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Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Marie Karall on ‘Carmen,’ Theater Dortmund & Stylistic Differences

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(Credit: Mat Ninat Studio) Mezzo-soprano Marie Karall has gained recognition throughout the past years for her “distinguishable dark colors” and for her “highly dramatic tone and emotional involvement.” The French mezzo has steadily raised her profile throughout the world performing at major theaters as the Chorégies d’Orange, Bordeaux National Opera, Montpellier National Opera, Avignon Opera, and the Théâtre des Champs {…}

News, Streaming

Eva-Maria Westbroek, Asmik Grigorian Headline OperaVision’s Russian Program in May

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(Credit: Iko Freese / Operavision) OperaVision has announced that its May streaming slate will be dedicated to Russian opera. On May 1, the company will stream the Komische Oper Berlin’s production of “Eugene Onegin.” The opera stars Asmik Grigorian, Karolina Gumos, Ales Briscein, and Günter Papendell under the musical direction of Henrik Nánási. The performance will be available for repeat {…}

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Baden-Baden Easter Festival & Berlin Philharmonic Extend Collaboration

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The Baden-Baden Easter Festival and ⁦Berlin Philharmonic have extended their collaboration.  Benedikt Stampa, director of the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden and Andrea Zietzschmann, director of the foundation of the Berlin Philharmonic announced that the two would continue their collaboration beyond 2022. The announcement also noted that the 2023 festival will have a focus on Richard Strauss. The 2022 season will feature a {…}

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Opéra de Massy Announces 2020-21 Season

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The Opéra de Massy has announced its 2020-21 season featuring a number of productions and concerts. Armando Noguera and Ludivine Gombert star in Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin.” The cast also includes Sarah Laulan, Kevin Amiel, and Denis Sedov. Kaspar Zehnder conducts the production by Alain Garichot. Performance Dates: Nov. 6 & 8, 2020 Gilbert Amy’s “Le Premier Cercle scènes de la Charachka” {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Diana Damrau & Elīna Garanča Highlight Opéra de Paris’s 2020-21 Season

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The Opéra National de Paris has announced its 2020-21 season featuring a number of new productions revivals. Here is a look. Domingo Hindoyan and Keri-Lynn Wilson lead performances of Bizet’s “Carmen” with Clémentine Margaine, Elīna Garanča, and Varduhi Abrahamyan sharing the title role and Vittorio Grigolo and Charles Castronovo as Don José. Adam Plachetka and Lucas Meachem alternate as Escamillo, {…}

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Stéphane Degout’s Wigmore Hall Recital Canceled

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Stéphane Degout’s Wigmore Hall Recital has been canceled. The hall, in London, announced the news via social media stating, “Owing to a heavy cold, Stéphane Degout is unable to perform tomorrow night. We wish him well. There will be no replacement concert.” Degout was set to perform alongside pianist Simon Lepper in a program of music by Fauré, Tchaikovsky, and {…}

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Nicole Car, Catalina Cuervo, Sondra Radvanovsky Headline Top 5 Operas to See This Weekend – North America

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It’s Valentine’s Day weekend and there is arguably no art form that captures the essence of love moreso than opera. With that in mind, we looked around and picked operas that probably won’t cater to ideal feelings of love, but are powerful in their own rights and would probably make for unbelievable nights at the opera. Frida – Anchorage Opera, {…}

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Pendragon Press Releases New Phonetic Transcription and Translation of ‘Wozzeck’ By Soprano Jacquelyn Stucker Drye

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(Credit: Jonathan Nesteruk) American soprano Jacquelyn Stucker Drye has prepared and published a complete phonetic transcription and detailed translation of the libretto from Berg’s “Wozzeck” from German into English. “A singer’s translation and phonetic transcription of ‘Wozzeck’ does not, as yet, exist in any format whatsoever, but this resource would enable any non-German-speaking singer the opportunity to assimilate this work {…}

Artist of the Week, Special Features

Artist Of The Week: Marina Costa-Jackson

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(Credit: Robert Workman) In 2016 a young dramatic soprano won the Zarzuela Division and Second Prize at the Operalia Competition launching her international career and making her one of the most promising dramatic sopranos of her generations. A year before that the soprano had won the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions as well as the Gerda Lissner Foundation, and the {…}