It’s the season to announce new seasons and Vancouver Opera has continued the trend, revealing its offerings for 2017-18. The company bows on Oct. 13 with a production of Puccini’s “Turandot.” The show will get a total of five performances on Oct. 15, 17, 19 and 21. The company then takes a hiatus until the new year, ringing in January {…}
Michael Fabiano will open the Royal Opera House’s 2017-18 Season. Even though the season has yet to be announced, the New York Times revealed the news in an interview chronicling Fabiano’s rise to fame. However, the newspaper did not indicate which opera Fabiano would be performing. The interview also revealed that Fabiano would be reviving a rumored production of Verdi’s “I {…}
With February drawing to a close, Opera Philadelphia announced its 2017-18 season. The company is slated to open the new season with a 12-day festival that will showcase opera across six venues for a total of 25 performances. This festival, called O17, will take place between Sept. 14-25. The festival opens with the world premiere of Kevin Puts’ “Elizabeth Cree” {…}
The Chamber Society of New York has announced its series of concerts for next season. Sure enough, there are some major opera singers putting on unique concert experiences, though the vocal offerings are minimal at best. The one that exudes the biggest star wattage takes place on Sunday Oct. 29, 2017 in a program honoring the 100th birthday celebration of {…}
The Dutch National Opera has announced its 2017-18 Season. New Productions The season opens with a new production of Verdi’s “La Forza del Destino” directed by Christof Loy. Michele Mariotti conducts an all star cast that includes Eva-Maria Westbroek, Roberto Aronica, Franco Vassallo, Robert Lloyd, Vitalij Kowaljow and Alessandro Corbelli. It will be followed by a new production of Francesco {…}
Some people actually have an interest in attending the opera but struggle with understanding where to begin. They might be afraid that all of those “clichés” they have heard might come true and disappoint them in the biggest of ways. Many people simply don’t know that there is opera for everyone and that the right experience can be a lasting {…}
Often when we react to a flood of news, like a new opera season, it is easy to dwell on some of the negatives, such as which of your favorites are now showing up or which operas got the boot for yet another season. But the beauty of a new season is ultimately the gems that we will get to {…}
Everytime a new season is announced we put all the attention seeing which superstars are performing what opera and with whom. Nowadays, most of the world’s biggest stars have already showcased their talents on the Met stage, but every year we see someone new and interesting that gets us pumped. Here are the five Met debuts we are looking forward {…}
Every season brings new surprises, some of which may be of the disappointing variety. In disappointment, we mean singers that we love and treasure but are unable to see get the proper representation. Here is a look at the singers that were shockingly left off the roster this year. Diana Damrau: It may not have been the perfect 2016-17 season {…}
One of the most hotly anticipated parts of every Met Opera season has to be the Live in HD Series. Arguably the most successful aspect of Peter Gelb’s tenure with the company, the video recordings of live performances work on so many levels. Not only do they connect with audiences worldwide, but they immortalize performances and interpretations of beloved works {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced its 2017-18 season and as promised, it contains a lot of hotly anticipated productions and performances. Here is a quick rundown with OperaWire set to include additional content throughout the day. The New Productions The Metropolitan Opera season will feature five new productions. David McVicar’s new production of Bellini’s “Norma” will open the season on {…}