Elina Garanča, Brian Jagde, Lisette Oropesa, Luca Salsi & J’Nai Bridges Lead Arena di Verona’s 2022 Season

The Arena di Verona has announced the casting for its 2022 season. The season will open with Bizet’s “Carmen” starring Elina Garanča, Clémentine Margaine, J’Nai Bridges, and Yulia Matochkina in the title role. The cast will also include Karen Gardeazabal, Gilda Fiume, Maria Teresa Leva, Lavinia Bini, Brian Jagde, Vittorio Grigòlo, Roberto Alagna, Luca Micheletti, Gëzim Myshketa, and Claudio Sgura. Performance Dates: June 17-August 27, 2022 Liudmyla Monastyrska, {…}

Asmik Grigorian, Erin Morley & Arturo Chacón-Cruz Lead L’Instant Lyrique’s 2020-21 Season

The L’Instant Lyrique in France has announced its 2020-21 season featuring many leading singers from around the world. The season opens with Nicolas Courjal in a recital with pianist Antoine Palloc. Performance Date: Sept. 21, 2020 Clémentine Margaine sings a recital with Sarah Margaine. Performance Date: Oct. 12, 2020 Baroque specialist Sandrine Piau sings alongside Susan Manoff. Performance Date: Nov. 3, {…}

Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko, Elīna Garanča, & Pretty Yende Lead Opéra de Paris’s 2020-21 Cinema Season

(Credit: Theo Gosselin/Andrea Torres Balaguer, persimmon, 2018) FRA Cinema has announced the 2020-21 cinema season for the Opéra de Paris. The season will include previously recorded performances and live performances. The season begins with Massenet’s “Manon” starring Pretty Yende and Benjamin Bernheim. The production, which was the final production of the 2019-20 season at the Opéra de Paris also stars {…}

Berlin Philharmonic Announces Cast Change For Verdi Requiem

Mezzo-soprano Clémentine Margaine has canceled the Verdi Requiem with the Berlin Philharmonic. The mezzo canceled the performance scheduled for Nov. 30, 2019 and as a result will be replaced by Annalisa Stroppa. The performance will mark Stroppa’s Berlin Philharmonic debut. The mezzo has performed at the Teatro alla Scala, Bayerische Staatsoper, Teatro Real, Teatro Carlo Felice, and Salzburg Easter Festival, among {…}

The Théâtre du Capitôle Announces 2017-18 Season

The Théâtre du Capitôle has announced its 2017-18 season. The season kicks off with D’Abert’s rarely performed work “Tiefland” on Sept. 29, 2017. The opera stars Nicola Schukoff and Megan Miller. The production will be followed Puccini’s “La Rondine” starring Keri Alkema as Magda and Dmitry Popov as Ruggero. The production opens Nov. 17, 2017, with Paolo Arrivabeni conducting. Wagner’s “Die Walküre” {…}