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Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival 2024: Ifigenia in Aulide

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(Photo credit: Photos: Clemens Manser/Falk von Traubenber) As an opera composer Nicola Antonio Porpora gained advantage over his rivals by tailoring his works to the singers’ voices, and he gained popularity among singers because he was a well-known voice teacher. Even today, when experiencing Porpora’s opera “Ifigenia in Aulide” at Bayreuth’s Baroque Opera Festival, one cannot ignore the skill with {…}
Business, News

OPERA America Reveals 2024 National Opera Trustee Recognition Awards

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OPERA America unveiled its 2024 National Opera Trustee Recognition Awards. The recipients this year include Maria Lagios of Chicago Opera Theater, Claire Liu of Houston Grand Opera, William Miller of Opera Columbus, Leah Solat of Annapolis Opera, and Jennifer Suh Whitfield of HERE Arts Center. Meanwhile, the Association for Opera in Canada selected Tapestry Opera’s Brian James Dawson as the {…}
News

Cape Town Opera to Spotlight South African Choral Traditions in ‘Horizons’

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(Image by Annène van Eeden) Cape Town Opera is set to present “Horizons” on Sept. 28, 2024 at Toyota Stellenbosh Woordfees. The program, which will spotlight South African music by Michael Moerane, Péter Louis van Dijk, Mzilikazi Khumalo, Clare Loveday, Mpumelelo Manyathi and Pieter Bezuidenhout, will be headlined by the Cape Town Opera Chorus, conducted by José Dias. “This music {…}
Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Italian Librettist Fabrizio Funari on His New Opera ‘Aqua Tofana’

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Italian librettist Fabrizio Funari‘s newest opera with music by composer Gaia Aloisi, “Aqua Tofana,” is set to premiere on September 22nd in London at the Tête à Tête Festival. “Aqua Tofana” also features director Rosie Kat, producer Ted Blackburn, lighting designer Mildred Moyo, and singers soprano Sarah Parkin, mezzo-soprano Alexandra Dinwiddie and baritone Thomas Litchev. Following its London premiere, the {…}
News

Music Critics Association of North America Announces 2024 Best New Opera

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The Music Critics Association of North America has announced that “10 Days in a Madhouse” was named the Best New Opera for 2024. The opera was composed by Rene Orth and features a libretto by Hannah Moscovitch. The work was commissioned by Opera Philadelphia and Tapestry Opera and was world premiered in 2023 as part of Opera Philadelphia’s Festival O23. {…}
IndieOpera

Encompass Opera to Showcase ‘Unheard Voices: An Immigrant’s Dream’ This June

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Encompass New Opera Theatre is set to present “Unheard Voices: An Immigrant’s Dream” on June 9, 2024. The showcase, which will take place at The Green Space in New York City, will kick off at 3 p.m. local time and will feature ancestral rhythms, songs, and new music from artists from El Salvador, Argentina, Russia, Sweden, and Ukraine. Artists include {…}
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Metropolitan Opera to Revive ‘The Hours’ with Kelli O’Hara, Renée Fleming & Joyce DiDonato

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The Metropolitan Opera is set to revive Kevin Puts’ “The Hours” for eight performances. The opera, which opens on May 5, will star Kelli O’Hara, Renée Fleming, and Joyce DiDonato, all reprising their roles. Kensho Watanabe returns to the podium and the cast will be rounded out by tenor William Burden, tenor Sean Panikkar, bass-baritone Kyle Ketelsen, and bass-baritone Brandon {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Metropolitan Opera 2023-24 Review: El Niño

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(Photo: Evan Zimmerman / Met Opera) Metropolitan Opera debuted John Adams’s “El Niño,” with libretto based on original sources by Peter Sellars and John Adams, to a sold out house of past, present, and future opera goers on Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024. “El Niño” is unlike anything John Adams has done before and the historical timing of this debut is {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Metropolitan Opera 2023-24 Review: Eric and Dominique Laffont Grand Finals Concert

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(Credit: Karen Almond / Met Opera) On Sunday, March 17, the Met Opera hosted the grand finale of the Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition. Out of an initial group of 1,500 hopefuls, ten standout singers got their chance to shine before their first Met audience. Denyce Graves hosted the event, featuring a special bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green performance. The afternoon {…}

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