Praised for his “fierce, emotionally ripe performances” (Financial Times), which offer a “wealth of nuance” (Opera), Gidon Saks is renowned for his interpretations of the dramatic bass-baritone repertoire. His signature roles include Bluebeard (Bluebeard’s Castle), Nick Shadow (The Rake’s Progress), Claggart (Billy Budd), Kaspar (Der Freischütz), Don Pizarro (Fidelio) and Scarpia (Tosca). He is a […]
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On August 14, the tenor sings a solo concert at the Patio de la Tonelería from the Bodega González Byass in Jerez, Spain. Together with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Málaga under the baton of Miguel Romea, Javier Camarena will present a program full of opera arias and Spanish songs.
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Tenor Piotr Beczala makes his role debut as Radamès in Verdi's Aida at the Salzburg Festival. Premiere is on August 12 with additional performances on August 15, 19, 23, 27 & 30.
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Emily D'Angelo returns to Ravinia Festival this August to star as Sesto in the houses' production of La Clemenza di Tito. James Colon conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra with performances on August 12 & 14. The mezzo-soprano further presents a piano recital alongside pianist Kevin Murphy on August 17 with pieces from her Deutsche Grammophon debut album enargeia and late romantics of Clara Schumann and Fanny Mendelssohn.
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On August 04, the premiere of Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia will take place. Rolando Villazón's production celebrates its revival at the Salzburg Festival.
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Javier Camarena takes on the role of Nemorino in Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore. Alongside the Teatro Colón's orchestra led by conductor Miguel Martínez, the tenor can be seen and heard for performances on August 02, 04, 07 & 10.
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Regula Mühlemann takes on the role of Pamina in Mozart's The Magic Flute. Alongside Mauro Peter, Brenda Rae, Jasmin Delfs and Tareq Nazmi, the soprano can be seen and heard for performances on July 28 & 30 and on August 03, 06, 10, 17, 20, 24 & 10.
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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 and American tour lead by conductor Canadian-Ukrainian Keri-Lynn Wilson. The program includes Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov’s Seventh Symphony; Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2, with Ukrainian pianist Anna Fedorova; and either Brahms’s Fourth Symphony or Dvořák’s Ninth Symphony. The orchestra premieres their tour with the opening concert in Warsaw on July 28th with further stops in: London (July 31), Munich (August 1), Orange (August 2), Berlin (August 4), Edinburgh (August 6), Snape Maltings (August 8), Amsterdam (August 11), Hamburg (August 13), Dublin (August 15), New York (August 18 and 19), and Washington, DC (August 20).
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Baritone Thomas Hampson returns to Teatro Real in Madrid to present one of his latest signature roles: the emperor Hadrian. The production premieres twice in a concert version with a performance in Madrid (27. July) and at Peralada Festival (29. July) under the baton of Scott Dunn.
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