Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week, audiences will get to hear several world premieres, rarities, and several complete opera recordings. Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut C Major releases Puccinios’ breakthrough opera with a cast that includes Liudmyla Monastyrska, David Bizic, Gregory Kunde, and Carlos Chausson. The Gran Teatre {…}
The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced cast changes for Rossini’s “La Cenerentola.” The company said that bass-baritone Carlos Chausson has canceled his participation as Don Magnífico, while Roberto Tagliavini has also canceled the role of Alidoro due to personal reasons. As a result, Paolo Bordogna will replace Chausson, moving to the first cast. Meanwhile, Pablo Ruiz will replace Bordogna {…}
Carlos Chausson is retiring from the stage after a 40-year career. The 72-year-old Spanish Bass-baritone will retire performing “La Commedia è (in)finita” at the les Arts in Valencia alongside Ramon Gener. The play will be performed on Oct. 14 and 16, 2022 in co-production with the Gran Teatre del Liceu de Barcelona. Chausson has at many of the great opera {…}
The Wiener Staatsoper has announced its 2021-22 season which will spotlight some of the world’s greatest performers and five new productions. Here is the full slate. Premieres Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” will showcase Juan Diego Flórez as Count Almaviva, Marianne Crebassa as Rosina, Davide Luciano in the role of Figaro, Paolo Bordogna as Bartolo, and Ildar Abdrazakov as Basilio. {…}
(Credit: Opera Australia official website) The Baluarte auditorium in Pamplona has announced a second cast change for its upcoming semi-staged performances of Puccini’s “Manon Lescaut.” The Spanish opera house announced that tenor Walter Fraccaro will take over the role of Des Grieux, replacing Roberto Aronica. This marks the second high-profile replacement after soprano Ainhoa Arteta was forced to cancel due {…}
Puccini’s “Manon Lescaut” is set to be performed on Feb. 5 and 7 at the Baluarte Auditorium in Pamplona, Spain. The opera will be performed in concert form and will star Ainhoa Arteta in the title role and Roberto Aronica as Des Grieux. Manuel Hernández-Silva conducts the work, which is also set to star José Antonio López as Lescaut, Carlos Chausson as {…}
The Teatro Cervantes de Málaga has announced its 2019-20 season featuring four staged productions and a concert performance. Berna Perles, César Gutiérrez, Roman Ialcic, Beatriz Díaz, Pablo García López, Luis López, and José Antonio López star in Beethoven’s “Fidelio” with José Carlos Plaza directing and Manuel Hernández Silva conducting. Performance Dates: Nov. 1 & 3, 2019 Javier Camarena performs a concert with music García, Rossini, and Zingarelli with {…}
The Teatro de la Maestranza has announced its 2019-20 season, featuring four operatic productions and numerous recitals and concerts. Opera Carlos Chausson, Joan Martín-Royo, Anicio Zorzi Giustaniani, Sara Blanch, and Francisco Escala star in Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale.” Corrado Rovaris conducts the production by Laurent Pelly. Performance Dates: Oct. 12-19, 2019 Saint-Saëns’ “Samson et Dalila” follows with Gregory Kunde and Nancy Fabiola Herrera starring {…}
The Teatro de la Zarzuela has announced its 2019-20 season featuring eight full productions, gala concerts, recitals, and many important Spanish and international stars. The season opens with Jesus Guridi’s “El Caserio” starring Raquel Lojendo, Angel Odena, Andeka Gorrotxateg, Marife Nogales, and Pablo Garcia Lopez. The second cast includes Carmen Solis, Joe Antonio Lopez, Jose Luis Sola, Ana Cristina Marco, and Jorge {…}
The Palau de la Musica has announced its 2018-19 season, featuring a number of great performers and concerts with varying repertoire. As with previous announcements, we will only focus on the operatic and vocal performances. Take a look. Palau 100 Golda Schultz joins Gustavo Dudamel in Mahler’s Fourth Symphony. The Mahler Chamber Orchestra is led by Dudamel, who also conducts {…}
As many companies start to prepare new productions, there are still a number of great choices with some of the world’s greatest singers. Here is a look at what we recommend as the top five to look out for this weekend. “Adriana Lecouvreur” – Opera Monte-Carlo, Monaco For audiences interested in a new production of Cilea’s masterpiece, the Opera Monte {…}