Joseph Kaiser Withdraws From Opera Business; Theater An Der Wien Announces Cast Changes

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Joseph Kaiser is withdrawing from the opera business. The Theater an der Wien announced that the tenor has canceled all opera engagements including his two previously scheduled performances with the company this season due to personal reasons. The Theater an der Wien is one of the major theaters to be affected by Kaiser’s decision as the Royal Opera announced last {…}

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Kathryn Lewek Makes Statement Regarding Body Shaming By Journalists

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Kathryn Lewek is calling out journalists for fat-shaming. After a critic slammed Lewek for her postpartum physique, the soprano is calling on critics to stop harassing singers for their bodies. In a statement via social media, the soprano opted to tell her story and how the criticism affected her. She said, “Body shaming is not new, nor is the fight {…}

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Obituary: Canadian Soprano Ludmilla Andrew Passes Away

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Canadian-born soprano and teacher Ludmilla “Milla” Andrew has passed away. Andrew, writes Alexander Campbell for ClassicalSource, “is probably best remembered for her mettlesome dramatic voice that was heard to advantage in the dramatic corners of the repertoire.” She made her Canadian Opera Company debut in 1955 as the Foreign Woman in Menotti’s “The Consul” after completing her studies at Toronto Conservatory. She {…}

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John Chest & Christian Van Horn Headline San Francisco Opera’s ‘Billy Budd’

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(Credit: Alastair Muir/Glyndebourne Productions Ltd.) The San Francisco Opera is set to present Britten’s “Billy Budd” to open the 2019-20 season. The work returns to the company after a 15-year absence in Michael Grandage’s production, which was unveiled at the Glyndebourne Festival. The opera is set to star John Chest in the title role in his company debut alongside William {…}

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Danielle De Niese To Replace Cecilia Bartoli At Teatro Alla scala

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Danielle De Niese is set to make her Teatro alla Scala debut. The soprano was tapped to replace Cecilia Bartoli in the role of Cleopatra in Robert Carsen’s new production of Handel’s “Giulio Cesare.” De Niese will join a cast that includes Philippe Jaroussky, Sara Mingardo, and Bejun Mehta under the baton of Giovanni Antonini. The Australian soprano is currently {…}

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Christopher Summer Festival 2019 Review: Edgaras Montvidas in Concert

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(Credits: Modestas Endriuška) What do you think about “your Lithuanian” tenor Edgaras Montvidas? I think he’s a good singer, but actually, I don’t think much. I’ve seen him live only once in Faust. He was okay. But from a distance, he seems something more, or at least more interesting than just okay. Don Ottavio, Lensky, Werther, Edgardo, Anatol, Faust, Conrad, {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Plácido Domingo & The Top 7 Opera To see This Weekend Internationally (7/12-14)

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(Credit: Gran Theatre del Liceu/Bayerische Staatsoper/Metropolitan Opera) This weekend is stacked with a number of new productions and revivals with some of the biggest stars. Here is a look at seven works we think are unmissable. Guillaume Tell – Chorégies d’Orange, France Nicola Alaimo takes on Rossini’s final opera, a work that has become his signature. He is joined by {…}

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First 2 Main Prize Finalists For BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2019 Revealed (Spoilers)

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The BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2019 has announced the first two finalists from the main competition. Each finalist has been announced after each round. The first person to compete in Saturday’s grand finale is Chinese tenor Mingjie Lei. He studied at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing before heading to the Manhattan School of Music and Curtis {…}

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Bernard Haitink Announces Retirement

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Bernard Haitink has announced his retirement. The acclaimed conductor, now 90, announced that his final concert on the podium will be on Sept. 6 at the Lucerne Festival. The concert will include Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto and Bruckner’s Seventh Symphony. The concert will be one of two this summer at the Lucerne Festival where he will also conduct Mahler’s Fourth {…}

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Joseph Kaiser Withdraws From Opera Business; Theater An Der Wien Announces Cast Changes

Kathryn Lewek Makes Statement Regarding Body Shaming By Journalists

Obituary: Canadian Soprano Ludmilla Andrew Passes Away

John Chest & Christian Van Horn Headline San Francisco Opera’s ‘Billy Budd’

Danielle De Niese To Replace Cecilia Bartoli At Teatro Alla scala

Christopher Summer Festival 2019 Review: Edgaras Montvidas in Concert

Jonas Kaufmann, Plácido Domingo & The Top 7 Opera To see This Weekend Internationally (7/12-14)

First 2 Main Prize Finalists For BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2019 Revealed (Spoilers)

Bernard Haitink Announces Retirement