(Credit: © Fiorenzo Niccoli) Plácido Domingo was replaced after intermission of the final performance of Verdi’s “Nabucco” at the Wiener Staatsoper on Nov. 12, 2021. An announcement was made before the performance that Domingo was suffering of a sore throat and that he asked for an audience understanding. However, after a break, the General Director of the Wiener Staatsoper Bogdan {…}
The Teatro Massimo di Palermo has announced its 2022 season featuring opera and concerts. Here is a look at the productions the company will be performing. The season opens with Verdi’s “Les vêpres siciliennes” starring Selene Zanetti, Piero Pretti, Leonardo Caimi, Gezim Mishketa, Luca Tittoto, and Fabrizio Beggi. Omer Meir Wellber conducts the production by Emma Dante. Performance Dates: Jan. 20-26, 2022 {…}
Rolando Villazón will celebrate his 50th birthday with a concert “Cinquentañero.” The concert, which will be held on Feb. 21, 2022, one day before his 50th birthday, will take place at the Stiftung Mozarteum Salzburg. Many of Villazón’s closest collaborators will celebrate the famed tenor’s milestone birthday including Daniel Barenboim, Plácido Domingo, Charles Castronovo, Magdalena Kozena, Regula Muehlemann, Fatma Said, {…}
Operalia has announced the winners of its 2021 competition. Held at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, the competition saw young artists from all over the world compete before a distinguished panel of judges in the categories of opera and zarzuela. First Prize – Tenor Ivan Ayon-Rivas (Peru) and mezzo-soprano Victoria Karkacheva (Russia) Second Prize – Soprano Mane Galoyan (Armenia), tenor {…}
The Operalia Competition has announced the semifinalists for its 2021 edition. In the opera category, the semi-finalists including tenor Ivan Ayon-Rivas (Peru), mezzo-soprano Gayane Babajanyan (Russia), bass-baritone Vladislav Buialskyi (Ukraine), baritone Dmitry Cheblykov (Russia), bass SungJun Cho (South Korea), mezzo-soprano Linsey Coppens (Belgium), tenor Bekhzod Davronov (Uzbekistan), soprano Mané Galoyan (Armenia), tenor Jonah Hoskins (USA), mezzo-soprano Lilia Istratii (Moldova), mezzo-soprano Victoria Karkacheva {…}
This week audiences are in for a treat with numerous new releases of world premieres, full operas, solo albums, and classic productions. Here is a look at this week’s new releases. Il Pirata Prima Classic releases Bellini’s rarely performed work with Javier Camarena, Marina Rebeka, and Franco Vassallo performing the leading roles. The album was recorded at Bellini’s homeland, Catania, {…}
(Credit: Fadil Berisha) On Sept. 15, Albania’s National Theatre of Opera and Ballet in Tirana will be inaugurated with a gala concert after five years of reconstruction. The gala will feature Plácido Domingo alongside Albanian soprano Ermonela Jaho. Martin Andre will conduct the concert. The concert will see Prime Minister Edi Rama attend the evening which is set to begin {…}
The Arena di Verona has announced its 2022 season which will celebrate the organization’s 99th year. The season will feature 45 evenings with five opera productions and three special events taking place between June 17 and Sept. 4. The season opens with Bizet’s “Carmen” the legendary production which was in fact the 1995 Arena debut of Franco Zeffirelli. Performance Dates: {…}
Leo Nucci and Plácido Domingo will be honored with the Bellini d’Oro awards. The award will be given by the Società Catanese Amici della Musica in Taormina, Italy following a performance of Verdi’s “Rigoletto” at the Teatro Greco Antico. The two famed singers are currently collaborating on the work with Nucci singing the title role and Domingo conducting. In a {…}
(Credit: Pedro Walter) The Governing Council of the Junta de Extremadura has decided to censor Plácido Domingo’s performance at the sixth edition of the Stone & Music Festival de Mérida, Spain and has decided that the Extremadura Orchestra Foundation will not perform with the famed singer. The decision was made when it was announced on Friday, July 16, that Domingo {…}
(Credit: Met Opera) The Met Opera has announced that it will be concluding its nightly stream series next week. And to commemorate the 71st and final week of streams, the company is turning to operas for the fans, selected by the fans. So here is a rundown of the final week of nightly streams, courtesy of the Metropolitan Opera. Monday, {…}