Wexford Festival Opera 2022 Review: Cinderella

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(Photo: Padraig Grant) One of the attractions for the young singers participating in Wexford Festival Opera’s Factory program is the chance to perform on the main stage in an opera in front of a large audience. Last year, they starred in a very successful production of Bellini’s “I Capuleti e i Montecchi” which featured such artists as Jade Phoenix and {…}

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Daniel Barenboim Cancels 80th Birthday Celebration

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The Staatsoper unter den Berlin has announced that Daniel Barenboim will miss his 80th birthday celebration. In a statement, the company said, “It is with great regret that Daniel Barenboim for health reasons has to cancel the concert planned on the day of his 80th birthday on November 15, together with Zubin Mehta and the Staatskapelle Berlin. We hope to {…}

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Obituary: Mezzo-Soprano Joanna Simon Dies at 85

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Mezzo-Soprano Joanna Simon has died at the age of 85. Simon died from thyroid cancer in Manhattan on October 19, 2022, a day before her 86th birthday. Born on Oct. 20, 1936 in New York City, Simon grew up in Riverdale, Bronx. Her father, Richard L. Simon, was the founder of the Simon & Schuster publishing company and she had {…}

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Leo Nucci, Cate Blanchett, Thomas Quasthoff, Adam Plachetka & Anthony Davis Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week audiences will get to hear a concept album for one of the acclaimed films of the year as well a solo album by one of the rising star basses of his generation. There is also a world premiere recording of an opera that is having a renaissance and a new recording of one of Verdi’s masterpieces. Molieri Bass-baritone {…}

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DVD Review: Dynamic’s ‘La Traviata’

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It is a very rare and no less fortunate occurrence for two of the leading sopranos in America to release, within months from each other, their respective take on one of the most dangerously underestimated roles in all of opera: Violetta Valéry for whom, so the saying goes, three voices are needed to match the transition from the melismatic first {…}

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Q & A: María José Siri on Verdi, Zarzuela & the Upcoming Season

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Credit: Michele Monasta Over the past years, María José Siri’s status in the opera world has grown due to her historical performances all around the world. At the Ópera de Palmas, she became the first soprano to encore with the company. She subsequently became the first soprano in the Arena di Verona’s history to perform both roles in “Cavalleria Rusticana” {…}

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Cecilia Bartoli, Francesco Meli & María José Siri Lead Maggio Musicale Fiorentino’s 2022-23 Season

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Tha Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced its 2022-23 Season. Here is a look: Daniele Gatti conducts a revival of Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” with Ruzil Gatin, Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, Nicola Alaimo, Fabio Capitanucci, Evgeny Stavinskiy, and Carmen Buendí. Performance Dates: Sept. 8-15, 2022 Zubin Mehta conducts Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” with Cesare Lievi directing. Amartushvin Enkhbat, María José Siri, Ekaterina Semenchuck, Fabio Sartori, and Riccardo Fassi directing. Performance Dates: Sept. 29-Oct. {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko, Marina Rebeka, Juan Diego Flórez & Sonya Yoncheva Lead Teatro alla Scala’s 2022-23 Season

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(Credit: Brescia Amisano / Teatro alla Scala) The Teatro alla Scala has announced its 2022-23 Season featuring opera, recitals, and symphony concerts. Opera The season opens with Mussorgsky’s “Boris Godunov.” The production will be directed by Kasper Holten and conducted by Riccardo Chailly. The work will star Ildar Abdrazakov, Lilly Jørstad, Anna Denisova, Agnieszka Rehlis, Norbert Ernst, Alexey Markov, Ain {…}

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BCN Classics Announces 2022-23 Season

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Barcelona’s BCN Classics has announced its 2022-23. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal performances; in the case of this festival, there is just one. Claus Peter Flor conducts the Coro and Orquesta Sinfónica de Milán with Carmela Remigio, Anna Bonitatibus, Carlo Allemanno, and Fabrizio Beggi in Verdi’s Requiem. Performance Date: Nov. 8, 2022 {…}

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Wexford Festival Opera 2022 Review: Cinderella

Daniel Barenboim Cancels 80th Birthday Celebration

Obituary: Mezzo-Soprano Joanna Simon Dies at 85

Leo Nucci, Cate Blanchett, Thomas Quasthoff, Adam Plachetka & Anthony Davis Lead New CD/DVD Releases

DVD Review: Dynamic’s ‘La Traviata’

Q & A: María José Siri on Verdi, Zarzuela & the Upcoming Season

Cecilia Bartoli, Francesco Meli & María José Siri Lead Maggio Musicale Fiorentino’s 2022-23 Season

Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko, Marina Rebeka, Juan Diego Flórez & Sonya Yoncheva Lead Teatro alla Scala’s 2022-23 Season

BCN Classics Announces 2022-23 Season