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Freddie De Tommaso, Alice Coote, Lise Davidsen, Anthony Roth Costanzo & Angel Blue Lead BBC Prom’s 2022 Season

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The BBC Proms has announced its 2022 season. Here is a look at the vocal highlights of the festival. Sakari Oramo conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in Verdi’s Requiem on the First Night of the 2022 BBC Proms. Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, Jennifer Johnston, Freddie De Tommaso, and Kihwan Sim are the soloists. Performance Date: July 15, 2022 David Bates and La {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Thomas Hampson, Christian Gerhaher & Florian Sempey Lead CD/DVD Releases

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This week audiences get to experience new albums from great baritones and some rising stars. Here is a look at the releases. Così fan tutte The Maggio Musicale releases Mozart’s masterpiece on Naxos. Conductor Zubin Mehta leads the production by Sven-Eric Bechtolf. The recording from March 2021 stars Thomas Hampson, Valentina Nafornita, Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, Matthew Swenson, Mattia Olivieri, and Benedetta Torre. L’Orfeo Opus Arte {…}

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Maggio Musicale Cancels Vladimir Spivakov’s Performance

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The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has canceled its April 28 concert with Vladimir Spivakov. The company noted that the concert was set to feature the conductor and the Russian National Symphony at the Sala Zubin Mehta. Audiences will either get a credit or a refund for the canceled performance. The news comes as many companies are cutting ties with Putin-tied artists. {…}

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Magdalena Kožená, Angel Blue, Natalya Romaniw, Malin Byström, Karen Cargill Headline Edinburgh International Festival 2022

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The Edinburgh International Festival has announced 2022 season. For the purposes of this article, we will focus solely on vocal and operatic performances. Opera Sir Don Runnicles will lead a performance of “Fidelio” starring Clay Hilley, Jennifer Davis, Markus Brück, Sir Willard White, Gideon Poppe, and Kim-Lillian Sterbel. Performance Dates: August 10, 2022 Natalya Romaniw will lead “Rusalka” in a {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Contralto Alessandra Visentin On Her Blossoming Career and Her Forthcoming Recording Of Respighi Rarities

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(Photo: Brescia/Amisano) Italian contralto Alessandra Visentin is a singer who tends to operate below the radar. Athough rarely in the headlines, she is a singer who is forging a very successful career. She performs in major opera houses, and has just recently released her first solo recording “Per la Signora Geltruda,” a CD of works by Vivaldi. Anyone who has {…}

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Carmen Giannattasio, Serena Malfi & Fabio Sartori Lead Macerata Opera Festival’s 2022 Season

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Italy’s Macerata Opera Festival has announced its 2022 season featuring three operatic productions. Here is a look at the season. Donato Renzetti conducts Valentina Carrasco’s production of Puccini’s “Tosca.” Carmen Giannattasio, Antonio Poli, and Claudio Sgura star. Performance Dates: July 24-31, 2022 The company will present the film “The Circus” by Charlie Chaplin alongside “Pagliacci.” The cast for Leoncavallo’s opera {…}

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Renée Fleming, Julia Bullock & Nadine Sierra Lead LA Philharmonic’s 2022-23 Season

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The Los Angeles Philharmonic has announced its 2022-23 season. For the purposes of this article, we will only focus on operatic and choral performances. Gustavo Dudamel Leads “Songs of the Americas” in a program that will include music by Abreu, Bor, Esteve, Ortiz, and Villa-Lobos with the Tambuco Percussion Ensemble and the Los Angeles Master Chorale. Performance Dates: Sept. 30- {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Saioa Hernández, Erwin Schrott & Malin Byström Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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It’s all about the complete opera recording this week. Opera lovers will be able to discover two new interpretations of famed works as well as four rarely performed works. One of the recordings is also a world premiere and will be a discovery for all operatic lovers. Rossini in 1819   Opera Rara will releases an 8-CD boxset Rossini in 1819 {…}

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Marie Jacquot Appointed Music Director of Royal Danish Opera

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(Credit: Christian Jungwirth) Marie Jacquot has been appointed Music Director of the Royal Theater in Copenhagen, also known as the Royal Danish Opera. Her five-year tenure is set to kick off 2024. The 31-year-old conductor will succeed Alexander Vedernikov, who served as director until 2020 when he passed away due to complications related to COVID-19. The French music director was {…}