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Jonas Kaufmann, Nina Stemme, Alice Coote & Christian Gerhaher Lead Berlin Philharmonic’s 2023-24 Season

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The Berlin Philharmonic has announced its 2023-24 Season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Iván Fischer conducts Michael Nagy in works by Jörg Widmann and Gustav Mahler. Performance Date: August 26, 2023 Alexander Rudin, Alexander Melnikov, Nadezhda Pavlova, and Olga Pashchenko perform works by Sergei Rachmaninov. Performance Date: August 27, 2023 Robin Ticciati conducts Wu Wei Sheng, Karen {…}

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Magdalena Kožená, Ekaterina Semenchuk & Judit Kutasi Lead Musikfest Berlin’s 2022 Season

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Musikfest Berlin has announced its 2022 season featuring international orchestras and soloists. Here is a selection of the vocal highlights of the season. Lucy Crowe, Ann Hallenberg, Giovanni Sala, and William Thomas perform Beethiven’s Missa Solemnis with the Monteverdi Choir and Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique. John Eliot Gardiner conducts. Performance Date: August 31, 2022 Magdalena Kožená and Yefim Bronfman perform a {…}

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Renée Fleming, Matthias Goerne & Louise Alder Lead The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra’s 2021-22 Season

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The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in the Netherlands has announced its 2021-22 season featuring soloists from around the world. For this article, we will only highlight the vocal performances. Renée Fleming performs music by Messian and Debussy. The superstar is joined by conductor Daniel Harding. Performance Dates: August 20-31, 2021 John Eliot Gardiner conducts the Monteverdi Choir in an all Brahms {…}

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Elina Garanča, Ailyn Pérez & Lawrence Brownlee Headline Teatro San Carlo di Napoli’s 2020-21 Season

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(Credit: Chris Singer/ Paul Schirnhofer/DG/ Shervin Lainez) The Teatro San Carlo di Napoli has announced its 2020-21 season which will be the first under superintendent Stéphane Lissner. Opera The season opens with Puccini’s “La Bohème” in a new production by Emma Dante. Selene Zanetti stars as Mimì with Damiana Mizzi as Musetta, Stephen Costello in his house debut as Rodolfo, {…}

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Anne Schwanewilms & Christian Gerhaher Highlight Musikfest Berlin’s 2020 Season

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The Musikfest Berlin in Germany has announced its 2020 Festival. For this article we only focus the vocal highlights of the season. Anja Petersen joins the Bamberger Symphoniker with Jakub Hrůša conducting music by Hermann and Josef Suk. Performance Date: August 31, 2020 John Eliot Gardiner conducts the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique and Monteverdi Choir in Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis with {…}

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Watch Live Stream of Royal Opera House’s ‘Le Nozze Di Figaro’ With Simon Keenlyside Via OperaVision

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OperaVision will present a live stream of “Le Nozze di Figaro” from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden on July 9, 2019. The stream kicks off at 8 p.m. local time. That’s around 3 p.m. EDT and 12 p.m. PST for the start time. The live stream will be available for one month on the platform. The Mozart masterpiece will {…}

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Kangmin Justin Kim Makes History As First Male Cherubino At Royal Opera

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Kangmin Justin Kim made history in Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” by becoming the first male singer to interpret the iconic role of Cherubino at the Royal Opera House. Kim sang his first Cherubino on June 29 and said, “Being the first male singer to sing Cherubino at ROH Covent Garden is a great honor and privilege, and I am truly {…}

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Marlis Petersen, Elina Garanca & Diana Damrau Headline Berlin Philharmonic’s 2019-20 Season

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The Berlin Philharmonic has announced its 2019-2020 season featuring numerous guests including Marlis Petersen as the Artist in Residence. Here is a look at the starry Lineup. The season opens with Kirill Petrenko conducting Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with Marlis Petersen, Elisabeth Kulman, and Benjamin Bruns. The concert will also include Alban Berg’s “Lulu Suite.” Performance Dates: August 23-31, 2019 John {…}

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Berlin Staatsoper Preview 2016-17: Sold Out ‘King Arthur’ Makes Rare Appearance

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Henry Purcell’s “King Arthur” arrives at the Berlin Staatsoper on Sunday Jan. 15 in a run that has already reportedly sold out. According to the official website of the Staatsoper, all five runs of the production have no remaining tickets for those interested in witnessing the performance. The opera, written by librettist John Dryden, is rather unique in its construction. {…}