The Vienna State Opera will live stream Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra” on Oct. 26, 2019. The middle-period Verdi work will be conducted by Paolo Carignani with Simone Piazzola in the title role. Marina Rebeka will star as his daughter Amelia with Fabio Sartori as Gabriele Adorno and Ferruccio Furlanetto in his signature role of Fiesco. The stream kicks off at 6 {…}
(Credit: Michael Poehn) OperaVision is set to stream “Die Fledermaus” from the Vienna State Opera on Oct. 25, 2019 as part of its inaugural World Opera Day celebrations. The performance, which takes place on Johann Strauss Jr.’s birthday, will be conducted by Franz Welser-Möst with a cast including Kurt Streit, Michaela Kaune, Alfred Šramek, Zoryana Kushpler, and Rainer Trost, among {…}
The Vienna State Opera will live stream R. Strauss’ “Die Frau Ohne Schatten” on Oct. 18, 2019. The opera will be conducted by Christian Thieleman with a cast that features Andreas Schager as Der Kaiser, Camila Nylund as Der Kaiserin, Mihoko Fujimura as Die Amme, Clemens Unterreiner as Geisterbote, Tomasz Konieczny as Barak, and Nina Stemme as der Barak Weiß. {…}
After 57 years, the Vienna State Opera brought Benjamin Britten’s masterwork “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” back into its repertoire. The opera had its world premiere at the Aldeburgh Festival on June 11, 1960, with the Vienna State Opera showcasing the work for the first time in 1962. This chronology implies that the opera house was quick to stage Britten’s masterwork {…}
(Credit: Bo Huang) On Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2019, the Vienna State Opera will live stream Richard Strauss’ “Ariadne Auf Naxos.” The opera, which will be performed in a production by Sven-Eric Bechtolf, will be conducted by Michael Boder and will star Hans Peter Kammerer, Jochen Schmeckenbecher, Kate Lindsey, Stephen Gould, Hila Fahima, and Adrianne Pieczonka. The stream kicks off at {…}
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. {…}
The Vienna State Opera will showcase Verdi’s “Don Carlo” as part of its live streaming service on Sept. 12, 2019. The performance, the second of the current run, will feature Fabio Sartori, René Pape, Anja Harteros, Simon Keenlyside, and Elena Zhidkova. Jonathan Darlington conducts the four-act version of the opera. The stream kicks off at 6:30 p.m. local time. That’s {…}
(Credits: Wiener Staatsoper / Michael Pöhn) Verdi’s “Don Carlo” is one of the staples of the repertoire, best-known for its lush ensembles, vocal writing, and impactful drama. It requires six of the greatest voices in the opera world and also requires a conductor who knows how to pace the evening; both are essential to fulfill the work’s masterful potential. On {…}
Ekaterina Siurina is set to take over the role of Violetta in “La Traviata” at the Vienna State Opera for Saturday’s performance. She will replace Irina Lungu for the second time in the run. Moreover, this performance will be live streamed via the Vienna State Opera’s service. Siurina took over the opening night performance just 20 minutes before the curtain {…}
(Credits: Wiener Staatsoper / Michael Pöhn) “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” is one of the touchstone French operas, especially for tenors. It features a role most tenors look to sing because of the acting possibilities and the rich music that Offenbach wrote. But it is also a challenging evening that requires stamina from its leading man, as well as a solid cast {…}
***Update: This performance will feature Ekaterina Siurina as Violetta instead of Lungu. The article, as originally published, follows. The Vienna State Opera will kick off the live stream series for the 2019-20 season with a performance of Verdi’s ever-loved “La Traviata” on Sept. 7, 2019. The performance, the second of the run, will feature soprano Irina Lungu in the title {…}