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Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Interview: Director Robert Wilson on His ’Turandot,’ Lady Gaga, & His Style

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Few directors in the opera world are quite as iconic as Robert Wilson. While his style, with its cool color palettes and calculated and slow movements that look like pantomime, may not be for everyone, there is no denying that he has a clear vision for how he sees theater. He’s worked a nearly any major theater organization you can {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Teatro alla Scala 2023-24 Review: Das Rheingold

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(Credits: Brescia e Amisano) This may be a Ring Cycle that will not make history, and Wagner’s monumental cycle has only just begun. As proposed by Milan’s Teatro alla Scala, the Prologue evening of “Das  Rheingold” displayed an almost complete lack of interesting, cohesive ideas concerning staging; somewhat complacent conducting; and shaky casting. This should serve as a warning of the {…}
Editorials, News, Reviews

Editorial: Myth-Making in ‘Nixon in China’ and Why Modern Directors Don’t Get It

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On July 11, a renowned composer John Adams posted on X (ex-Twitter): This @deutsche_oper production: painful to even think about. “Nixon in China” is so often mistreated or misunderstood. In 35 years I’ve only seen 2 productions that got it right. This one? Clearly a disgrace. But we composers can only babysit our creations for so long. What do we {…}
Editorials, Reviews

Criticism on Fridays: Breaking! Lithuanian Ministry of Culture Is About to Destroy The National Opera

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(Photo credits Joana Suslavičiūtė) On February 1, the Ministry of Culture announced that Laima Vilimienė, who is currently a Head of the Klaipėda State Music Theater and previously worked for many years as Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theater’s deputy general director for marketing, won the competition for the position of director of the LNOBT. The end of the contract {…}
News

Teatro Real de Madrid Announces Conductor Change for ‘The Tale of Tsar Saltan’

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The Teatro Real de Madrid has announced a conductor change for Rimsky-Korsakov’s “The Tale of Tsar Saltan.” The company said Maestro Karel Mark Chichon has been forced to withdraw from teh production due to medical reasons. As a result, Ouri Bronchti will take over. Bronchti has conducted at La Monnaie, Royal Opera House, English National Opera, Festival Aix-en-Provence, Opéra Comique, and the English Touring {…}
Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: HAUI™ Discusses Shedding Light on Underrepresented Figures Through Art

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(Photo credit: Michael Cooper) Canadian-based mixed media artist, director, and librettist HAUI™ (he/they) uses his platforms to explore the intersections of race, gender, identity, and sexual orientation and to amplify underrepresented themes, myths, and histories. HAUI™ is published by Playwrights Canada Press and has collaborated with leading arts organizations such as Canadian Opera Company, CBC, Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, Stratford {…}
News

Anna Netrebko, Joyce DiDonato, Sondra Radvanovsky, Julia Bullock, Juan Diego Flórez, & Ermonela Jaho Lead Teatro Real’s 2024-25 Season

https://operawire.com/anna-netrebko-joyce-didonato-sondra-radvanovsky-julia-bullock-juan-diego-florez-ermonela-jaho-lead-teatro-reals-2024-25-season/

The Teatro Real de Madrid has announced its 2024-25 season. Opera Nicola Luisotti and Andrés Salado conduct Cilea’s “Adriana Lecouvreur” in David McVicar’s production. The production will star Ermonela Jaho, Maria Agresta, Brian Jagde, Matthew Polenzani, Elīna Garanča, Ekaterina Semenchuk, Nicola Alaimo, and Manel Esteve. Performance Dates: Sept. 23-Oct. 11, 2024 Charpentier’s “David et Jonathas” will be performed in concert with Petr Nekoranec, Gwendoline Blondeel, Jean-Christophe {…}
News

Cecilia Bartoli, Gábor Bretz, Sally Matthews & Ed Lyon Lead La Monnaie’s 2023-24 Season

https://operawire.com/cecilia-bartoli-gabor-bretz-sally-matthews-ed-lyon-lead-la-monnaies-2023-24-season/

Belgium’s La Monnaie du Mont has announced its 2023-24 season with world premieres, a new Ring Cycle, and many classic works. The season opens with the world premiere of Bernard Foccroulle and Matthew Jocelyn’s “Cassandra.” Kazushi Ono conducts the work with a cast that includes Katarina Bradic Jessica Niles Susan Bickley, Sarah Defrise, Paul Appleby, Joshua Hopkins, and Gidon Saks. {…}

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