Errmonela Jaho has canceled her gala performance at the Theater Baden-Baden. The soprano announced the cancelation via social media stating, “Due to personal health reasons I have to withdraw from the Gala concert in Baden-Baden this November 17th… I apologize for any inconvenience this might have caused to everyone… Thank you all for your understanding and support….” Jaho recently made {…}
Evgeny Nikitin has canceled the final performance of Baden-Baden’s new production of Puccini’s “Tosca.” The festival announced that ‘due to a last-minute illness,” Evgeny Nikitin would not perform. The bass-baritone, known for his work in Wagner, sang the first performances of the run and scored disappointing reviews. The Financial Times said, “Nikitin appears indisposed, losing his voice progressively through the {…}
On April 17, Puccini’s “Tosca” will be transmitted on Arte.tv. The production from the Baden-Baden Festival will star Kristine Opolais and Marcelo Alvarez in the lead roles while Evgeny Nikitin will star as Scarpia. Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Berlin Philharmonic in Philipp Himmelman’s new production. Opolais is best known for her work in Puccini and is one of the {…}
Anna Netrebko will sing the title role in Cilea’s “Adriana Lecouvreur” at the 2018 Baden-Baden Festival. The opera is slated to be performed in a production from the Mariinsky Theatre St. Petersburg by Isabelle Partiot-Pieri with Netrebko’s husband Yusif Eyvazov and Ekaterina Semenchuck alongside Valery Gergiev. Performances will be held in July of 2018. Netrebko is slated to make her {…}
For those who missed the Silver Gala from Baden Baden on New Years Eve, Arte will present it on March 19, 2017. The concert, which rung in the New Year starred Sonya Yoncheva and Piotr Beczala and was condcuted by Yoncheva’s husband Domingo Hindoyan. The concert was divided into two parts. The first included popular arias and duets from opera {…}
Many of the international opera houses will end the 2016 with a bang, ensuring that their companies put out their best to the very end. Germany At the Baden Baden Festival, Sonya Yoncheva and Piotr Beczala will come together for the yearly Silver Concert with music by Gounod, Massenet, Bizet, Offenbach, Lehar and Strauss. There will also be selections by {…}