The Finnish National Opera is set to offer a number free performances on their platform Stage 24, including ballet and opera from the last few years. Among the operas that are being offered include “Tosca” starring Aušrinė Stundytė and Andrea Carè, “The Flying Dutchman” with Camilla Nylund and Johan Reuter, “Don Giovanni” with Tuomas Pursio, “La Bohème,” “Djurens planet,” and {…}
San Francisco Opera has kicked off its “Opera is ON” online project aimed at providing respite to all those engaged with social distancing throughout the COVID-19 outbreak. As such, the company has a series of programs that it will be sharing via all of its social media platforms including the company’s official blog. Among the projects it is sharing are {…}
The Vienna State Opera has announced its slate of video streams over the next two weeks. Below is a breakdown of all the performances it will be showcasing. You can watch the streams here at the company’s official website. 3 April 2020: Le nozze di Figaro (performance of 25 November 2014) conductor: Sascha Goetzel | director: Jean-Louis Martinoty with Luca Pisaroni (Conte d’Almaviva), Olga {…}
Opera Arias is organizing a takeover festival showcasing a number of opera stars in their living rooms. The festival will be held every Saturday and will begin with Brian Jagde on April 4. He will be followed by Spanish tenor and rising star Pablo Garcia-Lopez on April 11. On the third week of April Jennifer Rowley will take over on {…}
The New York Philharmonic will be broadcast Act one of Wagner’s “Die Walküre” on April 2 at 7:30pm. The broadcast, which is set to be shown on Facebook, stars Heidi Melton as Sieglinde, Simon O’Neill as Siegmund, and John Relyea as Hunding with Jaap van Zweden. The performance comes from the 2017-18 season, a showcase during which OperaWire noted, “Jaap {…}
(Credit: Lena Kern/Sonya Garza/Yan Bleney) With the opera world as we know it going silent, opera houses have begun streaming performances from their archives. Companies have released dress rehearsals, archival audio, and in many cases launched streaming services that show off today’s greatest performers. It’s been, in many ways, a group effort to keep opera fans continuously entertained in this {…}
“Opera Meets Film is a feature dedicated to exploring the way that opera has been employed in cinema. We will hone in on a selection or a film in its entirety, highlighting the impact that utilizing the operatic form or sections from an opera can alter our perceptions of a film that we are viewing. This week’s installment features Akira Kurosawa’s {…}
A few days ago, the Kennedy Center announced that it would be furloughing off musicians of the National Symphony Orchestra, despite receiving $25 million in support from the federal stimulus package. Now, the musicians of the National Symphony Orchestra are firing back and questioning the legality of the decision, which would see the members receive their final paychecks on April {…}
Austrian contralto Hertha Töpper passed away on March 28, 2020. Born on April 19, 1924, Töpper studied at Graz Conservatory before becoming a member of the Graz Opera in 1945 where she made her debut in Verdi’s “Un Ballo in Maschera.” After World War II, she debuted at the Bayreuth Festival before heading to the Bayerische Staatsoper where she would {…}
The Teatro Real in Madrid has donated medical supplies to three hospitals in the capital of Spain. The three hospital that will receive the medical supplies are Clínico San Carlos, 12 de octubre, and el Hospital de Emergencia created in IFEMA. Among the supplies that will be donated are patient robes, boots, and lab coats, among other things. The equipment {…}
Recognized costume designer María Araujo has died at the age of 70 due to Coronavirus complications. Born in 1950 in Gran Canaria de La Aldea de San Nicolás, she went on to work with renown Spanish directors Mario Gas, Josep Maria Pou, Xavier Albertí, Josep Maria Mestres, and Natalia Menéndez. Araujo also worked on a number of television shows and {…}