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Reviews, Stage Reviews

Donizetti Festival 2022 Review: L’aio nell’imbarazzo

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(Credits Gianfranco Rota) This year’s edition of the Donizetti Opera Festival is yet another perfect example of how much diversity there can be in the repertoire of one great Italian composer. As with every previous year, as I looked at the line-up of three operas chosen for the festival, I was left wondering which one was going to be the {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Sonya Yoncheva, Elīna Garanča & Bryn Terfel Lead Teatro Colón’s 2023 Season

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The Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, Argentina has announced its 2023 season. Here is a look at the operatic vocal performances. Opera Charles Dutoit conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 in a production by Romeo Castellucci. Jaquelina Livieri and Guadalupe Barrientos star. Performance Dates: March 7-12, 2023 Jan Latham-Koenig conducts a production of Gounod’s “Faust” by Stefano Poda. The cast includes {…}

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Sabine Devieilhe & Stephane Degout Win Big at International Opera Awards

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The 2022 International Opera Awards were handed out at the Teatro Real on Nov. 28, 2022. The Opera Company of the Year accolade was awarded to Lyviv National Opera and the Odessa National Opera. The companies were chosen due to their perseverance in performing during the war. There was no shortlist this year. The Female Singer of the Year went {…}

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Gran Teatre del Liceu Announces Cast Change for ‘Don Pasquale’

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The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced a cast change for “Don Pasquale” on Sept. 25. The company said that baritone Alessandro Corbelli will sing the title role replacing Carlos Chausson who has pharyngitis. Corbelli is currently performing in the second cast of “Don Pasquale” at the Liceu and has performed the role around the world including at the Metropolitan {…}

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Gran Teatre del Liceu Announces Cast Change for ‘Don Pasquale’

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The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced a cast change for “Don Pasquale.” The company noted that Santiago Ballerini will sing the role of Ernesto replacing Iván Ayón Rivas, who has been forced to cancel his participation due to a medical intervention. Ballerini has performed at the Canadian Opera Company, Teatro Regio di Torino, Teatro Colon, Teatro Real, and the {…}

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Teatro Di San Carlo 2021-22 Review: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

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Opera is going through a transition with companies trying to modernize works in order to bring younger audiences and bring the art form into the modern world. In some cases, it works and in other cases, it becomes a mere distraction that puts a concept up front and places the work and its music in the background. For the Teatro {…}

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Teatro San Carlo Announces Cast Change for ‘Il Barbiere di Siviglia’

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The Teatro San Carlo has announced a cast change for its production of “Il Barbiere di Siviglia.” The company noted that Aleksandra Kurzak will no longer sing the role of Rosina and will be replaced by Jessica Pratt. The change comes as Kurzak is at the Royal Opera House replacing Anita Rachvelishvili and Ermonela Jaho in productions of “Cavalleria Rusticana” {…}

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Operalia Announces 2022 Participants

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The Operalia Competition has announced the singers who will participate in this year’s Competition at the Latvian National Opera in Riga. This year’s participants come from the USA, Australia, Venezuela, Mexico, South Korea, Italy, New Zealand, Latvia, Finland, Spain, Russia, Mongolia, Germany, China, Turkey, Belgium, and Armenia. Rolex will sponsor the 2022 edition, which will be held between Oct. 24 {…}