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Top 5 Operas to See This Weekend – International (1/18-20)

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It’s the third weekend of the year and we have a number of great productions to recommend. For this weekend, we’re looking at three of Puccini’s most popular operas and two lesser-known classics that are getting new productions. La Bohème – Australian Opera, Australia Joyce El-Khoury takes on the title role of Mimì alongside Ivan Magrì as Rodolfo.  Nicholas Milton conducts the production {…}

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Yusif Eyvazov & Olga Peretyatko To Perform In Andrea Bocelli & Anna Netrebko Concert

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Olga Peretyatko and Yusif Eyvazov have announced that they will join Andrea Bocelli and Anna Netrebko in a summer concert. The two will join the superstars in a concert on June 4, 2019 at the Kremlin Palace in Moscow. It will mark the first collaboration between Netrebko and Bocelli since the 2008 Classical Brit Awards. It will also mark the {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Carnegie Hall 2018-19 Review: Anna Netrebko In Recital

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There were probably some skeptical people at Carnegie Hall on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018. Anna Netrebko had previously canceled her recital debut at the hallowed hall on two previous occasions. Who said she wouldn’t do it again? But the Russian diva, as she is wont to do, proved them and others else wrong, making the third time a charm and {…}

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Opera Naples Announces Casting For ‘Aida’

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Opera Naples has announced the cast for its upcoming production of Verdi’s “Aida.” The production will feature internationally renowned conductor Ramón Tebar, Stage Director Chuck Hudson, and an international cast that includes soprano Svetlana Aksenova in the title role, Marianne Cornetti as Amneris, and Gordon Hawkins as Amonasro. In a press statement, Tebar noted, “I’m so excited to present, for the first {…}

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Jennifer Johnson Cano To Be Featured In Anna Netrebko’s Recital

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Jennifer Johnson Cano is set to perform on Anna Netrebko’s upcoming recitals. The mezzo-soprano announced via Twitter that she would be joining Netrebko in two duets for her recitals at the Lyric Opera of Chicago and Carnegie Hall. According to the program the two duets will be the Barcarolle from “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” and the Act One duet from “The Queen of {…}

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Antonio Pappano Will Conduct At the Met Opera, Retain Post At Royal Opera House

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Antonio Pappano has confirmed he will continue his post at the Royal Opera House. After much speculation that the conductor would be leaving the Royal Opera House, Pappano has confirmed he will continue in his post as Music Director until the end of the 2022-23 season. The announcement, which will come on Monday, Nov. 5, 2018, will also come with the announcement {…}

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Gewandhausorchester Leipzig 2018-19 Review: The Autumn Tour

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Since Andris Nelsons became the 21st Gewandhauskapellmeister of the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig in February 2018, he has started to plan a European tour to represent this great collaboration with the orchestra. This tour features appearances in London, in Frankfurt, Mannheim, and Dortmund in Germany, in Malmo and Stockholm in Sweden, as well as in Nelsons’ homeland, Latvia — in Riga and in {…}

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Artist Profile: Baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky, A Beloved & Greatly Remembered Artist

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In late 2017, the opera world suffered a great tragedy, when it lost baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky at the age 55. Hvorostovsky, born on Oct. 16, 1962, was born in Krasnoyarsk and grew up without much interaction with his parents, whose work consumed most of their time. He studied at the Krasnoyarsk School of Arts and would make his professional debut {…}

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Artist Profile: Russian Baritone Vladimir Chernov, Champion of Verdi & Russian Repertoire

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Vladimir Chernov was born on Sept. 22, 1954, in a small town near Krasnodar. He kicked off his training with Mikhail Chugenov and then went to the Tchaikovsky Conservatory. In 1982, he was sent to the Accademia della Scala where he studied with Giulietta Simionato. He won a plethora of special awards in competitions throughout the 1980s, but his career {…}