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Bayreuth Festival Announces Operas For 2020 Edition

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The Bayreuth Festival has announced its 2020 season. As previously announced the season will focus on a new production of Wagner’s “Der Ring des Nibelungen.” Pietari Inkinen will conduct the production with Valentin Schwarz directing the new production with sets designed by Andrea Cozzi. Andy Besuch will be responsible for the costumes. In addition to three complete The Ring Cycles, the {…}
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Bayreuth Festival Announces 2020 Ring Cycle

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The Bayreuth Festival has announced its 2020 Ring Cycle. The festival announced that Pietari Inkinen will conduct the new production by Valentin Schwarz, both making notable debuts. The Ring Cycle will see Lise Davidsen perform the role of Sieglinde, Andreas Schager in his signature role as Siegfried in “Siegfried,” Petra Lang as Brünnhilde in “Die Walküre,” Daniela Köhler as Brünnhilde in {…}
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Rihab Chaieb, Elsa Dreisig & Jakub Józef Orliński Headline Opera Orchestre National De Montpelier’s 2018-19 Season

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The Opera Orchestre National de Montpelier has announced its 2018-19 season featuring a vast array of repertoire. The season will feature established artists as well as rising stars. For this season announcement, we have only focused on the vocal events. Production Hervé’s “Mam’zelle Nitouche” opens the season with Laura Neumann, Damien Birgourdain, Samy Camps, and Olivier Py in the lead {…}
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2026 Pietro Antonio Cesti International Singing Competition Winners Announced

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(Credit: © Mona Wibmer) Russian soprano Elene Gvritishvili has won first prize at the 17th Pietro Antonio Cesti International Singing Competition in Innsbruck. The soprano also won the Engagement within the scope of Milano Arte Musica. Second prize went to the Spanish mezzo Laura Orueta, who also won the Concert or opera engagement with “Il Gusto Barocco / Jörg Halubek.” {…}
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Frost School of Music’s 2026-27 Season to Feature New work by Jake Heggie & Gene Scheer

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The Frost School of Music at the University of Miami announces its 2026-27 season. This article only features classical vocal works. Matthew Brady and Gene Peterson direct the The Frost Chorale in a concert of works by Shawn Kirchner, who will join as guest performer. Performance Dates: Oct, 30, 2026 Puccini’s “La Rondine” will be performed. Jenny Renee Synder directs. {…}
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Benjamin Appl, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Plácido Domingo, Ileana Cotruba & Joanna Klisowska Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week, two albums celebrating Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau will be released. There is also a legendary recording from teh Wiener Staatsoper which will be released. Audiences can also check out several recordings featuring unknown composers. Chant in a Wail Navona releases composer and tenor {…}
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Malin Byström, Natalya Romaniw, Elena Stikhina, Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, Jakub Józef Orliński, Federica Lombardi & Joshua Guerrero Lead Dutch National Opera’s 2025-26 Season

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The Dutch National Opera has announce dits 2025-26 season. Elena Stikhina and Natalya Romaniw star in Puccini’s “Tosca” with Joshua Guerrero and Gevorg Hakobyan. Nathalie Stutzmann conducts. Performance Dates: Sept. 3-25, 2025 “Operetta Land” will be performed featuring music by Johann Strauss II, Jacques Offenbach, and Arthur Sullivan. Steef de Jong, Raoul Stefani, Marc Pantus, Laetitia Gerards, Elenora Hu, Frederik {…}
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Joel Prieto, Carlo Ventre, Hrachuhi Bassenz & Elena Mikhailenko Lead Israeli Opera’s 2024-25 Season

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The Israeli Opera has announced its 2024-25 season. Yael Levita, Shira Patchornik, Joel Prieto, and Granit Musliu star in Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore” alongside Oded Reich, Michael Schwarze, and Nahuel di Piero. Alessandro de Marchi conducts the production by Shirit Lee Weiss. Performance Dates: Nov. 7-18, 2024 Peter Wedd, Julian Hubbard, Alla Vasilevitsky, Shaked Strul, Eric Greene, Anat Czarny, and Tamara Navoth {…}
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Edward Parks, Asmik Grigorian & Fritz Wunderlich Lead CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week audiences get a world premiere recording of a new opera, a legendary recording of Strauss’ work, and a rarely performed Tchaikovsky opera. The Shining  Pentatone releases “The Shining,” the world-premiere recording from the Lyric Opera of Kansas City of the opera {…}

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