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Top 4 Operas To See This Weekend – North America (12/14-16)

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Every weekend that draws ever closer to Christmas leaves more and more opera companies in hibernation. But there are still some that have plans for you this holiday season. Otello – Metropolitan Opera Verdi’s greatest masterpiece gets its opening performance of the season with superstar soprano Sonya Yoncheva as Desdemona. She is joined by Zeljko Lucic and tenor Stuart Skelton {…}
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Top 5 Operas To See This Weekend – North America (10/19-21)

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There aren’t any world premieres on the docket for this weekend, but there are a plethora of unique performances set to take place. So here are our picks for this weekend’s operas to see (in alphabetical order by company). Satyagraha – LA Opera Philip Glass’ masterpiece will get a showcase in an excellent production by Phelim McDermott and Julian Crouch. {…}
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Top Opera To See This Weekend – North America (8/31-9/2)

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The start of September is a pretty quiet time for opera in North America. But one opera company is taking advantage of the quiet weekend. For those in America looking for an operatic experience, Berkshire is showcasing its final performance of “Rigoletto.” But elsewhere, there is one production that opens for one night only. Carmen – Pacific Opera Project  Nora {…}
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Top 4 Operas To See This Weekend – North America (6/29-7/1): ‘Flight’ & Other Rare Operas Dominate Weekend

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While the summer is in full swing, there aren’t all that many companies in production at the present moment. That said, there are still a plethora of solid offerings. Here’s a look at our top picks, in alphabetical order by company. Rocking Horse Winner / Vinkensport or The Finch Opera – Opera Saratoga This unique double bill features music by {…}
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Palazetto Bru Zane 2018 Festival Review: Gounod Gala Is A Goldmine of Hidden Operatic Gems

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No one ever pretended that opera was a cheap art form. As an extreme example, the Salzburg Festival has a budget of over 60 million euros for just six weeks, making its balance sheet the envy of several small Pacific island states. But even in countries with an immense musical patrimony such as Italy, there is a tendency for populist {…}
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Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital Series 2018 Review – Hopkins, Chang, and Moore Put on a Splendid Evening of Outdoor Opera

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The Metropolitan Opera’s Summer Recital Series started off on a high note on June 11, 2018. Audience members gathered in Central Park on a cool and cloudless evening that was filled with selections from operas both old and new, to be sung by some of the company’s most promising young talent. Baritone Joshua Hopkins began the evening with “Largo al {…}
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LA Opera Announces 2018-19 Season Young Artists

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Plácido Domingo, LA Opera’s Eli and Edythe Broad General Director, has announced the 2018-19 season’s LA Opera’s Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artists. Out of the 650 applicants, 200 live auditions and, ultimately, 28 final candidates, five singers were chosen. The five singers chosen were baritone Michael J. Hawk, who has worked with the Santa Fe Opera and Wolf Trap Opera, and mezzo-soprano Niru Liu, who will participate in the Pacific {…}
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Top 5 Operas to See This Weekend – North America (4/20-22): Anna Netrebko’s Big Night Dominates Weekend

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It’s a big weekend in the opera world, with undeniably the biggest show coming from the biggest star around. Here is a look at five can’t-miss performances from around the North American continent (In alphabetical order by company). NJ Verismo Opera – Turandot Puccini’s final opera gets one performance in NJ with Zhanna Alkhazova in the title role, Philip Alongi {…}
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Opera America Announces 20 Winners of Major Innovation Grants

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Opera America has announced the recipients of the second cycle of Innovation Grants. The grants, which are “generously funded by the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation,” were launched in 2016 in support companies that have shown tremendous innovation in diverse areas of the art form. The grants total $1.5 million. This year, 20 companies were awarded the prestigious grants. They {…}

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