Elīna Garanča, Aida Garifullina & Maria Guleghina Headline Teatro Colon’s 2019 Season

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The Teatro Colón has announced its 2019 season featuring eight main stage productions, concert operas, and a number of international star-making debuts. Here is a look at what to expect next season. Mainstage Opera Maurizio Benini conducts a new production of Verdi’s “Rigoletto” directed by Jorge Takla. Fabián Veloz and Leonardo López Linares share the title role while Pavel Valuzhin and {…}

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Jorge De León To Replace Andrea Carè In Vienna

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Jorge de León will jump into a production of “Madama Butterfly” at the Wiener Staatsoper on Dec. 3, 2018 The tenor will step in for Andrea Carè, who is ill. De León recently concluded a production of “Manon Lescaut’ at the Staatsoper Hamburg and will perform the role of Pinkerton in “Madama Butterfly” at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in {…}

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Artist Profile: Barbara Hendricks – Soprano, Jazz Singer, Movie Star

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Barbara Hendricks is the textbook example of a singer that can truly do it all. Born on Nov. 20, 1948, in Arkansas, she graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a degree in mathematics and chemistry. But from there it was all music. She studied at Juilliard under mezzo-soprano Jennie Tourel and took master classes with Maria Callas. Per the {…}

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Met Opera 2018-19 Preview: ‘Il Trittico’ Celebrates Its 100 Years Since World Premiere

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Puccini’s “Il Trittico” returns to the Met Opera on Nov. 23, 2018, for seven performances. Despite being one of Puccini’s finest works, it has only been presented with the company on 74 occasions; by the end of this run, it will have 81 performances total. As is always the case with these operas, there are a ton of singers involved {…}

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Carmela Remigio, Riccardo Massi & Veronica Simeoni Headline Teatro Comunale Di Bologna’s 2019 Season

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The Teatro Comunale di Bologna has announced its 2019 season with 10 productions all year. The Italian company is giving its native repertory most of the stage-time, with a total of seven productions this season; there are two German works and one in English, that will also appear. So let’s dive in and break it down. “Il Trovatore” opens the {…}

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Artist Of The Week: Golda Schultz

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Over the years Golda Schultz has built her career in Europe while performing at the Bayerische Staatsoper extensively. She has gained major praise for her work in the operas of Mozart and Strauss, among others. Schultz has also made rare appearances in the U.S. including a Metropolitan Opera debut which OperaWire hailed as “noteworthy” and a “highlight” of the production. Recently she {…}

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Opera Meets Film: Freddie Mercury Explored Through Maria Callas & Puccini In ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’

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“Opera Meets Film” is a feature dedicated to exploring the way that opera has been employed in cinema. We will select a section or a film in its entirety, highlighting the impact that utilizing the operatic form or sections from an opera can alter our perception of a film that we are viewing. This week’s installment features “Bohemian Rhapsody.” Queen’s {…}

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CD / DVD Releases – Week of Oct. 29

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Three major CDs and DVDs will get releases this week. There is one re-release while the two DVD releases will showcase new productions that were acclaimed when the opened. Here is a look at what you need to get this week! Le Nozze di Figaro From the Berlin State Opera, Accentus Music will release a production of Mozart’s classic gem with {…}

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Liceu’s Artistic Director To Leave During 2019-20 Season

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Christina Scheppelmann, who was named Artistic director at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in 2014, is set leave her position with the company during the 2019-20 season. Ever since taking the position in June 2014, Scheppelmann had numerous achievements including upping the attendance to 86 percent during the 2015-16 and 2016-17 season. She also worked on the OFF Liceu project, which has helped {…}

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Elīna Garanča, Aida Garifullina & Maria Guleghina Headline Teatro Colon’s 2019 Season

Jorge De León To Replace Andrea Carè In Vienna

Artist Profile: Barbara Hendricks – Soprano, Jazz Singer, Movie Star

Met Opera 2018-19 Preview: ‘Il Trittico’ Celebrates Its 100 Years Since World Premiere

Carmela Remigio, Riccardo Massi & Veronica Simeoni Headline Teatro Comunale Di Bologna’s 2019 Season

Artist Of The Week: Golda Schultz

Opera Meets Film: Freddie Mercury Explored Through Maria Callas & Puccini In ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’

CD / DVD Releases – Week of Oct. 29

Liceu’s Artistic Director To Leave During 2019-20 Season