René Barbera, Austrine Stundyte, Tomasz Konieczny & Issachah Savage Lead Dutch National Opera’s 2024-25 Season

The Dutch National Opera has announced its 2024-25 season. Opera René Barbera, Roman Burdenko, Aigul Khismatullina, Alexander Köpeczi, and Maya Gour Star in a revival of Verdi’s “Rigoletto.” Yi-Chen Lin conducts. Performance Dates: Sept. 2-29, 2024 Britten’s “Peter Grimes” will get a new production by Barbora Horáková. Lorenzo Viotti conducts a cast that includes Issachah Savage, Johanni van Oostrum, and {…}

Mar 11, 2024

Ermonela Jaho, Freddie de Tommaso, Elsa Dreisig, Ginger Costa-Jackson, Tomasz Konieczny Headline Staatsoper Hamburg’s 2024-25 Season

Staatsoper Hamburg has announced its 2024-25 season. Premieres First up is Carl Orff’s “Trionfi.” Calixto Bieito directs a cast starring Nicole Chevalier, Florian Panzieri, Sandra Hamaoui, and Oleksiy Palchykov, among others. Kent Nagano conducts. Performance Dates: Sept. 21 – Oct. 12, 2024 “Der Freischütz” stars Andrzej Dobber, Hubert Kowalczyk, Julia Kleiter, Alina Wunderlin, and Johan Reuter. Yoel Gamzou conducts and Andreas {…}

Oct 23, 2023

Wiener Staatsoper Announces Two New Cast Changes for ‘Il Tabarro’ & ‘Die Frau ohne Schatten’

The Wiener Staatsoper has announced two new cast changes. The company said that Leonardo Neiva will sing the role of Michele in “Il Tabarro” on Oct. 23 replacing Michael Volle. Meanwhile, Tomasz Konieczny will sing the role of the Barak in “Die Frau ohne Schatten” on Oct. 24, also stepping in for Michael Volle. These are the latest performances that Michael {…}

Oct 20, 2023

Wiener Staatsoper Announces Cast Changes for ‘Il Tabarro’ & ‘Die Frau ohne Schatten’

The Wiener Staatsoper has announced two cast changes. The company said that Leonardo Neiva will sing the role of Michele in “Il Tabarro” on Oct. 20 replacing Michael Volle. Meanwhile, Tomasz Konieczny will sing the role of the Barak in “Die Frau ohne Schatten” on Oct. 21, also stepping in for Michael Volle. Leiva will join a cast that includes {…}

Oct 4, 2023

New York Dance and Arts Innovations & Tomasz Konieczny to Present Gala Concert

New York Dance and Arts Innovations, Inc. and Tomasz Konieczny are set to present a Gala Concert which opens the 25th International Chopin and Friends Festival. The concert is also dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Polish and Slavic Center and the 25th anniversary of the New York Dance and Arts Innovations. Tomasz Konieczny will perform alongside pianist Lech {…}

Sep 11, 2023

Bayreuth Festival 2023 Review: Der Ring des Nibelungen

(Photo: © Enrico Nawrath) As the final cycle of Bayreuth’s 2023 “Ring des Nibelungen” came to a close, the air remained electric with the sounds of Wagner’s apocalyptic horns and the swirling raptures of the Rhine. Camps came away divided into those either outraged or captivated by director Valentin Schwarz‘s reinvention of the Walsung’s messy journey into oblivion. To be {…}

May 31, 2023

Metropolitan Opera 2022-23 Review: Der Fliegende Holländer

On May 30, 2023, the Metropolitan Opera revived François Girard’s production of “Der Fliegende Holländer” for the first time since March 2020 when… we all know what happened. While a lot has changed since then, one thing that has remained is that this production still doesn’t match up to Girard’s best work (“Parsifal”) and even less now that he recently {…}

May 29, 2023

Tomasz Konieczny to Present Recital in New York City

Bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny is set to present “From Secession to Distortion,” a recital dedicated to song. The recital will be presented on June 5, 2023, at the Kosciuszko Foundation – The American Center of Polish Culture in New York City. Konieczny will spotlight music by Richard Strauss, Mykola Lysenko, Henryk Czyz, and Stanislaw Moniuszko. Konieczny is currently at the Metropolitan Opera {…}

Apr 16, 2023

Piotr Buszewski, Christiane Libor & Tomasz Konieczny Lead Oper Leipzig’s 2023-24 Season

Germany’s Oper Leipzig has announced its 2023-24 season featuring five new productions. Premieres Peter Maxwell Davies’s “Majesty and Madness” will be presented in a production by Marlene Hahn. Samuel Emanuel conducts a cast that includes Marie-Luise Dreßen and Franz Xaver Schlecht. Performance Dates: Sept. 21-24, 2023 Mozart’s “Die Zauberflote” will be conducted by Jonathan Darlington, Ivan Repušić, Christoph Gedschold, and {…}

Jan 5, 2023

Polish National Opera to Present New Production of ‘La Forza del Destino’

(Credit: Krzysztof Bieliński) The Polish National Opera is set to premiere a new production of Verdi’s “La Forza del Destino.” The production, which is set to open on Jan. 13, will be directed by Mariusz Treliński’ whose staging is a co-production between the Polish National Opera and the Metropolitan Opera, where it premieres during the 2023-24 season. The production will {…}

Dec 11, 2022

Tomasz Konieczny to Perform Recital at Teatr Wielki Opera Narodowa

The Teatr Wielki Opera Narodowa has announced a recital featuring Tomasz Konieczny scheduled for Dec. 17, 2022. The showcase will feature the famed bass-baritone alongside pianist Lech Napierala. The program will spotlight music by Mykola Lysenko, Richard Strauss, Aleksander Nowak (the Polish world premiere of “Dwuwiersze” to words by Bolesław Leśmian), and Henryk Czyż. Konieczny made his professional debut in 1997 with {…}

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