On Site Opera has announced an additional 60 performances of its telephone-based opera ‘To My Distant Love.” The first run of the new work was such a hit that the company sold out 100 scheduled performances. With continued demand for the experience, the company has added performances between July 16-August 9, 2020. “Our goal with ‘To My Distant Love’ was to create a {…}
(Credit: Patrick Campbell/University of Colorado) Eklund Opera has released a video performance of “Le Nozze di Figaro” that almost never happened. The production was originally set for mid-March. On Wednesday, March 11, the cast got together for a dress rehearsal performance. It would be the final time they would get a chance to come together for the opera as all {…}
The English National Opera has announced it is planning a socially distanced season of “stripped-back” productions, with every other row empty and audiences spaced with a two-seat gap between them. Chief executive Stuart Murphy told the Stage that “reducing social distancing to 1-metre meant the venue could operate at about 48% capacity.” The reduction will require smaller productions on stage. {…}
(Credits: Nicola Allegri/Elena Cherkashyna) The Teatro de la Maestranza in Seville, Spain has announced the casting for its 2020-21 season featuring international stars. The season opens with Mozart’s “Così fan tutte“ starring Carmela Remigio, Maite Beaumont, Simon Mechlinski, Xabier Anduaga, Natalia Labourdette, and Roberto de Candia. Iván López Reynoso conducts. Performance Dates: Nov. 3-7, 2020 Fausto Nardi conducts Monteverdi’s “Combattimento” with Rocío Martínez, Anna Alàs i Jové, David Alegret, and {…}
The Handel and Haydn Society has announced that its performances of “Bach Christmas” will now take place at St. Cecilia Parish in Boston’s Back Bay on Dec. 17 and 20, 2020. The concerts were originally scheduled to take place at NEC’s Jordan Hall, but the concert venue will be closed for the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. St. Cecilia {…}
Beth Morrison Projects has announced the kick off of its “Pssst…” program as part of “BMP: Limitless.” The digital speakeasies will provide audiences with an opportunity to sit together at a virtual bar, make a cocktail, have a chat with the bartender, and enjoy artistic showcases. The initiative will start on July 9 and 10 with “The Boot,” directed by {…}
(Credit: Askonas Holt /Gregor Röhrig / Julien Fauguere / Chris Singer) The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced a major change to its 2020-21 season, adding several productions to the slate. New Productions The company will world premiere “7 Deaths of Maria Callas” on Sept. 1, 2020. The opera had previously been slated to have its first performances at the tail-end of {…}
The Dallas Opera has announced that Kristian Roberts will assume the role of Director of Education. Roberts has had a lengthy association with the company, starting with her participation as a performing artists in The Dallas Opera Chorus back in 2008 for a production of “Porgy and Bess.” She was also the co-host of the company’s outdoor live simulcast series. {…}
The Landestheater Linz, Austria has announced its 2020-21 season. For this article, we are highlighting the opera and operetta productions. Opera The season opens with Beethoven’s “Fidelio” and Mark-Anthony Turnage’s “Twice through the Heart.” Markus Poschner conducts the production by Hermann Schneider. Premiere Date: Sept. 19, 2020 Bellini’s “I Capuleti e I Montecchi” receives a new production with Enrico Calesso {…}
The Dallas Opera will be launching a Kids Opera Boot Camp starting on June 29, 2020. Throughout the free five-episode program, children and their families will have access to the Brothers Grimm story of “The Bremen Town Musicians.” Students will get a chance to learn how to create an opera through numerous activities. Students will also learn to sing vocal {…}
The Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro has long championed the operas composed by Rossini, including many of his forgotten works. Among those forgotten is “Ricciardo e Zoraide,” which was first performed in 1846 before disappearing from the stage until 1990 and then 1996. The festival revived the work in 2018, promptly releasing a DVD of the production; all of these {…}