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Annapolis Opera Announces New Artistic & Music Director

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(Source: Annapolis Opera) Annapolis Opera has announced that Craig Kier will be its new artistic and music director, starting on July 1, 2020. Kier will succeed Ronald J. Gretz, who announced his retirement after serving as the company’s Artistic Director for over 37 years. Kier has led a wide range of performances around the world with such companies as Houston {…}

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Frederica Von Stade & Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen Highlight Tulsa Opera’s 2020-21 Season

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The Tulsa Opera has announced its 2020-21 season with three main stage productions. Here is a look at what the company will showcase. Verdi’s “Rigoletto” opens the season with a cast that includes Sarah Coburn in the role of Gilda and Allegra De Vita as Maddalena. Tomer Zvulun’s production, which was originally commissioned for Boston Lyric Opera, Atlanta Opera, and {…}

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Michael Mayes To Make Israeli Opera Debut In Signature Role

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(Credit: The Atlanta Opera) Baritone Michael Mayes  is set to make his debut at The Israeli Opera in his signature role of Joseph de Rocher in Jake Heggie’s “Dead Man Walking.” The baritone has performed the Jake Heggie opera to great acclaim at the Teatro Real in Madrid, Washington National Opera, The Atlanta Opera, Tulsa Opera, Central City Opera, Madison {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Tulsa Opera 2019-20 Review: Carmen

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If stuffy audiences at the Opéra-Comique first attacked George Bizet’s “Carmen” for its offensive content, today the opera runs the risk of seeming antiquated. Much of the music might get your toes tapping, but over-exposure risks making the most popular tunes seem trite or even parodic. Today’s audiences might not appreciate the orientalist take on Spanish culture that was so {…}

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Opera for Peace – Leading Young Voices of the World Announced

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Opera for Peace – Leading Young Voices of the World has been announced as a new leading international cultural nonprofit organization, promoting unity through artistic excellence, global collaborations, and social justice endeavors. The new movement is set to be used in order to reflect the reality of today’s globalized world and will be used as a mission to connecting nations {…}

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Sondra Radvanovsky, Joseph Calleja, Catalina Cuervo Headline Top 5 Operas To See This Weekend In North America

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It’s time for another weekend of opera, with a wide range of impressive offerings coming from around the continent. This week’s selections include a number of repertory staples as well as some unique modern operas by living composers. Frida – Atlanta Opera, Georgia The Atlanta Opera closes out its production of “Frida” with two performances on Friday and Sunday. The {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Craig Colclough On His Metropolitan Opera Debut & Singing ‘Macbeth’

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Those following the opera world and its biggest news items know what happened on Sept. 28, 2019. In the midst of a tumultous week in which the Met Opera’s “Macbeth” featured major cast turnover, there was still one big twist set to take place without much audience anticipation – a new baritone was to make a surprising debut in the {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Life on The Road – Opera Couple Sara Duchovnay & Clay Hilley Open Up About The RV Lifestyle

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(Credit: Kaleigh Rae Photography) The opera lifestyle is one of the most complex and challenging. Working singers are constantly on the road and generally have little time to truly establish a homebase where they spend most of their time with families and loved ones. If anything, the idea of a homebase can be fleeting with many singers and their families {…}

Special Features

10 Must See Operas For The Fall Season 2019 [North America Edition]

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The 2019-20 season is about to start with numerous new productions, revivals and world premieres. Like we did with the International houses, OperaWire has selected the 10 Must-See productions that you cannot miss this fall at the North American companies. 10. Frida – Atlanta Opera, Georgia  Jorge Parodi conducts the popular work by Robert Xavier Rodriguez with Catalina Cuervo, who brings {…}