Q & A: Director Tomer Zvulun on ‘Dinner At Eight’s’ Comedic Drama & Contemporary Importance

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Back in 1933, with the Great Depression in full swing, famed Hollywood director George Cukor released a small film called “Dinner at Eight.” Starring Lionel and John Barrymore, Marie Dressler and Jean Harlow among others, the film established the cataclysmic world event in a very intimate setting. The film became a cult classic in ensuing decades and a new version {…}

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Concert Commemorating 10th Anniversary of Pavarotti’s Death to Feature Two Esteemed Colleagues

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On September 6, 2017, Fondazione Luciano Pavarotti and Friends & Partners will put together a gala to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the great tenor’s passing in 2007. The concert will take place at the Arena di Verona in Italy and will feature Plácido Domingo and José Carreras paying tribute to the giant. The two, of course, worked alongside {…}

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Obituary: Rossini Specialist Alberto Zedda Passes Away At 89

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Famed Italian conductor Alberto Zedda passed away on Monday, March 6, 2017, at the age of 89. The conductor was born on Jan. 2, 1928. The conductor famously studied under Antonino Votto and Carlo Maria Giulini debuting in Milan in 1956. The opera of that occasion was Rossini’s “Il Barbiere Di Siviglia,” establishing him as a Rossini specialist for the {…}

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Everything You Need to Know About Tulsa Opera’s 2017-18 Season

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Tulsa Opera has announced its 2017-18 season, which will feature two classics from the international repertoire. The season opens on Oct. 20 and 22 with a production of Gounod’s “Faust.” Tenor Martin Piskorski, who made waves at La Scala last season, will make his US debut in the title role while Turkish bass Önay Köse, will play Mephistopheles, making his {…}

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Thomas Hampson Returns to Manhattan School of Music For Annual Masterclass

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Back in 2007, baritone Thomas Hampson gave a Distance Learning Voice Master Class at the Manhattan School of Music. In commemoration of the 10th anniversary of that event, the American singer and the renowned conservatory are rejoining forces for the same program. In a press release on Monday, the Manhattan School of Music announced that its program, which counts among {…}

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Sonya Yoncheva May Have An Interest In A Bizet Role

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Sonya Yoncheva revealed she might just be interested in singing “Carmen” During a Facebook Live at the Metropolitan Opera, the Bulgarian soprano jokingly said that she would be interested in performing the title role of Bizet’s “Carmen.” She joked and said that it would have to be “now.” But Yoncheva has performed several arias from the opera in concert most recently {…}

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Two Great Mezzo-Sopranos Who Sang Bellini’s ‘La Sonnambula’

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Bellini’s “La Sonnambula” is one of the most popular operas in the Bel Canto repertoire and one that many coloratura sopranos have embraced on stage. On March 6, 1831, the opera had its world premiere with Giuditta Pasta in the title role. Pasta was known as a soprano sfogato which is designated to a contralto who is capable—by sheer industry or natural {…}

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CD/DVD Releases -Week of March 6: Krassimira Stoyanova Enchants With ‘Verismo’

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This week sees the release of a world premiere recording as well as a DVD of one of Verdi’s most popular operas. It also sees another Verismo album. Check it out! Telemaco Simon Mayr’s “Telemaco” will be released by Naxos with members of the Bayersiche Staatsoper. Conducted by Franz Hauk, this marks the world premiere recording of the rarely performed {…}

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Artist Of The Week: Anja Harteros Set For A Triumphant Role Debut in ‘Andrea Chenier’

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Anja Harteros is one of the greatest dramatic sopranos of our time. Her repertoire ranges from Verdi, Puccini to Wagner. She has performed in all the greatest opera houses and her performances are often sold out. This week she debuts the role of Maddalena in Giordano’s “Andrea Chenier.” It is quite a surprise that Harteros has never taken on the {…}

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Q & A: Director Tomer Zvulun on ‘Dinner At Eight’s’ Comedic Drama & Contemporary Importance

Concert Commemorating 10th Anniversary of Pavarotti’s Death to Feature Two Esteemed Colleagues

Obituary: Rossini Specialist Alberto Zedda Passes Away At 89

Everything You Need to Know About Tulsa Opera’s 2017-18 Season

Thomas Hampson Returns to Manhattan School of Music For Annual Masterclass

Sonya Yoncheva May Have An Interest In A Bizet Role

Two Great Mezzo-Sopranos Who Sang Bellini’s ‘La Sonnambula’

CD/DVD Releases -Week of March 6: Krassimira Stoyanova Enchants With ‘Verismo’

Artist Of The Week: Anja Harteros Set For A Triumphant Role Debut in ‘Andrea Chenier’