It has been nearly two years since soprano Alexandra Flood has performed in her home country of Australia. Since the rising star launched her global career in 2014, Flood made a pledge to return home annually to both perform in Australia and share her experiences with fellow emerging artists. The former Melba Opera Trust scholar has regularly mentored young opera singers {…}
Credit: Fadil-Berisha During the past year, tenor Gaston Rivero has described the pandemic as a challenging period but a necessary break for him. It has made him think of the priorities in his life and what he wants to do with his career. During this time, he became a member of the voice teachers team of the Lotte Lehmann’s Akademie in Perleberg, {…}
(Credit: Ervin Photography) On August 20, Delos released a new recording of Bellini’s final masterpiece, “I Puritani.” The new recording featured one of today’s great Bel Canto interpreters, Lawrence Brownlee and New York City Opera’s new Music Director Constantine Orbelian. It also featured American coloratura Sarah Coburn singing the leading role of Elvira. Over the years Coburn has performed Bel {…}
(Photo: Antonio Curti) The winner of the 2021 Tulio Serafin Opera Singing Competition, Martina Licari, is due to make her role debut as Ismene in two performances of Mozart’s “Mitridate, re di Ponto” at this season’s Vicenza in Lirica, starting 28th August, running until 12th September. Having graduated from the conservatory in Palermo in 2018, the young soprano appeared to {…}
(Photo: Mary Em) Kaija Saariaho’s new opera “Innocence” premiered at this summer’s Festival d’Aix-En-Provence to widespread acclaim. “Innocence” is about a school shooting in an International school. In the role of Markéta, one of the shooter’s victims was the young Finnish singer Vilma Jää, who found herself receiving enthusiastic applause for her extraordinary performances. Jää is a marvelous singer with {…}
On July 25, Bard Summerscape is set to present the rarely performed opera by Chausson, “Le Roi Arthus.” The work is the only opera by the French composer and is considered one of the finest examples of French romanticism. For this historic production, Bard has put together a superb cast with the likes of Sasha Cooke and Matthe White as {…}
It has been 16 years since Spanish barotine Carlos Álvarez last sang at the Teatro Real de Madrid, a theater where he had success early on. Sixteen years! A long time for any artist, but particularly notable when you considered that Álvarez is a renowned Spaniard who is among the best singers in the world. The baritone has, however, continued {…}
On July 17, “The Lord of Cries” will have its world premiere at the Santa Fe Opera. The work by real-life couple Mark Adamo and John Corgliano is said to be a juxtaposition of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” and “The Bacchae” by Euripides. James Darrah will direct the work which will star Anthony Roth Costanzo and David Portillo, among others. OperaWire {…}
Bel Canto, Verismo, Verdi, baroque and French are all the variety of repertoire that Daniela Barcellona has performed throughout her legendary career. It is with Rossini where she began and which has led her to become one of the great interpreters of the Verdi works such as “Falstaff.” The mezzo recently finished a production of “Falstaff” in the role of {…}
Maltese tenor Joseph Calleja is considered one of the great voices of his generation. Sometimes noted as the “Golden Voice,” he has gone on to perform diverse repertoire around the world, while recording five solo recital albums, and appearing several HD performances. Over the past years, he has started to move in the dramatic repertoire and is currently making his {…}
(Photo: Josef Fischnaller) Fatma Said has had a remarkable career. She was the first Egyptian vocalist to perform at Teatro alla Scala in Milan, where she sang the role of Pamina in Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte.” She has performed in both opera and concert settings in some of the leading opera houses throughout Europe and is an artistic representative for her {…}