(Credits: © Marco Borrelli / OnP / © Alexey Kostromin / OnP / © Jiyan Chen) The Berlin Philharmonic Online Festival’s “The Golden Twenties” will be held from February 13 until February 27, 2021. For the purpose of this article, we will focus only on the vocal works. First up is Igor Stravinsky’s “Oedipus Rex.” The showcase will star Ekaterina {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced the next two weeks of nightly streams which will include a number of operas focused on the greatest roles for sopranos as well as its greatest anti-heroes. Here’s a run-down of the two-week slate. Week 45– Leading Ladies: Opera’s Greatest Heroines Monday, January 18 – Bizet’s Carmen Starring Anita Hartig, Anita Rachvelishvili, Aleksandrs Antonenko, and Ildar {…}
(Credit: Vincent Pontet / OnP) The Opéra National de Paris has canceled its run of Richard Strauss opera “Capriccio.” The news were confirmed on the social accounts of several soloists who were scheduled to take part in the production. Opera was slated to star Diana Damrau, Wolfgang Koch, Pavol Breslik, Audun Iversen, Günther Groissböck, Ekaterina Gubanova, Graham Clark, Wolfgang Ablinger‑Sperrhacke, {…}
(Credits: © Jiyan Chen / (c) Wilfried Hösl) Rai5 will broadcast a 2019 concert from the Berlin Philharmonic featuring soprano Diana Damrau on Jan. 6 at 9:15 p.m. CET. The Berlin Philharmonic Chief Conductor Kirill Petrenko conducted. The program for the concert includes the overture from “Girl Crazy” and “An American in Paris” by George Gershwin; “If I loved you” {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced its next two weeks of weekly streams which will kick off with an entire week dedicated to opera’s greatest rivalries. Then the company will pay tribute to one of the greatest stars of the last few decades. Here is a look. Week 43– Epic Rivalries Monday, January 4 – Cilea’s Adriana Lecouvreur Starring Anna Netrebko, Anita {…}
The holidays are in full swing and companies around the world are adapting their particular showcases to suit the festive mood. So for those wondering, yes, there will be a Messiah showcase, some Christmas concerts, a “Christmas” opera, and other performances that are sure to make the Yuletide all the more memorable. So without further ado, here are our top {…}
Opernhaus Zürich has announced digital concerts entitled “Digital Opernhaus” It begins with Fabio Luisi conducting Violinist Augustin Hadelich and the Philharmonia Zürich in a program that includes Johannes Brahms’s Violin Concerto and Schubert’s Symphony No. 4. Streaming Dates: Dec. 12-20, 2020 Anna Bonitatibus will perform with young artists from the International Opera Studio including Erica Petrocelli, Lina Dambrauskaité, Luca Bernard, {…}
Many times the final moments of a piece of art are the ones that leave the audience with the biggest impression. It may be the final image of a film or the final bars of a musical work. In the bel canto repertoire, the final impression is generally left by whether a singer hits a certain high note, be it {…}
Diana Damrau and Nicolas Testé’s Royal Affairs Concert will be live-streamed on Dec. 3, 2020. The concert, which will be held on NDR and Facebook at 8 p.m European time, will feature NDR Radiophilharmonie and conductor Ivan Repušić. The concert will showcase Damrau in arias from “Maria Stuarda,” Anna Bolena,” Semiramide” and “Norma.” There will also be arias from “Eugene {…}
This week climaxes in World Opera Day on Oct. 25. So in leading up to that momentous celebration (which will feature half of the entries on this list), our recommendations will spotlight diversity in the opera world, offering up audiences a chance to check out works by and featuring BIPOC composers and performers as well as unique performance experiences that {…}
Diana Damrau and Joseph Calleja will continue the Metropolitan Opera’s “Met Stars Live in Concert” series on Oct. 24, 2020. The event, which will begin at 1:00 p.m. ET, will feature the superstars live from the Royal Palace of Caserta, Italy. The program will feature popular arias and duets by Verdi, Bizet, and Rossini, among others. Scenes from Puccini’s “Tosca” {…}