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Weekend Preview – International (3/24-26): Jonas Kaufmann, Edita Gruberova and Olga Peretyatko Performing This Weekend

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It’s the weekend and every major house is in full swing. The biggest stars like Jonas Kaufmann, Anja Harteros, Edita Gruberova and Maria Guleghina are all performing this weekend. Here’s a rundown of what you have a chance to see. Argentina  The Teatro Colón continues its acclaimed run of Cilea’s “Adriana Lecouvreur” with Virginia Tola and Sabrina Cirera sharing the title role. {…}

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9 Famous Filmmakers Who Have Directed Opera

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Opera has been used in the mainstream throughout history with many film directors like Martin Scorsese, Tom Ford, Francis Ford Coppola and Joe Wright inserting the art form into their films for crucial scenes. Some, like James Gray, have even been influenced by the art form and have made films that evoke opera. Gray’s “The Immigrant,” was made after he saw {…}

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Weekend Preview – International (1/20-1/22): Juan Diego Florez and Aida Garifullina Team Up while Jonas Kaufmann Perform’s ‘Lohengrin’

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Do you have any plans this weekend? If not the world’s greatest singers are currently on stage all over Europe and you may have a chance to catch them singing a great opera. Austria  The weekend kicks off at the Vienna state Opera  with Korngold’s “Die Tote Stadt” with Klaus Florian Vogt, Camilla Nylund and Adrian Erod. Mikko Franck conducts the {…}

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Q & A: Music Director Sean Kelly on ‘Macbeth’ & Why New Yorkers Love LoftOpera

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LoftOpera’s “Macbeth” has garnered tremendous reviews for its fantastic casting, nuanced production and brilliant music-making. “The crisp orchestral playing of the orchestra under the baton of Sean Kelly was highlighted by an atmospheric account of the first act prelude, with portentous horn fanfares seeming to “hang” forever in the vast space’s cavernous acoustic,” wrote the New York Observer. Despite being {…}

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Marigona Qerkezi Joins Ariosi Management

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Marigona Qerkezi has joined Ariosi Management for representation. The soprano took to social media and said, “I am very happy to announce my new artistic collaboration with Ariosi Management, who will be representing me worldwide. Looking forward to this exciting new journey and everything that’s yet to come.” Alessandro Ariosi will represent the soprano. Qerkezi is a well-known soprano who {…}

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Croatian Bass Marko Mimica Joins Intermusica for Worldwide General Management

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(Credit: Charl Marais) Croatian bass Marko Mimica has joined the Vocal & Opera roster of Intermusica for worldwide general management excluding Spain. He will be represented by Natasha Worsley and Jonathan Turnbull. Throughout the years, Mimica has firmly established himself as one of the leading young basses in Europe, appearing at the Opéra national de Paris, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, {…}

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Long Beach Opera to Present ‘Acquaprofonda’ at Aquarium of the Pacific

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Long Beach Opera’s education team will present the return of “Acquaprofonda,” a free family opera created in collaboration with the Aquarium of the Pacific. Performances are scheduled for August 1 – 9, 2026, with shows at noon and 3 p.m. each day at the Aquarium’s Honda Pacific Visions Theater in Long Beach. “Acquaprofonda” follows a girl named Serena who discovers {…}

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Cast Change: Adrian Sâmpetrean Joins Cast of ‘Carmen’ at Opéra National du Capitole de Toulouse

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Bass-baritone Adrian Sâmpetrean will take over the role of Escamillo at the Opéra national du Capitole de Toulouse’s production of “Carmen.” Per the company, he will replace Alexandre Duhamel who retired Jean-Louis Grinda’s production for health reasoons. Sâmpetrean will perform on June 26, 28, and 30, and July 2 and 5. The Romanian bass-baritone has appeared on stages including Teatro {…}

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Cast Change: Anna Caterina Antonacci Joins Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège’s ‘La Voix Humaine’

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The Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège has announced a cast change for “La Voix Humaine.” The company said, “Kristine Opolais, originally slated to play Elle, has withdrawn due to health reasons. We wish her a speedy recovery and hope to see her back on our stage soon. The role will be taken over by Anna Caterina Antonacci, whom we warmly thank {…}