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Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Still Going Strong – Maria Guleghina Celebrates 30 Years On Stage, Work In Charity & Her Determined Mother

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For 30 years Maria Guleghina has dominated the operatic stage. She has built a career singing a diverse range of repertoire from Verdi to verismo to bel canto and it has all brought her huge successes. With a career that has taken her to Teatro alla Scala to the Royal Opera House to the Vienna State Opera and, most importantly, the Metropolitan Opera, {…}

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Social Media Beat (Week of 12/1-7): Angela Meade, Luca Pisaroni & Others Keep Rolling

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December is one week old. While the companies are winding down on their programming, the artists are still going strong on social media. This week’s picks range from new scores to powerful messages to fun times with friends. Enjoy! Pavol Breslik decided to show some holiday cheer… My st. Nicholas today is very good for my hips and extra kilos {…}

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Top 5 Operas To See This Weekend – North America (12/8-10): More ‘Amahl,’ A Rare Opera & Fan Favorites

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With the holiday season in full swing, the opera schedule is winding down across the country. In fact, only a few weeks ago there were over 70 performances over the weekend. This weekend the number has dropped quite drastically, Fortunately, that doesn’t mean there is no opera for the opera-craved. Here are five performances to get your fill. Le Nozze {…}

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Bertrand De Billy & Marco Armiliato To Replace James Levine

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced replacements for James Levine for “Luisa Miller” and “Il Trovatore.” Macro Armiliato will lead performances of “Il Trovatore” starring Maria Agresta as Leonora, Yonghoon Lee as Manrico, and Anita Rachvelishvili as Azucena. Quinn Kelsey and Luca Salsi will share the role of Count di Luna, with Štefan Kocán and Kwangchul Youn both singing the role {…}

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San Francisco Opera Awards Highest Honor To David Hockney

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San Francisco Opera’s General Director Matthew Shilvock presented British artist David Hockney with the Company’s highest honor, the San Francisco Opera Medal. The honor was bestowed on Hockney following the Dec. 3 matinee performance of Puccini’s “Turandot,” which starred Brian Jagde, Nina Stemme, and Leah Crocetto. The director was given the medal in an onstage ceremony amongst the brilliant red {…}

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Artist Of The Week: Yusif Eyvazov Makes La Scala Debut As Andrea Chenier

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Over the past few years Yusif Eyvazov’s star has been in ascension. Since his breakout in 2014, when he performed “Manon Lescaut” with Anna Netrebko at the Teatro dell’opera di Roma, the tenor has debuted in many of the greatest theaters. However, this week he will headline his biggest assignment yet. Eyvazov will open the Teatro Alla Scala 2017-18 season {…}

Special Features

Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide 2017 For Opera Lovers: Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Plácido Domingo & Maria Callas CD/DVDs Among Major Highlights

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It’s the holiday season and that means gift buying and making difficult choices. As a result, OperaWire has lightened the task as we chose albums from some of our favorite artists and our key recommendations from the hundreds of releases from 2017. Maria Callas  If you are going to spend money this year, Maria Callas: The Live Recordings is OperaWire’s {…}

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Opera Australia Artist Accused Of Child Sex Offenses

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David Edward Lewis, a longstanding member of Opera Australia has been charged with child sex offenses. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the 58-year-old tenor is being charged with four counts of aggravated indecent assault of a victim under the age of 16 and two counts of sexual intercourse with a person 14 or over and under 16. The reports state that some {…}