Metropolitan Opera To Restore Intermission In ‘La Traviata’

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced that Michael Mayer’s New production of “La Traviata” will have two intermissions. In a recent interview with The New York Times, Yannick Nézet-Séguin revealed that he fought for the second intermission to be reinserted as it it helped the singers have proper rest and also because it was how Verdi originally intended the work to {…}

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Obituary: Bass Maxim Mikhailov Dies At 57

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Bass Maxim Mikhailov has died at the age of 57. The Bolshoi Theatre announced the passing of the bass in Moscow. No cause of death was given however in the report. Born on May 13, 1962, Mikhailov was the grandson of bass Maxim Dormidontovich Mikhailov, the Bolshoi’s basso profundo from 1932 to 1956. Mikhailov joined the Bolshoi in 1987 and went on {…}

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Artist Profile: Soprano Sumi Jo, An Academy Award Nominee

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Sumi Jo was born on Nov. 22, 1962, in South Korea. Her mother had been an amateur singer and pianist who, due to political circumstances, could not study music and pursue a professional career. However, because of this, Jo’s mother did all she could to ensure that her daughter never lost the opportunities she did. So she enrolled her in {…}

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Teatro Real de Madrid 2018-19 Review: Faust

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Teatro Real decided to open the 2018-19 season with Gounod’s “Faust,” an opera which have been staged only once in 2003 since the theatre reopened in 1997. The expectations were high, with a strong cast lead by the international star tenor Piotr Beczala and accompanied by Marina Rebeka and Luca Pisaroni; the young conductor Ed Ettinger was in charge of {…}

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Artist Profile: Mezzo-Soprano Agnes Baltsa, One Of Greece’s Great Artists

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One of the greatest Greek opera stars of all-time, Agnes Baltsa was born on Nov. 19, 1944. She kicked off her musical studies at age six as a pianist before moving to Athens in 1958 to become a singer. She studied on a Maria Callas scholarship in music upon graduating from the conservatory and made her first-ever appearance in an {…}

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Artist Profile: Jon Vickers, ‘God’s Tenor’

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Jon Vickers was once known as “God’s tenor.” Born on Oct. 29, 1926, the Canadian artist would go on to a storied career with a voice that has become as immortal as God. He was the sixth child of eight children and while his initial intention was to study medicine, he earned a scholarship to study at the Royal Conservatory {…}

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Placido Domingo & Anna Netrebko Return To Baden-Baden

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The Baden Baden Festival has announced its July schedule with Anna Netrebko and Plácido amongst the headliners. The festival announced that Domingo will appear in a concert performance of Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra” with the Mariinsky Orchestra and Tatjana Serjan as Amelia and Ferruccio Furlanetto as Fiesco. Meanwhile, Anna Netrebko will return to the festival in a recital with Malcolm Martineau. The {…}

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Obituary: Hildegard Hillebrecht-Stöhr Dies At 95

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The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced the death of Hildegard Hillebrecht-Stöhr, a member of the company. The soprano, who performed as part of Munich’s ensemble, died at the age of 95 on Oct. 7, 2018, after an international career that led her to such cities as Amsterdam, Barcelona, Bayreuth, Berlin, Bordeaux, Brussels, Buenos Aires, and Dresden. She would go on to {…}

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Artist Profile: Francisco Araiza, One of Mexico’s Greatest Tenors

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Many Mexican tenors have managed successful careers in recent years. Francisco Araiza was among the most influential. Born in Mexico City on Oct. 4, 1950, Araiza was the song of a tenor and seemed well on his way to an early music education. He studied voice while studying business administration and made the switch completely under the encouragement of soprano {…}

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Metropolitan Opera To Restore Intermission In ‘La Traviata’

Obituary: Bass Maxim Mikhailov Dies At 57

Artist Profile: Soprano Sumi Jo, An Academy Award Nominee

Teatro Real de Madrid 2018-19 Review: Faust

Artist Profile: Mezzo-Soprano Agnes Baltsa, One Of Greece’s Great Artists

Artist Profile: Jon Vickers, ‘God’s Tenor’

Placido Domingo & Anna Netrebko Return To Baden-Baden

Obituary: Hildegard Hillebrecht-Stöhr Dies At 95

Artist Profile: Francisco Araiza, One of Mexico’s Greatest Tenors