Top 5 Operas to See This Weekend – International (8/24-26)

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As festival season comes to an end, a number of classics will be presented. The weekend will also see a historic performance for legendary opera singer Plácido Domingo. Here is a look at what you need to see this weekend. Les Pêcheurs de Perles – Salzburg Festival, Austria Plácido Domingo makes history this weekend as he takes on his 150th role {…}

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Top 5 Operas to See This Weekend – International (8/17-19)

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Festival season continues while some of the bigger opera companies start to open up in time for the fall showcase. This weekend will feature some acclaimed stars as well as a world premiere and a rarely performed work. Here is what we recommend. Aida – Opera Australia, Australia Natalie Aroyan, Riccardo Massi, and Milijana Nikolic star in Verdi’s epic classic. {…}

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How to Tune In For Glyndebourne Opera Cup 2018 Semifinals & Final

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The Glyndebourne Opera Cup is set to start on Thursday, March 22, 2018. The competition, in its debut year, will be showcased via Sky Arts and will be presented by Chris Addison and Danielle De Niese. Dame Janet Baker will be serving as the competition’s honorary president. Baker will be on the judging panel for the live final and will {…}

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Obituary: Conductor Jesús Lopez Cobos Dies, Age 78

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Famed conductor Jesus Lopez Cobos has passed away today, March 2, 2018, in the city of Berlin; the cause of death is given as complications due to cancer. Throughout his career, Cobos was music director with a number of prominent orchestras, such as the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, with which he would become their Conductor Emeritus; Deutsche Oper, where he served {…}

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24 Singers Make Up Semi-Finalists For Glyndebourne Opera Cup

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The Glyndebourne Festival has announced the semi-finalists for its brand new competition. Following a worldwide search that attracted nearly 200 entries, and preliminary rounds in Berlin, London and Philadelphia, 23 singers aged 21-28 have been chosen to compete in the semi-final at Glyndebourne on March 22. The singers will be competing for one of 10 places in the final on {…}

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Artist Of The Week: Lisette Oropesa Returns To The Metropolitan Opera In ‘Hansel And Gretel’

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It has been three years since Lisette Oropesa last stepped on the Metropolitan Opera stage where she fostered the majority of her young career. For years since 2005 when she won the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, Oropesa was the go-to for numerous comprimario roles and supporting roles. She sang such roles as Nanetta in “Falstaff,” Lay Sister in “Suor Angelica,” {…}

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Not Just ‘Cavalleria Rusticana’ – A Survey of Pietro Mascagni’s Other Operas

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We all know “Cavalleria Rusticana,” the great masterpiece of Pietro Mascagni, who was born on Dec. 7, 1863. Unfortunately, that’s all most people in the opera world and outside of it, know about the Italian composer. It’s actually quite unfortunate, given that “Cavalleria” was his very first opera and that he would go on to write 15 total, his final {…}

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Celebrating One Year of OperaWire

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One year ago today, Francisco and I launched this project entitled OperaWire. It had been many months in the making, the result of much planning and investigation. It was a risk, as many people let us know, emphasizing the fact that a regular newsite dedicated fully to opera didn’t exist. “There’s probably a reason for that,” one person told us. {…}

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The Opera World Reacts to Dmitri Hvorostovsky on Social Media

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The opera world woke up to the sad news of Dmitri Hvorostovsky’s passing. Here is a look at all the love being spread by his colleagues and the like throughout the opera community. I just woke to the news that Dmitri Hvorostovsky has passed, and am floored. Absolutely heartbroken. Have no words.https://t.co/IOsAM1hXpb — Jamie Barton (@jbartonmezzo) November 22, 2017 Our {…}

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Top 5 Operas to See This Weekend – International (8/24-26)

Top 5 Operas to See This Weekend – International (8/17-19)

How to Tune In For Glyndebourne Opera Cup 2018 Semifinals & Final

Obituary: Conductor Jesús Lopez Cobos Dies, Age 78

24 Singers Make Up Semi-Finalists For Glyndebourne Opera Cup

Artist Of The Week: Lisette Oropesa Returns To The Metropolitan Opera In ‘Hansel And Gretel’

Not Just ‘Cavalleria Rusticana’ – A Survey of Pietro Mascagni’s Other Operas

Celebrating One Year of OperaWire

The Opera World Reacts to Dmitri Hvorostovsky on Social Media