Yoncheva as Desdemona. She is joined by Zeljko Lucic and tenor Stuart Skelton {…}

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Sonya Yoncheva Announces New Management

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Sonya Yoncheva has joined Askonas Holt’s roster. The company announced that Yoncheva joined its roster for worldwide general management and will now be represented by Imogen Lewis Holland and Jessica Wadey. In a press statement the Donagh Collins, Chief Executive of Askonas Holt said, “What a joy to welcome a singer with the class and style of Sonya Yoncheva to our family of artists {…}

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Royal Opera House 2018-19 Review: Der Ring Des Nibelungen

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We had the unexpected pleasure of attending the last Cycle of the Keith Warner production of “Der Ring des Nibelungen” at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (September 26 through November 2, 2018). Warner’s production, like most modern productions, had several insightful touches and many silly ones.  The performance begins and ends with the Rhine Maidens in a “natural state” {…}

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Julianna DiGiacomo To Replace Sonya Yoncheva In ‘Otello’ At Met Opera for One Performance

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Per the Met’s press office DiGiacomo has always been scheduled to perform the Dec. 28 performance.  Sonya Yoncheva will no longer perform the Dec. 28 performance of Verdi’s “Otello” at the Metropolitan Opera. The soprano’s team announced via Twitter that she would no longer appear in the performance. The soprano is slated to be at the Opéra de Paris for New {…}

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Royal Opera House Cinema 2018-19: How to Watch ‘Die Walküre’

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This Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018, audiences will get to experience the second installment in Wagner’s “Der Ring des Nibelungen” in cinemas. “Die Walküre,” often seen as the most popular of the four operas included in the famed tetralogy, will head to the silver screen with a cast that includes Stuart Skelton as Siegmund and Emily Magee as his twin sister {…}

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Ellie Dehn Headlines ‘Arabella’ At The San Francisco Opera

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On Oct. 16, 2018, the San Francisco Opera will open Strauss’ “Arabella” for the first time in 20 years. The production by Tim Albery will feature soprano Ellie Dehn in the title role for the first time, Brian Mulligan in his role debut as Mandryka, soprano Heidi Stober as Zdenka, tenor Daniel Johansson in his first San Francisco Opera engagement {…}

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10 Must See Operas For The Fall Season 2018 [International Edition]

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The 2018-19 season is about to start with numerous new productions, revivals and world premieres. With a ton of selections to be sure in many of the world’s greatest houses, we whittled it down to the 10 Must-See productions operas that you cannot miss this fall. Medée – Berlin State Opera  Sonya Yoncheva takes on her 50th role in Cherubini’s rarely {…}