James Conlon begins his final L.A. Opera stretch as music director with a mission

James Conlon begins the final stretch of his 20th season as music director of L.A. Opera with a production of Verdi's ...
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Pittsburgh Opera director exits on a comic note with 'Falstaff'

Outgoing Pittsburgh Opera general director Christopher Hahn discusses his long tenure and its concluding production, Verdi's ...
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Review: FALSTAFF Shows that We Can Count on Juilliard for the Next Generation of Singers

In case we had to be reminded—after the Met’s recent Laffont Competition lineup, where three Juilliard singers were among the ...
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Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Presents Verdi’s Monumental Requiem As Season Finale Thursday

Often described as Verdi’s greatest “opera” never staged, the Requiem was composed in memory of the writer Alessandro Manzoni. It fuses the dramatic intensity of Verdi’s operas with the gravity of ...
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James Conlon opens final LA Opera season with comic focus

James Conlon has begun his final season as LA Opera’s music director with a focus on comedy, leading Verdi’s “Falstaff” and Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” alongside a gala of comic opera excerpts. His ...
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Berkshire Opera Festival taking Verdi back to the beginning

Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect cast changes due to illness. GREAT BARRINGTON — In 2021, Berkshire Opera Festival presented “Falstaff,” Giuseppe Verdi’s final opera. It was his ...