Artist Of The Week: Gregory Kunde Scales The Heights Of Andrea Chenier

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“Andrea Chenier” is considered one of the pinnacles of the dramatic tenor repertoire. It is known for its lyrical arias and vocal intensity. It is also an iconic role that every spinto tenor is dying to take on. This week Gregory Kunde performs on his first Andrea Chenier in Giordano’s famous drama at the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma. The addition of {…}

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There Is An Important Cancellation For Saturday’s ‘Eugene Onegin’ At The Metropolitan Opera

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There will be a different maestro in the pit at tonight’s “Eugene Onegin” at the Metropolitan Opera. Joel Revzen will conduct the performance in the absence of Robin Ticciati, who is ill. Ticciati has conducted the entire run to this point, with OperaWire remarking that his conducting last Friday “wasn’t a revelatory account of Tchaikovsky’s score, but every note was {…}

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Des Moines Metro Opera Receives $1 Million Gift For Words & Music at the Carnegie Capital Campaign

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The Des Moines Metro Opera has been awarded a generous gift from the Lauridsen Family Foundation. According to a press release, the gift is for a whopping $1 million in support of the Company’s Words & Music at the Carnegie Capital Campaign. The campaign has been set up to support the “restoration and expansion of DMMO’s headquarters—the historic Carnegie Library {…}

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Metropolitan Opera Star To Sing ‘Aida’ With Verismo Opera

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Raul Melo will make his Verismo Opera debut as Radamès in Verdi’s “Aida. Lucine Amara announced the news with the New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera which will be presenting Verdi’s grand opera, “Aida,” on April 23, 2017, at 3:00 p.m. at the Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood, New Jersey Melo debuted at the Metropolitan Opera in 2005 as {…}

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CD/DVD Releases – Week of April 10, 2017: Julia Lezhneva Explores the Music of Graun

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Two CDs headline the week ahead. One comes from a well-regarded mezzo, while the other comes from an instrumentalist experimenting with operatic music. Each release should have something appealing to opera lovers. Julia Lezhneva Julia Lezhneva experiments in her latest album as she continues to explore her operatic repertoire. The young mezzo has a new CD out for Decca that includes {…}

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Everything You Need to Know About the Deutsche Oper Am Rhein’s 2017-18 Season

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The Deutsche Oper am Rhein has announced its 2017-18 season, which will feature 10 new productions and 19 revivals for a total of 29 works. Here is a breakdown of the major operas and stars appearing with the company next season. The Ring The big announcement for the company is the return of Wagner’s “Der Ring des Nibelungen.” Two new {…}

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All The Major Opera Stars Performing At The Vienna State Opera 2017-18 Season

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The Vienna State Opera has announced its 2017-18 season with six new productions and 48 revivals. Given the sheer size of the schedule, you might expect the company to feature opera’s greatest stars. You would be absolutely right. As always the company will feature the biggest stars in the world including Anna Netrebko in her second run of performances of {…}

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Met Opera National Council Audition Winner Gets Major Contract

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Fresh off of being one of the winners of the famed Met Opera National Council Auditions, Vanessa Vasquez has scored a deal with Columbia Artists. The company made an announcement via Twitter to congratulate the soprano. “Columbia Artists is pleased to announce the worldwide representation of soprano Vanessa Vasquez, winner of the 2017 @MONCAuditions!” the company published via the social media {…}

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Artist Of The Week: Hibla Gerzmava Brings ‘Anna Bolena’ To Life At La Scala

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Donizetti’s “Anna Bolena” returns to the stage of the Teatro alla Scala after an absence of 35 years and with it comes a new leading lady, Hibla Gerzmava. Gerzmava, who has become an international star, is making a role debut in one of Bel Canto most demanding operas. Gerzmava has sung many Bel Canto roles by Donizetti including “Lucia di Lammermoor” {…}

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Artist Of The Week: Gregory Kunde Scales The Heights Of Andrea Chenier

There Is An Important Cancellation For Saturday’s ‘Eugene Onegin’ At The Metropolitan Opera

Des Moines Metro Opera Receives $1 Million Gift For Words & Music at the Carnegie Capital Campaign

Metropolitan Opera Star To Sing ‘Aida’ With Verismo Opera

CD/DVD Releases – Week of April 10, 2017: Julia Lezhneva Explores the Music of Graun

Everything You Need to Know About the Deutsche Oper Am Rhein’s 2017-18 Season

All The Major Opera Stars Performing At The Vienna State Opera 2017-18 Season

Met Opera National Council Audition Winner Gets Major Contract

Artist Of The Week: Hibla Gerzmava Brings ‘Anna Bolena’ To Life At La Scala