The Dallas Opera has canceled the remainder of its season. The company released a press release that stated, “In this constantly evolving public health crisis, The Dallas Opera is closely monitoring latest developments in the U.S. and around the world. The safety of our audiences, artists, and staff is our top priority and as a company, we are closely following {…}
Michael Fabiano and John Viscardi’s ArtSmart has created a Mentor Relief Fund to help the mentors at ArtSmart. In a statement the organization stated “Due to recent school district closures in response to COVID-19, ArtSmart’s policy must be to follow their lead; if they close, we close. Unfortunately we are unable compensate our mentors during such extreme events, when lessons cannot {…}
La Monnaie / De Munt in Brussels, Belgium has unveiled its 2020-21 season which features a number of unique operas, concerts, and recitals. Opera The opera season kicks off with the world premiere of Kris Defoort and Peter van Kraaij’s “The Time of our Singing.” The opera stars Claron McFadden, Mark. S. Doss, Peter Coleman-Wright, Levy Sekgapane, Peter Brathwaite, Abigail {…}
Sydney Eisteddfod is still set to open on May 23, 2020. The Festival’s organizers noted in a press release that they are going to enter into the planning stage in coming weeks with the interest of opening the festival as planned. “We will monitor this rapidly evolving situation constantly and will take our direction from the advice and directives provided {…}
The Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo in Bogotá, Colombia has announced that it will be offering up a streaming service of past performances and productions for those stuck at home. Among those offerings is the company’s recent presentation of Mozart and Da Ponte’s “Don Giovanni” in a production by Marcelo Lombardero and featuring an international cast that included Nahuel {…}
The Opéra National de Paris is teaming up with France.TV to showcase its new production of Massenet’s “Manon.” The production starred Pretty Yende and Benjamin Bernheim as Manon and Des Grieux. Roberto Tagliavini and Ludovic Tézier also appeared withthe production conducted by Dan Ettinger and directed by Vincent Huguet. The showcase struggled to make it to the stage in late {…}
OperaVision will presenting a performance of Mozart’s “Die Entführung aus dem Serail” staring on March 20, 2020. The opera stars Sally Matthews, Edgaras Montvidas, Tobias Kehrer, Brenden Gunnell, Mari Eriksmoen, Franck Saurel, and Jonas Cradock. Robin Ticciati conducts a production directed by Sir David McVicar. The stream kicks off at 7 p.m. CET. That’s around 2:30 p.m. Eastern time and {…}
Despite closing down in an effort to curtail the spread of COVID-19 around the world, many opera companies are still finding creative ways of reaching their respective audiences in the hopes of giving them some measure of relief. Moreover, these efforts are a reminder that despite these trying times, there is hope of an eventual return to normalcy and that {…}
Russian soprano Maria Maksakova has led a storied life in the performing arts. Coming from a family of prominent artists, Maksakova performed with leading Russian theaters such as the Bolshoi Theatre, Mariinsky Theatre, Helikon Opera; internationally, she has sung on stages in Tokyo, Vienna, London, Helsinki, and Baden-Baden. On the screen, Maksakova has served as a TV presenter and co-host {…}
The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden has closed down in order to take precautionary measures that would prevent the spread of COVID-19. The measure has been made effective immediately. The company was one of the last major houses in the opera world to shut down its performances. “The safety and security of the Royal Opera House staff, audiences and artists {…}
The Staatsoper unter den Linden has announced that it will provide online streams on its website starting on March 16, 2020 and running through April 19. The offerings will change daily, with some re-runs, and will be available for 24 hours (all opera streams start at noon). The program kicks off with “Manon” starring Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazón from {…}