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Monthly Archives: January 2010
Comunale di Bologna 2010 2011
The Teatro Comunale di Bologna has just announced the 2010 2011 season, and COMMANDOpera likes the lineup. American tenor Mr. Andrew Richards profiled here will be the Don Jose of their run of Carmen. Mr. Jose Cura will be there this season as well as Miss Najda Michael, Miss Nino Surguladze, Mr. Juan Francisco Gatell, Mr. [...]
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Tosca at The Mariinsky
The Mariinsky in St. Petersburg will be mounting Tosca on the evening of February 1. COMMANDOpera is fascinated at the talent which operaphiles in North America never get to hear, yet the artists enjoy full careers in Europe. Conducting this Tosca will be none other than the Italian, Mr. Fabio Mastrangelo who has been all around the globe. Mr. Mastrangelo is [...]
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Cosi Fan Tutte in Dallas
The Dallas Opera will be presenting the Mozart work Cosi Fan Tutte for a six performance run which begins on the evening of February 12th under the baton of Mr. Graeme Jenkins. The Dallas Opera has brought in the sensational South African soprano Miss Elza van den Heever to portray Fiordigli as her debut role. The agility and assured technical [...]
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Greer Grimsley Monday Interview
COMMANDOpera has been watching American bass baritone Mr. Greer Grimsley with interest for some time now. Imagine the coincidence to this venue to find the resplendently voiced artist from Oregon announced for the 2010 2011 Lyric Opera season in Wagner’s Lohengrin. Mr. Grimsley is currently essaying his Scarpia at the Opera de Montreal in their run of Tosca which features Italian soprano, Miss [...]
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The World of Onegin 65
The man pictured above for all intents and purposes is perhaps the most popular man in opera around the globe. Although I have not spoken to the good Spaniard personally, we have communicated on a few occasions. Onegin 65 is an incredibly shy and quiet man who also happens to own one of the most [...]
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COC Carmen Reviewed
The Canadian Opera Company held their prima last which starred Miss Rinat Shaham who filled in at the last minute for Miss Beth Clayton who withdrew days before the performance. Mr. Bryan Hymel the white hot American tenor debuted His Don Jose, while French baritone Paul Gay essayed Escamillo, and Miss Jessica Muirhead as Michaela. [...]
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The Atlanta 2010/2011 Season
The Atlanta Opera owns an extremely unique place of positioning to COMMANDOpera, for it is the city where Crew Mantle spent the most formative part of his wilder youth (You simply have to go to Pella Shoes at The Shops Around Lennox which is still purveying the finest of women’s footwear…. there is no other place to go if you wish [...]
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COMMANDOpera in Toronto
COMMANDOpera arrived in Toronto yesterday to attend the Canadian Opera Company’s prima of Carmen. COMMANDOpera as an informational source on opera, recognises the importance of attending houses globally, so that readers may enjoy firsthand accounts whenever the luxury avails itself. Yesterday COMMANDOpera met with tenor Bryan Hymel who is the Don Jose, over an extended late lunch where the [...]
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Lyric Opera 2010/2011
STUNNING STUNNING SEASON. BIG NAMES IN EVERY DISCIPLINE. COMMANDOPERA DECLARES THIS A THROWDOWN!! All Photo Credits at the bottom of the article. Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 56th season begins Friday, October 1, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. Giuseppe Verdi’s MACBETH in a new production by renowned Shakespearean Barbara Gaines starring Thomas Hampson and Nadja Michael Also [...]
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Adriana at the Maggio Florence