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Anna Prohaska, Leonor Bonilla & Justina Gringytė Lead Rai Orchestra’s 2024-25 Season

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Torino’s Rai Orchestra has announced its 2024-25 season. Here are the vocal performances. Giuseppe Mengoli conducts a program of Mahler and Beethoven with pianists Bruce Liu and Leonor Bonilla. Performance Dates: Nov. 21 & 22, 2024 John Axelrod conducts the Women’s Chorus of the Teatro Regio di Torino in a program of music by Berio and Holst. Performance Dates: Jan. {…}
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Kristine Opolais, Gaston Rivero, & Justina Gringytė Lead Lithuanian National Opera’s 2023-24 Season

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The Lithuanian National Opera has announced its 2023-24 season. The season opens with Verdi’s “Aida” conducted by Sesto Quatrini and starring Kristīne Opolais, Kseniya Bakhritdinova, and Viktorija Miškūnaitė sharing the title role. They will be joined by Gaston Rivero, Liudas Norvaisas, Justina Gringytė, Tadas Girininkas, Liudas Mikalauskas, Arūnas Malikėnas, and Kostas Smoriginas.  Performance Dates: Nov. 10-18, 2023 Vladimiras Prudnikovas will {…}
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Opéra National de Paris 2024-25 Review: The Rake’s Progress

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(Photo: Guergana Damianova) 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. In a world {…}
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Dame Sarah Connolly Stars in the 2024 Pažaislis Music Festival

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Details of the 2024 Pažaislis Music Festival have been announced. This article only features vocal works. Mezzo-soprano Dame Sarah Connolly performs the works of Berlioz and Ravel with the Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Chief Conductor Gintaras Rinkevičius. She is joined by the Kaunas State Choir. Performance date: May 31, 2024 Mezzo-soprano Vilija Mikštaitė and tenor Mindaugas {…}
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Benjamin Bernheim, Lisette Oropesa, Ludovic Tézier & Asmik Grigorian Lead Opéra de Paris’ 2024-25 Season

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The Opéra de Paris has announced its 2024-25 season. Opera Verdi’s “Falstaff” opens the season with a cast that includes Ambrogio Maestri, Olivia Boen, Marie-Andrée Bouchard-Lesieur, Andrei Kymach, Gregory Bonfatti, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Iván Ayón-Rivas, and Federica Guida. Michael Schønwandt conducts the production by Dominique Pitoiset. Performance Dates: Sept. 10-30, 2024 Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” will star Eleonora Buratto, Elena Stikhina, Aude {…}
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Euskadiko Orkestra Announces 2023-24 Season

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Bilbao’s Euskadiko Orkestra has announced its 2023-24 season. Here are the vocal performances. Robert Trevino conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 with soloist Justina Gringyte. Performances Dates: Sept. 29-Oct. 4, 2023 Juanjo Mena conducts a program of music by Ravel, Falla, and Pierne. Clara Mouriz and Alfonso Gomez are the soloists. Performance Dates: Nov. 27-Dec. 1, 2023  Pablo Gonzalez conducts a {…}
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Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Announces 2023-24 Season

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The Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano has announced its 2023-24 Season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. The inaugural concert will feature Mahler’s “Das Lied von der Erde” and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5. Tuomas Katajala and Georg Nigl are the soloists and Andrey Boreyko conducts. Performance Date: Sept. 10, 2023 Kolja Blacher conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 and Mahler/Schönberg’s {…}
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Sesto Quatrini Ends Term as Artistic Director at Lithuanian National Opera

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Sesto Quatrini is stepping down as Artistic Director of the Lithuanian National Opera. In an open letter, the conductor said, “On 30th June 2023, my term as artistic director of the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre will come to an end. In October 2016, when I was invited to Vilnius to conduct a Kristine Opolais Gala, I could never {…}
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Olga Pudova, Kayleigh Decker, Jacquelina Livieri, Roderick Williams Headline Welsh National Opera 2023-24 Season

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The Welsh National Opera has unveiled its 2023-24 season. First up is Golijov’s “Ainadamar.” Directed by Deborah Colker and conducted by Matthew Kofi Waldren, the opera will star Jaquelina Livieri, Julieth Lozano, and Alfredo Tejada. Performance Dates: Sept. 9 – Nov. 22, 2023  Olga Pudova will headline “La Traviata” in a production by David McVicar (Sarah Crisp will be the {…}

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