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Sara Bañeras Joins GoDirect for General Management

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Sara Bañeras has joined GoDirect for General Management. Bañeras studied at the Conservatorio Superior de Valencia and has appeared in masterclasses by Montserrat Caballé, Renata Scotto, Mariella Devia, Teresa Berganza, Ernesto Palacio, Chris Merritt, Alberto Zedda, and Miquel Ortega, among others. She has also performed in workshops by the Rossini Academy and in the festival’s “Il Viaggio a Reims” productions. {…}

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Benjamin Appl, Xabier Anduaga, Sarah Blanch Headline Barcelona Obertura 2023 Festival

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The Gran Teatre del Liceu, the Palau de la Música Catalana, and L’Auditori have announced Barcelona Obertura, a new Spring festival that aims to promote classical music in Barcelona and the city as a place for classical music internationally. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal and operatic performances. Vivica Genaux will perform with {…}

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Teatro Comunale di Bologna Announces Cast Change for ‘Vier Letzte Lieder’

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The Teatro Comunale di Bologna has announced a cast change for its Dec. 23 concert. The company revealed that Vanessa Goikoetxea will replace Aleksandra Kurzak in “Vier Letzte Lieder.” Riccardo Frizza will conduct the evening, which will also include a performance of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 in e minor. Goikoetxea’s performance will mark her debut at the Teatro Comunale. She {…}

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Donizetti Opera Festival Announces 2023 Season

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The Donizetti Opera Festival has announced the titles for the 2023 season. The festival noted that it will present its annual “LUOpeRave” which will use Donizetti’s music in electronic form. The festival will present “Il diluvio universal” with Music Director Riccardo Frizza conducting the rarely performed work. The cast will include Nahuel Di Pierro, Nicolò Donini, Davide Zaccherini, Eduardo Martínez, Sabrina Gárdez, {…}

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Teatro Real Announces Cast Change for ‘Hadrian’

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The Teatro Real de Madrid has announced a cast change for its production of “Hadrian.” The company noted that Santiago Ballerini will sing the role of Antinous replacing Xabier Anduaga. Ballerini has performed with the Atlanta Opera, Canadian Opera Company, Opera San Antonio, Teatro Colon, Caramoor, and Teatro de la Zarzuela. His repertoire includes the music of Donizetti, Bellini, Verdi, {…}

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Asmik Grigorian, Angela Meade, Roberto Alagna & Xabier Anduaga Lead Amigos de la Ópera de A Coruña’s 2022 Season

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The Amigos de la Ópera de A Coruña has announced its 2022 season featuring recitals, operas and concerts. Asmik Grigorian and Lukas Geniusas perform at the Teatro Rosalía de Castro. Performance Date: Sept. 1, 2022 Verdi’s “La Forza del Destino” will be performed in concert by Angela Meade, Alejandro Roy, Ginger Costa-Jackson, Luiz-Ottavio Faria, Luis Cansino, and Borja Quiza. Guiseppe {…}

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Xabier Anduaga, Joyce El-Khoury, Anna Pirozzi & Jessica Pratt Lead Bilbao Opera’s 2022-23 Season

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The Bilbao Opera has announced its 2022-23 season featuring Jessica Pratt, Xabier Anduaga, Andrzej Filończyk, and Manuel Fuentes star in Bellini’s “I Puritani” in a production by Emilio Sagi and Giacomo Sagripanti conducts the Euskadiko Orkestra. Performance Dates: Oct. 15-24, 2022 Donizetti’s “Anna Bolena” is set to star Joyce El-Khoury, Silvia Tro Santafé, Marko Mimica, and Celso Albelo. The production {…}

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José Bros, Berna Perles, Sara Blanch & Joel Prieto Lead Ópera de Oviedo’s 2022-23 Season

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Spain’s Ópera de Oviedo has announced its 2022-23 season celebrating its 75th anniversary The season opens with the world premiere of “La dama del alba” by Luis Vázquez del Fresno. Rubén Díaz conducts a production by Emilio Sagi. The work stars Beatriz Díaz, Berna Perles, Sandra Ferrández, Maite Alberola, Carmen Solís, María Zapata, Luis López Navarro, David Lagares, Alessandra Volpe, {…}