The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced the artists for its 175th-anniversary concert. The company noted that Àngel Òdena, Giacomo Prestia, Marta Mathéu, Manel Esteve, and Raúl Giménez will join Joseph Calleja and Anna Netrebko in the gala. The evening will include Act two scene from Verdi’s “Macbeth” as well as Act two from “La bohème” and Act two scene two of “Turandot.” {…}
La Monnaie / De Munt in Brussels, Belgium has unveiled its 2020-21 season which features a number of unique operas, concerts, and recitals. Opera The opera season kicks off with the world premiere of Kris Defoort and Peter van Kraaij’s “The Time of our Singing.” The opera stars Claron McFadden, Mark. S. Doss, Peter Coleman-Wright, Levy Sekgapane, Peter Brathwaite, Abigail {…}
The 2017-18 season continues with a number of starry productions coming to the forefront. Check out what you can see this weekend. Austria The Vienna State Opera presents “La Traviata” with Olga Peretyatko-Mariotti and “La Bohème” with Jinxu Xiahou, Hrachuhí Bassenz, Gabriel Bermúdez and Aida Garifullina. “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” and “Die Zauberflöte” headline the Volksoper, which also features a performance of “Gypsy.” {…}
Go big or go home. That’s one theme of Verdi’s “Falstaff,” and it is certainly the big idea behind the Ópera de Colombia’s co-production this week with the Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo. Directed by Alejandro Chacón, celebrating his 25th anniversary since making his directorial debut at the Teatro Colón, and conducted by Chilean maestro Rodolfo Fischer, the production {…}