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Benjamin Bernheim & Nadine Sierra Lead Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Romeo et Juliette’

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The Metropolitan Opera is set to present Gounod’s “Romeo et Juliette” for seven performances. The opera, which opens on March 7 and runs through March 30, is set to star Nadine Sierra and Benjamin Bernheim. The production also features Samantha Hankey, Will Liverman, Frederick Ballentine, and Alfred Walker. Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the production by Bartlet Sher. which had {…}

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Sonya Yoncheva, Piotr Beczała, Angel Blue, Lise Davidsen & Freddie De Tommaso Lead Metropolitan Opera’s 2024-25 Season

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced its 2024-25 season. New Productions  Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Verdi’s “Aida” in a new production by Michael Mayer. Angel Blue, Judit Kutasi, Piotr Beczała, Quinn Kelsey, Dmitry Belosselskiy, and Morris Robbinson. Alexander Soddy conducts the second cast with Christina Nilsson, Elīna Garanča, Brian Jagde, Eri Owens, Michael Chioldi, Amartüvshin Enkhbatyn, Alexander Vinogradov, and Krzysztof Bączyk. John {…}

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Michael Fabiano, Anja Kampe, Irene Roberts, Eve Maud Hubeaux, Matthew Polenzani Headline San Francisco Opera’s 2024-25 Season

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San Francisco Opera has announced its 2024-25 season. The season opens with the “Opera Ball.” Performance Dates: Sept. 6, 2024 The first opera production is “Un Ballo in Maschera” starring Michael Fabiano, Lianna Haroutounian, Amartuvshin Enkhbat, Judit Kutasi, and Meigui Zhang. Eun Sun Kim conducts a production directed by Leo Muscato. Performance Dates: Sept. 6-27, 2024 There will also be an “Opera {…}

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The Julia Perry Centenary Celebration & Festival Schedule Announced

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The Experiential Orchestra and Videmus present the Julia Perry Centenary Celebration and Festival in New York City. Julia Perry (1924-79) was an African-American composer, born in Lexington, Kentucky and raised in Akron, Ohio. She spent two summers at the Berkshire Music Center, studied with Luigi Dallapiccola and briefly with Nadia Boulanger. She won the Prix Fontainebleau and two Guggenheim Fellowships, {…}

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Opera Philadelphia to Celebrate David B. Devan

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(Photo credit: Gene Smirnov) Opera Philadelphia is set to hold “Toi Toi Toi,” a fundraising event celebrating David B. Devan’s contributions to the company. Devan, the company’s General Director and President since 2011 has announced the end of his tenure. During his time leading Opera Philadelphia, the opera company has been described as “a hotbed of operatic innovation” by the {…}

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Renée Fleming’s ‘Song Studio’ Returns for Sixth Edition in 2024

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Renée Fleming’s “SongStudio” program will return to Carnegie Hall Weill Music Institute (WMI) this January for its sixth edition. Between Jan. 22-27, 2023, the program will feature a series of emerging vocalists and collaborative pianists as they are coached by world-renowned artists, including the famed American diva. This year will also include public master classes with Graham Johnson on Jan. {…}

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Metropolitan Opera Teams Up With The Apollo for Historic Simulcast of ‘X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X’

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(Photo: Marty Sohl / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera will team up with The Apollo to present a free simulcast of “X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X” on Nov. 18, 2023. This represents the first-ever collaboration between the two institutions. The Apollo seats approximately 1,200 people. “The Apollo is thrilled to be partnering with the Metropolitan Opera to {…}

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Angela Bassett to Host ‘X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X’ for Metropolitan Opera’s Live in HD Series

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(Credit: Marty Sohl / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera’s 2023–24 Live in HD season will continue on Nov. 18 with Anthony Davis’s “X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X.” The opera is set to be conducted by Kazem Abdullah in a new production by Robert O’Hara. The cast includes Will Liverman, Leah Hawkins, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Michael Sumuel, and Victor {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2023-24 Review: X: the Life and Times of Malcolm X

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(Credit: Marty Sohl) The Metropolitan Opera’s 2023-24 season unfurled a tapestry of music, history, and Afrofuturistic magical realism with Broadway producer Robert O’Hara’s “X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X,” composed by Anthony Davis, to a libretto by Thulani Davis, based on a story by Christopher Davis. The Met, traditionally a bastion of opera’s classic repertoire, transformed into a {…}