Saioa Hernández, Levy Sekgapane, Piotr Beczała & Ariel Hernández Lead Orquesta y Coro Nacionales de España’s 2024-25 Season

The Orquesta y Coro Nacionales de España has announced its 2024-25 season. Here are the vocal performances. Ciclo Sinfónico David Afkham conducts Beethoven’s “Fidelio” with soloists Eleanor Lyons, Maximilian Schmitt, Peter Rose, Werner Van Mechelen, Elena Sancho, Roger Padullés, Matthias Winckhler, and Joaquín Notario. Performance Dates: Sept. 20 & 22, 2024 Pablo González conducts a program of music by Prokofiev, {…}

Oct 24, 2022

Maria José Siri, Marina Rebeka, Francesca Dotto & Olga Peretyatko Lead Teatro Comunale di Bologna’s 2023 Season

The Teatro Comunale di Bologna has announced its 2023 season. The Anteprima to the season will be “Mirandolina” by Bohuslav Martinů. Oksana Lyniv conducts the production by Gianmaria Aliverta. Performance Dates: Jan 14 & 15, 2023 The season opens with Oksana Lyniv conducting Wagner’s “Der fliegende Holländer“ in a new production by Paul Curran. The opera will star Peter Rose, {…}

Jan 7, 2022

Marina Viotti Takes Over Staatsoper Berlin’s ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’

(Credit: David Ruanoquer) The Staatsoper Unter den Linden has announced that mezzo-soprano Marina Viotti will perform the role of Cherubino for the final season performances of Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” on April 9 & 16, 2022. Viotti joins a cast that includes Gyula Orendt in the role of Count Almaviva, Elsa Dreisig as Countess Almaviva, Regula Mühlemann as Susanna, {…}

Nov 29, 2021

Kyle Ketelsen, Sir Bryn Terfel, Isabel Leonard & Andrea Carroll Lead Wiener Staatsoper’s Streaming Slate

(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. Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” from 2020 kicks off the slate. The opera spotlights Helene Schneiderman, Nicole Car, Anna Goryachova, Larissa Diadkova, Andrè Schuen, Bogdan Volkov, Dimitry Ivashchenko, Dan Paul Dumitrescu, Mykola Erdyk, and Johanna {…}

Nov 22, 2021

Sir Bryn Terfel, Ricarda Merbeth, Stephen Costello, Linda Watson & Tomasz Konieczny Headline Wiener Staatsoper’s Streaming Slate

(Credit: © Wiener Staatsoper / Michael Pöhn) The Wiener Staatsoper has announced the slate of operas that it will be presenting on its streaming platform over the next week. Wagner’s “Der Ring des Nibelungen” from 2016 will be streamed initially. Adam Fischer conducts a production by Sven-Eric Bechtolf. First up is “Das Rheingold” with Tomasz Konieczny, Norbert Ernst, Michaela Schuster, {…}

Apr 8, 2020

Renée Fleming, Anna Netrebko, Aida Garifullina Headline Vienna State Opera Daily Streams in April

The Vienna State has announced the remainder of its online programming through the rest of April. To watch, head over to the company’s official website. April 14, 2020: Schwanensee (performance of 16. März 2014) conductor: Alexander Ingram | choreography: Rudolf Nurejew with Vladimir Shishov (Prinz Siegfried), Olga Esina (Odette/Odile), Dagmar Kronberger (Königin), Eno Peci (Zauberer Rotbart) April 15, 2020: Parsifal {…}

Dec 27, 2019

Barbara Hannigan & Pumeza Matshikiza Headline Top 5 Holiday International Weekend (12/27-29)

Credit: © Wilfried Hösl/ Filip Van Roe This weekend the holiday season continues with a lot of theaters are showcasing fairy tales. For this weekend we look at some rarely performed works in new productions. Rusalka – Trioler Festspiele Erl, Austria Alexander Prior conducts of a new production of Dvorak’s masterwork by Florentine Klepper. The production is set to star Karen {…}

Oct 23, 2019

Jane Archibald Headlines ‘Semele’ Revival At Shanghai International Arts Festival

(Credit: BoHuang) Handel’s “Semele” will make a return to the Shanghai International Arts Festival on Nov. 8 and 9, 2019. This re-imagined version of the opera, which was presented 10 years ago, will be showcased as part of the 140th anniversary celebrations of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra. The performance will be presented by KT Wong Foundation as part of the {…}

Oct 4, 2019

Joyce DiDonato, René Pape & Asmik Grigorian Headline Top 7 To See This Weekend Internationally (10/4-6)

It is the first weekend of October, which means that it is one filled with opening nights, new productions, contemporary works, classics, and baroque works. Let’s have a go. A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Wiener Staatsoper, Austria Lawrence Zazzo, Erin Morley, Théo Touvet, Peter Kellner, Szilvia Vörös, Josh Lovell, Rafael Fingerlos, Rachel Frenkel, Valentina, Naforniţa, Peter Rose, Benjamin Hulett, Wolfgang {…}

Sep 30, 2019

Vienna State Opera To Live Stream ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’

On Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019, the Vienna State Opera will live stream Benjamin Britten’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” The performance will be led by conductor Simone Young and will star Lawrence Zazzo, Erin Morley, Théo Touvet, Peter Kellner, Szilvia Vörös, Josh Lovell, Rafael Fingerlos, Rachel Frenkel, Valentina Naforniţa, Peter Rose, and Benjamin Hulett. The stream kicks off at 7 p.m. {…}

Apr 4, 2019

Marina Rebeka, Sophie Koch & Jean-François Borras Headline Théâtre du Capitole’s 2019-20 Season

The Théâtre du Capitole has announced its 2019-20 season featuring nine operatic productions and a number of recitals. Here is a look at what to expect. Marina Rebeka and Klára Kolonits share the title role in Bellini’s “Norma” in a new production by Anne Delbée. The cast is rounded out by Karine Deshayes and Ilseyar Khayrullova who portraya Adalgisa, Martin Mühle and Airam Hernández {…}