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4 days ago · (Photo credit: Louis Chan / David Allen) What does the future look like for female directors in opera? Opera San José, the opera company in the heart of Silicon Valley, California, now entering its 41st season, gives OperaWire a look at two young trailblazers: the current CEO and General Director, Shawna Lucey, and Michelle Ainna Cuizon, presently in residence and {…}
Best of 2024: OperaWire’s Top 11 Singers of the Year
4 days ago · It is time to wrap up the year and look back at our favorite moments and performers. After releasing our favorite performances of 2024 and showcasing our rising stars of the year, it’s time for OperaWire’s annual tradition of naming our top 11 singers of the year, performers that we thought stood out.Performers who had major breaks, …
Royal Opera House 2024-25 Review: La Bohème - OperaWire
1 day ago · Dec 26, 2024 Royal Opera House 2024-25 Review: La Bohème. Olga Kulchynska, Pene Pati, Mikhail Timoshenko, Amina Edris, & Jolyon Loy Lead the Cast of Puccini’s Beloved Masterpiece
Best of 2024: OperaWire’s Top Ten Rising Stars 2024
Dec 7, 2024 · Navasard Hakobyan. The Armenian baritone has been the toast of the competition circuit over the past two years. In 2023 he won the third Prize and Don Plácido Domingo Ferrer Prize of Zarzuela at the Operalia World Opera Competition and in 2024 he won the Metropolitan Opera’s Laffont Competition and the Dallas Opera’s National Vocal Competition. He also participated in the Queen Sonja ...
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Dec 16, 2024 · Metropolitan Opera debuted John Adams’s “El Niño,” with libretto based on original sources by Peter Sellars and John Adams, to a sold out house of past, present, and future opera goers on Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024.“El Niño” is unlike anything John Adams has done before and the historical timing of this debut is uncanny.
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Dec 18, 2024 · Cape Town Opera’s “Porgy and Bess” created an extraordinary cultural confluence in its Chinese premiere at the Poly Theatre. Closing the 27th Beijing Music Festival on 12 October 2024, this production brings together 39 singers and 75 musicians as Gershwin’s South Carolina masterpiece, reimagined through South African artistry, finds new resonance on the Beijing stage.
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4 days ago · Dec 23, 2024 Joyce DiDonato, Lester Lynch, Alexandra Armantrading Previewed for Festival Napa Valley’s 2025 Season
Opéra National de Paris 2024-25 Review: The Rake’s Progress
Dec 13, 2024 · There is a question that has tormented opera fanatics for at least a century: how can opera go on? What sound represents the future of opera? While many, especially in the mid-20th century, leaned toward musicality that was either dramatically disruptive or staunchly conservative, Stravinsky forged a career where he managed to be both.
National Sawdust 2024 Review: Silent Light - OperaWire
Oct 6, 2024 · National Sawdust’s 10th Anniversary opening season kicked off with Artistic Director/Co-Founder & composer Paola Prestini and librettist Royce Vavrek‘s foley chamber opera world premiere “Silent Light,” featuring director & scenic designer Thaddeus Strassberger and conductor Christopher Rountree.. The cast includes powerhouse soprano Brittany Renee as Esther, bass-baritone Daniel ...
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Carnegie Hall+ has unveiled its video streaming schedule for the holidays. First up is “Silent Night: A Song for the World,” a documentary featuring performances by such artists as Kelly Clarkson, Joss Stone, David Foster, Josh Groban, Rolando Villazón, and …