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Opera Profile: Donizetti’s Popular Comedy ‘L’Elisir d’Amore’

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Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore,” which the exception of Rossini’s “Barbiere di Siviglia,” might be the most famous opera comedy of all time. The work, which premiered on May 12, 1832, was written in just six weeks and went on to be a runaway success for the ensuing decade. It was the most performed opera in Italy between 1838-48 and not much {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center 2018 Review – Orphic Moments: Matthew Aucoin‘s Cantata Enriches Orpheus Myth

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In response to the increasing interest surrounding Matthew Aucoin’s “Orphic Moments,” the cast from National Sawdust in 2016 reformed this past week at the Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Additionally, MasterVoices was part of the performance in the new space. The 130 member chorus, which specializes in multiple genres of music, added not only an inspirational dimension of {…}

News

Bradley Cooper & Jake Gyllenhaal To Star As Leonard Bernstein

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Hollywood will celebrate Leonard Bernstein’s centennial with not one but two movies. During the Cannes Film Festival, it was announced that Bradley Cooper will star in and direct a biopic based on the famed conductor-composer entitled “Bernstein.” The film was written by Josh Singer, who wrote the Oscar-nominated film “The Post” and Paramount Pictures and Amblin Entertainment will co-finance the film {…}

News

Joyce DiDonato, Nadine Sierra & Mariella Devia Lead Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia’s 2018-19 Season

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The Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia has announced its 2018-19 season featuring an array of diverse repertoire. For this season announcement, we will only focus on the vocal performances. Orchestra Concerts  The season opens with Bernstein’s “West Side Story” with Nadine Sierra and Alek Shrader in the lead roles with Antonio Pappano conducting. Jessica Vosk, Mark Stone, and Aigul Akhmetshina {…}

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‘Carmina Burana’ by La Fura dels Baus and the South Netherlands Philharmonic To Highlight Festival Cultura Nova

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In collaboration with IBA Parkstad, the Cultura Nova festival, and Parkstad Limburg Theaters, the South Netherlands Philharmonic will present “Carmina Burana” by La Fura dels Baus in the Beaujean sand quarry in Heerlen (NL) at Festival Cultura Nova. Performances are scheduled for Saturday, August 25 and 26 in a spectacular open-air performance venue under the direction of Carlus Padrissa, the {…}

Special Features

10 Must See Operas For The Summer Season 2018 [International Edition]

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The 2017-18 season comes to an end and in comes festival season. So where are the big stars and what are interesting works being discovered this year? With a ton of selections to be sure, we whittled it down to the 10 Must-See productions (as we did with the U.S.) that cannot be missed this summer. 10. Tristan und Isolde – {…}

News

Top 5 Operas to See This Weekend – North America (5/11-13): Lucas Meachem, Jennifer Rowley, Bernstein At the Core of Weekend Picks

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For this week’s top five picks we are sticking close to the East Coast with a number of revivals of popular operas and new productions. We also take a look at a Bernstein work that rarely gets a look. Trouble in Tahiti – Boston Lyric Opera As the Leonard Bernstein centennial continues, the BLO will showcase a production of his {…}