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The weekend is here and as we get closer to the holiday season new productions are opening. Among those are a number of world premieres. The Teatro alla Scala is also set to open its season with a new production of another popular Italian work. Here is a look at what we think you should check out. Die Weiden – Wiener {…}
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Remember when we said last week that this month would feature one particular opera rather heavily? Well, it’s that time of the year. And since it is the holiday season, we are going to give a few more companies the benefit of the doubt with works being presented more than once. Cendrillon – Lyric Opera of Chicago Massenet’s take on {…}
https://operawire.com/teatro-la-fenice-2018-19-review-macbeth/
Set among the blasted heaths and mists of ancient Scotland, “Macbeth” is indeed a tale of murder most foul, in which an assassin’s dagger is never far from someone’s back. The bodies pile up; King Duncan is first to meet his end, murdered in his sleep by Macbeth, followed by Banco, Macduff’s wife and his children’s murders. It is all {…}
https://operawire.com/jennifer-rowley-headlines-fort-worth-operas-2019-southern-soiree-gala/
Fort Worth Opera has announced that soprano Jennifer Rowley will headline the company’s Southern Soirée Gala. The gala slated for May 4 at The Stonegate Mansion, will be part of the 2019 Fort Worth Opera Festival. The soprano will be joined by two of the stars of the 2019 Festival at this elegant spring Gala; they are international tenor Daniel Montenegro {…}
https://operawire.com/interview-soprano-kristine-opolais-on-finding-herself-through-tough-times/
“Every artist needs to go through difficult times. It’s important because it lets us remember who we are and the things we can and cannot do,” soprano Kristine Opolais told OperaWire in a recent interview. Over the past few years, the Latvian artist has found herself questioning her own artistic identity and ending her marriage. She’s struggled with figuring out {…}
https://operawire.com/canadian-opera-company-names-new-composer-in-residence/
The Canadian Opera Company Academy, a pioneering development program to foster young opera artists, creators, and administrators, has announced its new Composer-in-Residence program. This year Canadian composer Ian Cusson was selected as the inaugural artist and will begin his residency with the COC on August 19, 2019. Cusson is a Métis and French-Canadian composer of art song, opera, and orchestral {…}
https://operawire.com/trinity-church-to-present-messiah/
The Trinity Church Wall Street is set to perform Handel’s “Messiah.” The Choir of Trinity Wall Street, Trinity Baroque Orchestra, and Director of Music Julian Wachner will perform the work in a historically informed manner using period-instruments for four performances. The Sunday, Dec. 16, performance will be streamed live and made available on demand, free of charge. The Trinity Church {…}
https://operawire.com/metropolitan-opera-celebrates-yannick-nezet-seguin-with-itunes-releases-siriusxm-broadcasts/
This has been a major week for the Metropolitan Opera. Not only did it launch a new podcast and open its new production of Verdi’s “La Traviata,” but it also kickstarted conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s tenure as its music director. In celebration of the maestro’s new beginning, the company is also releasing some highlights from the composer’s career to this point. {…}
https://operawire.com/artist-profile-jose-cura-a-tenor-director-photographer-conductor/
José Cura is one of the foremost Argentine artists of the late 20th and early 21st century. Born on Dec. 5, 1962, Cura was always destined for a career of artistic diversity. He was playing the guitar at age 12, directing a chorus at 15, and studying composition at 16. By age 21, he was the assistant conductor of the {…}