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L’elisir d’Amore Gaetana Donizettiho na scéně Státní opery Národního divadla sklidil v Praze velké ovace jak na první premiéře, kterou jsme navštívili, tak i při druhé premiéře s jejím alternativním obsazením. Přináší Nápoj lásky dlouho očekávané osvěžení do repertoáru první opery?

Národní divadlo uvedlo ve Státní opeře v obnovené premiéře operu Romeo et Juliette francouzského skladatele Charlese Gounoda v režii Slávy Daubnerové z roku 2016. V představení vystupují současné hvězdy opery přední české operní scény. Jak se aktualizace téměř šest let staré inscenace povedla?

V Národním divadle v Praze se od října hraje nové zpracování komické opery Lazebník sevillský Gioachina Rossiniho. V tomto uvedení se můžete těšit na jedny z největších jmen současné české operní scény a lákavé cizojazyčné jméno nové sólistky opery.

L’irrésistible opéra bouffe du génial Rossini est un chef-d’œuvre d’humour et de virtuosité, servi par la plume insolente de Beaumarchais, l’un de nos plus grands auteurs de théâtre. Les feux d’artifice de la distribution, la chaleureuse italianité de la direction d’Attilio Cremonesi et la mise en scène virevoltante de Josef Ernst Köpplinger rivalisent de couleurs et de vitalité pour un spectacle enivrant comme un champagne.

When I first heard soprano Hyesang Park and tenor Kang Wang--two of the bright young singers featured in last weekend's Juilliard and the Met's Lindemann Young Artist Program concert--they were leads in a charming production of Bellini's LA SONNAMBULA at the school. On Friday evening, they were two of the stellar performers in “An Evening of Verdi”--extended excerpts from four operas with the Juilliard Orchestra doing a fluid job under Maestro Evan Rogister, who was also particularly attentive to the needs of the singers.

The Metropolitan Opera and The Juilliard School present an 'Evening of Verdi' in their seventh collaboration on Friday, February 23, 2018, at 8pm in Juilliard's Peter Jay Sharp Theater. Evan Rogister, an alumnus of Juilliard and guest conductor at the Met this season, conducts scenes from Verdi's operas with singers from the Met Opera's Lindemann Young Artist Development Program and the Juilliard Orchestra. Stephen Wadsworth provides concert stage direction for excerpts from I Lombardi alla prima crociata, Stiffelio, Falstaff, and Rigoletto.

Beginning in the 2017-18 season, the Metropolitan Opera's Lindemann Young Artists Development Program welcomes five new young artists into the acclaimed program established by Met Music Director Emeritus James Levine in 1980. Along with the returning nine participants, the program will train a new generation of artists, including opera singers, coaches, and pianists.

Last night at Alice Tully Hall, The Performing Arts Hall of Fame at Lincoln Center held its first-ever induction ceremony and gala. The inaugural class of honorees included legendary artists Plácido Domingo, Yo-Yo Ma, Audra McDonald, Leontyne Price, Harold Prince, and Louis Armstrong. The event also honored Lincoln Center's founding members, whose spirit of innovation made Lincoln Center possible. Hosted by CBS's Norah O'Donnell, the-one-night only exclusive celebration raised $1.1 million for the 10 arts organizations of Lincoln Center.

The 2017 Metropolitan Summer Recital Series will once again bring free outdoor recitals featuring rising young stars of the opera world to New Yorkers in all five boroughs.  The series, now in its ninth year, is presented in collaboration with City Parks Foundation's SummerStage Festival and will feature six free concerts between June 12 and June 24.

More than 400 opera aficionados and performers - including opera stars Harolyn Blackwell, Lauren Flanigan, Ailyn Perez, Diana Soviero, Teresa Stratas and surprise presenter Renee Fleming, were among those who attended the 12th Annual OPERA NEWS Awards at The Plaza Hotel last night.

More than 400 opera aficionados and performers - including opera stars Harolyn Blackwell, Lauren Flanigan, Ailyn Perez, Diana Soviero, Teresa Stratas and surprise presenter Renee Fleming, were among those who attended the 12th Annual OPERA NEWS Awards at The Plaza Hotel last night.