This week, three full recordings of popular operas will be released as well as a debut album by one of the most sought-out countertenors in the world. Winterreise Berlin Classics releases Schubert’s song cycle with Xavier Sabata and pianist Francisco Poyato. The debut album for Sabata, who is known for his work in Baroque repertory, makes a unique left turn {…}
My sixth and final day here in Wexford, and there is no let up; events and interviews continue apace. Today stated with a lively and interesting interview with the star of Rossini’s “Adina,” mezzo soprano, Rachel Kelly. She talked about her time here in Wexford and why the festival is so very special to her. There was just time for {…}
(Credit: Courtesy of Expanding Canvas Inc.) The Metropolitan Opera has unveiled a new sculpture by American artist George Condo: Constellation of Voices. The new sculpture will be on view on the Met’s outdoor Terrace facing Lincoln Center Plaza. The new work is part of the Met’s long-running visual arts initiative, Gallery Met and will be open to all guests at {…}
Vancouver Opera general director Kim Gaynor is stepping down from the company. Gaynor decided to step down due to “divergence of opinion” with the board about the future growth of the company. In a statement released Monday, Gaynor said she and the board came to a “mutual decision that it was best to part ways at this time.” she will {…}
(Credit: Novkovic) OperaVision will showcase “Nikola Šubić Zrinjski” live from the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb on Nov. 2, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. local time. The production of the Ivan Zajc opera will feature Ljubomir Puškarić in the title role, alongside Tamara Franetović Felbinger, Ivana Lazar, Damir Klačar, Ozren Bilušić, Tvrtko Stipić, Ivica Čikeš, Stjepan Franetović, Davor Radić, Neven Mrzlečki, {…}
Joyce DiDonato has announced that after the end of her “In War & Peace” tour, she will host a conversation entitled ” A Motion for Peace.” The soprano stated via social media, “After 3 extraordinary years, our ‘In War & Peace Tour’ comes to an end. In searching for a way to leave the project open, I have invited two {…}
Opera Australia has announced that Artistic Director Lyndon Terracini AM will remain in the position through 2023. Terracini has been leading the company in this position since 2009 and has been a major part of the company’s growth throughout the past decade. Since taking over, she has programmed two Melbourne Ring Cycles, the Handa Opera on Sydney Harbor, and has {…}
(Photo courtesy of Dallas Opera) In celebration of the fifth anniversary of the Hart Institute for Women Conductors, the Dallas Opera is set to present a showcase concert on Nov. 9, 2019 at the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House. The performance will feature singers from Opera for Peace as well as the Dallas Opera. Among the 2019 conductors that {…}
(Credits: Vincent Pontet/ Opéra National de Paris) When I saw Krzysztof Warlikowski’s new production of my favorite Verdi’s opera “Don Carlos” online two years ago, I was deeply disappointed. Even a “dream cast” couldn’t save it for me. Growing in Russian theatres I believed the famed Chekhov expression that “if there’s a gun on stage, it should eventually shoot.” And {…}
(Photo credit: Paula Lobo) The MetLiveArts series hosted Les Arts Florissants and Musical Director Paul Agnew at The Met Cloisters for a special performance that featured the sacred madrigals of Carlo Gesualdo. “Tribulationem et dolorem,” “Répons de l’Office des Ténèbres du Jeudi Saint,” and “Miserere mei Deus” are some of Gesualdo’s most impactful compositions that are part of a concert {…}
The New York-based Regina Opera will open its 50th anniversary with Bizet’s “Carmen.” The company will showcase a fully-staged conducted by Gregory Ortega and staged by Linda Lehr. Performances are scheduled to take place at the Our Lady of Perpetual Help school auditorium on Nov. 23 through Dec. 1, 2019. The cast will include Lara Tillotson and Caroline Tye in {…}