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The Met settled with disgraced former music director James Levine for a cool $3.5 million.
By La Cieca
Tonight’s performance of Don Carlo at the Bolshoi Opera has been canceled because bass Ildar Abdrazakov has tested positive for COVID-19.
By La Cieca
La Cieca has heard that Columbia Artists Management Inc. will cease operations on Monday, August 31.
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New York City Opera (remember them?) have announced a program for spring 2021, with repertoire consistent with the company’s recent policy of equal-opportunity pandering.
By La Cieca
The Teatro San Carlo di Napoli’s lavish outdoor concert series continues with Aida featuring Jonas Kaufmann and Anita Rachvelishvili.
By La Cieca
Stay tuned as La Cieca attends this Zoom press conference with Peter Gelb and special guest zoomers.
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James Levine is back, or at least is scheduled to be back!
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Opening tonight at the Teatro Real in Madrid, a staged but socially distanced version of La traviata.
By La Cieca
This series of concerts offered role debuts (of a kind) for Anna Netrebko as Elisabetta and Yusif Eyvazov as Carlo.
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San Francisco Opera and Lyric Opera of Chicago have announced the cancellation of their respective 2020 fall seasons.
By La Cieca
The Metropolitan Opera is heading for a very rocky couple of years.
By La Cieca
The Metropolitan Opera announced today that the company has made the difficult decision to cancel the first few months of its 2020–21 season, based on current information regarding the ongoing health crisis. The new season is now scheduled to begin on December 31, 2020, with a special gala performance, the details of which will be shared at a later date.
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