Opera Hong Kong is set to present “Roméo et Juliette” as part of the French May Arts Fest. The showcase, scheduled for May 10-12, 2024, will feature Chloé Chaume and Aurélie Jarjaye in the role of Juliette and Thomas Bettinger and Kevin Amiel as Romeo. Other cast members include Paul Gay, Yoann Dubruque, Jean-Fernand Setti, and Valentine Lemercier. Arnaud Bernard {…}
Superstar tenor Juan Diego Flórez will perform in recital at the Los Angeles Opera this coming January. On Jan. 23, 2023, the tenor will appear alongside longtime collaborator Vincenzo Scalera. The showcase will feature Italian songs alongside arias by such composers as Rossini, Donizetti, Verdi, Puccini, Gounod, and Lalo. The showcase starts at 7:30 p.m. local time at the Dorothy {…}
Ensemble Clavecin will join forces with Ensemble Cochléa to present a Christmas Concert at the Crypt of St. Joseph’s Oratory in Montréal. Scheduled for Dec. 16 at 7:30 p.m., the showcase will feature baritone Hugo Laporte and mezzo-soprano Rose Naggar-Tremblay as they present old French hymns and Christmas songs from different countries. Audiences will hear music from such composers as {…}
The Opéra National de Paris is set to present a series of concerts featuring artists from the Académie au Palais Garnier. First up will be an aria and ensembles concert. That showcase will feature music by Rossini, Thomas, Poulenc, Britten, Gounod, Massenet, and Donizetti from such operas as “Guillaume Tell,” “Semiramide,” “Il Barbiere di Siviglia,” “Hamlet,” “Dialogues des Carmélites,” “Gloriana,” {…}
On a cold and dark November 18th, Detroit Opera [DO] performed the penultimate opera of their 2021/2022 season: Charles Gounod’s celebrated opera Faust. An immortal tale of deception and redemption, this operatic classic promised audiences a night of heavy allegories. Using Director Lileana Blain-Cruz’s 2019 version, originally created for Opera Omaha’s production, with movement curated by dancer and choreographer Raja {…}
The Jerusalem Lyric Opera Festival has announced its 2023 Festival lineup, featuring works beloved by opera-goers. The Festival will run July 4-25, 2023. The Jerusalem International Opera Competition kicks off the season in July. Favorite arias are on tap as singers compete before a jury comprising conductors, singers, and casting directors from several of the world’s top opera houses. Performance {…}
(Credit: Marine Cessat-Bégler) Adriana González’s life changed in 2019. The lyric soprano competed in the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition as one of 20 singers before heading over to Operalia and taking home first prize in both the opera and zarzuela competitions. Since then, her career has taken off in rapid succession with the soprano appearing in leading {…}
(Credit: Emil Matveev / Askonas Holt Official Website) San Diego Opera is set to kick off 2022 with a production of Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette.” The showcase, which opens on March 26 and runs through April 3, 2022 at the San Diego Civic Theater, will star tenor Pene Pati and the Russian soprano Kristina Mkhitaryan (in her company debut) as {…}
(Credit: Delage Artists official website) Opéra Comique in Paris has announced that soprano Perrine Madoeuf has replaced French soprano Julie Fuchs for the production of Gounod’s “Romeo et Juliette” as COVID-19 outbreak has erupted in the opera house. Tenor Pene Pati was previously announced as a replacement for Jean-François Borras. Pati and Madoeuf join a cast that includes Patrick Bolleire, {…}
(Credit: Mark Leedom) Tenor Jean-François Borras has canceled his participation in the title role in Charles Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette” at the Opéra Comique due to illness. As a result, tenor Pene Pati takes over the role for the performances on Dec. 13, 15, 19, and 21, 2021. The replacement for the performance on Dec. 17 is yet to be {…}
(Credit: Wiener Staatsoper official website) The Wiener Staatsoper has announced the slate of operas that it will be presenting on its streaming platform over the next week. First up is a performance of Donizetti’s “L’elisir d’amore” from 2016 which will showcase Valentina Naforniţă, Stephen Costello, Marco Caria, and Erwin Schrott. Marco Armiliato conducts a production by Otto Schenk. Streaming date: {…}