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Elizabeth DeShong Returns To SFO For New "Madama Butterfly"
"San Francisco Opera audiences have twice had the opportunity to enjoy the rich mezzo-soprano of Elizabeth DeShong: first in her company debut as the Page in Salome in 2009, and more recently in the...
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Penny Woolcock Discusses Her Latest Project: Dog Fighting
"Her latest gritty film project exposes the shady world of dog-fighting....Of the many distressing scenes in Penny Woolcock's new documentary, Going to the Dogs, which explores the underground world of...
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Kristīne Opolais And Jonas Kaufmann Not Exactly Headed For Sand
Kristīne Opolais and Jonas Kaufmann in rehearsalfor Manon Lescaut which opens June 24 in London. (Photo: Bill Coooper/Royal Opera House)"Louisiana, early 18th century. A few kilometres outside New...
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Ojai Music Festival To Debut New Opera For 68th Season
"It's not unusual for the spirits of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven to hover over an outdoor concert. At this year's 68th Ojai Music Festival, though, they will be appearing in corporeal form as...
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Global Updates On Opera Events Taking Place In The Desert
ROYAL OPERA HOUSE - OMAN"The Royal Opera House in Muscat, Oman, will launch its new season September 18th with a variety of performances from Oman and the Gulf, as well as from Arab and foreign...
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Christina Scheppelmann New Artistic Director Of Gran Teatre del Liceu
"La comissió tècnica encarregada de la selecció de la Direcció Artística del Liceu ha proposat Christina Scheppelmann per a aquest càrrec. El seu nomenament correspondrà a la Comissió Executiva de la...
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Julianne Baird Gives Musical Retrospective About Benjamin Franklin
Soprano Julianne Baird has one of the mostextensive discographies. Click here to seesome of her recordings. (Photo: John Emerson)"An appreciation of music was common among the founding fathers. Thomas...
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Marilyn Horne Chats With Vatican Radio In Italy For Master Classes
La Dolce Vita: Marilyn Horne ponders the knowledge she has acquired as a singerand tries to pass it on to the future of young artists through master classes."Since retiring from the operatic stage, Ms...
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Ana María Sánchez And Plácido Domingo To Perform At World Cup
Ana María Sánchez quer cantar música brasileira!"Placido Domingo will sing before a World Cup final for the sixth time, announcing Wednesday he will perform at Rio de Janeiro's HSBC Arena on July 11....
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Austin Lyric Opera Director Makes Splash Over Subscriptions
"We take opera seriously...opera parties, not so much. Watch Austin Lyric Opera general director Joe Specter hold up his end of a challenge to the ALO Guild by jumping in the pool at their spring...
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Mariana Nicolesco Conquers Vocal Demands Of Rare Meyerbeer Piece
"In his own time, Giacomo Meyerbeer was considered one of the all time great composers of music, along with Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven. His music was incredibly popular, and other composers admired...
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Christian Lacroix Talks 80s Influence For "Mahagonny" In Berlin
"Stars wie Jennifer Aniston, Dita von Teese, Naomi Watts und Julianne Moore lieben die Kreationen von Christian Lacroix (63). Jetzt hat der französische Stardesigner die Kostüme für die Premiere von...
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"The Flying Dutchman" (aka Robin Van Persie) Scores Big At Cup
"Robin Van Persie has set the bar high. He had to get pretty far off the ground to do it. Anyone who wants to score the most amazing goal of the 2014 World Cup is going to have to best the Dutch...
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"Age Of Innocence" Shows Martin Scorsese Love For Opera
Ms. Pfeiffer (facing camera) at the opera in the film Age of Innocence. Read a wonderful article documenting the history of opera in the life of director Martin Scorsese by clicking here."The Age of...
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Christine Goerke Balances Being a Wagnerian Opera Star & Mother
Goerke at home with a picture on the wall featuring herwith the great Wagnerian soprano Birgit Nilsson.(Photo: Robert Sciarrino/The Star-Ledger)"Goerke’s world is carefully balanced between her family...
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Classically-Trained Elly Oh Rocks Rendition On "The Voice Australia"
Full-bodied voice sensation Elly Oh"She's the timid Sydney woman who teaches opera singing out of her garage - at least that was before The Voice. Now Elly Oh has completed her transformation into a...
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Patricia Rozario Receives Honor From Royal College Of Music
The Prince of Wales presents Ms. Rozario with theFellowship of the Royal College of Music award onMay 14, 2014. HRH is the President of RCM.(Photo: Chris Christodoulou)"This May, the soprano received...
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Dmitri Hvorostovsky Interviewed For Closing Of Istanbul Opera Festival
The Russian baritone is a rock star in the world of opera.Daily Sabah: How were you first introduced to and became involved with opera?Dmitri Hvorostovsky: I grew up in a family that always appreciated...
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Chicago-Native Soprano Marisa Buchheit Crowned Miss Illinois
"Aspiring professional opera singer Marisa Buchheit of Chicago was crowned the new Miss Illinois over the weekend. The 24-year-old Wicker Park resident who won Saturday’s competition will go on to...
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"America's Got Talent" Opera Contestants Show Full Spectrum
Soave sia il vento: A photo of Maggie Lane from her website promoting personal fitness training."Eleven-year-old Grace Ann Gregorio and 31-year-old hottie personal trainer Maggie Lane are both very...
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