Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Announces Another Cast Change for ‘La Traviata’

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The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced a cast change for its Feb. 22 performance of “La Traviata.” The company said that due to illness, George Petean will not sing the role of Giorgio Germont. As a result, Massimo Cavalletti will sing the role. Cavalletti has performed at the Metropolitan Opera, the Teatro alla Scala, the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, the {…}

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Eleonora Buratto, Nino Machaidze & Ruth Iniesta Lead Macerata Opera Festival’s 2023 Season

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The Macerata Opera Festival has announced the operas for its 2023 season. The administrative board of the Associazione Arena Sferisterio noted that the showcase will take place between July 20 and August 19, 2023. The season opens with Bizet’s “Carmen” starring Ketevan Kemoklidze, Ragaa Eldin, Roberta Mantegna, and Fabrizio Beggi. DonatoRenzetti conducts the production Daniele Menghini. Performance Dates: July 20-August {…}

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Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Announces New Cast Change for ‘La Traviata’

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The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced a cast change for its performance of “La Traviata” on Feb. 15, 2023. The company said that due to Plàcido Domingo’s continued illness, he will not sing the performance. As result, Amartuvshin Enkhbat will replace Domingo in the role of Germont. This is the second performance that Domingo cancels due to illness. He also {…}

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Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Announces Cast Change for ‘La Traviata’

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The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced a cast change for its production of “La Traviata.” The company said that Plàcido Domingo will not sing in tonight’s performance of “La Traviata.” “The great artist, with regret, has just told the Theatre that he has not recovered from the severe cold that hit him and is therefore unable to play the role {…}

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Munich Philharmonic Appoints Music Director

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The Munich Philharmonic has appointed a new Music Director. The organization said that Lahav Shani will succeed Valery Gergiev after he was fired in February 2023 for continuing to support the Putin regime in the midst of the war in Ukraine. Shani is a 34-year-old conductor born in Tel Aviv who studied at the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music in Tel {…}

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Q &A: Gregory Kunde on the Royal Opera House, Metropolitan Opera, Opera Education & New Roles

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Gregory Kunde is an immensely accomplished tenor on the international stage. Highly acclaimed as being at the forefront of the French and Italian Bel Canto repertoire, he has now established himself as a leading exponent in more dramatic roles, including Verdi. He has performed at pretty much every theatre in the world under all the great conductors, singing alongside some {…}

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Cecilia Bartoli, Rolando Villazón, Mélissa Petit, Andriana Chuchman, Thomas Hampson Headline Salzburg Whitsun Festival 2023

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The Salzburg Whitsun Festival has announced its 2023 festival and it will feature a very heavy emphasis on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. “As a musician and singer, I firmly believe in the power of music and the human voice. Therefore, the Orpheus myth is naturally one of the ancient stories that fascinates me most. It heartens me when {…}

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Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Announces Cast Change for ‘La Traviata’

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The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced a cast change for its production of “La Traviata.” The company said that Aida Garifullina will take over the role of Violetta replacing the originally announced Nadine Sierra. Gariullina recently performed the role of Violetta with the Bolshoi Theatre as well as the Staatsoper Hamburg. She has performed at the Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera {…}

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Aida Garifullina, Olga Peretyatko, Kate Lindsey & Lawrence Brownlee Lead George Enescu Festival’s 2023 Season

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The George Enescu Festival has announced its 2023 season. here is a look at the vocal performances. Zubin Mehta is set to conduct Verdi’s “Otello” with Fabio Sartori, Anastasia Bartoli, Luca Salsi, and Eleonora Filipponi. Performance Date: August 28. 2023 Cristian Măcelaru conducts the WDR Sinfonieorchester Koln with soloist Matthias Goerne. The concert includes music by Dediu Formido, Mahler, and {…}

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Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Announces Another Cast Change for ‘La Traviata’

Eleonora Buratto, Nino Machaidze & Ruth Iniesta Lead Macerata Opera Festival’s 2023 Season

Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Announces New Cast Change for ‘La Traviata’

Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Announces Cast Change for ‘La Traviata’

Munich Philharmonic Appoints Music Director

Q &A: Gregory Kunde on the Royal Opera House, Metropolitan Opera, Opera Education & New Roles

Cecilia Bartoli, Rolando Villazón, Mélissa Petit, Andriana Chuchman, Thomas Hampson Headline Salzburg Whitsun Festival 2023

Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Announces Cast Change for ‘La Traviata’

Aida Garifullina, Olga Peretyatko, Kate Lindsey & Lawrence Brownlee Lead George Enescu Festival’s 2023 Season