(Credit: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera) After renouncing to his position at the LA Opera and ending his relation with the Metropolitan Opera in the midst of allegations over sexual misconduct, Plácido Domingo returned to the stage on Oct. 13, 2019. The famed singer took the stage of the Opernhaus Zurich for the title role of Verdi’s “Nabucco” and received ovations the {…}
(Credit: © 国家大剧院National Centre for the Performing Arts Davinia Rodríguez is one of Spain’s most acclaimed and beloved sopranos. She has sung in every major Spanish theater and around the world and has performed a range of repertoire that stretches from the great Bel Canto operas to the dramatic early Verdi roles, including her acclaimed Lady Macbeth. This week Rodríguez {…}
The Oratorio Society of New York will kick off its four-concert season early next month at Cathedral of St. John the Divine. OSNY is set to present “two touchstone works of 20th century choral repertoire that shine in the cathedral’s resonant acoustic” – Maurice Duruflé’s masterpiece Requiem, and excerpts from Sergei Rachmaninoff’s “Vespers.” Featured performers will include contralto Kirsten Sollek, {…}
The Teatro Massimo di Palermo has announced the 2020 season, which will feature a number of new productions, stars, and concert performances. Opera The season opens with Wagner’s “Parsifal” conducted by Omer Meir Wellber and directed by Graham Vick. The work stars Daniel Kirch in the title role, Eva Maria Westbroek, Evgeny Nikitin, John Relyea, and Thomas Gazheli. Performance Dates: Jan. {…}
The Vienna State Opera will live stream R. Strauss’ “Die Frau Ohne Schatten” on Oct. 18, 2019. The opera will be conducted by Christian Thieleman with a cast that features Andreas Schager as Der Kaiser, Camila Nylund as Der Kaiserin, Mihoko Fujimura as Die Amme, Clemens Unterreiner as Geisterbote, Tomasz Konieczny as Barak, and Nina Stemme as der Barak Weiß. {…}
The Lyric Opera of Chicago is set to present “Don Giovanni’ in a production by Robert Falls. The revival of the production that premiered during the 2014-15 season will star Ildar Abdrazakov and Davide Luciano, both making Lyric debuts in the title role. They will appear alongside Rachel Willis-Sørensen as Donna Anna and Ben Bliss as Don Ottavio. Other cast {…}
(Credit: Monika Ritterhaus) OperaVision will livestream “Der Ferne Klang” live from the Royal Swedish Opera on Oct. 19, 2019. The performance will showcase Agneta Eichenholz, Daniel Johansson, Johan Rydh, Miriam Treichl, Andreas Lundmark, Jeremy Carpenter, Lars Arvidson, Vivianne Holmberg, Marie-Louise Granström, Madeleine Barringer, Ola Eliasson, and Klas Hedlund. Stefan Blunier conducts a production directed by Christof Loy. OperaWire’s review stated {…}
(Credit: Dario Acosta) The New York Choral Society is set to showcase soprano Hera Hyesang Park and baritone Jarrett Ott in “Wisdom Sees Light Draw Near,” a concert set to open its 2019-20 season. The performance, set for Nov. 15, 2019 at St. Bartholomew’s Church, will pair Brahms’ iconic “Ein deutsches Requiem” with Frank Ticheli’s “Until Forever Fades Away.” The {…}
The Dallas Opera is set to present a two-day celebration to mark the opening of the Dallas Opera’s 2019-2020 “Standing Ovation” Season: FIRST NIGHT.” FIRST SIGHT and FIRST NIGHT 2019 are the official opening events of a season-long observance of TDO’s tenth anniversary in the internationally-acclaimed Winspear Opera House, which is set to be chaired by Kim and Greg Hext. In {…}
MassOpera will showcase a special concert performance of composer Dan Shore’s “Freedom Ride” on Nov. 3, 2019. The concert, which will take place in Boston, is presented in collaboration with Chicago Opera Theater. The opera, a COT commission, is set to star soprano Alicia Russell, mezzo Imani Francis, tenor Fred C. VanNess, baritone Ron Williams, Melinda Davis, and tenor Steven {…}
The Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts will showcase New York Polyphony as part of its 2019-20 Early Music series. The concert, set for Nov. 9, 2019 at the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, will feature famed male vocal quartet in a wide range of music from the Renaissance. The program will feature music by Leonel {…}
