The 69th annual Ljubljana Festival has announced a star-studded lineup. The Slovenian festival announced that the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra and the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra will be joined by some of the greatest stars in the world. Plácido Domingo returns to the festival for the first time since he conducted at the 67th Ljubljana Festival. This time he will perform {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced the 53rd straight week of nightly streams, which will feature a program dedicated to viewers’ choice winners. Here is a round-up of the operas that audiences will be able to stream throughout the week. Monday, March 15 – Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann Starring Anna Netrebko, Kathleen Kim, Ekaterina Gubanova, Kate Lindsey, Joseph Calleja, and Alan Held, conducted {…}
PBS has announced that it will be broadcasting the Met Opera’s “Met Stars Live in Concert series” throughout 2021. All performances will be presented on PBS (check local listings for more details). Kicking off the year-long series will be Renée Fleming’s concert from Washington D.C., in which she performed music by Puccini, Massenet, Korngold, and Handel, among others. Broadcast Date: {…}
Stage Access is set to present the North American premiere of the Wiener Staatsoper’s recent “Tosca” starring Anna Netrebko. The production, which was filmed on Dec. 13, features the legendary production by Margarethe Wallmann. Netrebko performs the title role alongside Yusif Eyvazov as Cavaradossi and Wolfgang Koch as Scarpia. The production also showcases the celebrated scenic and costume design of {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced its next two weeks of streams, which include a plethora of famed opera stars. There will also be some premiere streams of classic telecasts. The first week of March will be dedicated to celebrating Women’s History Month while the second will focus on Verismo works. Here is a breakdown. Week 51 – Celebrating Women’s History {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced the next two weeks of its streaming slate. One week will be dedicated to iconic productions of director Franco Zeffirelli with the second week dedicated to baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky who passed away back in 2017, leaving behind a legacy of Met HD recordings. Week 49– Franco Zeffirelli Week Monday, February 15 – Puccini’s La Bohème Starring {…}
With the Metropolitan Opera’s Live concert series continuing this week, General Manager Peter Gelb recently spoke with several artists separately via Zoom and revealed numerous future productions and engagements for many of the singers. In his conversation with Sonya Yoncheva, Gelb noted that the diva will perform a new production of “Fedora,” as well as revivals of “Madama Butterfly,” “The {…}
The Salzburg Easter Festival has modified its 2021 program. The company announced that due to COVID-19 restrictions, a new program featuring artists originally announced would be presented. The festival is set to open with a Choral Concert conducted by Christian Thielemann with Golda Schultz, Szilvia Vörös, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Alexander Tsymbalyuk, and the Bachchor Salzburg. The concert will feature music by {…}
Anna Netrebko is set to return to the Mariinsky Theatre in February for three productions. The Russian theater announced that Netrebko will return to her acclaimed Tatiana in “Eugene Onegin” after performing the opera in December. The opera will be performed on Feb. 10 and will also star Alexey Markov and Mikhail Petrenko. Valery Gergiev will conduct. Netrebko will also {…}
Anna Netrebko will continue the Metropolitan Opera’s “Met Stars Live in Concert” series on Feb. 6, 2021. The event, which will begin at 1:00 p.m. EST, will feature the superstar live from the historic Spanish Riding School in Vienna, Austria. The soprano will perform her acclaimed “Day and Night” recital featuring Rachmaninoff, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Tchaikovsky as well as selections by {…}
Anna Netrebko will make a special appearance this Friday on Angel Blue’s ever-popular online series “Faithful Friday.” In the episode, which can be viewed on Facebook Live at Blue’s official page, the American soprano will speak with her Russian counterpart about her journey from a young singer in St. Petersburg to international superstardom. The two divas will also discuss a {…}