On November 15, Counter tenor Cameron Shahbazi performs the world premiere of the concert series “Warsaw sessions” together with pianist Sophia Munoz. The concept by Shahbazi and Munoz is an intimate and personal portrayal of the shared journey of two friends to connect seemingly unrelated songs, in which the common thread is the reflection that comes from difficult experiences, and music and its universality become the tool to process them. The concert takes place at Nowa Miodowa in Warsaw.
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CSAM is thrilled to announce the addition of Canadian soprano Olivia Smith to the roster! Smith is lauded for her “rich, humane soprano” (Opera Canada) and “convincing and poignant” portrayals (Boston Musical Intelligencer). Currently in her second year of San Francisco Opera’s prestigious Adler Fellowship program, the young soprano performs this season as Donna Anna in Don Giovanni with Opera Philadelphia and as Micaela in San Francisco Opera’s “Carmen Encounter”. Last season in San Francisco, she made her mainstage debut as the Voice of the Falcon in Strauss’ Die Frau ohne Schatten, followed by appearances as First Lady in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte and the role of Chrisann Brennan in Mason Bates and Mark Campbell’s The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs.
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Swiss soprano Regula Mühlemann presents her recital program at the Zentrum Paul Klee in Berne on November 17. Together with her frequent collaborator the pianist Tatiana Korsunskaya Mühlemann performs featured works by Schubert, Strauss, Argento and Bridge.
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Javier Camarena returns to the Teatro Donizetti in Bergamo to sing Ernesto in Don Pasquale under the baton of Iván López Reynoso staged by Amélie Niermeyer. Camarena is joined on stage by Roberto de Candia in the title role and by Giulia Mazzola as Norina.
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Serena Sáenz and Kathryn Lewek return to the Berlin State Opera with Mozart’s The Magic Flute. Serena Sáenz as Pamina and Kathryn Lewek as Queen of the Night can be heard in Avgust Everding’s production conducted by Eva Ollikainen on November 14, 16 and 21, and Sáenz additionally on December 3.
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Jonathan Tetelman returns to San Francisco Opera as Don José in Carmen. The tenor and Eve-Maud Hubeaux in the title role bring Bizet's masterpiece to life in Francesca Zambello's production, conducted by Benjamin Manis.
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Tenor Jonah Hoskins takes the role of Ernesto in Donizetti’s Don Pasquale at the Napa Valley Festival. The fully staged production is set in vibrant 1980s Miami and is enhanced by Anouar Brissel’s cutting-edge interactive video set. Hoskins is joined on stage by Soprano Vanessa Becerra as Norina, baritone Alexey Lavrov as Dr. Malatesta, and bass-baritone Matt Burns as Don Pasquale. Noah Lindquist leads Festival Orchestra Napa in this enduring tale of love and deception. The opera can be experienced on November 15 at the Mondavi Center in Davis.
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Soprano Elene Gvritishvili sings a portriat concert in the Munich Künstlerhaus on November 8. Together with the young bariton Vitor Bispo, Gvritishvili performs a piano recital with her favorite repertoire to introduce herselft to the Munich audience. Gvritishvili and other new members of the Opera Studio of the Munich State Opera can also be heard […]
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Tenor Edgardo Rocha returns to the Vienna state opera in the role of Ernesto in Donizetti’s Don Pasquale. Rocha is joined on stage by Erwin Schrott in the title role, Davide Luciano as Malatesta and Pretty Yende as Norina. The production is staged by Irina Brook and is lead under the musical direction of Giacomo Sagripanti. The performances take place on November 9, 12, 16, 18.
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