Tamara Wilson, Günther Groissböck, Brian Mulligan, & Errin Duane Brooks to Lead Lohengrin Seminar

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The Wagner Society of New York will present its “Lohengrin” seminar led by current Metropolitan Opera cast members, Tamara Wilson, Günther Groissböck, Brian Mulligan, and Errin Duane Brooks. The 42nd annual seminar by the Wagner Society which coincides with the Met’s current production “Lohengrin” will include various presentations, interviews, and live performance demonstrations. Met Opera Orchestra pianist and lecturer Jeffrey {…}

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Günther Groissböck Replaces Thomas Hampson at Heidelberger Frühling Festival

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(Credit: © Gerhard Ringhofer) The 25th Heidelberger Frühling Festival has announced a program change for its concert on April 22. The festival said, “unfortunately Thomas Hampson, who is suffering from long-term COVID effects, has to cancel his full-length song recital at the festival. His piano partner Elena Bashkirova cannot perform either as she is helping her husband, Daniel Barenboim, who {…}

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Catherine Foster, Adrian Angelico, Kangmin Justin Kim & Günther Groissböck Lead Staatstheater Wiesbaden’s 2021-22 Season

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(Credit: Uwe Arens) The Staatstheater Wiesbaden in Germany has announced its 2021-22 season featuring new productions, revivals, and jung oper. Premieres Alexander Joel and Christoph Stiller conduct a new production of Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” by Philipp M. Krenn. The work stars Aluda Todua, Aleksei Isaev, Cristiana Oliveira, Vesselina Kasarova, Jordanka Milkova, and Aaron Cawley. Performance Dates: Sept. 19, 2021-July 15, 2022 {…}

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Juan Diego Flórez, Camilla Nylund, Günther Groissböck Headline Vienna State Opera’s Reopening Concerts

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(Credit: MetOpera.org / Anna S / Manfred Baumann) The Vienna State Opera has announced that it will be present 15 live concert performances throughout June. In keeping with social distancing protocols, the concerts will be for a maximum of 100 audience members. All of the performances will be live-streamed via the company’s official platform (available also on Apple TV, Amazon {…}

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Elīna Garanča, Joyce DiDonato & Günther Groissböck Highlight Musikverein Wien’s 2020-21 Season

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(Credit: Paul Schirnhofer/DG/Chris Singer) The Musikverein Wien has announced its 2020-21 Season featuring a number of great stars. For this article of the Austrian concert hall, vocal performances have been highlighted. Michael Havlicek joins the Philharmonia Schrammeln for “Schlawi(e)nerisches.” Performance Date: Oct. 6, 2020 Andrés Orozco-Estrada conducts Haydn’s Die Schöpfung. Oratorium with soloists Christiane Karg, Benjamin Bruns, and Florian Boesch. Performance {…}

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Staatstheater Wiesnbaden Announces Reopening Program Starring René Pape, Günther Groissböck, Annalisa Stroppa

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(Photo by Jiyang Chen) The Staatstheater Wiesbaden has announced the reopening of the theater on May 18, 2020. The German theater revealed that following the regulations of the government, the company has put together a new program. The new program will open on My 18 and run through June 6, 2020 and will include excerpts from the originally planned International {…}

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Carmela Remigio, Florian Boesch, & Günther Groissböck Highlight Theater an der Wien’s 2020-21 Season

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The Theater an der Wien has announced its 2020-21 season featuring 13 new productions, chamber opera, and opera in concert. Productions The season opens with Leoncavallo’s “Zazà” starring Svetlana Aksenova in the title role, Nikolai Schukoff, Christopher Maltman, Dorothea Herbert, and Enkelejda Shkosa. Stefan Soltész conducts the new production by Christof Loy. Performance Dates: Sept. 16-27, 2020 Wayne Marshall conducts {…}

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Günther Groissböck Confirms ‘Don Carlos’ At Metropolitan Opera

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(Credit: Gerhard Ringhofer) Günther Groissböck has confirmed a new production of Verdi’s “Don Carlo” at the Metropolitan Opera. In a recent interview with Online Merker, the bass confirmed that he will sing the role of King Philip in a new interpretation of the famed Verdi work in 2022. Moreover, he revealed that he will first sing the French version of {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2016-17 Review – Der Rosenkavalier: Elīna Garanča, Günther Groissböck Deliver Nuanced Performances In Solid Production

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The Metropolitan Opera’s new production of “Der Rosenkavalier” by Robert Carsen is as high stakes as it gets these days for the company in both the short and long-term view. In the short-term view, this production is the punctuation on the current season, its final new staging. It will also be the final HD performance of the season, and more {…}

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Tamara Wilson, Günther Groissböck, Brian Mulligan, & Errin Duane Brooks to Lead Lohengrin Seminar

Günther Groissböck Replaces Thomas Hampson at Heidelberger Frühling Festival

Catherine Foster, Adrian Angelico, Kangmin Justin Kim & Günther Groissböck Lead Staatstheater Wiesbaden’s 2021-22 Season

Juan Diego Flórez, Camilla Nylund, Günther Groissböck Headline Vienna State Opera’s Reopening Concerts

Elīna Garanča, Joyce DiDonato & Günther Groissböck Highlight Musikverein Wien’s 2020-21 Season

Staatstheater Wiesnbaden Announces Reopening Program Starring René Pape, Günther Groissböck, Annalisa Stroppa

Carmela Remigio, Florian Boesch, & Günther Groissböck Highlight Theater an der Wien’s 2020-21 Season

Günther Groissböck Confirms ‘Don Carlos’ At Metropolitan Opera

Metropolitan Opera 2016-17 Review – Der Rosenkavalier: Elīna Garanča, Günther Groissböck Deliver Nuanced Performances In Solid Production