[Exclusive] Watch John Brancy & Peter Dugan’s ‘A Silent Night: A WWI Memorial in Song’

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Today at 7 p.m. John Brancy and Peter Dugan will present a recital in commemoration of World War I’s centennial from the Smithsonian Institute. OperaWire has been given the opportunity to live stream the performance right on this page below. The concert is part of a tour in which they are partners of the WWI Centennial Commission. In a press {…}

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Tenor Benjamin Bernheim To Live Stream Recital On Instagram

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Not available to see tenor Benjamin Bernheim perform a recital in Paris on Nov. 12, 2018? The tenor will give you front-row seats via Instagram live. “Already an established artist on the platform, Mr. Bernheim (@benbernheimtenor) is looking forward to sharing his sold-out recital with followers around the world,” said a press release regarding the live stream. The recital will {…}

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Opera Quiz: Baroque Or Bel Canto? French Or German? Which Opera Style Suits You Best?

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Which is better? A catchy tune or a powerful dramatic monologue? Throughout its history, opera’s form and style has consistently evolved with composers and librettists placing emphasis on different aspects of how they tell stories through opera. Which style do you like best? Which style suits you more than any other? Take the ensuing quiz to find out!

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Top 5 Operas to See This Weekend – North America (11/9-11)

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November means a lot of opera. And a lot of opera means almost endless choices. So in picking this week’s major selections, we recommended a mix of new and old works across the States and Canada. Otello – Austin Opera Verdi’s great masterpiece gets a concert production at the Austin Opera with Marina Costa-Jackson headlining the cast as Desdemona. She {…}

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Top 7 Operas to See This Weekend – International (8/9-11)

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This weekend, OperaWire goes a little traditional in its weekend offerings. Granted if you look at the list many of the works recommended are not the most popular. Instead, there are rarely performed works, role debuts, and in the case of one production, a legendary showcase that has to be seen every time it is on stage. Here is a look {…}

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Chicago Opera Theatre 2018 Review: Iolanta

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Tchaikovsky’s final opera, “Iolanta,” sung in Russian with English supertitles, received a heartfelt and naturalistic production by the Chicago Opera Theater on November 11, 2018, at the Studebaker Theater in the Fine Arts Building, Chicago. With a libretto by the composer’s brother, Modest, “Iolanta” is a 85-minute opera with four scenes presented seamlessly in one act. It explores themes of {…}

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David Daniels Has Been Removed From San Francisco Opera’s ‘Orlando’

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David Daniels has been removed from the San Francisco Opera’s upcoming production of “Orlando.” The San Francisco Opera has announced in a press statement that “it is removing countertenor David Daniels from the role of Medoro in the Company’s June 2019 presentation of Handel’s ‘Orlando.’” The company said in a statement that “the decision to part ways with Mr. Daniels, for business {…}

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San Francisco Opera Center Announces 2019 Adler Fellows

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The San Francisco Opera Center has announced its 2019 Adler Fellows. The 12 recipients this coming year include sopranos Mary Evelyn Hangley and Natalie Image; mezzo-sopranos Ashley Dixon and Simone McIntosh; countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen; tenors Zhengyi Bai, Christopher Colmenero, and Christopher Oglesby; baritone SeokJong Baek; and bass-baritone Christian Pursell. Hangley, McIntosh, Bai, Colmenero, Oglesby, and Baek are entering their first year as Adler fellows while Image, Ashley Dixon, Cohen, {…}

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Wexford Festival Opera 2018 Review: ‘L’Oracolo’ & ‘La Mala Vita’

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The first thing that comes to mind when seeing that a “double bill” has been scheduled is often, “not another ‘Cav/Pag,’ not another example of lazy programming.” Luckily, however, this is the Wexford Festival and there is no chance of such a combination taking to the stage here, where innovative programming is the company’s raison d’etre. Deciding on a pair {…}

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[Exclusive] Watch John Brancy & Peter Dugan’s ‘A Silent Night: A WWI Memorial in Song’

Tenor Benjamin Bernheim To Live Stream Recital On Instagram

Opera Quiz: Baroque Or Bel Canto? French Or German? Which Opera Style Suits You Best?

Top 5 Operas to See This Weekend – North America (11/9-11)

Top 7 Operas to See This Weekend – International (8/9-11)

Chicago Opera Theatre 2018 Review: Iolanta

David Daniels Has Been Removed From San Francisco Opera’s ‘Orlando’

San Francisco Opera Center Announces 2019 Adler Fellows

Wexford Festival Opera 2018 Review: ‘L’Oracolo’ & ‘La Mala Vita’