(Photo Credit: Monika Rittershaus) It is a minor cliché to stress how modernist avant la lettre George Büchner’s “Woyzeck” appears to be on a first reading. The play, written by a 22-year-old in 1836, reads today so close to its fellows in the early twentieth century that it seems only logical that the opera would come from the hands of {…}
Photo: Tristram Kenton Expectations were high for Deborah Warner’s new production of Alban Berg’s “Wozzeck” at the Royal Opera House. Warner’s acclaimed treatment of “Peter Grimes” saw her in similar territory—indeed, the debt owed to Berg’s score by Britten is considerable—in a pair of twentieth-century operas about alienated outsiders, disturbed by the very society that despises them. Both pieces are {…}
The Opéra de Monte-Carlo has announced that it will join forces with other cultural institutions to support the people of Ukraine. The organization announced that all proceeds from the premiere of “Wozzeck” on March 25, 2022 will be donated to the Monaco Red Cross. Other cultural institutions that will be donating to the Red Cross include The Monte-Carlo Spring Arts {…}
(Credit: Ruth Walz / Salzburg Festival) The Opéra National de Paris is set to present William Kentridge’s production of “Wozzeck” starting on March 10, 2022. The showcase, which will be conducted by Susanna Mälkki, will star Johan Reuter in the title role with John Daszak as the Drum Major, Tansel Akzeybek as Andrès, Gerhard Siegel as Hauptmann, Falk Struckmann as {…}
The Staatstheater Kassel has announced its upcoming premiere of Johan Sebastian Bach’s “Weihnachtsoratorium.” The Bach work will star soprano Lin Lin Fan, alto Ulrike Schneider, tenor Andrés Felipe Agudelo, and bass Sam Taskinen. Kiril Stankow conducts a production by Jochen Biganzoli with dramaturgy by Sarah Schnoor. Katharina Weissenborn will be responsible for costume design. The oratorio is set to open {…}
(Credit: Ken Howard / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera has canceled its Summer HD Festival screening of “Wozzeck.” The company announced that due to the effects of Ida, the Sept. 2 screening can not take place. The news comes as Hurricane Ida’s remnants caused major flooding in the tri-state area as well as severe thunderstorms and tornadoes. There were at {…}
(Credit: Staatstheater Kassel / Marina Sturm) The Staatstheater Kassel has announced its 2021-22 season. Here is a look. Berg’s “Wozzeck” opens the season. Francesco Angelico conducts the production by Florian Lutz, while Mechthild Feuerstein is responsible for costumes. Premiere Date: Sep. 24, 2021 Next up is Puccini’s masterwork “Tosca.” The opera will be directed by Sláva Daubnerová and conducted by {…}
(Credit: Dario Acosta/Arielle Donoson/© Gregor Hohenberg / Sony Classical) Carnegie Hall has announced its 2021-22 season featuring some of the world’s greatest artists. For the purpose of this article, we will only focus on the vocal works. Here is the full slate: Soprano Marija Jelic performs a recital alongside pianist Jasna Popovic. Performance Date: Oct. 5, 2021 Tenor Jonas Kaufmann {…}
(Credit: Uwe Arens) The celebrated British baritone Sir Simon Keenlyside will not be appearing for the concert at the Teatro alla Scala on Feb. 6, 2021. It was originally planned for Sir Simon Keenlyside to perform alongside soprano Chen Reiss with Maestro Zubin Mehta conducting. The Teatro alla Scala did not provide a reason for the famed baritone’s withdrawal. Keenlyside {…}
(Credit: Andreas Weiss) Bass-baritone Florian Boesch will give a recital at the Teatro de la Zarzuela on Jan. 25, 2021. Boesch will perform Franz Schubert’s song cycle “Winterreise,” op. 89, D 911 alongside pianist Justus Zeyen. The presentation of “Winterreise” marks Boesch’s second performance at Teatro de la Zarzuela this season. For his first concert in the lied cycle on {…}
(Credit: Opera Australia official website) Celebrated Australian opera director Elijah Moshinsky has died at the age of 75. Moshinsky graduated from the University of Melbourne and made his operatic debut in 1975 at the Royal Opera House with a production of Britten’s opera “Peter Grimes.” The famed director went on to stage a number of highly successful productions at the {…}