On 22 and 24 August soprano Hanna-Elisabeth Müller joins the hr-Sinfonieorchester Frankfurt for two open air concerts at Europe Open Air concert in Frankfurt and at the Grafenegg Festival in Austria. Under the baton of chief conductor Alain Altinoglu the orchestra kicks off their season with popular works by Wagner, Mozart, Smetana. The Europe Open Air concert can be streamed on several platforms including Arte Concert, ARD Mediathek and the Hessischer Rundfunk.
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Kate Lindsey reunites with the English ensemble Arcangelo directed by Jonathan Cohen presenting her newest album TIRANNO as a Canta Lirico program at the Salzburg Festival on August 18. Taking the historical figure Nero as its central character the program features works by Alessandro Scarlatti, Georg Friedrich Händel, Claudio Monteverdi. The Album was released in May 2021 with Outthere Music.
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Tenor Joseph Calleja performs with the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie at an open-air concert on August 17 at the Roncalliplatz in Cologne. The program includes " E lucevan le stelle " from Puccini's Tosca, " Questa o quella " from Verdi's Rigoletto, and other famous arias. Frank Beermann conducts the orchestra.
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Serena Sáenz performs at the Starlite Occident festival in Marbella on August 13, 2024, alongside renowned tenor Plácido Domingo. The program features a rich selection of Spanish zarzuela arias and duets, including works by Gonzalo Roig, Pablo Sorozábal, Gerónimo Giménez, and Emilio Arrieta.
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Kathryn Lewek and Kate Lindsey co-cast in Mariame Clément’ production of Les Contes d’Hoffmann at the Salzburg Festival. Kathryn Lewek embodies all four heroines of the opera - Stella, Olympia, Antonia and Giulietta. Kate Lindsey takes on the role of The Muse and Nicklausse across tenor Benjamin Bernheim in the title role under the baton of Marc Minkowski. Offenbach’s Opéra fantastique can be experienced on August 13, 16, 21,24, 27 and 30.
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On August 10th, the Arena di Verona presents Giuseppe Verdi's Aida, featuring Piotr Beczala in the role of Radamès. Gianfranco de Bosio conducts this performance of the iconic opera in the historic Roman amphitheatre.
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The bass Amin Ahangaran takes on the role of Old Gambler in Prokofiev’s The Gambler at the Salzburg Festival. Peter Sellars' new production is conducted by Timur Zangiev. The performances take place at the Felsenreitschule Salzburg on August 12, 17, 20, 22, 25 and 28.
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Jonathan Tetelman and Sondra Radvanovsky perform an opera gala at the Festival Internacional Santander on August 5, 2024. Accompanied by the Bilbao Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Riccardo Frizza, they present a program of arias and duets by Verdi, Puccini and Giordano.
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Mezzo-soprano Gaëlle Arquez returns to her signature role as Carmen with the Opéra Comique at the Edinburgh International Festival 2024 in cooperation with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. The new production of Bizet's masterpiece is brought to the stage by conductor Louis Langrée and director Andreas Homoki. The performances take place at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre on August 4, 6 and 8.
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