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Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Joyce El-Khoury On Performing Donizetti & Liszt World Premieres

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Joyce El-Khoury is quickly rising the ranks of the opera world for her versatility and artistry. She has also gained a reputation for bringing newly discovered and rarely performed works to life, collaborating with Opera Rara, and performing them with numerous important companies. She has also performed in many of the great theaters in the world bringing an immense repertoire. {…}

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Artist Profile: Dawn Upshaw, Champion of Contemporary Music

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Few artists have dedicated themselves so extensively to challenging modern music the way Dawn Upshaw has. The soprano, born on July 17, 1960, in Nashville, Tennessee, became the first female to ever be promoted to the top choir as a sophomore at the Richard East High School. After successful years of study, she became a member of the Metropolitan Opera {…}

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Pacific Opera Project To Present Outdoor ‘Carmen’

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On Sept. 1, 2018, the Pacific Opera Project will return to the newly renovated Ford Theatre for a fully staged production of Bizet’s “Carmen.” The performance, which will be held for one night only for an audience of 1200, will be directed and designed by Artistic Director Josh Shaw. The opera will be conducted by Music Director Michael Powers, choreographed by Amy {…}

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Fort Worth Opera Announces 2019 Festival Casting

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Fort Worth Opera has announced the casts and creative teams for the 2019 Festival season, including the world premiere of composer-librettist Rachel J. Peters’s opera, “Companionship.” Adapted from the short story by author Arthur Phillips, the opera was selected as the 2018 FWOpera Frontiers showcase and will be fully staged at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. It is the first {…}

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San Diego Opera Announces Two Big Changes

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The San Diego Opera announced that the opera “Hansel and Gretel,” originally scheduled for performances in December, has been replaced by performances of “All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914.” The company announced that it is trying to reschedule “Hansel and Gretel”  for a future season. General director David Bennett noted in a press release, “In preparing for our {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Alessandro De Marchi on the Innsbruck Festival For Early Music

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Each summer, Innsbruck hosts its Festival for Early Music. Established in 1976, it specializes in presenting historically informed performances of early music, including operas, many of which have not been heard for hundreds of years. Currently it is under the artistic direction of the early music specialist, Alessandro De Marchi, who has been in the post since 2010. Over the {…}

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How to Watch Bastille Day 2018 Concert Starring Aida Garifullina & Joyce DiDonato

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For the past five years, Parisian concertgoers have been able to celebrate Bastille Day, with a concert at the feet of the Eiffel Tower in the Champ-de-Mars. This year will be no different with Aida Garifullina and Joyce DiDonato set to star in the sixth edition of the event. But they will not be alone in the celebration. Alongside the {…}