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Top Five Operas To See This Weekend – International (7/13-15)

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Fair warning – you’ll notice that two countries dominate this weekend’s choices and among those, one opera crops up a bit. It’s a weekend with solid offerings all around, but our choices are filled with tremendous star power that was simply too potent to turn away from. Falstaff – Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, UK Verdi’s final masterpiece gets a {…}

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Palau De Les Arts Shortlists General Director List

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The Palau de les Arts has announced the six finalists, who could succeed General Director Davide Livermore. According to an article from Las Provincias, the six finalists are Paolo Pinamonti, the former director of the Teatro de la Zarzuela and the director of the Teatro San Carlo di Napoli, and Stefano Pace, director of Teatro Verdi, and the former technical director {…}

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Artist Profile: Tom Krause, Bass-Baritone Fluent in 7 Languages

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Finnish bass-baritone Tom Krause enjoyed a varied career that saw him transition from singing on all the major stages to teaching and judging at all the great artistic institutions. He actually intended on becoming a psychiatrist, but ultimately followed his interest in music by studying voice at the Vienna Music Academy. He made his operatic debut in Berlin in 1959 {…}

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Obituary: Baritone Claudio Desderi Passes Away

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Italian baritone Claudio Desderi has passed away. The baritone, known for his buffo roles, was the son of Italian composer Ettore Desderi and came to fame after his 1969 debut at the Edinburgh Festival in Rossini’s “Il Signor Bruschino.” From there he became a fixture at Salzburg, Glyndebourne, and Pesaro in Mozart and Rossini roles. However, he would have his biggest breaks {…}

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Artist of the Week: Kristina Mkhitaryan

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Over the past few years, Soprano Kristina Mkhitaryan’s star has been rapidly rising in the opera world. Since winning second prize at the Operalia Competition, the soprano has been making important debuts, role debuts and opening productions. And this week Mkhitaryan headlines another important production and a house debut. After a series of debuts, Mkhitaryan will make her Opera di {…}

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CD / DVD Releases – Week of June 18: Steve Jobs & Mozart Headline New Releases

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Two new CDs and DVDs will be released this week. The first is a world premiere recording from one of last year’s biggest hits and another of an acclaimed new production of one of Mozart’s masterpieces. Here is a look! The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs  Mason Bates and Mark Campbell’s “The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs” gets its world premiere recording {…}

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Top 5 Operas to See This Weekend – International (6/15-17): Anna Netrebko, Plácido Domingo & Leo Nucci Headline

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The World Cup is underway, but the opera companies don’t seem to care all that much. Here is a look at what we think you have to see! Der Freischütz – Wiener Staatsoper, Austria  Camila Nylund, Daniela Fally, Alan Held, and Andreas Schager star in a new production of Weber’s gem. The all-star cast is led by Tomáš Netopil at the {…}