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On This Day, Special Features

On This Day: Watch All of Mario Lanza’s Vocal Performances From His 8 Films

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Mario Lanza was born on Jan. 31, 1921, but unfortunately lived just 38 years, dying in 1959. Everyone knows who Lanza is. Regardless of whether you go to the opera or not, the matinee idol’s sunshine voice is among the most recognizable in the history of the 20th century music. Lanza’s great face and our memory of his voice really {…}

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Breaking News: Arturo Chacon-Cruz Replaces Jean-Francois Borras in Monte Carlo

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Arturo Chacon-Cruz will sing the role of Des Grieux in Massenet’s “Manon” at the Opera de Monte Carlo. The tenor is replacing Jean-Francois Borras, who is ill. The opera premieres today and it marks the second replacement in a cast that was supposed to include Sonya Yoncheva in the lead role. Chacon-Cruz will sing alongside Anne-Catherine Gillet in the title role. {…}

On This Day, Special Features

On This Day: The Interpreters of Verdi’s ‘Il Trovatore’ & Massenet’s ‘Manon’

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I imagine that upon reading the title of this article, you were probably confused about the arbitrary pairing of Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” and Massenet’s “Manon.” The former is an opera in the Bel Canto style, firmly looking backwards in both its subject matter and style while the latter is one of Manon and French opera’s more progressive operas. The former {…}

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Breaking News: Arturo Chacon-Cruz To Sing ‘Werther’ At the Grand Theatre Liceu

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Arturo Chacón-Cruz will perform the tittle role of Massenet’s Werther tonight at the Liceu. The Mexican tenor will replace Jose Bros, who is ill. The Mexican tenor is making his debut at the prestigious Grand Theatre Liceu, in a role he has already sung around the world. Chacon-Cruz is currently rehearsing a new production by Sofia Coppola of Verdi’s ‘la {…}

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Liceu 2016-17 Preview: Piotr Beczala Sings Second French Role in One Year As He Takes on Massenet’s ‘Werther’

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Piotr Beczala takes on the role of Massenet’s “Werther” on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017, kick starting the Gran Teatre del Liceu’s run of the famed opera. Beczala took on the challenging role in Salzburg in August 2015 before reprising it at the Opéra National de Paris exactly one year ago. His return to the role on Sunday will be the {…}

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Marek Janowski to Replace Riccardo Chailly in Verdi Requiem

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Riccardo Chailly has cancelled performances of the Verdi Requiem due to illness. The Italian conductor was scheduled to conduct three performances of the piece. Marek Janowski will now take over the run which is set to star soprano Maria Jose Siri and mezzo soprano Daniela Barcellona. Tenor Roberto Arnica will also join them alongside bass. Riccardo Zanellato. The Rundfunkchor Berlin will also perform {…}

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Social Media Beat-Week (1/1-6) : Pretty Yende Meets Oprah Winfrey While Javier Camarena Says Goodbye to Count Almaviva

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With the weekend coming up lets take a look at what some of our favorite stars were up to this week Pretty Yende Yende had the week of her life as she was rehearsing for the revival of Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” and in the middle of the week she got to perform on the Late Show for Stephen {…}

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The Non-Stop Debutant – Brian Jagde on Busy 2017, Verdi, Wagner & His Five House Debuts [Exclusive]

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30 performances. Seven cities. Five house debuts and two role debuts. That is what tenor Brian Jagde faces in 2017. The first half of 2017 that is. The tenor, who has been growing in prominence over the last few years, is slated for a monstrous calendar year that will see him make more house debuts than he ever has before. {…}

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On This Day: 50 Facts About Piotr Beczala As He Turns 50

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Polish tenor Piotr Beczala was born on this day, December 28, exactly 50 years ago. In celebration of the tenor’s big day, Operawire shares 50 facts about the operatic superstar. Piotr Beczala was born on Dec. 28, 1966. He is from Czechowice-Dziedzice in southern Poland. He studied under Sena Jurinac in Switzerland. He is married to Katarzyna Beczała. Beczala is known for choosing his roles wisely {…}