Soprano Serena Sáenz and Mezzo Soprano Kate Lindsey jump in at Vienna State Opera's production of Ariadne of Naxos conducted by Thomas Guggeis. The Spanish Soprano is celebrating her house debut as Zerbinetta. Kate Lindsey takes on the role of the Komponist. Performances take place on November 9, 11, 14 and 17.
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Two sopranos,  Emily Pogorelc and Olga Kulchynska, take part in Marina Abramovich's project The 7 Deaths of Maria Callas. At the intersection of opera, performance and video art, The 7 Deaths of Maria Callas pays tribute to the legacy of Greek-American soprano Maria Callas. Olga performs the role of Cio-Cio-San from Puccini's Madame Butterfly and Emily goes on stage as Bellini's Norma.
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Pentatone presents a new album called “Hans Sommer Orchestral Songs”. It includes world-premiere recordings of Hans Sommer’s newly discovered works, sung by an excellent quartet of soloists – Mojca Erdmann, Anke Vondung, Mauro Peter and Benjamin Appl – together with the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin under the baton of Guillermo García Calvo. For more information click here.
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Congratulations to Serena Sáenz on winning three prizes at the Operalia 2022, held this year at the Latvian National Opera in Riga! Apart the Second Prize of Plácido Domingo’s world opera competition, the Spanish soprano took home Pepita Embil Prize of Zarzuela and Birgit Nilsson Prize.
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Ildar Abdrazakov goes on stage of the Hungarian State Opera to sing a solo recital accompanied by the pianist Mzia Bachtouridze.
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Judit Kutasi kicks off the 2022/23 season as Azucena in Verdi’s Il Trovatore. The revival of the Paris production from 2016, directed by Àlex Ollé, takes the mezzo-soprano to Barcelona, to the Gran Teatre del Liceu, where she can be seen on October 28 and 31 as well as on November 3, 6 and 8. Judit Kutasi also sings this role at the Opéra Bastille in Paris from January 21 to February 17.
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Soprano Mojca Erdmann joins the pianist Elena Bashkirova and her Jerusalem Chamber Music Festival Ensemble to present works by Rossini and Brahms in Andermatt. The concert take place on October 22.
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Edgardo Rocha is one of today’s foremost interpreters of bel canto repertoire, praised for his warm timbre, lively coloratura, and brilliant high notes. Since making his European debut in the title role of Gianni di Parigi by Donizetti at the Festival della Valle d'Itria di Martina Franca, the tenor is a frequent guest in the world’s leading opera houses and festivals, which include Opernhaus Zürich, Grand Théâtre de Genève, Bayerische Staatsoper, Vienna State Opera and the Salzburg Festival. In the 2024/25 season, the tenor debuts the role of Florestano in Ferdinando Paër's rarely performed operatic jewel, Leonora, for Chicago Opera Theater. This is the first fully staged production in the world to use the new critical edition of the score, recently released by Bärenreiter. The production is staged by Lawrence Edelson and led by Dame Jane Glover. In his debut for the Washington Concert Opera, Rocha can be heard in the title role of La clemenza di Tito under the baton of Antony Walker. Rocha returns to the Vienna State Opera for highly anticipated role debut as Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni, directed by Barrie Kosky. Don Ottavio is Rocha’s vehicle to return to Opera de Monte-Carlo in Vienna State Opera’s semi-staged production of Don Giovanni as a part of the Mozart à Monaco festival. Further performances in Vienna include Barrie Kosky’s production of Così fan tutte in the role of Ferrando and Ernesto in the revival of Irina Brook’s production of Don Pasquale, and a reprisal of his signature role of Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia.
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Acclaimed tenor Edgardo Rocha joins CSAM for General Management Centre Stage Artist Management is thrilled to announce that critically acclaimed tenor Edgardo Rocha has joined the roster for general management. Edgardo Rocha is considered one of today’s foremost interpreters of bel canto repertoire and praised for his warm timbre, lively coloratura, and brilliant high notes. […]
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