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Glyndebourne’s ‘The Merry Widow,’ Starring Danielle de Niese, Heads to BBC Four on Christmas

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(Photo credit: ©Tristram Kenton) Glyndebourne is set to air its “The Merry Widow” on BBC Four this Christmas. The production was filmed during the 2024 festival and stars Danielle de Niese in the title role. She is joined by conductor John Wilson in a production by Cal McCrystal. “We’re delighted that audiences across the country will have this extra opportunity {…}
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Donizetti Opera Festival to Stream All Three 2024 Operas

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The Donizetti Opera Festival has announced that it will stream all three productions from the 2024 season. The streams will be on the company’s Donizetti OperaTube. The first stream of the season will be “Don Pasquale“ conducted by Iván López-Reynoso and directed by Amélie Niermeyer. The cast includes Roberto de Candia, Giulia Mazzola, Javier Camarena, and Dario Sogos. Streaming Date: Nov. 22, {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Donizetti Opera Festival 2024 Review: Roberto Devereux

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Raising a child is a complicated process. Raising a prodigious one is absolutely unforeseen and fraught with constant error, for no ordinary laws apply here. The Donizetti Festival in Bergamo, although still an officious event, always seemed to be this prodigy for me, every year somehow attempting to prove that Donizetti’s music might be the center of the opera world. {…}
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Donizetti Opera Festival to Present ‘Roberto Devereux’

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The Donizetti Opera Festival is set to present “Roberto Devereux.” Riccardo Frizza will conduct the iconic Donizetti work, which will be presented on Nov. 15, 23, and 28. Stephen Langridge is the director of the production. The opera will star Jessica Pratt, Simone Piazzola, Raffaella Lupinacci, John Osborn, David Astorga, Ignas Melnikas, and Fulvio Valentiust. In a statement, Frizza said, {…}
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Glyndebourne Names New Technical and Production Director

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Glyndebourne has announced the appointment of Sam Garner-Gibbons as its new Technical and Production Director. Garner-Gibbons has worked with Chichester Festival Theatre over the last nine seasons. He will take up his new position at Glyndebourne in January 2025. Throughout his career, he has worked with such organizations as Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, The Young Vic, Royal Festival Hall, {…}
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Glyndebourne to Present Largest Mainstage Community Opera in its History

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(Photo credit: Sarah Hickson) Glyndebourne has announced its largest mainstage community opera in its history to take place in February 2025. The amateur singers and instrumentalists will perform alongside professional musicians in the world premiere of Jonathan Dove and April De Angelis’ “Uprising.” Appearing on stage will be a community chorus of 110 singers made up of 60 young people {…}
Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Göteborg Opera Artistic Director Henning Ruhe On What It Takes to Bring Opera Forward 

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(Photo credit: Tilo Stengel) Göteborg Opera won the award for Sustainability at the International Opera Awards 2022 Gala at Teatro Real in Madrid. Artistic Director for Opera/Drama, Henning Ruhe, makes his role a leading example by honoring ecological sustainability and collaborates with other opera house to make a positive difference along the way. This company celebrates its 30th year anniversary {…}
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Sir Thomas Allen Announces His Retirement From the Stage

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Sir Thomas Allen has announced that he is retiring from the stage. According to reports, AD Stephen Langridge walked out on stage at the final performance of “The Merry Widow” on July 28, 2024, and said that Sir Thomas Allen was “hanging up his dancing shoes.” Slippeddisc reported that Alastair Macaulay said, “Tonight, the British baritone Thomas Allen, aged seventy-nine, {…}
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Lauritz Melchior Singing Competition Announces 2024 Winners

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The Lauritz Melchior Singing Competition has announced the 2024 winners. The competition which was held on April 13 in Aalborg named Norwegian soprano Hedvig Haugerud first prize. She also won the orchestra prize. The second prize went to Danish soprano Signe Heiberg, who also won the audience prize. The third prize went to Danish tenor Anders Kampmann who will receive {…}

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