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Elīna Garanča, Joyce DiDonato & Günther Groissböck Highlight Musikverein Wien’s 2020-21 Season

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(Credit: Paul Schirnhofer/DG/Chris Singer) The Musikverein Wien has announced its 2020-21 Season featuring a number of great stars. For this article of the Austrian concert hall, vocal performances have been highlighted. Michael Havlicek joins the Philharmonia Schrammeln for “Schlawi(e)nerisches.” Performance Date: Oct. 6, 2020 Andrés Orozco-Estrada conducts Haydn’s Die Schöpfung. Oratorium with soloists Christiane Karg, Benjamin Bruns, and Florian Boesch. Performance {…}
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Obituary: Metropolitan Opera Staff Conductor Joel Revzen Dies of COVID-19-Related Causes

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Maestro Joel Revzen has died at the age of 74 due to causes related to COVID-19. Revzen began his studies at the Chicago Musical College of Roosevelt University where he studied conducting, piano, accompanying, and ear training. From there he went to Juilliard to study conducting and received both his bachelors and masters. In 1984, he joined the St. Paul {…}
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Amsterdam Concertgebouw Announces 2021 Mahler Festival

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The Amsterdam Concertgebouw has announced the 2021 Mahler Festival which will take place from May 18-23, 2021. In a press release, the Concertgebouw noted that after having canceled the 2020 edition, the concert house has created something different in design. The festival will see Mahler’s first six symphonies performed by six world-renowned orchestras, including the London Symphony Orchestra, the Bavarian {…}
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Luca Salsi, Anna Netrebko & José Cura Highlight New CD/DVD Releases

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This week two new audio recordings of rarely performed works are being released, as are two DVDs of performances that were met with acclaim last summer. Stabat Mater Gloriae Dei Cantores performs Arvo Pärt’s acclaimed “Stabat Mater.” Richard K. Pugsley conducts the famed masterwork which also includes a number of major choral works. Naxos and GDC Recordings unveil the upcoming {…}
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Donizetti Opera Festival & Teatro Alla Scala Among Winners of Premio della Critica Musicale ‘Franco Abbiati’

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(Credit: Gianfranco Rota) The Winners of the Premio della Critica Musicale “Franco Abbiati” have been announced. The award for best presentation of 2019 went to Mario Martone’s production of “Khovanshchina” at the Teatro alla Scala. The production was conducted by Valery Gergiev. The Special prize went to the Donizetti Opera Festival’s production of “L’Ange de Nisida” directed by Francesco Micheli. {…}
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Franco Fagioli & Lise Davidsen Highlight New CD/DVD Releases

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This week features two debut albums, a highly acclaimed opera production and new album by an acclaimed countertenor. Here is a look at this week’s albums to stream: Leonardo Vinci – Veni, Vidi, Vinci Franco Fagioli releases his latest solo album for Deutsche Grammophon. This time the great countertenor teams up with Il Pomo d’Oro directed by its concertmaster Zefira {…}
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Elīna Garanča, Jakub Józef Orliński & Thomas Hampson Highlight Elbphilharmonie & Laeiszhalle Hamburg’s 2020-21 Season

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(Credit: Dario Acosta/Deutsche Grammophon/Jiyang Chen) The Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg has announce its 2020-21 season. As always we are highlighting the vocal performances of the season. Mikhail Petrenko and Behzod Abduraimov perform works by Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky. Performance Date: Sept. 16, 2020 Ottavio Dantone conducts Vivaldi’s “Il Tamerlano” with the Accademia Bizantina and Gesangssolisten. Performance Date: Sept. 29, 2020 Beethoven’s “Leonore” {…}
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Yusif Eyvazov Announces ‘Conversations with Extraordinary People’

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Yusif Eyvazov has announced a new project entitled “Conversations with extraordinary people” on Instagram. The tenor announced the show stating, “I’ve been lucky to meet and to work with the most talented and outstanding artists of our time. Then I got the idea of an artist being interviewed, not by a journalist, but by another artist. I find it new {…}
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Kristine Opolais, Cristina Gallardo-Domâs & Artur Ruciński Highlight Week 3 of Palau de Les Arts’ Streaming

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The Palau de les Arts in Valencia continues streaming platform for the third straight week with a new set of operas. The week begins on April 14 with Manuel de Falla’s “La vida breve“ conducted by Lorin Maazel, the company’s first music director. The recording marks the only video recording with Maazel and showcases a production by Giancarlo del Monaco {…}

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