Salzburg Festival 2020 Preview: Franz Welser-Möst & Krzysztof Warlikowski Discuss ‘Elektra’

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(Credit: Anne Zeuner / Salzburg Festival) Strauss’ opera “Elektra” will open this year’s Festival in Salzburg, in quite unique circumstances due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Conductor Franz Welser-Möst and stage director Krzysztof Warlikowski discussed their views of the production in a recent press release from the Salzburg Festival. “The danger of becoming inebriated with the opulence of sound and losing {…}

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Warlikowski Accused of Plagiarism For ‘Lady Macbeth of Mtsenk’ Production At Paris Opera

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Argentine director Marcelo Lombardero has accused Polish auteur Krzysztof Warlikowski of plagiarism with regards to his new production of “Lady Macbeth of Mtsenk.” The story first broke in El País, where the Argentine director, who produced the opera nearly a decade ago in South America, noted that he was “honored” to see Warlikowski honor him with his take on the {…}

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Strauss in the Shadows: Germany Spearheads a Revival of the Composer’s Lesser-Known Operas

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I. In a city as operatically overdetermined as Berlin, even a new production of Richard Strauss’s “Die Frau ohne Schatten” might be expected to pass with respectable indifference. But when Tobias Kratzer mounted the late-Romantic behemoth this January at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, capping a Strauss trilogy that had begun with “Arabella” and “Intermezzo,” the result was not just another {…}

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Théâtre des Champs-Elysées 2025 Review: Der Rosenkavalier

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(Photos: Vincent Pontet) From May 21 to June 5, the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées presents “Der Rosenkavalier” in a production by the famous and highly controversial director Krzysztof Warlikowski. Even though the French music lovers, and especially the Parisians, are delighted to see this masterpiece of an opera from the beginning of the twentieth century back in the capital – something {…}

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Théâtre des Champs-Elysées Announces Cast Change for ‘Der Rosenkavalier’

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The Théâtre des Champs-Elysées has announced a cast change for its production of “Der Rosenkavalier.” The company said, “Due to personal reasons, Marina Viotti has canceled the role of Octavian in Richard Strauss’s new production of ‘Der Rosenkavalier,’ from May 21st to June 5th.” As a result, “she will be replaced by Niamh O’Sullivan, who triumphed in February as Ino {…}

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Q & A: Michael Fabiano on Being Self-Driven & His Responsibility as an Artist to Serve His Craft

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(Photo: Diego Bendezu) Acclaimed American tenor Michael Fabiano, of Italian descent, has performed in leading opera houses throughout the world, including extensively at the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Teatro Real of Madrid, Berlin Staatsoper, Teatro Liceu, Vienna Staatsoper, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Royal Opera House in London, Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Teatro San Carlo in Naples, and Paris {…}

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Lisette Oropesa, Asmik Grigorian, Jonas Kaufmann, Diana Damrau, Cecilia Bartoli & Sabine Devieilhe Lead Salzburg Festival’s 2025 Season

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The Salzburg Festival has announced its 2025 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Opera Bas Wiegers conducts Michael Jarrell’s “Kassandra” with actress Dagmar Manzel and the Ensemble Modern. Performance Date: July 23, 2025 Salvatore Sciarrino’s “Macbeth” will be conducted by Vimbayi Kaziboni. Cody Quattlebaum, Alice Rossi, Leonardo Cortellazzi, Iris van Wijnen, and Davide Giangregorio. Performance Date: July 25, {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Asmik Grigorian, Jonathan Tetelman, Sabine Devieilhe, & Leandro Shira Patchornik Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week audiences will get to relive two acclaimed performances from the 2023 Salzburg Festival as well as two world premiere recordings. Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth C Major Entertainment releases Salzburg’s production of Verdi’s masterpiece which was recorded in August 2023. The production by {…}

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Lisenka Heijboer Castañón Wins Götz Friedrich Prize

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Dutch-Peruvian director Lisenka Heijboer Castañón has won the Götz Friedrich Prize for the 2023-4 season. The director won for her production of John Adams’s “The Gospel According to the Other Mary” at the Volksoper Wien. The prize is one of the most important recognitions for promoting outstanding talent in the field of music theatre directing. Past winners have included Stefan {…}

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Salzburg Festival 2020 Preview: Franz Welser-Möst & Krzysztof Warlikowski Discuss ‘Elektra’

Warlikowski Accused of Plagiarism For ‘Lady Macbeth of Mtsenk’ Production At Paris Opera

Strauss in the Shadows: Germany Spearheads a Revival of the Composer’s Lesser-Known Operas

Théâtre des Champs-Elysées 2025 Review: Der Rosenkavalier

Théâtre des Champs-Elysées Announces Cast Change for ‘Der Rosenkavalier’

Q & A: Michael Fabiano on Being Self-Driven & His Responsibility as an Artist to Serve His Craft

Lisette Oropesa, Asmik Grigorian, Jonas Kaufmann, Diana Damrau, Cecilia Bartoli & Sabine Devieilhe Lead Salzburg Festival’s 2025 Season

Asmik Grigorian, Jonathan Tetelman, Sabine Devieilhe, & Leandro Shira Patchornik Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Lisenka Heijboer Castañón Wins Götz Friedrich Prize