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Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Soprano Jeanine De Bique on Her Mostly Mozart Debut, Her Journey as a Singer, and the Importance of Serving Others

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(credit: Marco Borggreve) Trinidadian soprano Jeanine De Bique hadn’t seen a fully staged opera until the age of 21, but had been raised to appreciate the classical arts by her mother. Now, the award-winning singer is highly sought after for concert and staged works, with The “Washington Post” noting her “dramatic presence and versatility.” And as such, she will make {…}

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Tom Randle, Hilary Summers & Andrew Watts Lead Dartington International Summer School & Festival’s 2019 Season

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Dartington International Summer School & Festival has announced its 2019 concert program. The festival will take place from July 27 – August 24, 2019. In her fifth and final year as Artistic Director, Joanna MacGregor “is gifting Dartington audiences a personal and intimate series of performances” featuring composers and music that she has found “profoundly influential.” For the purposes of {…}

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Erwin Schrott, Bryn Terfel & Nino Machaidze Highlight Hungarian State Opera’s 2019-20 Season

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The Hungarian State Opera has announced its 2019-20 season featuring a number of new productions and world premieres. Premieres  Levente Gyöngyösi’s “The Master and Margarita” makes its world premiere in a new production by Szente Vajk. Performance Dates: Nov. 15, 2019 – May 28, 2020 Dóra Barta directs a new production of Monteverdi’s “L’incoronazione di Poppea.” Performance Dates: Dec. 6-29, 2019 {…}

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Anthony Roth Costanzo & Amanda Forsythe Headline Boston Baroque’s ‘L’incoronazione di Poppea’

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The Boston Baroque will present Monteverdi’s “L’incoronazione di Poppea” with a starry cast. The company announced that soprano Amanda Forsythe will perform the title role alongside countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo making his Boston Baroque debut as Nero. The cast will also include contralto Emily Marvosh as Ottavia, Ryan Belongie as Ottone, tenor Brian Giebler as Arnalta, bass Kevin Langan as Seneca, {…}

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Concerts at Saint Thomas To Present Four Performances This April

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Concerts at Saint Thomas will present four performances next month. First up is a guest performance by the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, which will take place at Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue. According to the press release, “this marks the choir’s final tour with currant Director of Music Stephen Cleobury, who will retire after 37 years, and whose position will {…}

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Interview: The ‘Vicenza in Lirica’ Cast On Taking On Purcell’s ‘King Arthur’ & Love For Baroque Music

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One of the events at this year’s “Vicenza in Lirica” was a production of Henry Purcell’s semi-opera “King Arthur,” in collaboration with the Conservatory “A. Pedrollo” of Vicenza, which provided a marvellous opportunity for its students to perform in front of the paying public in the magnificent surroundings of the Teatro Olimpico, the oldest indoor theatre in Europe. OperaWire was {…}

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Q & A: Soprano Francesca Aspromonte On Her New CD, Singing Baroque Music & The Future

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This week Italian soprano, Francesca Aspromonte, a rising star in the early music scene, will see the release of her first solo CD, “Prologue.” At the age of only 27, she is standing on the threshold of a glittering career, with critics running out of adjectives to describe her performances. Aspromonte made her professional debut as La Musica in Monteverdi’s {…}