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Freddie De Tommaso, Diana Damrau, Florian Sempey & Karine Deshayes Lead New Holiday 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 to hear and see new holiday albums, a Puccini album, and rarely performed works. Here is a look at what to buy this season. Puccini The celebrated tenor Freddie De Tommaso celebrates Puccini in a new album with {…}
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Ravenna 2024 Review: ‘Hail! Bright Cecilia’ & ‘Dido and Aeneas’

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(Photo: Zani-Casadio) Following on from the previous day’s performance of Monteverdi’s “Il Ritorno di Ulisse in Patria,” Ravenna’s Teatro Alighieri continued with a production of Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas” coupled with “Hail, Bright Cecelia,” presented by the same cast under the musical direction of Ottavio Dantone. The fact that Pier Luigi Pizzi, who had been responsible for the lackluster staging {…}
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Ravenna 2024 Review: Il Ritorno Di Ulisse In Patria

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(Photo: Zani-Casadio) In his program notes, the director, Pier Luigi Pizzi, writing about “Il Ritorno di Ulisse in Patria,” stated that “the opera speaks for itself,” adding, “we must not induce or force its interpretation… It is up to the audience to confront it, to think about it, and to decide for themselves whether or not it is worthwhile.” Even {…}
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Buxton International Festival 2024 Review: Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno

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(Photo: Genevieve Girling) Written in 1707 while living in Italy, Händel’s first oratorio, “Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno,” was a work that he would return to again and again over his career. Not only did he mine it for arias he could use in his operas, but he also created two further versions of the piece. In 1737, {…}
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Centro Nacional de Difusión Musical Announces 2024-25 Season

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The Centro Nacional de Difusión Musical has announced its 2024-25 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Los Elementos joins Alberto Miguélez Rouco and soloists Natalie Pérez, Jone Martínez, Carol García, Aurora Peña, Alicia Amo, María Espada, and Judit Subirana for Corselli’s “La cautela en la amistad y robo de las sabinas.” Performance Date: Nov. 10, 2024 Los {…}
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CD Review: Signum Classics’ ‘Infinite Refrain: Music of Love’s Refuge’

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American Randall Scotting has made a name for himself both as an authority on Italian Baroque music and as one of its most exquisitely timbered interpreters. The countertenor has in the past year alone released two albums, “The Crown” and “Lovesick,” a 17th century anthology about loss and heartbreak. With “Infinite Refrain: Music of Love’s Refuge” he joins forces with {…}
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Randall Scotting & Carolina López Moreno 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 to experience a gay-themed albumm as well as the critical edition of one verismo’s beloved operas. Infinite Refrain – Music of Love’s Refuge Signum Classics releases Randall Scotting’s latest album. This duet album is a musical journey that {…}
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Fleur Barron, Lauren Michelle, Marina Rebeka & Tamara Wilson Lead L’Auditori de Barcelona’s 2023-24 Season

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L’Auidotri de Barcelona has announced its 2023-24 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Haydn’s “The Creation” will be performed by Jone Martínez, Jorge Navarro Colorado, and José Antonio López. Marta Gardolińska conducts. Performance Dates: March 2, 2024 Fleur Barron performs a program of music by Ravel, García-Tomás, and Montsalvatge. Ludovic Morlot conducts. Performance Dates: March 15-17, 2024 {…}
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FC Bergman to Stage ‘Il Ritorno d’Ulisse in Patria’ at Grand Théâtre de Genève

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(Credit: Fabien Bergerat) Grand Théâtre de Genève is set to present Monteverdi’s masterpiece “Il Ritorno d’Ulisse in Patria” this February. The opera will be directed by Flemish collective FC Bergman and is set to star Mark Padmore in the title role. Joining him will be Sara Mingardo as Pénélope and Jorge Navarro Colorado as Télémaque. Fabio Biondi conducts the Europa {…}

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