The Vienna State Opera’s live streaming series continues on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, with a performance of Alban Berg’s “Lulu.” The new production, directed by Willy Decker, will be conducted by Ingo Metzmacher and features a cast that includes Agneta Eichenholz in the title role, Angela Denoke, Bo Skovhus, Herbert Lippert, and Franz Grundheber. The stream kicks off at 6:30 p.m. {…}
While the entire opera world turned its attention toward Jonas Kaufmann’s “Otello” debut at the Royal Opera House, another production of Verdi’s famed masterpiece took to the stage in a hotly anticipated run. The Teatro Colón in Bogotá, Colombia is a small locale when compared to the world’s biggest opera houses, seating a little over 1,000 audience members. With baroque {…}
Piotr Beczala takes on the role of Massenet’s “Werther” on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017, kick starting the Gran Teatre del Liceu’s run of the famed opera. Beczala took on the challenging role in Salzburg in August 2015 before reprising it at the Opéra National de Paris exactly one year ago. His return to the role on Sunday will be the {…}