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Kathryn Radcliffe, Teddy Tahu Rhodes, & Carlos E. Barcenas Headline Victorian Opera’s ‘The Pearl Fishers’

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On April 27, 2021, Victorian Opera will present Georges Bizet’s “The Pearl Fishers,” held at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl. Maestro Richard Mills conducts the Orchestra Victoria, and a cast comprised of soprano Kathryn Radcliffe as Leila, bass-baritone Teddy Tahu Rhodes as Nourabad, tenor Carlos E. Barcenas as Nadir, and baritone Stephen Marsh as Zurga. This semi-staged concert production is {…}
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Sydney Symphony Orchestra 2025 Review: Siegfried

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(Photo credit: Daniel Boud) At the end of Act one of the Sydney Symphony’s “Siegfried,” on November 13th at the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, one may have sensed from the onstage performers’ elation that Simon O’Neill as Siegfried, Gerhard Siegel as Mime, and conductor Simone Young knew they had nailed it. The audience’s applause was long and enthusiastic. A {…}
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Major Singing Competition Renamed the Kiri Te Kanawa Song Quest

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New Zealand’s The Song Quest has announced that the Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation will become its Principal Naming Rights Partner. As such, beginning in 2026, the competition will be known as the Kiri Te Kanawa Song Quest. Formerly known as the Mobil Song Quest and later the Lexus Song Quest, the competition was founded in 1956 and has provided opportunities {…}
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Opera Queensland Announces 2022 Season

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Opera Queensland has announced its 2022 season. Opera The season will kick off with a new production of “The Sopranos,” which explores the representation of women in opera throughout history. The newly commissioned work by Sarah Holland-Batt will feature over 90 Queensland-based artists and art workers. Performance Dates: March 29 – April 2, 2022 Next up is Verdi’s “La Traviata,” {…}
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Victorian Opera Announces 2022 Season

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The Victorian Opera in Australia has announced its 2022 season featuring eight productions, including three Australian operas. “This is the season of a 21st-century opera company, celebrating what is new and diverse in the context of masterpieces from the canon,” said Artistic Director Richard Mills. The season opens with the Australian premiere of the multi-award-winning Broadway show “The Who’s Tommy” {…}
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Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Anna Netrebko, Leontyne Price, Renée Fleming & Jonas Kaufmann Headline Weeks 34, 35, 36, 37 & 38 of Metropolitan Opera Nightly Streams

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced the next five weeks of its streaming slate which will focus on Baroque to the present, followed by a week of productions conducted by Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin, a Family Drama Week, and a Stars in Signature Roles week All Nightly Met Opera Streams begin at 7:30pm and remain available via metopera.org for 23 {…}
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Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen & Rachelle Durkin Highlight ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ at Adelaide Festival 2021 Edition

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(Credits: Dario Acosta / Rachelle Durkin official website) The Adelaide Festival has announced the centerpiece of its 2021 Edition. Benjamin Britten’s operatic masterwork “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” will make its Australian debut at the festival. The opera will star countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen in the role of Oberon; soprano Rachelle Durkin as Tytania; soprano Taryn Fiebig in the role of {…}
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Renée Fleming, Nicole Car & Étienne Dupuis Highlight Opera Australia’s Sydney 2020 Season

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Opera Australia has announced its its 2020 Sydney season, presenting an exciting program of rare gems and some of the greatest operas. Sydney Summer Season The season opens with Puccini’s “La Bohème” with conductor Carlo Goldstein leading Gale Edwards’ production. The opera stars soprano Karah Son in the role of Mimì and tenor Kang Wang making his Opera Australia debut in {…}

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