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5 天之前 · (Photo credit: Louis Chan / David Allen) What does the future look like for female directors in opera? Opera San José, the opera company in the heart of Silicon Valley, California, now entering its 41st season, gives OperaWire a look at two young trailblazers: the current CEO and General Director, Shawna Lucey, and Michelle Ainna Cuizon, presently in residence and {…}
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2024年11月20日 · (Photo by Rikimaru Hotta) The New National Theatre Tokyo is on the rise. Fresh off its announcement earlier this year that the company would be hosting the 2028 World Opera Forum, the organization has committed to expanding its repertory in recent seasons, taking on increasingly ambitious projects, oftentimes in collaboration with …
A Stroll Through The Many Genres of Opera (Part One)
2023年9月11日 · Opera is not one thing, as many people know. Instead, opera is an umbrella term for a large host of different categories and types ranging from the typical to the rather peculiar. While Mozart looks one way, Monteverdi and Wagner will look a different way. Of course they all follow the same trajectory, but their style has led them in {…}
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4 天之前 · The Royal Ballet and Opera has announced that Netia Jones will take up the newly created position of Associate Director of The Royal Opera. Jones will take the position on Dec. 3, 2024, and will be responsible for commissioning and creating bold, adventurous projects in the Linbury Theatre.
Metropolitan Opera 2024-25 Review: Grounded - OperaWire
2024年9月24日 · WARNING: This review features explicit language. It also uses some variation of the word “frustrating” a lot. To use a line from the cathartic and sublime climax in Jeanine Tesori and George Brant’s “Grounded” – “What the f*ck?”. That quotidian expression perfectly encapsulates, in the context of the climax and at large, the frustration of …
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Nov 27, 2024 Teatro alla Scala Opens 2024-25 Season with Star-Studded ‘La Forza del Destino’
Donizetti Opera Festival 2024 Review: Don Pasquale - OperaWire
As part of the Donizetti Opera Festival (DOF), the stage came to life with “Don Pasquale,” the renowned opera buffa by Gaetano Donizetti, one of the last and most refined jewels of Italian bel canto. This production in Bergamo not only pays homage to the composer in his hometown but also celebrates the tenth anniversary of its already iconic festival.
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Best of 2023: OperaWire’s Top 11 Singers of 2023 - OperaWire
2023年12月26日 · It’s time of the year. The moment we wrap up the year and look back at our favorite moments. After releasing our favorite performances of 2023 and showcasing our rising stars of the year, it’s time for OperaWire’s annual tradition of naming our top 11 singers of the year, performers that we thought stood out and had major breaks or performances. So {…}
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2021年12月17日 · Asmik Grigorian. This year, the Lithuanian soprano solidified star power that has been building over the past few years. The year began with the release of her “Elektra” performance from the Salzburg Festival, which was a triumph on many levels as it was performed during the height of the pandemic. But it wasn’t until the summer that she truly got to return to the stage when she made her ...