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Joyce DiDonato, Piotr Beczala, Anja Harteros Among Nominees For 62nd Grammy Awards

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The Grammy Awards have unveiled their nominations for the 62nd annual ceremony. For the purposes of this article we will focus on categories related to the opera world. Best Opera Recording In the Best Opera Recording categories, the first nominees is George Benjamin’s “Lessons in Love & Violence,” under the musical direction of the composer himself. Benjamin leads the Orchestra {…}

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Met Opera Live in HD 2019-20 Preview: Anthony Roth Costanzo Stars in Philip Glass’ ‘Akhnaten’

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(Credit: Karen Almond / Met Opera) The Met Opera’s Live in HD series for the 2019-20 season continues this Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019 with a transmission of Philip Glass’ “Akhnaten.” The broadcast, which kicks off 12:55 p.m. Eastern time and is set to end a little past 4 p.m. local time. It will star Anthony Roth Costanzo, Dísella Lárusdóttir, Aaron {…}

Artist of the Week, Special Features

Artist Of The Week: Elza van den Heever

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(Credit: Frédérick Desmesure) Elza van den Heever is one of the most dynamic sopranos of her generation. Her repertoire spans several periods from baroque to Mozart and Bel Canto as well as Wagner, Strauss, and Verdi. She is an acclaimed actress and is especially hailed for her sparkling high notes. Throughout her her 2019-20 season the soprano will showcase three {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2019-20 Live In HD Preview: Hui He Leads A Performance of ‘Madama Butterfly’

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(Credit: Richard Termine) The Met Opera’s Live in HD series for the 2019-20 season continues on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019 12, 2019 with a transmission of Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly.” The broadcast, which kicks off 12:55 p.m. Eastern time, stars Hui He in the title role, Andrea Carè as Pinkerton, Paulo Szot as Sharpless, and Elizabeth DeShong as Suzuki. Pier Giorgio {…}

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Yannick Nézet-Séguin Named Artistic Director Of Met Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program

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Yannick Nézet-Séguin has been named the artistic director of the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program. The New York Times reported that the Metropolitan Opera’s newly appointed Music Director will take over the program first established by James Levine in 1980. Nézet-Séguin will help in nurturing the next generation of talent by leading the company’s prestigious young artist program.which helped foster {…}

DVD and CD Reviews, Reviews

CD Review: 150 Years Wiener Staatsoper The Anniversary Edition

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Over the summer, the Wiener Staatsoper celebrated its 150th anniversary. The company presented an all-star gala which was showcased throughout the theater and also released two special edition collections. One was a DVD set of previously released content and the other was a CD set with mostly world premiere recordings. The CD set of nine operas and a compilation album {…}

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Lisette Oropesa, Michael Fabiano Set For ‘Manon’ Live in HD From Metropolitan Opera

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(Credit: Marty Sohl / Met Opera) The Met Opera’s Live in HD series for the 2019-20 season continues off on Saturday, October 26, 2019 with a transmission of Massenet’s “Manon.” The broadcast, which kicks off 12:55 p.m. Eastern time, stars Lisette Oropesa in the title role with Michael Fabiano as her lover Des Grieux. This is Oropesa’s ninth transmission in {…}

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Musical America Awards Announces 2020 Recipients

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(Credit: @Guenter Breitegger) Musical America has announced its annual awards naming the Salzburg Festival as Festival of the Year. Other winners included Peter Mattei who received the distinction of Vocalist of the Year and Joan Tower who received the Composer of the year award. “On behalf of the hundreds of staff members and artists of the Salzburg Festival, we thank {…}