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Opéra de Paris Cancels Final ‘Il Pirata’ Due To National Strike

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The Opéra de Paris has canceled the final performance of Bellini’s “Il Pirata” due to the national strike. In a statement the company noted, “The Paris Opera apologizes for this cancellation. Given the right of employees to declare industrial action up until the scheduled performance time, the Opera was not able to inform the audience earlier and apologizes for this {…}

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Opéra de Paris Cancels ‘Prince Igor’ Due To Strikes

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The Opéra de Paris has canceled the Dec. 17 performance of “Prince Igor” due to the national strike. In a statement the company noted, “The Paris Opera apologizes for this cancellation. Given the right of employees to declare industrial action up until the scheduled performance time, the Opera was not able to inform the audience earlier and apologizes for this {…}

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Opéra De Paris Cancels ‘Il Pirata’ Due To Strike

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The Opéra de Paris has canceled its premiere performance of Bellini’s “Il Pirata” due to the national strike. In a statement the company noted, “The Paris Opera apologizes for this cancellation. Given the right of employees to declare industrial action up until the scheduled performance time, the Opera was not able to inform the audience earlier and apologizes for this {…}

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Opéra De Paris Announces Cast Change For ‘Il Barbiere Di Siviglia’

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The Opéra National de Paris has announced a cast change for its upcoming revival of “Il Barbiere di Siviglia.” The company announced that Ilya Kutyukhin will take over performances from Jan. 22 through Feb. 12 in the title role replacing Andrzek Filończyk.  Additionally, the company announced that Tommaso Barea will replace Davide Giangregorio in the role of Fiorello in all {…}

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Marina Prudenskaya Steps in For Anita Rachvelishvili in Opéra de Paris’ ‘Don Carlo’

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(Credit: Marina Prudenskaya Official Website) Marina Prudenskaya is set to finish out the run of “Don Carlo” at the Opéra National de Paris, replacing Anita Rachvelishvili, who was originally scheduled. This is the second performance that Rachvelishvili cancels of this run, following the Nov. 20 performance in which the mezzo sang the first two acts but withdrew halfway through to {…}

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Opéra National de Paris 2019-20 Review: Don Carlo

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(Credits: Vincent Pontet/ Opéra National de Paris) When I saw Krzysztof Warlikowski’s new production of my favorite Verdi’s opera “Don Carlos” online two years ago, I was deeply disappointed. Even a “dream cast” couldn’t save it for me. Growing in Russian theatres I believed the famed Chekhov expression that “if there’s a gun on stage, it should eventually shoot.” And {…}

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Roberto Alagna Replaced Midway Through Opening Night of ‘Don Carlos’ At Opéra National de Paris

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(Credit: Vincent Pontet/ ONP) Audiences that went to check out Verdi’s “Don Carlo” at the Opéra de Paris this Friday on opening night wound up seeing two tenors in the leading role. Roberto Alagna was one of the star attractions of the production as he was set to appear in the famed opera alongside his wife Aleksandra Kursak. But Alagna, {…}

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Opéra National de Paris 2019-20 Review: Madama Butterfly

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(Credit: Svetlana Loboff / Opera National de Paris) On Sept. 14, 2019, the Paris Opera presented “Madama Butterfly” at the Bastille. One of the most beloved and famous operas of all time, it seemed like a very good choice to open a season. But what should have been a wondrous event was derailed by two factors: Robert Wilson’s production and {…}

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Opéra National de Paris 2019-20 Review: La Traviata

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(Credit: Charles DuPrat / Opera de Paris) “La Traviata” by Giuseppe Verdi is probably one of the most popular operas from this composer and from the opera catalogue in general. Based on the the play “La Dame aux Camelies,” which has been adapted from the novel with the same tittle by Alexandre Dumas (son), was inspired on the life of {…}