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Baritone Lucas Meachem’s 5 Ways to Use Social Media To Grow Your Career

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Technology has disrupted and altered every single industry in the world, and the opera world is certainly no different. A few decades ago, singers didn’t need to spend time promoting themselves on social media or other electronic forums, but that is simply not the case today. We’ve seen how a social media feed literally “feeds” us information (whether it’s true {…}

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Plácido Domingo Celebrates 4,000 Performances

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Placido Domingo celebrated his 4,000 performance of his career. In a social media post, the world famous tenor noted that with his performance of “Simon Boccanegra” at the Wiener Staatsoper on April 1, 2019, he would have sung 4,000 performances. He also mentioned that the total did not include conducting performances. Domingo once again breaks his own record for performances {…}

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Top 5 Operas to See This Weekend – International (3/29-31)

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This weekend is an interesting one as there are numerous new productions, rare operas, and one world premiere. There are also some role debuts and one production that will begin its international run. Here is a look at what we have picked as must-sees! Orest – Wiener Staatsoper, Austria Manfred Trojahn’s opera gets a new production in Vienna with an {…}

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Cast Changes At Semperoper Dresden’s ‘Il Barbiere Di Siviglia’

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The Semperoper Dresden has announced cast changes to tonight’s performance of Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia.” The company announced that Rafael Fingerlos will perform Figaro, replacing Davide Luciano; moreover, Diana Haller will step in as Rosina. Fingerlos will also sing the March 29 performance, which Luciano was originally slated to perform. Haller has performed at the Staatsoper Stuttgart and is set {…}

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Top 5 Operas to See This Weekend – International (3/22-24)

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This weekend is all about the stars. From Vienna to Germany to the United Kingdom, every cast has some of the world’s greats performing. Check out this weekend’s picks! Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci – Wiener Staatsoper, Austria Jean-Pierre Ponnelle’s production continues at the Vienna house with a starry cast that includes Yonghoon Lee singing Turiddu and Fabio Sartori as Canio. Elina Garanca stars {…}

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Top 5 Operas to See This Weekend – International (2/22-24)

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This week there are a number of new productions as well as classic works being performed. There is also one opera that is being showcased in two different theaters with two all-star casts; it is for this reason that we simply could not overlook it. Check out our recommendations in alphabetical order by company. Karl V – Bayerische Staatsoper, Germany {…}

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Olga Peretyatko & Juan Diego Florez’s ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’ From Vienna To Be Broadcast

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The Wiener Staatsoper is set to broadcast Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor” on Orf 2. The production by Laurent Pelly,  which premiered last week, is set to star Olga Peretyatko and Juan Diego Flórez in the leading roles. George Petean and Jongmin Park also star as Enrico and Raimondo. Evelino Pidò conducts the production, which features a critical edition and a new cadenza {…}