July 14 & 16, 2011
“Russian opera returns to Cincinnati Opera with Tchaikovsky’s ‘Eugene Onegin,’ July 14 and 16. Renowned baritone Nathan Gunn will make his role and company debut in the title role. Tatiana Monogarova is his beloved Tatyana and William Burden sings the role of Lensky. Vasily Petrenko, who guest-conducted the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in 2008, makes his Cincinnati Opera debut.”–cincinnati.com
July 23, 2010
July 23, 2010
July 22, 2010
July 22, 2010
The New York Times reports that Deborah Voigt and Rod Gilfry will star in performances of Annie, Get Your Gun at Glimmerglass in summer 2011.
July 21, 2010
July 21, 2010
Duncan Rock of the Glyndebourne Chorus prepares for his cover role in the 2010 Festival production of Mozart’s Così fan tutte.
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In a Surprise, Met Opera Announces ‘Boris Godunov’ Director Switch
July 20, 2010
July 20, 2010
Luca Pisaroni, who is singing Leporello in Don Giovanni at Glyndebourne, wrote at Facebook about twenty minutes ago: “First taping for the DVD. Gerald Finley was sick and so we did the show with a new Don Giovanni. Bravo to Mike for doing such a good job!”
July 16, 2010
July 16, 2010
Anne Midgette talks with Klaus Heymann of Naxos records about the future of the recording industry
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Renee Fleming “Loved ‘Promises Promises’ with the wonderful Kristin Chenoweth yesterday!”
July 15, 2010
July 15, 2010
An article in Spanish at Google reports that Antonio Pappano will record Rossini’s Stabat Mater in Rome with Anna Netrebko, Joyce DiDonato, Lawrence Brownlee, Ildebrando d’Arcangelo, and the Santa Cecilia chorus.
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Interesting article about a critic’s lawsuit against a Cleveland newspaper and the Cleveland Orchestra
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Simon Keenlyside — Pietà, rispetto, amore — Verdi’s Macbeth
Weltstars verabschieden Ioan Holender,
Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 26.06.2010
July 14, 2010
July 13, 2010
July 13, 2010
It appears that George Petean and Thomas Hampson will be singing Rodrigo in Don Carlo at the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich on July 18 and 22, 2010, respectively, in place of the previously announced Simon Keenlyside.
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For the New York Times Anthony Tommasini has reviewed last night’s Central Park performance of Nathan Gunn, Susanna Phillips, and Michael Fabiano.
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Don Giovanni Unmasked from Glyndebourne on Vimeo.
