Erato to Release Metropolitan Opera Recording of ‘The Hours’

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Erato is set to release Kevin Puts’ “The Hours” from the Metropolitan Opera. The CD, set to be released on April 19, comes from the Met’s 2022 run which starred Joyce DiDonato, Renée Fleming and Kelli O’Hara. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the record. Based on both the award-winning 2002 film directed by Stephen Daldry and the original novel by Michael Cunningham, {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2023-24 Review: La Forza del Destino

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(Credit: Karen Almond) It’s been a long time since “La Forza del Destino” got a chance on the Met stage. To be exact, it’s been about 18 years. Back then, in 2006, the Verdi melodrama was presented in an imposing traditionally-set production with a cast of Italianate voices. It was supposed to return a decade later in a new production {…}

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West Edge Opera to Present ‘Jacqueline’ As Part of 2024 Festival

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West Edge Opera is set to present “Jacqueline” as part of its festival this August. The opera, which explores the story of famed cellist Jacqueline Du Pré, will feature cellist Matt Haimovitz and soprano Marnie Breckenridge. Both artists headlined the opera’s premiere at Tapestry Opera in Toronto in 2020 with Breckenridge winning the DORA award for “Outstanding Performances by an {…}

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Seattle Opera to Present ‘X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X’

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Seattle Opera is set to present “X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X” this February. The famed opera by Thulani Davis and Anthony Davis will be presented in a production by Robert O’Hara and stars Kenneth Kellogg in the title role. He is joined by Joshua Stewart, Joshua Conyers, Leah Hawkins, Ronnita Miller, and Allison Pohl, among others. Kazem {…}

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Diriyah Company Announces Saudi Arabia’s First Opera House

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The Diriyah Company has announced that it will work with the Royal Commision for Riyadh City to create the Royal Diriyah Opera House. This marks the first time that Saudi Arabia has an opera house. It will be located near the UNESCO World Heritage Site of At Turaif. “A testament to the Kingdom’s commitment to celebrating its rich culture and {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2023-24 Review: Florencia en el Amazonas

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The Spanish language is pretty preponderant in the United States of America with a recent census stating that over 42 million people in the country aged five and older speak the language at home. It’s the second most learned language following English, with over 8 million students. And yet, it took until 2023 for the Metropolitan Opera to finally, and {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2023-24 Review: Tannhäuser

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(Credit; Evan Zimmerman) “No Opera on a Dead Planet.” In the middle of Act two of the opening night of “Tannhäuser” as Wolfram delivered his “Blick ich umher in diesem edlen Kreise,” specifically as he sang that “love is a spring to be drunk from,” an audience member started shouting from the rafters of the Met Opera auditorium. The first {…}

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Opéra Louisiane to World Premiere ‘The Christmas Spider’

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Opéra Louisiane is set to present the World Premiere of “The Christmas Spider,” a holiday a one-hour opera in English by an American composer and librettist team. Inspired by a Ukrainian legend (which resulted in the placing of spider ornaments on Christmas trees for a lucky New Year), the opera is the third operatic collaboration between composer Clint Borzoni and {…}

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Angela Bassett to Host ‘X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X’ for Metropolitan Opera’s Live in HD Series

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(Credit: Marty Sohl / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera’s 2023–24 Live in HD season will continue on Nov. 18 with Anthony Davis’s “X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X.” The opera is set to be conducted by Kazem Abdullah in a new production by Robert O’Hara. The cast includes Will Liverman, Leah Hawkins, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Michael Sumuel, and Victor {…}

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Erato to Release Metropolitan Opera Recording of ‘The Hours’

Metropolitan Opera 2023-24 Review: La Forza del Destino

West Edge Opera to Present ‘Jacqueline’ As Part of 2024 Festival

Seattle Opera to Present ‘X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X’

Diriyah Company Announces Saudi Arabia’s First Opera House

Metropolitan Opera 2023-24 Review: Florencia en el Amazonas

Metropolitan Opera 2023-24 Review: Tannhäuser

Opéra Louisiane to World Premiere ‘The Christmas Spider’

Angela Bassett to Host ‘X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X’ for Metropolitan Opera’s Live in HD Series