https://operawire.com/christoph-pohl-cancels-wigmore-hall-concert/
Christoph Pohl has canceled his upcoming Wigmore Hall recital. The Wigmore Hall announced via social media that due to illness, “Christoph Pohl is no longer able to take part in this concert, and the concert has therefore been canceled.” Pohl recently made his debut in “The Merry Widow” at the Oper Frankfurt for New Year’s Eve and has two more {…}
https://operawire.com/enea-scala-asmik-grigorian-christopher-maltman-highlight-oper-frankfurts-2019-20-season/
Oper Frankfurt’s new season is massive. It is loaded up with over a dozen new productions and even more revivals. Premieres Damiano Michieletto directs a new production of Rossini’s “Otello” starring Enea Scala in the title role, Karolina Makuła as Desdemona, Theo Lebow as Iago, and Jack Swanson as Rodrigo. Sesto Quatrini conducts. Performance Dates: Sept. 8-Oct. 20, 2019 Asmik Grigorian sings {…}
https://operawire.com/marlis-petersen-max-emanuel-cencic-christophe-dumaux-headline-theater-an-der-wiens-2018-19-season/
The Theater an der Wien has announced its 2018-19 season, featuring numerous operas by Weber, Handel, and Tchaikovsky. The season will include a number of productions, concert performances, recitals and chamber operas. Productions Marlis Petersen, David Hansen, Mirella Hagen, Katarina Bradić, Rainer Trost, Florian Köfler, and Tölzer Sängerknabe star in a production of Handel’s “Alcina.” Stefan Gottfried conducts Tatjana Gürbaca’s production. Performance {…}
https://operawire.com/salzburg-festival-2024-review-capriccio/
(Photo credit: SF/Marco Borrelli) The ending of “Capriccio” has often been praised; less has been said out loud about how never ending the rest of the opera is. Performed in a concert version, with little to no theatrical movement, it lasts for almost an eternity. Perhaps I am being too harsh. Although “Capriccio” is far from a magnum opus, it is {…}
https://operawire.com/erin-morley-david-butt-philip-pretty-yende-maria-agresta-maria-bengtsson-lead-semperoper-dresdens-2024-25-season/
The Semperoper Dresden has announced its 2024-25 season. Premieres Arrigo Boito’s “Mefistofele” is conducted by Andrea Battistoni and directed by Eva-Maria Höckmayr. The production will star Krzysztof Bączyk, Bekhzod Davronov, Marjukka Tepponen, and Martina Gedeck. Performance Dates: Sept. 28-Oct. 24, 2024 Richard Strauss’s “Intermezzo” will be conducted by Patrick Hahn and directed by Axel Ranisch. The cast will include Maria {…}
https://operawire.com/ermonela-jaho-freddie-de-tommaso-elsa-dreisig-ginger-costa-jackson-tomasz-konieczny-headline-staatsoper-hamburgs-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 {…}
https://operawire.com/semperoper-dresden-2023-24-review-die-judin-von-toledo/
(Photo: Semperoper/Ludwig Olah) The almost 800-year-old conflict on the Iberian Peninsular between the Spanish and the Moorish invaders gave rise to many stories of heroism, love and bloodshed. While some were based on fact, others were simply romantic embellishments or complete fabrications. One such tale of questionable authenticity concerns Rahel, the Jewish mistress of the King of Castile, Alfonso VIII. {…}
https://operawire.com/filarmonica-arturo-toscanini-announces-2023-24-season/
Parma’s Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini has announced its 2023-24 season. Here are the vocal performances. Omer Meir Wellber and Christoph Pohl lead a concert of music by Mahler and Schumann. Performance Dates: Nov. 7-11, 2023 Enrico Onofri conducts Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with soloists Sarah Gilford, Valentina Stadler, Julian Hubbard, and Ugo Guagliardo. Performance Date: Jan. 1, 2024 George Petrou conducts {…}
https://operawire.com/camilla-nylund-amanda-majeski-lise-lindstrom-lead-semperoper-dresdens-2023-24-season/
The Semperoper Dresden has announced its 2023-24 season. Here is a look at the operatic productions of the season. Premieres Puccini’s “Turandot” is set to star Elisabeth Teige, Aleksei Kulagin, Yonghoon Lee, and Elbenita Kajtazi. Ivan Repušić conducts the new production by Marie-Eve Signeyrole. Performance Dates: Oct. 7-Nov. 25, 2023 Mary Plazas, Katerina von Bennigsen, Peter Tantsits, and Andrew Nolen {…}