Saioa Hernández, Nina Stemme, Brandon Jovanovich, Ève-Maud Hubeaux, Klaus Florian Vogt, Piero Pretti Lead Deutsche Oper Berlin’s 2021-22 Season

(Credits: Bettina Stöß / Bernd Uhlig) The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced all the premieres of its 2021-22 season. Here is a look. The “Best of Carmen” concert will spotlight Valeriia Savinskaia, Arianna Manganello, Elena Tsallagova, Matthew Newlin, Joel Allison, and Ève-Maud Hubeaux in the title role. Daniel Carter conducts a production by Silke Sense. Performance dates: Aug. 21 – {…}

Jun 21, 2021

Elīna Garanča & Jonathan Tetelman Lead ‘Carmen’ in Belgrade

(Credits: © Holger Hage / Deutsche Grammophon / Semperoper Dresden official website) The Belgrade Summer Festival has announced that mezzo-soprano superstar Elīna Garanča will perform the title role in a concert performance of George Bizet‘s operatic masterwork “Carmen” on July 4, 2021. Garanča will be joined onstage by American tenor Jonathan Tetelman in the role of Don José, and Lithuanian {…}

Jun 16, 2021

Deutsches Nationaltheater & Staatskapelle Weimar Announces 2021-22 Season Featuring Iris Vermillion & Andreas Fischer

(Credit: © Deutsches Nationaltheater und Staatskapelle Weimar) The Deutsches Nationaltheater & Staatskapelle Weimar has announced its 2021-22 season. For the purpose of this article we will only focus on vocal works. Opera Stewart Copeland and Jonathan Moore’s opera “Electric Saint” opens the season with Gregor Bühl conducting a production by Jonathan Moore. Premiere Date: Sept. 5, 2021 Johann Strauss‘ “Die {…}

Jun 8, 2021

Wiener Staatsoper Announces Cast Change For ‘Carmen’

(Credit: © Laszlo Emmer) The Wiener Staatsoper has announced a cast change for the June 9, 2021 performance of Bizet‘s “Carmen.” The company announced that Gábor Bretz will perform the role of Escamillo, replacing Erwin Schrott. Bretz will join a cast that includes Vera-Lotte Boecker as Micaëla, Dmytro Popov as Don José, and Elena Maximova in the title role. Alexander {…}

Jun 3, 2021

CineLife Entertainment to Present ‘Carmen on the Lake’

CineLife Entertainment, in collaboration with CinemaLive and C Major Entertainment, have announced that they will present a filmed version of Bizet’s “Carmen” recorded on the floating stage of Lake Constance in Bregenz, Austria. Titled “Carmen on the Lake,” the production will feature a 7,000 seat, open-air amphitheater and will incorporate the lake itself as an extension of the stage. The {…}

Jun 1, 2021

Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Angela Gheorghiu, Sondra Radvanovsky, Elīna Garanča, Joyce DiDonato Lead Royal Opera House’s 2021-22 Season

(Credits: Dario Acosta / © Gregor Hohenberg / Sony Classical / Angela Gheorghiu official website / Michael Cooper / Kasskara/DG / Chris Singer) The Royal Opera House Covent Garden has announced full details of its exciting 2021-22 season, which will star some of the world’s greatest performers. The Royal Opera House Live Cinema Season and digital program will be announced {…}

May 27, 2021

Aude Extrémo, Adèle Charvet & Stanislas de Barbeyrac Highlight Reopening of Opéra National de Bordeaux

The Opéra National de Bordeaux will reopen its doors for audiences with a production of Bizet‘s “Carmen.” Due to ongoing concerns over COVID-19, the production will have two stagings, one that lasts one hour, and a full staging with an intermission. The opera will star mezzo-sopranos Aude Extrémo and Adèle Charvet in the title role; tenors Stanislas de Barbeyrac and {…}

May 24, 2021

Teatro de la Maestranza Postpones ‘Carmen’ Opening Due to COVID-19

(Credit: Guillermo Morendo) The Teatro de la Maestranza in Seville, Spain has postponed the opening of its “Carmen” production due to two positive COVID-19 cases. The company announced that the May 24 and 25 performances would be canceled and that the production would instead open on May 29. According to the company, two members of the production tested positive for {…}

May 19, 2021

Joyce DiDonato, Jonathan Tetelman, Stéphanie d’Oustrac, Jakub Józef Orliński Headline Opéra National du Rhin’s 2021-22 Season

(Credits: © McQueen / Deutsche Oper am Rhein official website / © Jean-Baptiste Millot / Jiyang Chen) Opéra National du Rhin in Strasbourg, France has announced its 2021-22 season. Here is the full slate. Operas Hans Abrahamsen’s “The Snow Queen” will spotlight Lauren Snouffer, Rachael Wilson, Helena Rasker, David Leigh, Michael Smallwood, Owen Willetts, Floriane Derthe, and Moritz Kallenberg. Robert {…}

May 6, 2021

Page to Opera Stage: The Inspiration and Adaptations of Carmen

“Page to Opera Stage” looks at stories – real-life or fiction, old and new – that have inspired operas, and the ways these narratives have been edited and dramatized to fit a new medium. This week’s article looks at the stylings of Prosper Mérimée’s novella “Carmen” and Bizet’s streamlined operatic adaptation. In terms of French literary history, Prosper Mérimée may not {…}

May 1, 2021

Obituary: Baritone Theodore Lambrinos Dies at 85 Due To COVID-19

Baritone Theodore Lambrinos has died at the age of 85 due to the COVID-19 pneumonia complications on March 29 in Brooklyn. The baritone appeared on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera House, and was a regular performer with the New York Grand Opera Company, where he performed roles in such operas as “Nabucco” and “La Bohème,” among others. Lambrinos was born {…}

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