Kevin Puts, Latonia Moore & Venera Gimadieva Headline Washington National Opera’s 2018-19 Season

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The Washington National Opera has announced its 2018-19 season showcasing five productions and a number of vocal events. Main Stage The season opens with Verdi’s “La Traviata” starring Venera Gimadieva in her WNO debut and Jacqueline Echols sharing the role. Joshua Guerrero and Mario Chang share the role of Alfredo, both making company debuts. Lucas Meachem also makes his debut {…}

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CD Review: Gordon Getty’s ‘Goodbye, Mr. Chips’

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The score of Gordon Getty’s “Goodbye, Mr. Chips” breathes all the unpretentiously sweet melancholy of its many predecessors – from James Hilton’s 1933 novella of the same title to subsequent adaptations as, among others, radio plays and lavishly cast movie musicals. Yet it is not exactly the feel-good opera advertised in Pentatone’s press release; rather, the eponymous Mr. Chips – {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2024-25 Review: Tosca – Cast B

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(Credit: Marty Sohl / Metropolitan Opera) On Nov. 12, the Metropolitan Opera revived its production of Puccini’s “Tosca” to celebrate 100 years of the composer’s death. It was the second cast in the season following an acclaimed turn from Aleksandra Kurzak in September. For this evening, the Met put its hopes on what, on paper, looked like an all-star cast {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2024-25 Review: Tosca

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(Photo credit: Karen Almond / Met Opera) This season’s premiere of Met Opera’s “Tosca” features Polish soprano Aleksandra Kurzak, in the titular role, marking her 100th Met performance. Her Met debut was in 2004 as Olympia in Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” and her performances leading up to this season have all been unforgettable, especially Kurzak as Tosca. Her voice alongside tenor {…}

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Cincinnati Opera to Broadcast 2024 Season

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(Credit: Philip Groshong) Cincinnati Opera’s 2024 Summer Festival which took place in July will be broadcast in November via 90.9 WGUC. The broadcasts will be on Sunday at 8 p.m. and can also be heard online at wguc.org. The first broadcast will feature Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” conducted by Dame Jane Glover and starring Elliot Madore, Jessica Faselt, Jessica Rivera, Aaron {…}

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Cincinnati Opera to Present Paul McCartney’s ‘Liverpool Oratorio’

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The Cincinnati Opera concludes its 2024 Summer Festival with the highly anticipated world stage premiere of Paul McCartney’s “Liverpool Oratorio” at Cincinnati’s historic Music Hall. The classical piece features music and lyrics by Paul McCartney and Carl Davis with all new sets, costumes, lighting, staging, and choreography. The “Liverpool Oratorio” will star Andrew Owens, Jacqueline Echols McCarley, Kayleigh Decker, Kevin Short, {…}

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Washington Opera Society to Present ‘The Girl of the Golden West’

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The Washington Opera Society will commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Passing of Giacomo Puccini’s with “The Girl of the Golden West.” The performance will be showcased on May 28 at the Atrium of the Embassy of France and will feature Jonathan Burton as Dick Johnson, Kristin Sampson as Minnie, Kevin Short as Jack Rance, Michael Butler as Nick, Andrew {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2023-24 Review: Fire Shut Up in My Bones

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Perhaps it was the eclipse, an event typically devoid of human influence, yet on the evening of April 8, 2024, it seemed to cast an otherworldly aura over Terence Blanchard and Kasi Lemmons’ production of “Fire Shut Up in My Bones.” The production premiered at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis in 2019 before moving to the Met to sold-out audiences {…}

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Véronique Gens, David Portillo, & Sofia Fomina Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week audiences will get a chance to listen to several baroque albums, a world premiere recording of a new opera, a French solo album, and rarely performed composers. Pergolesi Stabat Mater & Vivaldi Nisi Dominus PRJCT Amsterdam and its artistic director Maarten {…}

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Kevin Puts, Latonia Moore & Venera Gimadieva Headline Washington National Opera’s 2018-19 Season

CD Review: Gordon Getty’s ‘Goodbye, Mr. Chips’

Metropolitan Opera 2024-25 Review: Tosca – Cast B

Metropolitan Opera 2024-25 Review: Tosca

Cincinnati Opera to Broadcast 2024 Season

Cincinnati Opera to Present Paul McCartney’s ‘Liverpool Oratorio’

Washington Opera Society to Present ‘The Girl of the Golden West’

Metropolitan Opera 2023-24 Review: Fire Shut Up in My Bones

Véronique Gens, David Portillo, & Sofia Fomina Lead New CD/DVD Releases