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Sneak Preview: Dessay's First Violetta
Photo Journal and Recap: Carmen Triumphs (Again) at the Opéra Comique |
Met Announces Free Summer Events: Six Outdoor Concerts and Ten HD Screenings
30 Jun 2009 -- The Met will present a variety of free outdoor events this summer. In addition to a number of concert recitals to be held in all five boroughs, the Opera's Summer HD Festival will screen ten productions of Live in HD on consecutive nights in Lincoln Center Plaza.
A Chat With: Composer Eric Salzman; Jukebox... Plays at Bargemusic
29 Jun 2009 -- The Western Wind Vocal Ensemble will present a double bill of madrigal comedies at Brooklyn’s BARGEMUSIC July 8 and 10. The 1605 La Barca will be followed by Valeria Vasilevski and Eric Salzman's 2008 Jukebox in the Tavern of Love.
20 (PLUS) QUESTIONS WITH: Soprano Natalie Dessay
25 Jun 2009 -- As she prepares to make a much-anticipated role debut as Violetta in La Traviata July 3 in Santa Fe, the affable opera superstar donated her time to answer a few questions for this informal Q&A session.
Photo Journal: Netrebko and Croft Star in San Francisco Traviata
19 Jun 2009 -- The San Francisco Opera welcomes the summer with its anticipated revival of Marta Domingo's 1920's-themed La Traviata, starring Anna Netrebko, Dwayne Croft and Charles Castronovo.
Joseph Calleja is Met's Hoffman; Held Steps in for Pape
17 Jun 2009 -- Joseph Calleja has been tapped to perform the title role in the Met's December staging of Les Contes d’Hoffmann, filling the vacancy left by Rolando Villazón. Additionally, Alan Held replaces René Pape in the four villain roles.
City Opera to Present Three Free River To River Concerts June 25-27
08 Jun 2009 -- New York City Opera will present consecutive nights of free concerts as part of the River To River Festival: The Magic Flute on June 25, La Navarraise on the 26th and Opera on the Pier on the 27th.
Photo Journal: Plácido Domingo is Cyrano de Bergerac at Théâtre du Châtelet
30 May 2009 -- Domingo, after 50 years on stage, is still leaving his audiences breathless and cheering. This has been the recent case in Paris, where he completes his run in Alfano's Cyrano de Bergerac on May 31.
Final Curtain Falls on Beloved Amato Opera Company May 31
29 May 2009 -- After 60 years of presenting affordable and ambitious opera to the denizens of downtown Manhattan, the landmark Amato Opera Company closes its doors for good May 31 with its final production: Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro.
Pereira to Head Salzburg Festival Starting 2011
22 May 2009 -- Alexander Pereira, currently director of the Zurich Opera, has been named as the new artistic director of the Salzburg Festival. His appointment is effective beginning Oct. 1, 2011.
Deborah Voigt Stars in Concert Alceste - with Cole, Kinsella, Yum, Zeller & Collegiate Chorale - May 26
16 May 2009 -- On May 26 the Rose Theatre will play home to a special concert production of Gluck’s Alceste, starring Deborah Voigt and conducted by George Manahan. This is the first time that the piece has been presented in New York in nearly 30 years.
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