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Met Opera to open season with dark, murderous ‘Medea’

The Metropolitan Opera opens its new season Tuesday with its first production of “Medea,” a version of the classic Greek tale of a sorceress who murders her children after her lover chooses another woman

The Independent UK

The week in classical: La Traviata; Salome; Jeneba Kanneh-Mason & the Philharmonia – review

NI Opera’s excellent new Verdi production went straight to the heart, while Royal Opera’s Strauss revival failed to ignite. Plus, the next star Kanneh-Mason…

The Guardian - UK

Fall classical music guide 2022: Collaborative Works Festival showcases Chicago composers, poets

Riccardo Muti’s last season as music director of the CSO, and Lyric Opera’s “Don Carlo” are also among the highlights of the season.

Chicago Sun-Times

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The week in classical: Proms 2 & 5; Attila; Thomas Kelly – review

Star violist Lawrence Power and John Wilson’s orchestra dazzle at the Proms. Elsewhere, fireworks on the stage and podium in early Verdi, and a young pianist astonishes

The Guardian - UK

The First Night of the Proms review: This requiem at the Albert Hall was a dream

This thrilling performance delivers light and darkness in equal measure

Evening Standard

Pick of the BBC Proms 2022: Presenters on the concerts they can’t wait to see

From the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, to a celebration of Aretha Franklin and the music of video games, BBC TV presenters on the Proms not to miss this summer

Evening Standard

The week in classical: Samson et Dalila; Lise Davidsen & Freddie De Tommaso with James Baillieu

Strength comes in many forms in the Royal Opera’s revelatory new Samson et Dalila; and two star singers in the ascendant hit all the high notes

The Guardian - UK

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For soprano Ailyn Perez, new opera roles and new marriage

For soprano Ailyn Perez, being rejected by the man she loves is all part of the job onstage

The Independent UK

Met Opera shares 2022-23 season, Netrebko not in 'Lohengrin'

Soprano Anna Netrebko added to her list of cancellations, withdrawing from a new production of Wagner’s “Lohengrin” at the Metropolitan Opera that is among seven new stagings the company announced for its 2022-23 season

The Independent UK

The Mix: Things to do in Chicago Feb. 3-9

Long Grove’s "Cocoa Crawl," Lyric Opera’s "Verdi’s Voices" concert, and a performance by Trinity Irish Dance Company are among the entertainment offerings in the week ahead.

Chicago Sun-Times

Rigoletto review – powerful update, led by stellar duo, is a revelation

Underlining the otherness of Verdi’s court jester by making him a black man is a masterstroke by Femi Elufowoju, the leads sung with potency by Eric Greene and Jasmine Habersham

The Guardian - UK

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