Rolando Villazón will host the program of the Festive opera night for the German Aids Foundation at Deutsche Oper Berlin on November 2. The traditional opera gala once again sends out a powerful signal of social solidarity and is held under the patronage of the Governing Mayor of Berlin, Kai Wegner. The show can be seen on 30 November, the evening of World AIDS Day, on 3sat and rbb.
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Lauded for her “rich, humane soprano” (Opera Canada) and “convincing and poignant” portrayals (Boston Musical Intelligencer), Canadian soprano Olivia Smith is a current member of San Francisco Opera’s prestigious Adler Fellowship Program, where in Fall 2024 she debuts the role of Micaëla at SFO’s immersive experience Carmen Encounter. She also covers Micaëla for the mainstage Carmen performances, and will be heard in various SFO concert performances throughout the season. Additionally in the 2024-25 season, Smith makes her role and company debut as Donna Anna in Don Giovanni at the Opera Philadelphia, under the baton of Corrado Rovaris.
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In the 2024-25 season, Patricia Nolz performs Zerlina (Don Giovanni), Cherubino (Le Nozze di Figaro) and Rosina (Il Barbiere di Siviglia) at the Vienna State Opera. Also in Vienna, Patricia Nolz makes her debut as as Stéphano in Gounod's Roméo et Juliette and as Silla in Pfitzner's Palestrina under the baton of Christian Thielemann. Additionally, she makes her house debut at Copenhagen’s Royal Opera as Rosina in a new production of Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia. Patricia Nolz completed her training at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna with Claudia Visca and Florian Boesch. She is the winner of the Casinos Austria Rising Star Award 2019 and has won prizes at competitions such as the ÖJAB Music Competition Vienna and the Osaka Music Competition in Japan. She was an Anny Felbermayer scholarship holder in 2019.
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Soprano Serena Sáenz makes her highly anticipated house debut at Deutsche Oper Berlin singing the role of Lucia in Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor on October 31 and November 5, 2024. The production, directed by Filippo Sanjust, features Ivan Repušić conducting the Orchestra and Chorus of Deutsche Oper Berlin. This debut marks Sáenz's first appearance on the Deutsche Oper Berlin stage in one of the most demanding roles of the bel canto repertoire.
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Jonathan Tetelman has won 2024 Gramophone Classical Music Awards in the Voice and Ensemble category for his album The Great Puccini with the PKF Prague Philharmonia. In its original review of the album, Gramophone magazine wrote: “What a sound! The sunniest sounding tenor since Luciano Pavarotti’. This is the second album recorded by Jonathan Tetelmand […]
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Viaggio dell’anima or soul journey brings Rolando Villazón to Weingarten on October 30, 2024. The concert program Rolando Villazón and lautten compagney BERLIN features Italian music of the 17th century by Monteverdi, Grandi, Caccini and others. For more information please click here
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Tenor Piotr Beczała and conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson embark on a gala concert tour through Spain marking the 100th anniversary of Giacomo Puccini’s death, performing alongside soprano Sondra Radvanovsky. The program includes famous arias and duets from Puccini’s masterpieces Manon Lescaut, Tosca, La bohème, Turandot, and Madama Butterfly. The tour spans through Spain’s most prestigious venues, […]
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Tenor Jonah Hoskins revisits the role of Nemorino in Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore at the Manitoba Opera, Canada. Hoskins is joined on stage by Andriana Chuchman as Adina and Peter McGillivray as Dr. Dulcamara. Ann Hodges production is lead under the musical direction of Tyrone Paterson. The opera can be experienced on October 26, 30 and […]
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Counter tenor Cameron Shahbazi sings his house debut at the Opéra Comique Paris in George Benjamin’s Picture a day like this in the roles Lover 2 / composer’s assistant. The original production by Daniel Jeanneteau and Marie-Christine Soma is performed under the musical direction of George Benjamin himself. The opera can be experienced on October […]
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