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Ailyn Pérez Headlines San Francisco Opera’s Opening Night ‘Tosca’

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(Credit: Walter Hill/Chris Singer/Jiyang Chen) San Francisco Opera is set to inaugurate its 99th season and first under the baton of Caroline H. Hume Music Director Eun Sun Kim, with “Tosca.” The company will present five performances of Giacomo Puccini’s masterpiece and it will represent the first opera staged in the War Memorial Opera House since the pandemic shutdown. The {…}

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Talise Trevigne, Marina Costa-Jackson, Wei Wu & John Moore Lead Lyric Opera of Kansas City’s 2021-22 Season

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The Lyric Opera of Kansas City has announced its 2021-22 season featuring four productions. The season opens with “Lyric Opera Goes to Hollywood” which will feature famous arias and instrumental moments included in films like “Pretty Woman,” “Mission Impossible,” and “Up.” Talise Trevigne, Ginger Costa-Jackson, Limmie Pulliam, and Edward Parks will be the soloists with David Charles Abell conducting. Performance {…}

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Nicole Cabell, Daniela Mack, Will Liverman Headline Opera Theatre of Saint Louis’ 2020-21 Season

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Opera Theatre of Saint Louis has announced its 2020-21 season, which will feature a wide range of unique experiences. The company’s digital season will see the Sally S. Levy Opera Center transformed into a filming studio and the company will not only create film versions of major classics, but also three world premieres of 20-minute operas. The company will also {…}

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Michael Mayes, Amanda Woodbury Among Stars Of Top 5 Operas To See This Weekend (North America)

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Festival season is in full swing and this weekend’s major offerings come from some of the most exciting summer festivals in North America. Here are our top five offerings (in alphabetical order by company). Madama Butterfly – Central City Opera The famed Puccini masterpiece opens on Saturday with Raquel González, Annie Rosen, Cody Austin, Troy Cook, and Joseph Gaines. Adam {…}

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Santa Fe Opera Announces Participants For Apprentice Program

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The Santa Fe Opera has announced the members of its 2019 Season Apprentice Program for Theater Technicians. The season’s program is comprised of technicians, designers, and craftspeople from across New Mexico, the wider United States, South America, England,  and China. This year the 78 individuals who were selected, were picked from a pool of more than 900 applicants through a {…}

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Q & A: Tenor Airam Hernández On ‘Caruso a Cuba’ & His Upcoming Role Debut As Fenton In ‘Falstaff’

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Earlier this season, Spanish tenor Airam Hernández took on the role of legendary tenor Enrico Caruso in the world premiere of Dutch composer Micha Hamel’s new opera “Caruso a Cuba.” Following his success in Amsterdam, the tenor will make his highly anticipated U.S. debut and role debut with the Dallas Opera as Fenton in Lee Blakely’s production of Verdi’s beloved comedy “Falstaff.” Hernández recently spoke with OperaWire about his {…}

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Lester Lynch & Laurel Semerdjian Headline Florentine Opera’s 2019-20 Season

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Florentine Opera has announced its 2019-20 season, which will include three operas and an artist showcase. The first opera of the season will be Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” featuring the debuts of Calvin Griffin in the title role, Abigail Levis as Cherubino, and Alisa Calvin as the Countess, Ariana Douglas as Susanna, and Alexander Dobson as the Count. Shawna Lucey directs {…}

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Q & A Carmen Giannattasio On Her First Tosca & The San Francisco Opera

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The Lady Gaga of opera. A fashion Icon. An intense singing-actress. A glamorous personality. These are just some of the great descriptions that have also been placed upon star soprano Carmen Giannattasio. These are also some of the reasons for her rise in the opera world since her Operalia win in 2002. Sixteen years after that breakthrough, the soprano begins a {…}