On February 23 tenor Edgardo Rocha performs Rinuccio in a new production of Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi at the Opéra De Monte Carlo. The production is staged by Grischa Asagaroff and conducted by maestra Speranza Scappucci. Joined by soprano Nina Minasyan as Lauretta, Rocha can be seen in further performances on February 25, 27 and 29.
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Judit Kutasi celebrates her Metropolitan Opera debut as Preziosilla in the new production of La forza del destino under the musical direction of Yannick Nézet-Séguin. The performances take place on February 26 and March 1, 4, 9, 12, 16.
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American soprano Kathryn Lewek is a born communicator. Combining charismatic stage presence with a voice of sumptuous range, crystalline purity, and rich emotional power, she headlines major productions at the foremost opera houses and festivals worldwide, from New York’s Metropolitan Opera to Austria’s Salzburg Festival. Lauded in an increasing array of leading lyric and dramatic coloratura roles, including Mozart’s Queen of the Night, the signature role with which she has repeatedly broken records, Lewek also wins accolades for her orchestral collaborations and sensitive interpretations of contemporary art song. As the New York Times recognizes, “singing like Lewek’s is what the magic of opera is all about.”
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The tenor Javier Camarena performs Nemorino in Donezetti’s L’Elisir D’Amore at the Bavarian State Opera. Joined by Soprano Pretty Yende as Adina Camarena he can be seen in the performances on February 23rd, 25th, 28th and March 2nd, 2024.
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Soprano Olga Kulchynska and Mezzo-soprano Gaëlle Arquez sing Gioachino Rossini’s cantata Stabat Mater on February 19, 2024 as a part of Ljubljana Winter Festival. The ensemble also including the tenor Francesco Demuro and the bass Riccardo Zanellato is accompanied by the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra and the Megaron Chamber Choir and by the Italian conductor Roberto Abbado.
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The tenor presents a program featuring music by Mozart, Verdi, Massenet, Offenbach, and others, on February 17 in Andermatt and on February 24 at the Opéra de Monte Carlo, accompanied by the Swiss Orchestra under the baton of Lena-Lisa Wüstendörfer. He brings the programme to Munich’s Prinzregententheater on March 11, accompanied by  the Munich Symphony Orchestra conducted by Guerassim Voronkov. Rolando Villazón is also the star guest at the 2024 Dresden Semperoper’s festive Opera Ball. 
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The tenor Piotr Beczala can be heard as Cavaradossi and the baritone George Gagnidze as Baron Scarpia in Puccini's opera Tosca at the Teatro Pérez Galdós in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Ramón Tebar conducts.
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Jonathan Tetelman sings Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo. Puccini’s tragedy is directed by Nicola Berloffa and conducted by Omer Meir Wellber. Tetelman together with Maria Agresta as Cio-cio-san can be heard on February 16th, 18th, 21st & 23rd, 2024.
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Olga Peretyatko makes her role debut as Norma at the Staatsoper Hamburg. Paolo Arrivabeni conducts. The performances take place on February 13, 16, 20 and 22, 2024.
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