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Top 5 Operas to See This Weekend – International (8/3-5)

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Here’s a look at the operas to see this weekend around Europe. The Queen of Spades – Salzburg Festival, Austria  The highly anticipated new production of Tchaikovsky’s masterwork opens with Brandon Jovanovich singing the lead and Evgenia Muraveva as Liza. Oksana Volkova, Hanna Schwarz, Igor Golovatenko, and Vladislav Sulimsky also star in Hans Neuenfels’ production. Mariss Jansons conducts. Carmen – Bregenz Festival, Austria  Bizet’s {…}

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The Salzburg Festival Teams Up With Swarovski

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The Salzburg Festival has announced that it will collaborate for the sixth year with Swarovski for three productions. The festival announced that Swarovski crystals will be used in productions of “Die Zauberflöte,” “The Queen of Spades,” and “L’incoronazione di Poppea.” In a press release, Nadja Swarovski, a member of the Executive Board stated, “We are proud to continue this partnership, which {…}

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The Glimmerglass 2019 Festival To Feature World Premiere & Verdi

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The Glimmerglass Festival has announced its 2019 season. Mainstage  The festival will open with Hammerstein’s “Show Boat,” directed by Francesca Zambello and E. Loren Meeker and conducted by James Lowe. Eric Sean Fogel will be the choreographer to the musical and the production will be sponsored by Beth and Gary Glynn. Next on the lineup will be “La Traviata” directed {…}

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Finding His Voice – Yusif Eyvazov On His Breakout At The Metropolitan Opera & His Never Ending Learning Process

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Over the past years, Yusif Eyvazov has skyrocketed onto the opera scene. He has made important debuts in London, New York, Milan, Los Angeles and Berlin and has been part of HD performances, galas, and tours. “I am happy. I never expected it when I started because you never have any guarantee and this is a dream come true for {…}

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Artist Profile: Russia’s Star Tenor Vladimir Galouzine

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While there have been a plethora of renowned Russian singers to dominate the opera world, a surprising few have been tenors. Among the tenors who have managed to establish an international career is Vladimir Galouzine, born on June 11, 1956. The dramatic tenor studied at the Novosibirsk Conservatory and started off his career with the corresponding opera company. As is {…}

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Adela Zaharia, Linda Watson & Karine Babajanyan Lead Deutsche Oper Am Rhein’s 2018-19 Seson

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The Deutsche Oper am Rhein has announced its 2018-19 season, featuring 10 new productions and a number of rising stars. The season will also include a number of opera favorites, rarely performed works, and modern masterpieces. Here is a look. Premieres Suzanne Andrade and Esme Appleton direct a new double bill featuring Stravinsky’s “Petrushka” and Ravel’s “L’Enfant et Les Sortileges.” Tiago Alexandre Fonseca, Pauliina {…}

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Bryn Terfel Cancels Baden-Baden’s Whitsun Festival

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Bryn Terfel has canceled his performance of Wagner’s “Der Fligende Hollander” a the Baden-Baden Whitsun Festival. According to a press release, the bass-baritone is currently suffering from laryngitis. As a result, John Lundgren will take over the title role. Lundgren is one of the most in-demand dramatic baritones in the world. Next season he sings the role of Wotan at the Royal Opera House {…}

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Den Norske Opera Announces Its 2018-19 Season

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The Den Norske Opera has announced its upcoming 2018-19 season featuring a wide range of repertoire and rising stars as well as some of the leading Norwegian singers in the world. Here is a look. Productions  The season will open with Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” and Enrique Mazzola conducting Richard Jones’s production. Johannes Weisser, Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Brigitte Christensen, and Anthony Gregory star {…}

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Grace Bumbry To Be Awarded Honorary Doctorate At The Juilliard School

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The Juilliard School announced that opera singer Grace Bumbry will be honored with an honorary doctorate in music on May 18, 2018. The school announced that alongside Bumbry, alumnus Wynton Marsalis, trumpeter, director of Juilliard Jazz Studies, and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, will address the graduates at the school’s 113th commencement ceremony. The ceremony will also see Juilliard {…}