In a gesture of solidarity with the victims of the war in Ukraine, the Metropolitan Opera and the Polish National Opera gather leading Ukrainian musicians into the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra for a European tour. The tour will be lead by conductor Canadian-Ukrainian Keri-Lynn Wilson. The program includes Giuseppe Verdi’s Overture of La forza del destino; Ukrainian composer Yevhen Stankovych’s Concert No 2 for violin and orchestra, Ukrainian composer Myroslav Skoryks’ Melody and Beethoven’s Third Symphony “Eroica”.
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Soprano Sondra Radvanovsky and pianist Anthony Manoli present a piano recital called "From Loss to Love" on August 18, 2023 as part of the Festival Internacional de Verano de El Escorial. The program includes works by Purcell, Handel and Rachmaninoff, among others.
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Mojca Erdmann sings Mahler's Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand" on August 18, 2023 at the Kursaal Auditorium in San Sebastián, which brings together more than four hundred performers, including the Basque National Orchestra, the Navarre Symphony Orchestra, the Orfeón Donostiarra, Orfeón Pamplonés, Easo Eskolania, and Easo Gazte choirs, in addition to an extensive line-up of soloist voices. Robert Treviño conducts.
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On August 18, 2023, Amin Ahangaran sings a laureate concert and an opera gala at the Munotzinne in Schaffhausen. On August 19, 2023 he can be seen in the Monastry Garden in Appenzell together with the Symphony Orchestra of the Opera Games Munot.
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Olga Peretyatko sings the title role in Adelaide di Borgogna at the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro. Francesco Lanzillotta conducts the new production by Arnaud Bernard. The premiere takes place on August 13, 2023.
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Olga Kulchynska takes on the role of Micaela in the historic Franco Zeffirelli production of Carmen on August 11, 2023 and returns to the heart of Verona: Arena di Verona.
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Mojca Erdmann sings at the C.H.O.I.R. 2023 festival organised by the Landesmusikakademie Ochsenhausen. The concerts take place on August 10, 11, 13 and 14.
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Soprano Serena Sáenz and tenor Jonah Hoskins give a recital at the 37th edition of the Peralada Festival on August 5. Pianist Maciej Pikulski accompanies the singers presenting a bel canto programme with arias and duets from Donizetti, Liszt and Massenet and other.
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Piotr Beczala participates in the 100th edition of the Arena di Verona Opera Festival 2023. The tenor performs the role of Il Duca Di Mantova in Antonio Albanese's new production of Rigoletto on August 4. Marco Armiliato conducts. He also sings Don José in Franco Zeffirelli’s production of Carmen under the baton of Daniel Oren on August 11.
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