Saioa Hernández has canceled her performance of “la Giocona” at Les Choregies d’Orange Festival. The soprano took to social media and said, “for personal reasons I have been forced to give up my participation in the Les Choregies d’Orange Festival, in the only performance of La Gioconda scheduled for August 6th, 2022. I’m sorry not being able to meet the {…}
The Teatro Real de Madrid has announced a cast change for its production of Rufus Wainwright’s “Hadrian.” The company noted that Ainhoa Arteta will no longer sing the role of Plotina and will be replaced by Alexandra Urquiola. The news comes days after the soprano posted a video on Instagram studying the score of the opera and noting that it {…}
(Credit: Elena Cherkashyna) The Teatro San Carlo has announced a cast change for its production of “La Traviata.” The company noted that Pretty Yende has canceled her second performance of the run on July 24 and will be replaced by Claudia Pavone, who is also performing the role on July 23 in the second cast. Yende took to social media {…}
The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has announced its 2022-23 Season. Emma Dante conducts Poulenc’s “Dialogues des Carmelites” with Michele Mariotti conducting. Corinne Winters stars alongside Anna Caterina Antonacci, Ewa Vesin, Ekaterina Gubanova, and Jean-François Lapointe. The opera will be transmitted live on Rai Cultura and Rai5. Performance Dates: Nov. 27-Dec. 6, 2022 Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore” will be conducted by Francesco {…}
The Curtis Institute has announced its 2022-23 season. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal performances. The season kicks off with a concert featuring the Curtis Symphony Orchestra under Yannick Nézet-Séguin as he showcases the rising stars of the Curtis Opera in a musical tour of France. The showcase will feature numerous opera favorites {…}
Swedish theater Drottingholms Slottsteater is set to present Vivaldi’s “Il Giustino” starting on August 6, 2022. The work will be conducted by Greek maestro George Petrou in his company debut; he is also set to direct. “When I arrived at Drottningholms Slottsteater for the 1st time, I felt the history of the place overpowering me. The glory of its past {…}
The Bayreuth Festival has announced its 2023 season. The season will open with Pablo Heras-Casado conducting a new production of “Parsifal” with Joseph Calleja making his role debut in the title role, Ekaterina Semenchuk as Kundry, and Georg Zeppenfeld as Gurnemanz. The company also noted that “Tannhäuser” will be conducted by Nathalie Stutzmann. Meanwhile, the company announced that it will {…}
The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has announced the season-opening productions for the 2023-24, 2024-25, and 2025-26 seasons. During a press release announcing the company’s 2022-23 season, the Rome opera noted that it will open its new seasons on Nov. 27. The date will allow the company to open its house to international opera-goers and for audiences to program their visit {…}
The Dessoff Choirs announced its 2022-23 season. The season includes four concerts and a CD release of “Credo & Simon Bore the Cross” by composer and contributor to the civil rights movement, Margaret Bonds (1913-1972). Music Director Malcolm J. Merriweather conducts. The first concert “Duruflé & Lusitano” features Maurice Duruflé’s “Requiem” and Motets and Madrigals by Vicente Lusitano (1520-1561), the {…}
Leonardo Vinci’s “Astianatte” will make its modern world premiere with Ars Minerva at the ODC Theatre in San Francisco. The recently resurrected Baroque opera was originally premiered in Naples in 1725. “Astianatte” recounts the plot of Homer’s “Illiad.” Vinci’s original cast included Carlo Broschi (Farinelli,) Anna Maria Strada, Diana Vico, and the first Black opera star Vittoria Tesi whom the role {…}
The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced the death of conductor Stefan Soltész. The company said, “It is with horror and great sadness that the Bavarian State Opera has to announce the death of Stefan Soltesz. He died tonight after collapsing while conducting ‘Die Schweigsame Frau’ at the Nationaltheater. Our thoughts are with his wife Michaela.” General Director Serge Dorny also took {…}