16th International Tchaikovsky Competition Announces Prize in Honor of Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Vocal Jury & Contestants

The 16th International Tchaikovsky Competition, often called the “Olympics of Classical Music” will return on June 17 with a number of exciting changes. The competition will once again be featured on medici.tv, which will have a whopping seven different channels to broadcast the competition’s different sections as well as a breaking news station for viewers to be kept up to date {…}

Apr 23, 2019

Opéra National De Paris To Broadcast 4 Operas To Cinemas During 2019-20 Season

Audiences who are unable to get to the Opéra National de Paris will still have a chance to check out some of the company’s many productions via cinema. In sum, the company will be showcasing four operas in movie theaters in 2019-20. They will also showcase three other productions from other venues. First up will be Verdi’s “La Traviata” on {…}

Feb 20, 2019

Emily Birsan Replaces Albina Shagimuratova In Performance Of ‘La Traviata’

Lyric Opera of Chicago announced that Emily Birsan will step in to replace Albina Shagimuratova in the role of Violetta Valéry during today’s performance of Verdi’s “La Traviata.” The company announced that Shagimuratova is suffering from laryngitis and is therefore unable to perform. Birsan in an alumna of The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center. She recently appeared {…}

Jan 4, 2019

Top 5 Operas to See This Weekend – International (1/4-6)

Happy New Year! It’s the first weekend of the year and we’ve got one packed with many operatic classics and some rarities. We’re also excited to see one of today’s greatest mezzos celebrate her 30th anniversary at the Zurich theater. Here is a look at what’s in store for you to see. Andrea Chénier – Wiener Staatsoper, Austria Gregory Kunde, Luca Salsi, {…}

Oct 6, 2018

Joyce El-Khoury, Ermonela Jaho To Headline Upcoming Opera Rara Releases

Opera Rara and Warner Classics are ramping up their partnership with a number of upcoming releases to follow up the collaboration on a recent recording of Rossini’s complete “Semiramide.” At a luncheon in New York City, the chief participants in the partnership, including conductor and Opera Rara musical director Sir Mark Elder, talked about the future plans, which included three {…}

Sep 17, 2018

Vienna State Opera 2018-19 Live Stream: Albina Shagimuratova Stars in ‘La Traviata’

Verdi’s “La Traviata” is the third entry in the Vienna State Opera’s live streaming series for its 2018-19 season. The Sunday performance on Sept. 23, 2018, will be led by conductor Evelino Pidò and will feature Albina Shagimuratova, Pavol Breslik, and Simon Keenlyside. This is the final performance of the Verdi masterpiece with this cast. However, a new trio will {…}

Sep 5, 2018

Warner Classics Announces New Deal With Opera Rara, First Collaboration

Warner Classics has announced that it will now be distributing all of the recordings made by Opera Rara. Per a press release, the company announced that its first such release will be a new recording of Rossini’s “Semiramide.” “Warner Classics is proud to announce complete distribution of all of Opera Rara’s new recordings, beginning with a complete studio recording of {…}

Jun 8, 2018

World Cup 2018 Gala Featuring Anna Netrebko & Placido Domingo To Be Televised

UPDATE: Medici.TV will also stream the concert at 2:00 p.m. EDT. The World Cup kick-off gala is set to be televised on Channel 1. The gala, which is set to be televised on 1tv.ru from Red Square, will star some of the world’s greatest opera stars, including Anna Netrebko, Plácido Domingo, Ildar Abdrazakov, Albina Shagimuratova, Aida Garifullina, Juan Diego Flórez, and Yusif Eyvazov. Valery {…}

Jun 8, 2018

Top 5 Operas to See This Weekend – International (6/8-10): Klaus Florian Vogt, Francesco Meli & Elza Van Heever To Star This Weekend

This will be a weekend of new productions, closing nights, and role debuts. Two major stars return to signature roles while one rising star takes on her first Wagner role. Then there are two bel canto favorites and some verismo. Here is a look. Ernani – Opera de Marseille, France Francesco Meli takes on the title role in Verdi’s early work {…}

Mar 8, 2018

Sonya Yoncheva, Valery Gergiev & Gerald Finley To Be Featured At The Philharmonie De Paris’s 2018-19 Season

The Philharmonie de Paris has announced its 2018-19 season filled with numerous concerts and operatic selections. The season will see a number of international stars and orchestras as guest artists to this important Parisian hall. Here is a look at the vocal highlights. Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra continue their exploration of the Ring Cycle with “Siegfried.” The opera {…}

Feb 14, 2018

Lyric Opera of Chicago 2017-18 Review – I Puritani: Shagimuratova and Brownlee Thrill in Bellini’s Final Work

Fans of bel canto opera were treated nearly a year ago to the first mounting of “Norma” at Lyric Opera of Chicago in 20 years with a dream cast that included Sondra Radvanovsky in the title role. Those fans have waited since the 1991-92 season to see Bellini’s final work, the masterful “I Puritani,” which I saw Saturday night in {…}

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