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Published: 17 March 2010
The new production of Janácek’s Katya Kabanova, which features three Intermusica artists, opened at the English National Opera on 15 March to critical acclaim. Conductor Mark Wigglesworth, led the orchestra of the ENO in David Alden’s production, with mezzo Susan Bickley singing Kabanicha. The production runs until 27 March.
"...the protagonist of the evening is the ENO orchestra attending to every facet of Janacek's painfully beautiful and...
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Published: 15 March 2010
Romanian soprano Simona Mihai makes a prestigious debut with the Orchestra of Santa Cecilia on 10 April, to sing the Mozart Requiem in Rome under conductor Yuri Temirkanov. The impressive line-up includes tenor Paolo Fanale and bass Luca Pisaroni.
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Published: 14 March 2010
Matthew Best will sing Peneios in a new production of Daphne directed by Claus Guth for the Oper Frankfurt. The production which will be conducted by Sebastian Weigle sees Tanja Ariane Baumgartner in the title role and Lance Ryan as Apollo. The premiere on March 28 sees Matthew return to the role for which he received such praise in Santa Fe in 2007.
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Published: 09 March 2010
Benedict Nelson makes his BBC Symphony Orchestra debut under Jiří Bělohlávek on March 19 when he sings the Brahms Requiem at the Barbican alongside soprano Anna-Maria Martinez.
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Published: 08 March 2010
A new production of Janácek’s Katya Kabanova opens at the English National Opera on 15 March and features three Intermusica artists, conductor Mark Wigglesworth, mezzo Susan Bickley singing Kabanicha and director David Alden.
Wigglesworth, one of the leading British conductors of his generation both in symphonic and operatic fields, has conducted at The Metropolitan Opera, the Netherlands Opera, and the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Over...
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Published: 01 March 2010
Leigh Melrose continues in a string of contemporary music engagements by singing Peter Maxwell Davies's Eight Songs for a Mad King with the Orquestra de Cadeques on March 15 in Madrid, March 16 in Granada and March 17 in Seville.
In the past 6 months Leigh has given world premieres by Johannes Kaltizke and Elliot Carter and features on the newly released Chandos recording of James MacMillan’s The Sacrifice in which he created the role of Evan...
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Published: 01 March 2010
Young British tenor Ben Johnson makes his debut at the Opera de Lyon on March 3 when he sings Martin in a new production of Aaron Copland’s The Tender Land, to be conducted by Dominic Grier.
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Published: 27 February 2010
Leo Hussain conducts a new production of Tosca at the Salzburg Festspielhaus on March 6 in which Amanda Echalaz, who jumped in to sing the role and Covent Garden last year for an indisposed Angela Gheorghiu, sings the title role.
Hussain, who is Music Director of the Salzburger Landestheater, has made a significant impact on the European music scene recently with successful debuts at La Monnaie, English National Opera, the Mariinsky...
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Published: 26 February 2010
On March 5, Renata Pokupic makes her Royal Opera House, Covent Garden debut singing Irene in Handel’s Tamerlano under Ivor Bolton. Croatian mezzo, Pokupic, debuted the role in Graham Vick’s production when it premiered in Madrid in 2008 and has developed an exceptional reputation for her performances of works by Handel including most recently the title role in Theodora on a European tour with the Gabrieli Consort and Paul McCreesh.
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Published: 25 February 2010
Iain Paterson makes his long-anticipated Opera de Paris debut on March 4 when he sings Fasolt in a new Günter Krämer production of Das Rheingold under Music Director Philippe Jordan. Paterson debuted in this role in the Salzburg Easter Festival 2007 under Sir Simon Rattle when he jumped in at short notice for an indisposed singer. Critical acclaim for what was also his Salzburg Festival debut earned him not only an immediate re-invitation to...
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