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Anne Sofie Von Otter, Esa-Pekka Salonen Among Major Stars of Finnish National Opera’s 2019-20 Season

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The Finnish National Opera has announced a new season that includes the first two installments of a new Ring, a major co-production of “Ariadne auf Naxos” and a revival of a new Swedish opera. The company also continues to offer free live streams on its website. To open the season, Esa-Pekka Salonen will conduct the new production of “Das Rheingold” {…}

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Greer Grimsley, Malin Byström & Daniel Johansson Highlight The Royal Swedish Opera’s 2019-20 season

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The Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm announced the company’s 2019-20 season which will include a German rarity, the company premiere of a Leonard Bernstein operetta and the return of a Wagner opera. As usual, the company invites an impressive group of conductors that will comprise Jean-Christophe Spinosi, Alan Gilbert, Constantin Trinks, John Fiore, and Domingo Hindoyan. Here is the lineup: {…}

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Opera Rara Releases ‘L’Ange De Nisida’ With Joyce El-Khoury

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Opera Rara has released the world premiere recording of Donizetti’s “L’Ange de Nisida.” The new recording was taken from two concert performances of the work in July 2018 at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden with Opera Rara’s Artistic Director Sir Mark Elder leading the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House in his ninth Donizetti title for the company. The new {…}

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Gothenburg Opera’s Premiere of ‘Cavalleria Rusticana’ Interrupted Twice

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There was a plethora of drama during the performance of “Cavalleria Rusticana” and “I Pagliacci” at Gothenburg Opera on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019. During the opening performance of Damiano Michieletto’s new production, Italian conductor Pier Giorgio Morandi had to stop the performance of “Cavalleria Rusticana” not once, but twice because of separate incidents with indisposed persons in the audience. Approximately {…}

Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: General Director Christopher Hahn On The 2019-20 Pittsburgh Opera Season

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The Pittsburgh Opera announced its 2019-20 season this past week revealing a diverse repertoire that includes Baroque, Classical, Contemporary, Bel Canto and French works. The season will also include some of today’s rising stars and established singers in the industry. OperaWire had a chance to speak with the company’s General Director Christopher Hahn on the upcoming season and the process {…}

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The Atlanta Opera To Receive Luminary Award

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 The Atlanta Opera’s initiative to recognize military veterans with engagement programs and free tickets to the company’s mainstage productions has received a Luminary Award for Community Engagement from ArtsATL. The Luminary Awards are known as Atlanta’s premier arts honors, celebrating the social impact, diversity, innovation, leadership, and generosity of the city’s creative community.  Since 2015 the Home Depot Foundation has been {…}

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Plácido Domingo To Be Honored By The Opera Awards

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Legendary tenor Plácido Domingo will receive the first-ever Honorary Fellowship of the Opera Awards Foundation. The tenor will receive the first annual award at a fundraising evening on Jan. 28, 2019 at the Royal Society of Arts, London. The evening will be comprised of an illustrated talk, “The Domingo Phenomenon” by his biographer Helena Matheopoulos, who will then invite Domingo {…}

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Ailyn Pérez, Luca Pisaroni & Ramón Vargas Among OPERA NEWS Winners

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OPERA NEWS Editor in Chief F. Paul Driscoll has announced the recipients of the 14th Annual OPERA NEWS Awards. This year, the magazine will honor mezzo-soprano Rosalind Elias, stage director and designer Laurent Pelly, soprano Ailyn Pérez, bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni, and tenor Ramón Vargas. In a press statement Driscoll said, “Since the Awards’ inception in 2005, OPERA NEWS looks forward to {…}

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Royal Swedish Opera’s Virtual Reality Recording Nominated for Film Festival Awards

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The Royal Swedish Opera has announced that its production of Sharon Eyal work “Half Life,” which was recorded using Virtual Reality, has been nominated for awards at the prestigious Venice International Film Festival, as well as the Biennale de Lyon festival. “Half Life VR,” as the recording of the production is called, allows the audience to experience the dancers from {…}