The Met begins the New Year with a vital new production of one of opera’s most enduringly powerful works, Bizet's Carmen. Piotr Beczała as Carmen’s troubled lover Don José shares the stage with young mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina as Carmen, with Angel Blue as Micaëla, and with bass-baritone Kyle Ketelsen as Escamillo. Daniele Rustioni conducts Bizet’s heart-pounding score and acclaimed English director Carrie Cracknell makes her Met debut. Piotr Beczała's performances are on December 31 and on January 3, 5, 9, 12, 16, 19, 23 and on 27, 2024.
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Soprano Sylvia D'Eramo performs a beautiful programme of arias and duets by Puccini, Verdi and Bizet at the Slovene National Theatre Maribor on December 22 and Cankarjev dom in Ljubljana on December 27. The soprano goes on stage alongside tenor Martin Sušnik and the SNG Maribor Symphony Orchestra conducted by Simon Krečič.
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Regula Mühlemann returns to the Staatsoper in Vienna to sing the role of Adele in Strauß's Die Fledermaus. The performances are on December 31st and on January 1, 3 and 6, 2024.
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Emily Pogorelc reprises her successful portrayal of Pamina in Zauberflöte under the musical direction of Lothar Koenigs at the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich. The performances take place on December 17, 19, 21, 27, and 30, 2023.
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On December 18, 2023, Sondra Radvanovsky, joined by the pianist Anthony Manoli, gives a recital at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcrelona. The artists present a program called “From Loss to Love“, which includes works by Purcell, Handel and Rachmaninoff, among others.
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On 16 December 2023 Keri-Lynn Wilson presents a new interpretation of Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No 9 with the well-known Ode to Joy performed in Ukrainian at the Lviv National Opera. The concert is a sign of solidarity and support for Ukrainian artists and features the premiere of Ukrainian composer Victoria Poleva's composition "Nova. "Dedication to the Courage of Ukraine".
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Tenor Rolando Villazón and harpist Xavier de Maistre offer selections from their 2020 album Serenata Latina in an intimate evening of music on December 18 at the Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center, New York. Both artists joined forces to explore songs from Latin America’s rich repertoire with new arrangements for voice and harp.
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Cameron Shahbazi sings Handel's Messiah with the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir under the musical direction of Ivars Taurins. The concerts take place on the 14th, 15th and 16th of December 2023 at the Koerner Hall in Toronto.
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Centre Stage Artist Management is thrilled to announce that Italian tenor Omar Mancini has joined the roster for general management. Formidable tenor Omar Mancini is one of the promising young voices of his generation. The tenor made his opera debut as the solo tenor in the Petite Messe Solennelle by Rossini as part of the 150th anniversary of the composer’s death in 2018. He was awarded in numerous competitions (including winning first prize in the Antonio Falconio Summer Edition & Salvatore Licitra opera singing competition) and is a current ensemble member at Grand Théâtre de Genève.
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