(Credit: Warner Bros) Opera Meets Film” is a feature dedicated to exploring the way that opera has been employed in cinema. We will select a section or a film in its entirety, highlighting the impact that utilizing the operatic form or sections from an opera can alter our perception of a film that we are viewing. This week’s installment features {…}
This week, the Maggio Musicale is set to open its 2019’20 season with an intriguing double bill. The two operas set to be presented will include Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci” and the world premiere of Riccardo Panfili’s ‘”Noi, due, quattro…” with two very respected artists. But it is Panfili’s opera which will showcase two rising stars in the opera world. Paolo Antognetti {…}
Giacomo Meyerbeer is one of the most influential composers of all time. However, he remains somewhat of an obscure composer in the modern opera world. Despite tackling themes that remain relevant today (such as the corruption of institutions and their power over the masses), many of those that spend great amounts of time going to the opera, don’t actually know {…}
Dear Readers, Welcome to what we like to call “OperaWire 2.0,” a completely new redesign intended to provide you with the best experience you’ve ever had with OperaWire. Before we talk about the changes, we would like to shine a spotlight on the team at Lenny’s Studio who created this new version of OperaWire. Special mention must go out to {…}
(Credit: Bernd Uhlig) Elsa Dreisig is one of the bright stars of the opera world slowly building an international career. At the young age of 28, the soprano has already conquered the Berlin State Opera, the Zurich Opera, and the Opéra de Paris; she is set to make her Royal Opera House debut this season. As an ensemble member of {…}
How do you engage a new generation of opera lovers or excite your current fans for the new season? For the Wiener Staatsoper, the key is its annual “Tag der offenen Tur” or open day program. The weekend before opening night, the Wiener Staatsoper opens its doors to the general public for free with a ticket audiences pick up at {…}
The 2019-20 season is about to start with numerous new productions, revivals and world premieres. Like we did with the International houses, OperaWire has selected the 10 Must-See productions that you cannot miss this fall at the North American companies. 10. Frida – Atlanta Opera, Georgia Jorge Parodi conducts the popular work by Robert Xavier Rodriguez with Catalina Cuervo, who brings {…}
“Opera Meets Film” is a feature dedicated to exploring the way that opera has been employed in cinema. We will select a section or a film in its entirety, highlighting the impact that utilizing the operatic form or sections from an opera can alter our perception of a film that we are viewing. This week’s installment features James’s Grey’s ‘The {…}
The 2019-20 season is about to start with numerous new productions, revivals and world premieres. With a ton of selections throughout many of the world’s greatest houses, we whittled it down to the 10 Must-See productions that you cannot miss this fall. 10. Tosca – Teatro alla Scala, Italy Anna Netrebko returns to the legendary Milan theater to open the season {…}
