Opera Atelier has announced that it will now release “Something Rich & Strange” on Dec. 12, 2020. The company was set to premiere the production earlier this year but was forced to cancel live performances due to concerns over COVID-19. “The COVID-19 protocols Opera Atelier has been working under have acted as a genuine catalyst for creation – pushing us {…}
The Teatro la Fenice is set to livestream Rossini’s “La Petite Messe Solennelle” on Nov. 21. The company will stream the work on La Fenice’s YouTube page and on Ansa and webpages anfols.it, agis.it e giornaledellamusica.it. The performance will be conducted by Claudio Marino Moretti and will feature soprano Carmela Remigio, contralto Sara Mingardo, tenor Antonio Poli, and bass Alex {…}
Boston Baroque has released its 2017 production of “Giulio Cesare” on its streaming service. The opera will be available for free over the next 30 days. The production stars Lawrence Zazzo in the title role with Susanna Phillips as Cleopatra. John Holiday stars as Tolomeo with mezzo-soprano Ann McMahon Quintero as Cornelia, Jennifer Rivera as Sesto, and music director Martin {…}
Pittsburgh Opera has announced its annual Opera Holiday Bazaar. The company revealed that in order to support its acclaimed Resident Artists program, the fundraiser will be live and online. The event will begin on Dec. 10 and run through Dec. 12 and will feature a free live-streamed Holiday Hoopla concert performance by the Resident Artists which will feature fun and festive {…}
(Credit: Gianfranco Rota) For years, audiences who wanted to get a taste of Donizetti’s rarest works presented in a manner of utmost care at the Donizetti Opera Festival had to make the pilgrimage to Bergamo, the composer’s birthplace. But COVID-19 has forced the event to take place via virtual means in 2020. As a result, audiences worldwide will get a {…}
Sonya Yoncheva has postponed the Metropolitan Opera’s live series concert. In a press release the Met said, “the ‘Met Stars Live in Concert’ performance featuring soprano Sonya Yoncheva, scheduled for this Saturday, November 21, has been rescheduled for Saturday, November 28, as Ms. Yoncheva is ill (with a non-Covid illness). The concert, live from the Schussenried Cloister in southwest Germany, will {…}
The Berkshire Opera Festival in Massachusetts has announced its 2021 season, which will include two major productions. The season’s main stage production will feature Verdi and Boito’s “Falstaff” starring Sebastian Catana in the title role. He will be joined by Mathilda Edge as Alice Ford, Thomas Glass as Ford, Catherine Martin as Mrs. Quickly, Jasmine Habersham as Nannetta, Jonas Hacker {…}
December 12, 2020, will see the first virtual concert presented by the Lang Lang International Music Foundation. Entitled “Reaching Dreams Through Music,” the concert will be available on Lang’s YouTube channel and distributed by global media partners. Among the artists featured in the performance will be Lang and his wife, pianist Gina Alice, as well as soprano Renée Fleming and {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced a 2020 Holiday Gift Guide for audiences to enjoy opera throughout the coming months. In a press release the company said, “Despite the cancellation of the 2020–21 season due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, there are a variety of ways to enjoy the Met during the holidays and to give the gift of opera.” The {…}
(© Semperoper Dresden/Matthias Creutziger) The Semperoper Dresden has announced revised plans for January and February of 2021. In a press statement, the company revealed that, due to continued concerns over the COVID-19 outbreak, the Semperoper found “itself compelled to replace the events scheduled for January and February with an alternative program that is currently being put together.” The company was {…}
The Israeli Opera has proposed to lay off 55 members of the chorus. On Thursday, Nov. 12, members received letters summoning them to hearings that are a preliminary requirement before a layoff. The news comes months after many members of the chorus, who are older and are immigrants from the former Soviet Union, have been furloughed since March due to {…}