The Bayerische Staatsoper in Germany has announced the cancelation of the remainder of the 2019-20 season and the Munich Opera Festival. In a press release General Manager Nikolaus Bachler stated, “The cancelation of the remaining season and of the Munich Opera Festival is naturally very painful for the entire house and for me personally. A theater without an audience, without {…}
(Image Provided by Shumann Associates) Tulsa Opera is set to put Tobias Picker’s “Emmeline” front and center as part of its streaming options online. Starting on Monday, April 20 the company will dedicate three separate performances to the new opera, which was set to premiere in a new production on May 1, 2020. It has since been moved to the {…}
The Dallas Opera has announced pay cuts and furloughs for administrative and artistic staff as part of the company’s efforts to manage the financial difficulties brought on by COVID-19 crisis. Additionally, the organization will reduce the salary of other company members; the salary reductions, which range from 10 to 25 percent, commence on May 1; staff that is furloughed from {…}
Opera Maine has announced that it will be postponing its 2020 season until 2021. As a result, the company will reschedule its productions of “The Flying Dutchman,” and Philip Glass’ “The Fall of the House of Usher” for July 2021. The production of the early Wagner masterpiece is aimed at celebrating the state’s bicentennial and will be set in 19th {…}
This week as you continue at home, there are a number of new albums that you can check out. Here are the latest releases we recommend you listen to. Cavalleria Rusticana Marek Janowski and the Dresdner Philharmonie present a new recording of Mascagni’s masterpiece. The new recording brings together an acclaimed group of soloists Melody Moore as Santuzza, Brian Jagde {…}
Three Boston-based organizations are joining forces with WCRB Classical Radio Boston to put together Festival 1750, a 10-day broadcast music festival. The showcase, which kicks off on April 20, 2020, features Boston Baroque, the Handel and Haydn Society, and Boston Early Music Festival. “As WCRB continues to explore ways to keep our audience and Boston’s vibrant music community connected, we {…}
Portland-based arts philanthropist Arlene Schnitzer has passed away on April 4, 2020. Born on January 10, 1929, Schnitzer grew up in a business setting as her parents were owners of a furniture store. At 20, Arlene married Harold Schnitzer of Schnitzer Steel Industries, who founded Harsch Investment Properties the following year. Over the decades, the couple donated tens of millions {…}
The Bolshoi Theatre has reported an outbreak of the coronavirus following a live, televised performance with no audience present. Thirty-four members of the company have since tested positive for the virus, despite the preliminary screening days before. Vladimir Urin, General Director of the Bolshoi Theatre, stated, “Without exception, all of the theatre’s personnel, including security guards and engineers, were tested {…}
The Sofia Opera and Ballet in Bulgaria is sending out a special concert dedicated to the medics and police officers who are helping to manage the COVID-19 crisis. The online concert features Vladimir Stoyanov, Radostina Nikolaeva, Martin Iliev, Krasimir Dinev, Gabriela Georgieva, Atanas Mladenov, Boris Spasov, Kiril Manolov, Marianna Zvetkova, stetso Ivanov, Katerina Petrova, Nikolay Petrov, Biser Georgiev, Dimitar Stanchev, {…}
(Credit: Ken Howard / Met Opera) In continuation of the 2019-20 Great Performances Series, PBS will present the Live in HD broadcast of Alban Berg’s “Wozzeck” from the Metropolitan Opera on Sunday, May 3, 2020. The broadcast will kick off at 12 p.m. EDT. The cast includes baritone Peter Mattei in the title role with Elza van den Heever as {…}
On April 15, 2020, Swedish mezzo-soprano Kerstin Meyer passed away, at the age of 92. Meyer is remembered as a leading mezzo during the 50s and 60s, singing with prominent companies throughout Europe. After graduating from Stockholm’s Royal College of Music in 1948, Meyer studied at the Opera School, where she won the Christine Nilsson Scholarship to fund studies in {…}