Plácido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Anna Netrebko, Renée Fleming, Shirley Verrett Headline Weeks 11 & 12 of Metropolitan Opera Nightly Streams

For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown theaters around the world, the Metropolitan Opera has announced not one but two weeks of nightly streams in advance. The next few weeks feature a mix of more recent performances with some classic showcases from decades ago. Here’s the rundown. Monday, May 25 – Berlioz’s La Damnation de Faust Conducted by James {…}

May 18, 2020

Italy Announces Theater Reopening Date

Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has announced that theaters will be able to reopen on June 15. Conte also announced that borders would open on June 3 and that sports centers and gyms can open May 25. The news comes after Italy started reopening beauty salons and bars following a 10-week lockdown. The new regulations put into place will be {…}

May 18, 2020

Roderick Williams, Christina Johnson Headline London Mozart Players’ Streaming Program Through Mid-June

(Image Source: Grove Artists) The London Mozart Players have announced their online slate for the next few weeks. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be on vocal or operatic performances. Soprano Christina Johnson will perform as part of the Saturday Sessions on May 23, 2020. Baritone Roderick Williams and pianist Lynn Arnold will perform a recital of {…}

May 18, 2020

Teatro dell’Opera di Roma Cancels Terme di Caracalla Summer Season

The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has announced the cancellation of the summer season at the Terme di Caracalla due to the state of emergency in Italy. The company revealed that all performances scheduled for the summer season will be rescheduled for the 2021 season and 2020 tickets will be valid for next season. Among the performances rescheduled include “Claudio Baglioni {…}

May 18, 2020

Plácido Domingo, Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Sonya Yoncheva Headline Arena di Verona’s 2021 Season

The Arena di Verona has announced its 2021 season, which will feature several notable performances with some of opera’s greatest stars. It all kicks off with a 150th anniversary celebration of the 1871 world premiere of Verdi’s “Aida.” The opera will be conducted by Riccardo Muti with Sonya Yoncheva in the title role alongside Francesco Meli, Riccardo Zanellato, Luca Salsi, {…}

May 18, 2020

Leonardo Capalbo, Joyce El-Khoury & Massimo Giordano Lead Opéra national du Rhin’s 2020-21 Season.

The Opéra national du Rhin has announced its 2020-21 season. The company, in Strasbourg, France, is set to include a number of new productions and recitals. Here is a look: Opera “Solveig,” a symphonic Passion based on the music of Edvard Grieg and with a libretto by Karl Ove Knausgård gets a new production by Calixto Bieto. Mari Eriksmoen stars in {…}

May 18, 2020

Opera in the Time of COVID: Roderick Williams, Famed Baritone & Officer of the Order of the British Empire

(Credit: Frances Marshall) “Opera in the Times of COVID” is an interview series in collaboration with photographer Frances Marshall of Marshall Light Studio. We talk to notable figures from around the opera world to get their perspective on how they feel these challenging times may change opera’s present and future. Baritone Roderick Williams is one of the most respected artists {…}

May 18, 2020

Heartbeat Opera 2020 Review: ‘Lady M’ Virtual Soirées

On Thursday, May 14th, Heartbeat Opera presented its seventh of 22 “Lady M,” Virtual Soirées.” The soirées which have, for the time being, supplanted the company’s staged re-imagining of Verdi’s “Macbeth,” having been such a hit that an additional 14 were added after selling out the originally slated 18. The extra meet-ups are scheduled for late-May through early-June. Be glad more {…}

May 18, 2020

Jonas Kaufmann, Juan Diego Flórez, Marilyn Horne, Joan Sutherland Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

With opera companies remain closed, there is still plenty of opera that will be streamed this week. Here are our recommendations for the week. Don Pasquale – New National Theatre Tokyo (NOW) For those interested in some comedy, there is no doubt that “Don Pasquale,” Donizetti’s greatest comedy, is the best offering this week. The cast is top-notch, led by {…}

May 17, 2020

Rod Gilfry & James Conlon Headline LAO At Home (May 18-22)

The Los Angeles Opera has announced its schedule for the LAO at Home series for the week of May 18, 2020. The week begins on May 18 with a Living Room Recital from Rod Gilfry. Gilfry has performed with the company more than any other baritone, with a total of 32 roles to date and is set to return next {…}

May 17, 2020

F. Paul Driscoll, Anthony Clark Evans & Elliot Madore Headline Promethean Live Series for Week of May 18

The Promethean Live series has unveiled its class offerings for the week of May 18. It all kicks off on Monday, May 18 at 12 p.m. EDT with an Audition Aria Class led by Roberto Kalb, the Resident Conductor and Head of Music at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. This class will explore the Puccini aria “Che gelida manina” with {…}