Vienna Philharmonic 2017-18 Review: Elina Garanca Takes Us On A Transcendent Journey With Mahler

We go to Mahler for wisdom and depth and to Elina Garanca for beauty and rich interpretation. Both were present Sunday morning at the Wiener Konzerthaus. The Wiener Philharmoniker, conducted by the dynamic Venezuelan conductor, Raphael Payare, book-ended Mahler’s “Funf Lied (Five Ruckert Songs),” plus one song from “Der Knaben Wunderhorn,” with Beethoven’s Leonore Overture and Bartok’s Concerto For Orchestra. {…}

Jun 20, 2018

‘Carmina Burina’ Returns to Bogotá’s Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo After Popular Demand

The Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo is set to showcase Carl Orff’s famed “Carmina Burana” on June 21, 22, 23 and 24. Per the company’s official website, the work was brought to the theater in 2013 and was a major hit. Its upcoming revival is the result of popular demand and will feature the joint efforts of the Orquesta {…}

Jun 20, 2018

New Opera Days Ostrava Festival’s 2018 Festival To Feature Major World Premiere of Alois Hába Opera

The New Opera Days Ostrava Festival (NODO), in its fourth installment, is set to showcase a wide range of rare operas, including the world premiere of Alois Hába’s “Thy Kingdom Come” and two other chamber operas. The festival kicks off on June 24 and runs through 28. Here is rundown of what’s in store for prospective audiences. “Thy Kingdom Come” {…}

Jun 20, 2018

Palacio de Bellas Artes 2018 Review – El Juego De Los Insectos: Ibarra’s Opera Features A Fascinating Vision That Could Still Use Some Revisions

“El Juego De Los Insectos” has finally had its premiere at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City. The work was composed in 2008 and it took eight years to have the large scale, full orchestra production. The opera, by composer Federico Ibarra, was created in 2007-08 with a libretto by Verónica Musalem, based on the “Ze života hmyzu {…}

Jun 19, 2018

María José Siri To Make Paris Debut With Gregory Kunde

María José Siri is set to make her Parisian debut in a gala concert at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées featuring Verdi arias and duets with tenor Gregory Kunde and Michele Mariotti leading the Orchestra del Teatro Comunale of Bologna. In a press release, Siri noted, “I’m so happy to be finally singing in Paris, a city I love very much. {…}

Jun 19, 2018

CD / DVD Releases – Week of June 18: Steve Jobs & Mozart Headline New Releases

Two new CDs and DVDs will be released this week. The first is a world premiere recording from one of last year’s biggest hits and another of an acclaimed new production of one of Mozart’s masterpieces. Here is a look! The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs Mason Bates and Mark Campbell’s “The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs” gets its world premiere recording {…}

Jun 19, 2018

Daniela Barcellona, Carlos Álvarez & Saioa Hernández Headline Teatro Regio Di Torino’s 2018-19 Season

The Teatro Regio di Torino has announced its 2018-19 season with a number of Italian operas and many rising stars. Here is a look at what the season has to offer. The season opens with Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” with two casts. Saioa Hernández and Karina Flores share the role of Leonora alongside Diego Torre and Arsen Soghomonyan who alternate the {…}

Jun 19, 2018

Opera Philadelphia Launch Kickstarter Campaign For HD Broadcast

Opera Philadelphia has launched a crowdfunding campaign to Bring We Shall Not Be Moved” for its eighth annual “Opera on the Mall” Broadcast series. The opera, which played to sold out audiences in its world premiere, was hailed by critics as a “deeply moving (Washington Post),” “poignant and genre-bending (Wall Street Journal),” “highly polished piece of theater (Philadelphia Inquirer).” With its crowdfunding {…}

Jun 19, 2018

Austin Opera Joins The 2018–19 ATX Arts Pass

Austin’s four premiere nonprofit performing arts organizations Austin Opera, Ballet Austin, The Paramount Theatre, and ZACH Theatre have partnered to create the ATX Arts Pass. The 2018–19 ATX Arts Pass gives a taste of Austin’s performing arts organizations at one low price with four hand-picked performances: “Shinyribs (The Paramount Theatre),” “The Nutcracker (Ballet Austin),” “Hedwig and the Angry Inch (ZACH Theatre),” {…}

Jun 19, 2018

Pride Month 2018: 9 Major Opera Stars Who Are Out And Proud

It’s Pride month, so to celebrate we return to the series we began last year. This time we celebrate some of the great singers of today who have been advocates to the LGBT community or who simply enjoy a life being out and proud. David Daniels David Daniels has been one of the biggest proponents of the baroque repertoire and {…}

Jun 18, 2018

New Zealand Appoints New General Director

New Zealand Opera has appointed Thomas de Mallet Burgess as its General Director. Burgess joins the company after five years with Perth-based company Lost & Found, whose mission is to present unusual operas in found spaces that speak to the resonance of the work. Throughout the years he has established an international reputation for directing award-winning opera and leading ground-breaking {…}