https://operawire.com/sonya-yoncheva-cancels-new-years-concert/
Sonya Yoncheva has canceled her New Year’s concert with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande on Jan. 8 and 9, 2025. The soprano took to social media and said, “Over the past few weeks, I haven’t been feeling well and have been struggling with colds. Unfortunately, I’m now back in bed with the flu, fever, and a severe cough. Sadly, this {…}
https://operawire.com/sonya-yoncheva-announced-for-2025-festival-internacional-de-santander/
The Festival Internacional de Santander has announced advanced plans for its 2025 season that will be held in the summer. The season will include dance, opera, and orchestras. Among the performers already announced include Sonya Yoncheva in a program with the Royal Opera Orchestra of Versailles. Pianist Sir András Schiff and Kathia Buniatishvili will also perform in the season as {…}
https://operawire.com/sonya-yoncheva-announces-new-collaboration-with-naive/
Sonya Yoncheva has announced a new collaboration with Naïve. The recording company announced, “Naïve is honored to announce its collaboration with internationally renowned soprano Sonya Yoncheva for the release of her album, GEORGE. This profoundly personal project, inspired by the life and artistic universe of George Sand, will be unveiled on January 24, 2025.” Yoncheva added, “I am delighted to {…}
https://operawire.com/sonya-yoncheva-lise-davidsen-ying-fang-benjamin-appl-thomas-hampson-freddie-de-tommaso-lead-verbier-festivals-2025-season/
The Verbier Festival has announced its 2025 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. The Verbier Festival Orchestra and Barbara Hannigan perform works by Berlioz, Haydn, Copland, Rodgers, and Bill Elliot. Performance Date: July 17, 2025 Thomas Hampson and Ksenija Sidorova perform works by Schubert and Weill. Performance Date: July 20, 2025 The VF Academy Atelier Lyrique and {…}
https://operawire.com/sonya-yoncheva-benjamin-appl-philippe-jaroussky-gregory-kunde-saimir-pirgu-lead-new-cd-dvd-releases/
Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. As the holiday season arrives, this week also features several high-profile recordings by superstars including a Christmas album that features many classics. Schubert Lieder Countertenor Philippe Jaroussky releases a new album of Schubert Lieder. In a statement, he said, “Schubert’s music has been {…}
https://operawire.com/piotr-beczala-sonya-yoncheva-roland-villazon-joyce-didonato-lead-hidden-voices-series-2024-25-season/
SY1 has announced its 2024-25 season entitled “Hidden Voices” featuring a star-studded lineup of singers. The first concert will feature Sonay Yoncheva in the program “On One Star” featuring compositions by notable Italian composers. Performance Date: Dec. 3, 2024 Polish Tenor Piotr Beczala will perform a concert entitled “Romance.” Performance Date: March 19, 2025 Mexican tenor Rolando Villazón will visit Sofia {…}
https://operawire.com/jonas-kaufmann-diana-damrau-sonya-yoncheva-rolando-villazon-jonathan-tetelman-aigul-akhmetshina-lead-festspielhaus-baden-badens-2025-season/
The Festspielhaus Baden-Baden has announced its 2025 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Camilla Nylund, Andreas Schager, and Pietari Inkinen perform an evening of Wagner, Strauss, Kálmán, Lehar, Performance Dates: Jan. 12, 2025 Zum Rahmenprogramm des Festivals Gianandrea Noseda, Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, and Philharmonia Zürich lead an all-Strauss program. Performance Dates: Feb. 22, 2025 Andris Nelsons conducts Mahler’s {…}
https://operawire.com/sonya-yoncheva-juan-diego-florez-christian-gerhaher-among-artists-weighing-in-on-3sat-arte-merger/
Following the announcement of Germany’s proposal to merge 3sat into Arte, the Franco-German culture channel, IMZ International Music+Media Centre and several artists have released statements against the planned merger. IMZ Media said, “3sat is the only public channel showcasing the rich cultural diversity of the DACH region, broadcasting dance, theatre, opera, literature, music and more across Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. {…}
https://operawire.com/sonya-yoncheva-juan-diego-florez-sondra-radvanovsky-piotr-beczala-headline-barcelona-oberturas-2024-25-season/
Barcelona Obertura has unveiled its 2024-25 season. Here is a rundown of the vocal performances on offer. Soprano Núria Rial will take on songs by Mompou in a performance that also includes works by Gershwin and Ravel. Ludovic Morlot conducts the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra. Performance Date: Oct. 14, 2024 The Liceu will present “Lady Macbeth of Mstensk” in a production {…}