Weekend Preview (5/5-7) – North America: Metropolitan Opera’s 50th Anniversary Gala, NY Opera Fest Lead Busy Weekend

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Opera season remains in full swing across North America as summer fast approaches. With so many companies in business this weekend, we have opted for a slight shift in structure. Instead of a series of paragraphs, we will go list form for this week’s edition and any with this massive amount of productions. Behold the opera events of the weekend {…}

Stage Spotlight

Metropolitan Opera 50th Anniversary Celebration: Stories From The New House Told By Opera’s Greatest Stars

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For 50 years, the Metropolitan Opera has made its home in Lincoln Center, creating numerous cathartic and revelatory memories for both audiences and artists alike. In speaking with some of the world’s greatest artists that have performed at the Met, OperaWire has been granted the opportunity to hear some unique, enriching and entertaining stories and experiences that have taken place {…}

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Juan Diego Flórez, Roberto Alagna & Cecilia Bartoli Headline Opéra Monte Carlo 2017-18 Season

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Opéra Monte Carlo has announced its 2017-18 season with a diverse amount of operas. The season’s first production, Rossini’s “La Cenerentola,” opens on Oct. 29, 2017, with Cecilia Bartoli leading the cast. Nicola Alaimo, Rebecca Olvera, Carlos Chausson, and Edgardo Rocha round out the cast in Jean-Pierre Ponnelle’s classic production. Cilea’s “Adriana Lecouvreur” takes the stage on Nov. 19, 2017, {…}

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Weekend Preview – USA (4/28-30): Opera Season In Full Swing Across North America With Joyce DiDonato, Sondra Radvonovsky & Adrianne Pieczonka Headline Major Shows

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Opera season is in full swing in the United States and Canada with a ton of offerings across the continent. Here is a look at the big highlights. East Coast The Metropolitan Opera will showcase “Der Rosenkavalier” on Friday before giving “Der Fliegende Holländer” Saturday afternoon and “Don Giovanni” on Saturday evening. OperaWire will attend the Friday performance with a {…}

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Kristin Lewis To Make Royal Opera House Debut

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Krassimira Stoyanova has canceled her upcoming performances of Verdi’s “Don Carlo.” The Royal Opera House announced that due to illness the Bulgarian soprano had to withdraw from singing the role of Elizabeth of Valois. American soprano Kristin Lewis will now take over the run making her Royal Opera House Covent Garden debut. The soprano has been in demand for the past {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Senta’s Journey – Amber Wagner On Singing Her First Major Metropolitan Opera Role

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Every opera singer has a dream of performing at the Metropolitan Opera in a leading role. The dream takes a lot of work and hours of rehearsing, practicing, auditioning and, in many ways, luck. But it also takes years of building an international career. For Amber Wagner 2017 marks her first big contract with the theater after making her debut {…}

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Rolando Villazón Cancels At Royal Opera House

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Rolando Villazón has canceled his upcoming performances of Donizetti’s “L’Elisir D’Amore.” The Royal Opera House announced that tenor has to withdraw due to medical reasons. As a result, Armenian tenor Liparit Avetisyan will replace him. Avetisvan made his Royal Opera debut in the 2016-17 Season as Alfredo Germont in “La Traviata.” Recent appearances also include Alfredo Germont and Don José in Bizet’s “Carmen” {…}

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Hibla Gerzmava Steps In For Dinara Alieva At Major Royal Opera House Production

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The Royal Opera House has announced that Dinara Alieva has withdrawn from singing the role of Liù in this summer’s revival of Puccini’s “Turandot.” The role will now be performed by Abkhazian-Russian soprano Hibla Gerzmava on July 5, 9, 12 and 15 Gerzmava made her Royal Opera debut in 2008 as Tatyana in Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” and has since returned to sing {…}

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Robin Ticciati Cancels Tchaikovsky’s ‘Eugene Onegin’

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Joel Revzen will conduct tonight’s performance in the absence of Robin Ticciati, who is ill. The Metropolitan Opera announced the news via Twitter this afternoon. The cancellation marks the second performance that Ticciati cancels as he was indisposed for Saturday’s performance. Revzen has been on staff with the Met Opera throughout the season, covering performances for such operas as “L’Italiana in {…}

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Weekend Preview (5/5-7) – North America: Metropolitan Opera’s 50th Anniversary Gala, NY Opera Fest Lead Busy Weekend

Metropolitan Opera 50th Anniversary Celebration: Stories From The New House Told By Opera’s Greatest Stars

Juan Diego Flórez, Roberto Alagna & Cecilia Bartoli Headline Opéra Monte Carlo 2017-18 Season

Weekend Preview – USA (4/28-30): Opera Season In Full Swing Across North America With Joyce DiDonato, Sondra Radvonovsky & Adrianne Pieczonka Headline Major Shows

Kristin Lewis To Make Royal Opera House Debut

Senta’s Journey – Amber Wagner On Singing Her First Major Metropolitan Opera Role

Rolando Villazón Cancels At Royal Opera House

Hibla Gerzmava Steps In For Dinara Alieva At Major Royal Opera House Production

Robin Ticciati Cancels Tchaikovsky’s ‘Eugene Onegin’