Xabier Anduaga and Adriana Gonzalez have taken home first prize at the Operalia Competition. The two singers also won the zarzuela prizes. Anduaga won the Plácido Domingo Ferrer Prize while Gonzalez won the Pepita Embil Prize. Second prize went to baritone Gihoon Kim and mezzo-soprano Maria Kataeva while third prize went to soprano Christina Nilsson and countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen. {…}
(Photo: Diane Deschenaux) With Europe once again baking under unpleasantly high temperatures thanks to our lack of interest in dealing with the problems of global warming, what better place to go than high up in the Swiss Alps. Verbier at an altitude 1,500 meters would seem to be ideal. An alpine ski resort, set on a south-facing terrace with splendid {…}
Levent Bakirci is set to replace Mariusz Kwiecien at the Ozawa Festival. The company announced that due to a knee injury Kwiecien would not be performing. The company stated that Kwiecien sustained an injury to his knee on July 5, 2019 while performing in the Mozart opera “Le Nozze di Figaro” at Bayerische Staatsoper. “He underwent surgery on July 16, but has {…}
Sondra Radvanovsky has canceled her final performance of Verdi’s “Luisa Miller.” The company announced that due to pharyngitis, the soprano was forced to cancel. As a result, Eleonora Buratto will take over the title role. Buratto has been performing the title role as part of “cast B” alongside Arturo Chacón-Cruz. The Italian soprano has performed all over the world including the {…}
(Credit: Benjamin Ealovega) Edward Gardner has been named the Principal Conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra. He has been signed to a five-year contract that will see him collaborate with the organization for at least 10 weeks per year. He will take on this position at the start of the 2021-22 season. “I’m thrilled to have been appointed Principal Conductor {…}
One major opera staple is on this weekend’s list. But the rest are all made up of 20th and 21st century operas, including two works making their world premieres. Here are our top five operas to see this weekend (in alphabetical order by company). Chautauqua Opera Company – The Ghosts of Versailles For one night only, Chautauqua Opera will showcase {…}
The weekend is here and there are five star-studded operas that we think you cannot miss. Here is a look at our recommendations. Adriana Lecouvreur – Salzburg Festival, Austria Anna Netrebko brings her signature role in Cilea’s masterpiece to Salzburg for the first time with Anita Rachvelishvili. When the two divas performed the opera at the Metropolitan Opera, OperaWire noted {…}
Every year, the Glow Lyric Theatre does something that few other opera or musical theatres companies are willing to do – embrace the distinct art forms as siblings and celebrate their unique differences and similarities. For several years the company has put on three shows in its summer season: an opera, an operetta, and a piece of musical theatre. But {…}
Opera Philadelphia will present the company premiere of Prokofiev’s “The Love for Three Oranges” as part of its O19 season-opening festival. The production will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the opera, as well as Corrado Rovaris’ 20th year with the company as Jack Mulroney Music Director. “The Love for Three Oranges,” rarely seen in the U.S., “is probably one of {…}
The Oratorio Society of New York has revealed details of its upcoming 147th season, which will include two world premieres. The season will kick off with “Rachmaninoff and Duruflé” at Cathedral of St. John the Divine. The program will include excerpts from Rachmaninoff’s Vespers, an “a cappella work of remarkable spirituality,” along with Duruflé’s Requiem. Featured vocalists will include contralto Kirsten {…}
“Opera Meets Film” is a feature dedicated to exploring the way that opera has been employed in cinema. We will select a section or a film in its entirety, highlighting the impact that utilizing the operatic form or sections from an opera can alter our perception of a film that we are viewing. This week’s installment features Lulu Wang’s “The {…}