Francesco Meli, Irina Lungu & Lawrence Brownlee Highlight New National Theatre, Tokyo’s 2020-21 Season

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The New National Theatre, Tokyo has announced its 2020-21 season, featuring four new productions and six revivals. Here is a look at what to expect next season. New Productions The new season Opens with the company premiere of Britten’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” in a new production by David McVicar originally seen at La Monnaie in Brussels. The opera is {…}

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Danielle De Niese, Myrtò Papatanasiu & Nino Machaidze Headline New National Theatre, Tokyo 2019-20 Opera Season

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The New National Theatre, Tokyo has announced its 2019-20 opera season! Ten operas, including four new productions, are included in the lineup. The season will feature classics of the Baroque, Russian, and bel canto repertoire. Dmitry Bertman’s new production of Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” will kick off the opera season, and will feature Vasily Ladyuk in the title role alongside Evgenia {…}

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Carlos Alvarez, Saimir Pirgu & Irene Theorin Headline The New National Theatre, Tokyo’s 2018-19 Season

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The New National Theatre, Tokyo has announced its 2018-19 season featuring 10 operas, including four new productions. New Productions The season opens with Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” in a new production by William Kentridge originally showcased at La Monnaie and Aix-en Provence. Roland Boer conducts a cast that includes Sava Vemic, Steve Davislim, Yasui Yoko, and Hayashi Masako Performance Dates: {…}

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L2 Adds Eight Artists to International Roster

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L2 Artists has added eight new artists to its international roster, including two conductors, three mezzo sopranos, a baritone, a bass baritone, and a bass. Conductor Ari Pelto, currently music director of Opera Colorado and principal conductor and artistic advisor of Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera, joins with a résumé spanning London’s Royal Opera to the New National Theatre Tokyo. Conductor {…}

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Sondra Radvanovsky, Freddie De Tommaso, Anastasia Bartoli, Elīna Garanča & Huw Montague Rendall Lead International Opera Awards Nominees

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The International Opera Awards have announced its 2025 nominees. The nominees for Opera Company of the Year are Deutsche Oper Berlin, GöteborgsOperan, Houston Grand Opera, MusikTheater an der Wien, Opernhaus Zürich, and Teatro alla Scala. Meanwhile, in the Female Singer category, Anastasia Bartoli, Elsa Dreisig, Véronique Gens, Asmik Grigorian, Sondra Radvanovsky, and Adela Zaharia are the nominees. In the Male Singer {…}

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Gran Teatre de Liceu Announces New Music Director

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The Gran Teatre del Liceu has named Jonathan Nott its new Music Director. Nott will begin his artistic chapter with the company from 2026-27. In a statement, the conductor said, “This appointment is a great privilege and truly an honor for me. Since childhood, I have been deeply connected to the world of singing and opera, and whenever I have {…}

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Teatro Regio di Torino Appoints New Music Director

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(Credit: Daniele Ratti) Andrea Battistoni has been appointed the Music Director of the Teatro Regio di Torino. The conductor will begin his tenure on Jan. 1, 2025, and will join for an initial two seasons. In his first term, Battistoni will conduct at least two productions per season and several concerts. He will interpret operas from the Italian repertoire, standard {…}

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Q & A: Soprano Eri Nakamura on Verdi & Puccini, The Singers She Idolizes, & Singing in Tokyo

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Japanese soprano Eri Nakamura is in the prime of her career. The soprano, who has become a go-to interpreter of Cio-Cio San around the world, first came into prominence as a member of Jette Parker Young Artist Program. During that time, she stepped in for Anna Netrebko in “I Capuleti e i Montecchi,” a moment that she describes as one {…}

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Ramon Vargas Set to Open International Music Festival of Ildar Abdrazakov at Mariinsky Theatre

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Ramon Vargas is set to perform at the VI International Music Festival of Ildar Abdrazakov. The tenor will join Abdrazakov and the soloists of the Marrinsky Theatre on Sept. 25 for the opening night concert that will see the singers perform arias and duets of Russian and foreign composers. The evening will be held at the Mariinsky Theatre II. The {…}

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Francesco Meli, Irina Lungu & Lawrence Brownlee Highlight New National Theatre, Tokyo’s 2020-21 Season

Danielle De Niese, Myrtò Papatanasiu & Nino Machaidze Headline New National Theatre, Tokyo 2019-20 Opera Season

Carlos Alvarez, Saimir Pirgu & Irene Theorin Headline The New National Theatre, Tokyo’s 2018-19 Season

L2 Adds Eight Artists to International Roster

Sondra Radvanovsky, Freddie De Tommaso, Anastasia Bartoli, Elīna Garanča & Huw Montague Rendall Lead International Opera Awards Nominees

Gran Teatre de Liceu Announces New Music Director

Teatro Regio di Torino Appoints New Music Director

Q & A: Soprano Eri Nakamura on Verdi & Puccini, The Singers She Idolizes, & Singing in Tokyo

Ramon Vargas Set to Open International Music Festival of Ildar Abdrazakov at Mariinsky Theatre