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Simon Keenlyside to Get High Honor From Vienna State Opera

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Simon Keenlyside is slated to be named a Kammersänger at the Vienna State Opera next Monday. The baritone has performed with the company throughout the past 20 years. Among the operas he has appeared in are “Il Barbiere di Siviglia,” “Eugene Onegin,” “Le Nozze di Figaro,” “La Traviata,” “Macbeth,” “Rigoletto,” “Don Giovanni,” “La Bohème,” “Wozzeck,” “Don Carlo,” “Billy Budd,” and {…}

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New York Opera Fest 2017: Isola Jones to Give Masterclass as Part of Master Series With Martina Arroyo Foundation

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You’ve heard Fred Plotkin. You’ve heard Sharon Sweet. Now the Martina Arroyo Foundation and New York Opera Fest bring you mezzo-soprano Isola Jones as part of the Master Series. The masterclass is slated for June 14, 2017, starting at 7 p.m. EDT at the Ida K. Lang Recital Hall at Hunter College on East 68th Street. It will feature performances {…}

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BBC Cardiff Singer Of The World Competition 2017 Preview: Ukraine’s Iurii Samoilov Will Display Tremendous Vocal Versatility

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When it comes to versatility, few have more than baritone Iurii Samoilov, who feels just as comfortable in Britten as he does in Rossini. His talents will be on display at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition this summer. Short Bio The baritone, who hails from Ukraine, received his master’s degree with honors from the National Music Academy, {…}

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‘Porgy and Bess’ Confirmed For Metropolitan Opera’s 2019-20 Season

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Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess” is set for a major Met Opera return during the 2019-20 season. According to an article by the New York Times, the new production will be directed by Bartlett Sher and feature Eric Owens. Owens performed a duet from the opera at the recent Metropolitan Opera 50th anniversary gala celebration and program notes indicated that he {…}

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Weekend Preview – International (5/5-7): Jonas Kaufmann And Angela Gheorghiu Reunite For Tosca

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It’s yet another packed weekend filled with great stars at the some of the world’s greatest stages. Here are some audiences should check out. Austria  Jonas Kaufmann and Angela Gheorghiu reunite for Puccini’s “Tosca” at the Vienna State Opera on Friday. Christopher Maltman takes on the title of Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” with Pavol Breslik rounding out the cast. Czech Republic At {…}

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Weekend Preview – International (4/28-30): Nadine Sierra, Ailyn Pérez and Sonya Yoncheva Lead Busy Weekend

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The weekend will bring a wide variety of repertoire from rare Wagner and Rodgers and Hammerstein to Mozart and Rimsky-Korsakov. And as always the biggest stars including Sonya Yoncheva, Ailyn Pérez, Kate Lindsey, Aida Garifullina and Nadine Sierra will be on stage performing signature roles. Argentina  Wagner’s “Das Liebesverbot” takes center stage at the Teatro Colón. The opera will see Lise {…}

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Hamburg State Opera 2017-18 Season To Include Angela Gheorghu, Jonas Kaufmann, Kristine Opolais And Olga Peretyatko

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The Hamburg State Opera has announced its 2017-18 Season with six new productions and four productions in the opera stabile series. New Productions  The company will first present a new production of Wagner’s “Parsifal” with Achim Freyer directing. Kent Nagano leads an international cast that includes Andreas Schager in the title role and Wolfgang Koch as Amfortas. The production opens Sept. 16. {…}