Fabio Luisi, Tamara Mumford & Krassimira Stoyanova Lead Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s Redesigned Fall 2020 Season

(Credit: Barbara Luisi) The Dallas Symphony Orchestra announced on Friday that it will present a new curated fall season of short concerts with smaller ensembles playing to a maximum audience of 75 people per performance. The redesigned fall season at the Meyerson Symphony Center, with a maximum seating capacity of 2,602, will begin on Sept. 4. The fall season will {…}

Saioa Hernández, Sonya Yoncheva, Anna Netrebko, Ailyn Pérez & Plácido Domingo Lead Maggio Musicale Fiorentino’s 2020-21 Season

The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced its 2020-21 season featuring concerts, opera productions, and a star-studded summer festival. For this article, we will only focus on the Italian theater’s operatic and vocal concerts. Season  Federico Maria Sardelli conducts a new production of Handel’s “Rinaldo” with Pierluigi Pizzi directing. The cast includes Raffaele Pe in the title role, Leonardo Cortellazzi, Carmela {…}

Krassimira Stoyanova, Riccardo Massi, Ambrosio Maestri Headline Greek National Opera Galas at Odeon of Herodes Atticus

The Greek National Opera is set to perform two opera galas at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus on July 26 and 28, 2020. The first gala performance will feature Krassimira Stoyanova, Riccardo Massi, Dmitri Platanias, and the Greek National Opera Orchestra under the musical direction of Pier Giorgio Morandi. The gala will feature arias and duets from Verdi’s “Rigoletto,” “Il {…}

Anna Netrebko, Javier Camarena & Juan Diego Flórez Lead Gran Teatre del Liceu’s 2020-21 Season

The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced its 2020-21 season featuring multiple productions, concert operas, and stars. Opera The season opens with Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” starring Anna Netrebko, Yusif Eyvazov, Ludovic Tézier, Okka von der Damerau, and Dmitry Belosselskiy. Performance Dates: Oct. 1 & 4, 2020 Christof Loy directs Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” with Christopher Maltman in the title role and {…}

Juan Diego Flórez, Camilla Nylund, Günther Groissböck Headline Vienna State Opera’s Reopening Concerts

(Credit: MetOpera.org / Anna S / Manfred Baumann) The Vienna State Opera has announced that it will be present 15 live concert performances throughout June. In keeping with social distancing protocols, the concerts will be for a maximum of 100 audience members. All of the performances will be live-streamed via the company’s official platform (available also on Apple TV, Amazon {…}

Plácido Domingo, Jonas Kaufmann, Anja Harteros, Angela Gheorghiu, Dmitri Hvorostovsky Headline Vienna State Opera’s Star-Studded Streaming Slate for June 2020

(Credit: Gregor Hohenberg / Marius Baragan / Pavel Vaan & Leonid Semenyuk) The Vienna State Opera has announced its streaming slate for the month of June. Here is a rundown of the opera performances audiences can check on the company’s official website. June 1 – Die Frau Ohne Schatten Performance of Oct. 18, 2019 starring Stephen Gould, Camilla Nylund, Mihoko {…}

Anja Harteros & Erin Morley Highlight Staatskapelle Dresden’s 2020-21 Season

(Credit: Monarca Studios/Markus Tedeskino) The Staatskapelle Dresden has announced its 2020-21 season. For this article on the German orchestra, we will focus on the vocal concerts. Ingo Metzmacher conducts Angela Denoke in Schönberg’s “Erwartung.” The program also includes Ligeti’s Lontano and Schubert’s Symphony in C Major.  Performance Dates: August 28, 2020 Christian Thielemann opens the season with Anja Kampe and Anja {…}

Sonya Yoncheva, Lisette Oropesa & Diana Damrau Highlight Maggio Musicale’s At Home Concert

(Credit: Jason Homa/Javier del Real/Jiyang Chen) The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced an at home concert featuring some of the world’s greatest opera stars. The concert on May 1, which was organized by the company’s sovrintendente Alexander Pereira, will showcase Cecilia Bartoli, Vittorio Grigolo, Roberto Alagna, Diana Damrau, Ludovic Tézier, Francesco Meli, Lisette Oropesa, Luca Salsi, Thomas Hampson, Krassimira Stoyanova, {…}

Fabio Sartori, Tamara Wilson & Franz Welser-Möst Highlight Cleveland Orchestra’s 2020-21 Season

The Cleveland Orchestra has announced its 2020-21 season. For the purposes of this article we will only highlight vocal performances. Franz Welser-Möst conducts Eldman’s Rothko Chapel and Mozart’s Requiem and Ave verum corpus. The concert features soloists Lauren Snouffer, Daryl Freedman, Julian Prégardien, Matthew Plenk, Peter Kellner, and violist Wesley Collins. Performance Dates: Sept. 24-30, 2020 Alan Gilbert conducts Beethoven’s {…}