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Anita Rachvelishvili, Lise Davidsen & Malin Byström Lead Philharmonia Orchestra’s 2020-21 Season

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The Philharmonia Orchestra has announced its 2020-21 season featuring internationally acclaimed guest soloists and recognized conductors. For the purposes of this article, we will only focus on vocal performances. Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts Yuja Wang and the Philharmonia Voices in Beethoven’s “The Creatures of Prometheus” and Scriabin’s Prometheus: The Poem of Fire. Perfomance Date: Sept. 24, 2020 The Philharmonia Orchestra presents Walton’s {…}

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Marina Rebeka, Anita Rachvelishvili & Christian Van Horn Lead Dutch National Opera’s 2020-21 Season

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The Dutch National Opera has announced its 2020-21 season featuring new productions and a number of world premieres. Boito’s “Mefistofele” opens the season with a new production by Tatjana Gürbaca. Marco Armiliato conducts the production with Christian Van Horn in the title role, Charles Castronovo, Olga Busuioc, and Guanqun Yu. Performance Dates: Sept. 5-24, 2020 Paula Murrihy, Sandrine Piau, Tuomas {…}

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Riccardo Muti, Anita Rachvelishvili & Francesco Meli Highlight Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s 2020-21 Season

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The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2020-21 season with Riccardo Muti leading a number of important and rare works and international soloists. For this article we will highlight the vocal performances. A highlight of the year-long celebration of the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth will be Riccardo Muti conducting the composer’s Missa solemnis. The maestro will conduct the Chicago {…}

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Marina Prudenskaya Steps in For Anita Rachvelishvili in Opéra de Paris’ ‘Don Carlo’

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(Credit: Marina Prudenskaya Official Website) Marina Prudenskaya is set to finish out the run of “Don Carlo” at the Opéra National de Paris, replacing Anita Rachvelishvili, who was originally scheduled. This is the second performance that Rachvelishvili cancels of this run, following the Nov. 20 performance in which the mezzo sang the first two acts but withdrew halfway through to {…}

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Anna Netrebko vs. Anita Rachvelishvili Highlights The Top 5 Opera To See This Weekend Internationally (7/26-29)

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The weekend is here and there are five star-studded operas that we think you cannot miss. Here is a look at our recommendations. Adriana Lecouvreur – Salzburg Festival, Austria Anna Netrebko brings her signature role in Cilea’s masterpiece to Salzburg for the first time with Anita Rachvelishvili. When the two divas performed the opera at the Metropolitan Opera, OperaWire noted {…}

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Anita Rachvelishvili Protests Russia

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Anita Rachvelishvili will not sing in Russia. The mezzo-soprano vowed to boycott performing in the country due to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Georgia. She released a statement online that stated, “To avoid any misunderstandings and interpretations of my position about singing in Russia! I love Russian People who respect Georgia and our territories. I love Russian culture, Russian {…}

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Anita Rachvelishvili To Star In Metropolitan Opera’s Upcoming New ‘Aida’ Production

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Anita Rachvelshvili is set to star in Michael Mayer’s upcoming production of “Aida” at the Metropolitan Opera. The New York Times revealed in a new interview out this weekend that the mezzo soprano will star in the upcoming production set to for 2020. Rachvelshvili will once again join forces with Anna Netrebko, who is set for the title role. The {…}

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CD / DVD Releases – Week of Feb. 26: Juan Diego Florez & Anita Rachvelishvili Lead New Releases

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Three new albums come to stores this week by some of the most popular artists currently working in opera. Juan Diego Flórez explores a new role while Anita Rachvelishvili releases her debut album. Finally, Max Emmanuel Cencic continues his exploration into early music. Werther  Juan Diego Flórez surprised audiences last season when he made his role debut as Massenet’s tragic {…}