Jamie Barton Makes Broadway Debut

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(Credit: Rebecca Fay) Jamie Barton made her Broadway debut on Nov. 8, 2019. The mezzo-soprano, who is currently performing at the Metropolitan Opera, announced via social media that she had been invited by soprano Kristin Chenoweth to make her debut. She stated via social media, “Guys… this is it: tonight, thanks to the luminous Kristin Chenoweth, I make my Broadway {…}

Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Lina Gonzalez-Granados, Lidiya Yankovskaya, & Elizabeth Askren On How The Hart Institute For Women Conductors Helped Shape Their Careers

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For five years, the Dallas Opera’s Linda and Mitch Hart Institute for Women Conductors has done something that few other major companies have done – champion women conductors. The program, the first ever designed to meet the needs of women opera conductors, has allowed participants an opportunity to engage in a wide-range of musical opportunities alongside some of the most {…}

Artist of the Week

Artist Of The Week: Ewa Plonka

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(Credit: Virginia Opera) Tosca is the ultimate diva role. It’s the role most sopranos dream of singing because of its demands both as a singer and actress. This week the Virginia Opera will see rising star Ewa Plonka make her company debut in her very first “Tosca” performances. Plonka, a prize winner of such prestigious competitions as the Marcello Giordani {…}

News

Fundación Ibáñez Atkinson Announces Audiciones FIA

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The Fundación Ibáñez Atkinson has announced that it will hold the first ever Audiciones FIA between Nov. 18-21, 2019 in Santiago, Chile. The initiative is aimed at connecting Latin American lyrical talents with the international opera world. The panel for these auditions will include representatives from such organizations as the Metropolitan Opera, the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, The Dallas {…}

News

Stephanie Blythe Winner Of 2019 Maria Callas Award

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The Dallas Opera has announced that American mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe has won its 2019 Maria Callas Debut Artist of the Year Award. The Maria Callas Award, established during the 1991-92 season, is “given to a single performer each season in recognition of a particularly memorable and outstanding company debut” – in this case, Blythe’s “saucy, scene-stealing portrayal of Mistress Quickly in {…}

Pride Month, Special Features

Pride Month 2019: 13 Contemporary Composers & Librettists Who Are Out & Proud

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It’s Pride Month, so to celebrate we return to the series we began two years. This time we celebrate some of the great composers and librettists of today who have made a great impact in the opera world and whose works have given a voice to the voiceless. Jake Heggie Heggie is one of the most prolific composers of the {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Tenor Airam Hernández On ‘Caruso a Cuba’ & His Upcoming Role Debut As Fenton In ‘Falstaff’

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Earlier this season, Spanish tenor Airam Hernández took on the role of legendary tenor Enrico Caruso in the world premiere of Dutch composer Micha Hamel’s new opera “Caruso a Cuba.” Following his success in Amsterdam, the tenor will make his highly anticipated U.S. debut and role debut with the Dallas Opera as Fenton in Lee Blakely’s production of Verdi’s beloved comedy “Falstaff.” Hernández recently spoke with OperaWire about his {…}

Artist of the Week, News

Artist Of The Week: Riccardo Frizza

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Riccardo Frizza is one of today’s leading conductors specializing in the Italian repertoire and bringing a fresh and unique approach to the Bel Canto style. Throughout the past years he has reinvigorated the repertory, finding new critical editions and performing complete versions without the standard cuts. He has also performed rarely performed works while bringing new subtleties to standard pieces. {…}

Opera Wiki

Artist Profile: Denyce Graves, An Essential America Mezzo

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Denyce Graves, born on March 7, 1964, is one of the iconic American mezzos of the late 1900s. She was born in Washington D.C. and graduated from the Duke Ellington School of the arts in 1981. Then she studied voice at the Oberlin Conservatory, followed by the New England Conservatory. She would then work further at the Wolf Trap Opera {…}

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