Best of 2024: OperaWire’s Top Ten Rising Stars 2024

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(Credit: TACT/Askonas Holt/Intermusica/Natalia Jansen) It’s that time of the year. The end of the year. 2024 brought many debuts, many new productions, many competitions, many world premieres and many new young artists who are coming up in the world of opera. And that it is reason alone to celebrate. As the year comes to an end, here’s a look at {…}

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Obituary: Legendary Spanish Soprano Enriqueta Tarrés Dies at 90

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(Credit: A. Bofill) On . Nov. 18, 2024, Spanish Soprano Enriqueta Tarrés died at the age of 90. Born on March 17, 1934, in Barcelona, Tarrés began her music studies in 1946 at the Conservatorio Municipal de Barcelona and won the Grand Prix International de Canto de Tolosa in 1955. She went on to make her operatic debut as Leonora {…}

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Donizetti Opera Festival to Present ‘Roberto Devereux’

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The Donizetti Opera Festival is set to present “Roberto Devereux.” Riccardo Frizza will conduct the iconic Donizetti work, which will be presented on Nov. 15, 23, and 28. Stephen Langridge is the director of the production. The opera will star Jessica Pratt, Simone Piazzola, Raffaella Lupinacci, John Osborn, David Astorga, Ignas Melnikas, and Fulvio Valentiust. In a statement, Frizza said, {…}

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Artist of the Week: Edward Nelson

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This week, The Dallas Opera is set to open a production of “Pelléas et Mélisande,” a work that is rarely performed. The production will showcase rising stars in the opera world including one unexpected debut. Edward Nelson will make his house debut singing the title role after being announced only a week before performances. Nelson is well-known for his interpretation {…}

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Ópera de Oviedo Announces Cast Change for ‘Arabella’

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The Ópera de Oviedo has announced a cast change for its production of Strauss’ “Arabella.” The company said that Jessica Muirhead will take over the title role replacing Maite Alberola, who is indisposed. The Fundación Ópera de Oviedo noted that they will announce a new engagement for Alberola. Muirhead has performed at the Bayerische Staatsoper, Semperoper Dresden, Staatsoper Hamburg, Glyndebourne {…}

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Kieron-Connor Valentine Headlines Bampton Classical Opera’s ‘Musical Celebration’

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(Photo Credit: Sisi Burn) Bampton Classical Opera will present “A Musical Celebration” on Dec. 7, 2024 at St. Mary’s Church in Oxfordshire. The performance features countertenor Kieron-Connor Valentine taking on songs and arias by Rhys Joines, T. Soborne Roberts, Alain Boulil, Jake Heggie, Chalin, Berlin, and Amanda McBroom, among others, alongside pianists André Bertoncini and Jeremy Gray. The Bampton Winds {…}

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Obituary: Mezzo-Soprano Nuala Willis Dies at 83

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Mezzo-soprano Nuala Willis has died at the age of 83. Born on August 9, 1941, Willis trained and worked as a stage designer and costumer for nearly 10 years before retraining as a singer. She went on to have a performance career, appearing at the Glyndebourne Festival, Opera Integra, Scottish Opera, and Royal Opera House, among others. She performed in {…}

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Q & A: Evan LeRoy Johnson on How He Determines His Own Path by Listening to His Inner Voice

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(Photo credit: Matt Madison Clark) Evan LeRoy Johnson is an American tenor who received the Barbara and Stanley Richman Memorial Award from the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, where he was a Gerdine Young Artist. He has performed widely in his home country and has made acclaimed debuts for numerous European opera houses, including Bayerische, Oper Frankfurt, Opernhaus Zürich and {…}

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Obituary: Legendary Soprano Lucine Amara Dies at 99

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Legendary soprano Lucine Amara has died at the age of 99. The American soprano was born on March 1, 1925 in Hartford, Connecticut but was raised in San Francisco. She went on to study at the San Francisco Community Music Center and sang in the chorus of the San Francisco Opera from 1945 to 1946. She made her concert debut at the {…}

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Best of 2024: OperaWire’s Top Ten Rising Stars 2024

Obituary: Legendary Spanish Soprano Enriqueta Tarrés Dies at 90

Donizetti Opera Festival to Present ‘Roberto Devereux’

Artist of the Week: Edward Nelson

Ópera de Oviedo Announces Cast Change for ‘Arabella’

Kieron-Connor Valentine Headlines Bampton Classical Opera’s ‘Musical Celebration’

Obituary: Mezzo-Soprano Nuala Willis Dies at 83

Q & A: Evan LeRoy Johnson on How He Determines His Own Path by Listening to His Inner Voice

Obituary: Legendary Soprano Lucine Amara Dies at 99