The Komische Oper Berlin’s production of “Roxy und ihr Wunderteam” will be showcased via live stream service on May 31, 2019. The “football operetta” by Paul Abraham will star such singers as Uwe Schönbeck, Christoph Marti, Johannes Dunz, Tobias Bonn, Andreja Scnheider, and Christoph Späth, among others. Kai Tietje conducts. The stream kicks off at 7:30 p.m. local time. That’s {…}
Dr. Indré Viskontas is fulfilling two dreams, establishing herself as an opera singer while satisfying her intellectual side with the study of neuroscience. Having earned a Masters of Music in Voice Performance and a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience, the lyric coloratura soprano teaches at San Francisco Conservatory of Music and at the University of San Francisco. Additionally, she, together with Dana Sadava, formed Pasadena Opera, where {…}
The Garsington Opera has announced its 2020 season which will feature two well established masterpieces of the standard repertory as well as two rare operas by legendary composers. The season kicks off with Verdi’s very first comedy “Un Giorno di Regno.” The work will be directed by Christopher Alden in his company debut and conducted by Tobias Ringborg. Richard Burkhard {…}
An opera in which death is the finite indulgence, Giordano’s “Andrea Chénier” is the antithesis of its verismo siblings – glorifying suicidal sacrifice rather than sketching it in lachrymose laments of mourning and self-pity. With its tenacious celebration of strength in the face of unvanquishable, ruthless adversity, it rivals “Tristan and Isolde” in its heroes’ unabashed, iron will to die; {…}
The Welsh National Opera has announced the appointment of three new board members.They include Andrew Miller, Henry Little, and Sam Jones. Miller is an arts consultant and broadcast who has worked with such organizations as Boom! And Advice Shop for BBC1. He has also worked in senior roles at the Arts Council England, Royal and Demgate Theatres, and the Royal {…}
Composer Felix Jarrar will feature a concert of his works on May 28, 2019 at the City Winery NYC. The concert, entitled “The Vocal Music of Felix Jarrar at The Loft,” will feature a number of artists that the composer has worked with in the past including Sara Lin Yoder, Eugenia Forteza, Rebecca Richardson, Petra Jarrar, Julia Taylor, Savannah Greene, {…}
The New York Opera Fest 2019 kicked off on Monday, April 29 and for the next several weeks, New Yorkers will get ample opportunity to enjoy opera in a variety of unique ways. As has been OperaWire’s tradition over the years, we have reached out to a number of the companies participating in the festival and have asked them a {…}
Beverly Sills is one of the most iconic American singers of the past century. Her stamp was felt in all areas of the opera world. Not only was she a major artists on stage, but she popularized the art form on TV and in a wide range of other means. After her performing career was at an end, Sills continued {…}
Three operas make up Alamo City Opera’s 2019-20 season featuring two company premieres and a rarely performed modern masterpiece. Here is a look. The season opens with “Lucinda y las Flores de la Nochebuena” by Evan Mack and Joshua McGuire. The coming-of-age Mexican Christmas folktale marks the San Antonio premiere. Performance Dates: Nov. 16 & 17, 2019 Robert X Rodriguez’s “Frida” makes its San {…}
The Mirjam Helin Competition has selected its semifinalists. The 20 singers were selected by a distinguished jury that includes Jorma Silvasti, Olaf Bär, Ben Heppner, Vesselina Kasarova, François Le Roux, Waltraud Meier, Deborah Polaski, and Kiri Te Kanawa. The Semifinals will take place at the Helsinki Music Centre on May 25-26 and each performer will have to sing Finnish music, {…}
Opéra de Lausanne has announced its 2019-20 season. Beate Ritter, Vannina Santoni, Géraldine Chauvet, Jean-François Borras, Nicolas Courjal, and Marina Viotti in Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” with Jean-Yves Ossonce conducting. Performance Dates: Sept. 29–Oct. 9, 2019 The season will present the final of the Kattenburg competition. Performance Date: Oct. 17, 2019 Lenneke Ruiten stars in a concert entitled “Gli amori di Teolinda” featuring music {…}
