Teatro dell’Opera di Roma 2018-19 Review: Le Nozze di Figaro

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Act two of “Le Nozze di Figaro” opens in a modern living room with sleekly designed furniture, surrounding a polar bear skin rug. On the back wall is a very large picture of an elephant crashing into the room. By Act three the same elephant is now standing inside the room. It has grown substantially. It is now a giant {…}

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La Monnaie De Munt 2018-19 Review: From the House of the Dead

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Much has been said about Polish director Krzysztof Warlikowski’s production of Leos Janáček’s “From the House of the Dead (Z mrtvého domu)” that was recently seen at the Royal Opera House. OperaWire’s review from that series of performances was titled “Prison Drama Locks Up Its Singers” in reference to the directs subversive and interruptive choices throughout. And now, the controversial {…}

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‘El Rey Nació’ To Make U.S. Premiere This Holiday Season

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José Luis González Moya’s “El Rey Nació” will make its U.S. Premiere on Dec. 8 and 9 at St. Brigid-Saint Emeric Church. The work is being billed as the first opera composed specifically about the birth of Jesus Christ and it will be presented in association with PuntaClassic and Asociación de Nuestra Señora de Luján. The work will be produced {…}

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Festival Verdi 2019 To Feature Four Classic Works In Critical Editions

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As part of their ongoing mission of celebrating one of opera’s most beloved composers, the Festival Verdi has given a preview of its 2019 program. While more details will be announced in January, the four operas for the upcoming festival will be “I Due Foscari,” “Luisa Miller,” “Aida,” and “Nabucco.” The Festival Verdi is organized by the Teatro Regio di Parma, and general director Anna {…}

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Opera Quiz: How Much Do You Really Know About Britten’s Operas?

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As far as opera composers in the English language go, Benjamin Britten is arguably the greatest there has ever been. Born on Nov. 22, 1913, Britten would go on to compose many of the staples of the modern opera repertoire. “Peter Grimes” is widely considered one of the greatest works in the repertory, while “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and “Billy {…}

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Royal Opera House 2018-19 Review: Simon Boccanegra

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Suspension of disbelief is crucial in the opera-going world – its characters being frequently endowed with childlike minds that have no sense of time or fear of consequence. With its apparently ageless characters and scarcely tenable premise, Verdi’s tale of “Simon Boccanegra” – the 14th century’s first Doge of Genoa – has few laurels on which it can rest. Encompassing {…}

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Carmela Remigio, Riccardo Massi & Veronica Simeoni Headline Teatro Comunale Di Bologna’s 2019 Season

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The Teatro Comunale di Bologna has announced its 2019 season with 10 productions all year. The Italian company is giving its native repertory most of the stage-time, with a total of seven productions this season; there are two German works and one in English, that will also appear. So let’s dive in and break it down. “Il Trovatore” opens the {…}

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‘La Fanciulla Del West’ To Open Hungarian State Opera Season

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Following a series of extensive tours, the Hungarian State Opera returns is set to return to the Erkel Theatre to begin its 135th season, which will be dedicated to Puccini and his contemporaries. As expected the company will kick off its brand new season with one of Puccini’s finest works, “La Fanciulla del West,” in a new production by Vasily {…}

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Washington National Opera To Celebrate Holidays With ‘The Lion, the Unicorn, and Me’

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The Washington National Opera will continue its annual holiday family opera tradition with “The Lion, the Unicorn, and Me.” The opera, based on Jeanette Winterson’s award-winning children’s book which tells the Nativity story from the donkey’s point of view, features music by composer Jeanine Tesori and a libretto by J.D. “Sandy” McClatchy. It will feature current and former members of WNO’s {…}

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Teatro dell’Opera di Roma 2018-19 Review: Le Nozze di Figaro

La Monnaie De Munt 2018-19 Review: From the House of the Dead

‘El Rey Nació’ To Make U.S. Premiere This Holiday Season

Festival Verdi 2019 To Feature Four Classic Works In Critical Editions

Opera Quiz: How Much Do You Really Know About Britten’s Operas?

Royal Opera House 2018-19 Review: Simon Boccanegra

Carmela Remigio, Riccardo Massi & Veronica Simeoni Headline Teatro Comunale Di Bologna’s 2019 Season

‘La Fanciulla Del West’ To Open Hungarian State Opera Season

Washington National Opera To Celebrate Holidays With ‘The Lion, the Unicorn, and Me’