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Des Moines Metro Opera Review 2017 – Turandot: A Stellar Cast Lists Puccini’s Final Masterpiece

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Turandot is tricky. A huge chorus, thundering orchestra, and over half a dozen other principal singers build audience expectations for an act and a half before the star sings a note, and then, like a rocket, the soprano must go from zero to escape velocity with her dazzling introduction, her explanation for her cruelty to her suitors in the aria {…}
On This Day, Special Features

From Turandot to Wagner, the Roles Eva Marton & Iréne Theorin Share

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Eva Marton and Iréne Theorin. Two sopranos with gargantuan voices from different eras born on the same day. For Marton, it was June 18, 1943 while Theorin was born exactly 20 years later. Two sopranos with huge voices like these two women are bound to share some repertoire and the truth is that they have. Here is a look at {…}
News

Detroit Symphony Orchestra To Feature ‘Turandot’ in 2017-18 With Othalie Graham

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Leonard Slatkin will celebrate his 10th anniversary with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in grand form. While the season will include some of the most important classical musicians in the industry, the year will conclude with Puccini’s “Turandot.”  On June 8 and 10, Slatkin will conduct Puccini’s final opera in partnership with Michigan Opera Theatre. The opera will star Othalie Graham {…}
Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Ping, Pong & Pang – How Atlanta Opera’s Widely Traveled ‘Turandot’ Production Remains Fresh For Veteran Cast Members

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Atlanta Opera is gearing up for a revival of Puccini’s “Turandot,” the iconic opera featuring arguably opera’s most iconic melody. The company, which is reviving the production by French Canadian duo Renaud Doucet and André Barbe, will feature a cast that includes tenor Gianluca Terranova and Marcy Stonikas as Turandot. Finding Deeper Meaning From Another Vision Reviving the production will {…}
Behind the Scenes, Interviews

The Luckiest Man Alive – 100-Year-Old Anton Coppola Looks Back On His Career & Writing a New Ending for ‘Turandot’

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Anton Coppola is the luckiest guy in the world. At least that is how he views the life he has led and continues to lead. The maestro, born on March 21, 1917, and who determined his given career path during the first decade of his existence, is slated for “one last hurrah” when he conducts a final concert on March {…}
Artist of the Week, News

Artist Of The Week: Ryan Speedo Green To Steal The Show As Timur In Puccini’s ‘Turandot’

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Last year was arguably Ryan Speedo Green’s biggest year as he broke out in the operatic world with his showstopping aria “Vecchia Zimarra” in Puccini’s “La Bohème” at the Metropolitan Opera. The bass made the most out his two minute aria and critics said that he was the most memorable performance of the night. A star was essentially born. This {…}
DVD and CD Reviews, Reviews

‘Turandot’ DVD Review: Berio’s Ending in La Scala Release Brings Out The Best in Nina Stemme, Aleksandrs Antonenko & Maria Agresta

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The ending of Puccini’s “Turandot” is one of opera’s great tragedies. The composer, at the peak of his power, had composed his most musically daring work to date with some of his most phenomenal strokes of dramatic genius alongside some of his most riveting and enduring melodies. And yet, when he was ever so close to completing it, he hit {…}
Stage Reviews

Ciclo Aura 2026 Review: Gala Lirica Featuring Nadine Sierra & Freddie De Tommaso

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(Credit: Juanjo Bruzzo) Two towering figures of the international opera scene, Freddie De Tommaso and Nadine Sierra, were entrusted with closing Ciclo Aura’s highly successful 2026 season at the legendary Teatro Colón. The public of Buenos Aires has already had the opportunity to appreciate the American soprano in all her artistic facets – from fully staged opera productions to intimate {…}
News

Cincinnati Opera & 90.9 WGUC to Broadcast 2026 Summer Festival Performances & Live 2027 Season Preview

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Cincinnati Opera and 90.9 WGUC, the company’s media partner, will broadcast six performances from the 2026 Summer Festival on Sunday evenings beginning Nov. 1, followed by a live broadcast of the company’s 2027 Season Preview on Jan. 23, 2027. First up is “Salome.” Robert Spano conducts. The cast includes Kathryn Lewek, Alfred Walker, Chad Shelton, Michelle DeYoung, and Zach Borichevsky, {…}

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