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International Opera Awards 2017: Annual Awards Open Nomination Ballots

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The International Opera Awards have opened up nomination ballots for their annual awards ceremony. The ballot is open to the public and each person can choose who they want to nominate for the operatic highlights of 2016. The ballot allows the person to  nominate in as many or as few categories as they please and multiple submissions are acceptable. Among the {…}

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New Orleans Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘Samson and Delilah’

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The New Orleans Opera has announced a cast change for its Nov. 10 performance of “Samson and Delilah.” The company said, “We regret that Limmie Pulliam will be unable to perform today. However, we are THRILLED to announce that international tenor (and veteran Samson) Carl Tanner will be jumping in for what will be his New Orleans Opera debut!” Tanner {…}

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‘The Opera Locos’ Makes London Premiere at the Peacock Theatre

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(Photo credit: Sadler’s Wells) The award-winning Spanish theatre company Yllana brings the London premiere of “The Opera Locos” to the Peacock Theatre. Marc Álvarez’s “The Opera Locos” features music from classic operas including Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte,” Verdi’s “La Traviata,” Puccini’s “La Boèhme” and “Madama Butterfly,” Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia,” and Bizet’s “Carmen,” among others alongside pop and rock hits {…}

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The Ring in San Francisco – Three Sopranos on ’Becoming Brünnhilde’

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San Francisco Opera is in the midst of its month-long festival dedicated to Wagner’s “Ring Cycle.” In the coming weeks, Lois Silverstein will explore her experience not only revisiting the 2018 opera production, but several of the events and panels presented by the company.  Three Brünnhildes at one go! That’s what the Virtual Ring Festival cooked up before streaming “Siegfried.” And {…}