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Listen to American Lyric Theater's three new operas live
Jonathan Estabrooks and Christopher BurchettWe've been posting about the American Lyric Theater's project to commission three new operas under the auspices of their Composer Librettist Development...
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Memorial Day Special: Andrew Garland sings Lee Hoiby's "Private First Class...
Andrew Garland and Sgt. Jesse Givens' letterIn honor of Memorial Day, we feel it's only appropriate to post composer Lee Hoiby's poignant song "Private First Class Jesse Givens" based on the last...
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Werba makes Florence recital debut; Takes on Wagner in Salzburg
Markus WerbaIf you're anywhere near Florence, Italy you may want to check out Markus Werba's recital debut at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino on May 30th, accompanied on piano by Claudio Marino Moretti....
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Berlin featuring the "other" Dutchman and Schrott as Attila
Seth Carico performing the "other" DutchmanThe Deutsche Oper Berlin has two exciting concert performances coming up in June. First up on June 4th is French composer Pierre-Louis Dietsch's “Le Vaisseau...
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Barihunk duo in Festival of the Aegean's Cosi fan tutte
Randal Turner and Nikolaos KaragiaourisIf the beauty, stunning coastline and history of Greece isn't enough to lure you to this cradle of Western civilization, perhaps two barihunks singing Mozart's...
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Reader Submission: Martin Häßler
We're not sure what is going on with our reader submissions, but they seem to either be coming from Germany or recommending German singers (which is fine by us!). The latest is Martin Häßler who began...
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Michael Weyandt to perform with Summer of Song Series
Michael WeyandtOur most recent post about German barihunk Martin Häßler ended with a notice about his upcoming debut recital at Wigmore Hall in London. The concert features works by Schubert, Wolf and...
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Listen to Simon Keenlysinde on BBC3 in Eugene Onegin
Simon Keenlyside and Krassimira Stoyanova in Eugene OneginMake sure to tune in to BBC Radio 3 all week to hear Simon Keenlyside in the title role of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin. The performance was...
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Christian Van Horn's breakout performance as Four Villains
Christian Van Horn in SF Opera's Tales of HoffmannBass-Barihunk Christian Van Horn is about to have a major breakout performance in Offenbach's Tales of Hoffmann opening on June 5th at the San...
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Reader Submission: Philippe Brocard
Philippe BrocardOur latest reader submission is French baritone Philippe Brocard, who is opening in William Mayer's "A Death in the Family" on June 9th at the Opera Theatre D'Avignon. However, one...
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NEWS FLASH: L.A. Opera to present U.S. premiere of stunning "1927"/Barrie...
Anyone who reads this site knows that we're completely enamored with the "Magic Flute" from the Komische Oper in Berlin directed by Barrie Kosky and designed by the innovative London theater group...
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André Schuen debuts as Don Giovanni in Montpellier and Versailles
André Schuen as Belcore in Graz (right)We just learned the André Schuen will be singing the title character in Mozart's Don Giovanni with Opéra National Montpellier for the first time in his young...
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Soloman Howard stars as Muhammid Ali
Soloman Howard in Approaching AliWe're not sure how this almost slipped by us, but thanks to an alert reader, we've learned that the Washington National Opera is presenting the world premiere of...
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Thomas Hampson & Luca Pisaroni team up to celebrate Verdi's 200th birthday
It's time for another teaming up of the father-in-law/son-in-law duo of Thomas Hampson and Luca Pisaroni. A little over a year ago, we ran highlights from their concert in Heidleberg, Germany...
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Introducing bass-barihunk Colin Ramsey
(L-R) Barihunk Gregory Jebaily, tenor Kenny Stavert, Barihunk Colin Ramsey and barihunk Stefan BarnerTo no one's surprise, we're big fans of Operaticus on Facebook. It's where opera singers go to share...
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Reader Submission: Benjamin Appl
Benjamin ApplGerman barihunk Benjamin Appl recently caught the eye of a reader while performing in the Guildhall School of Music's production of Britten's Owen Wingrave. Apparently, he wasn't the only...
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Nathan Gunn discusses playing Jesus in new opera in San Francisco
Nathan Gunn as Yeshua (Jesus) and Sasha Cooke as Mary MagdaleneThe San Francisco Opera under the inspired leadership of David Gockley keeps adding exciting new operas to the repertory. The latest is...
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Jonathan Estabrooks' Kickstarter campaign to produce CD
Jonathan EstabrooksJonathan Estabrooks has been a regular on this site and has been featured in our calendar, as well. He also happens to be a great guy and a whiz at social media. His YouTube site...
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Rene Pape and Benjamin Jay Davis in long-awaited US release of Kenneth...
Rene Pape as Sarastro (left)We've found it odd that a number of European release operatic films never make it to the U.S., or take years to get here. Kasper Holten's brilliant movie Juan (based on Don...
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Upcoming Broadcasts of Il Trovatore, Cosi fan tutte, Marriage of Figaro and...
Alexey MarkovA couple of notable performances will be available online or in theaters shortly. On June 19, the Metropolitan Opera's high-definition production of Bizet’s Carmen returns to movie...
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