Bass Rene Pape Announces Special Project

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Caffe Taci has a reputation for being a venue where opera singers can perform in a relaxed, familial environment. Here they can sharpen their skills or simply let loose as customers enjoy food and drinks from Papillon Bistro & Bar just downstairs. On Oct. 14, patrons filled the restaurant to see renowned bass René Pape, who had promised the announcement of {…}

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San Francisco Opera Announces Community Learning Events for Fall 2017

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San Francisco Opera has announced the programs it will be instituting this season to bring more awareness about opera to adults in the area. In sum, there will be about six programs overall, the first of which takes place on Oct. 20, 2017. This program, entitled “Drinks & Drama: A Taste of the Season,” is a social-educational evening pairing operas {…}

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Weekend Preview – USA (9/29-10/1): Metropolitan Opera’s First Weekend of 2017-18 Season

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The fall opera season continues growing with more and more opera companies opening their doors. This will be the first weekend of the Metropolitan Opera’s 2017-18 season. While the company has no shows scheduled for Friday, it will have a double header of “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” on Saturday during the afternoon and “Die Zauberflöte” in the evening. The former stars {…}

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Master At Two Houses – Conductor Carlo Rizzi on Big Projects At Metropolitan Opera & Welsh National Opera

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Maestro Carlo Rizzi has led over 180 performances at the Met and when all is said and done in 2017-18, he will have topped 200 performances with the company. He has led works by such composers from a vast range of Italian composers including Puccini, Verdi, Donizetti, and Rossini. Of all the works he has conducted, “La Bohème” has been {…}

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Weekend Preview – USA (9/22-24): Lyric Opera of Chicago Opens Season With ‘Orpheus and Eurydice’

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More opera companies open their doors this weekend starting with the Lyric Opera of Chicago. The LOC’s first performance of the year on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, will be Gluck’s “Orpheus and Eurydice.” The opera stars Andriana Chuchmann, Dmitry Korchak, Lauren Snouffer, and Harry Bicket conducting. Meanwhile, Opera Philadelphia continues its festival with performances of “The Magic Flute” on Friday {…}

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A Listener’s Tribute to Former Metropolitan Opera Broadcast Host Peter Allen

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Peter Allen was not simply “another voice” on the radio, but, rather, an exemplar of how to be a voice on the radio. Allen, who passed away last October and would have turned 97 on September 17, spent 29 seasons in The Metropolitan Opera’s broadcast booth as host of the Saturday matinée radio broadcasts (1975-2004). He filled the airwaves with {…}

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Weekend Preview – USA (9/15-17): ‘Elizabeth Cree’ Makes Its World Premiere in Philadelphia

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It is another busy weekend in the opera world with more and more companies opening their doors for the fall season. Opera Philadelphia is the first new addition to the weekend with its first performance of “The Magic Flute” on Friday and Sunday. On Saturday, the company showcases the world premiere of Kevin Puts and Mark Campbell’s “Elizabeth Cree,” which {…}

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Arena di Verona 2018 Festival To Feature Verdi Favorites, Among Others Works

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The Arena di Verona has announced its 2018 summer festival, which will feature five operas over the course of two months. The festivities kick off on June 22, 2018, with Bizet’s “Carmen.” The opera runs through August 31 for a total of 13 performances. June 23, 2018, marks the first performance of “Aida,” which will run for 16 performances, the {…}

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Weekend Preview – USA (9/8-10): NYC Opera, LA Opera, San Francisco, Washington & Others Open Seasons

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After a relatively quiet weekend in the USA, the opera world starts coming back to life in this second week of September. The New York City Opera continues its season-opening run of “La Fanciulla del West” on Friday and Sunday. OPERA San Antonio’s production of “Macbeth” kicks off for two performances on Friday and Sunday and will star Greer Grimsley {…}

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Bass Rene Pape Announces Special Project

San Francisco Opera Announces Community Learning Events for Fall 2017

Weekend Preview – USA (9/29-10/1): Metropolitan Opera’s First Weekend of 2017-18 Season

Master At Two Houses – Conductor Carlo Rizzi on Big Projects At Metropolitan Opera & Welsh National Opera

Weekend Preview – USA (9/22-24): Lyric Opera of Chicago Opens Season With ‘Orpheus and Eurydice’

A Listener’s Tribute to Former Metropolitan Opera Broadcast Host Peter Allen

Weekend Preview – USA (9/15-17): ‘Elizabeth Cree’ Makes Its World Premiere in Philadelphia

Arena di Verona 2018 Festival To Feature Verdi Favorites, Among Others Works

Weekend Preview – USA (9/8-10): NYC Opera, LA Opera, San Francisco, Washington & Others Open Seasons