IME Productions has released “Tre tenori in concert, from their home to your home.” The concert features Luciano Ganci, Francesco Meli, and Giovanni Sebastiano Sala and pays homage to the original three tenors Lucinao Pavarotti, Jose Carreras, and Placido Domingo with a special appearance from Zubin Mehta, who conducted the three in the 90s. The concert includes arias by Puccini {…}
AVA has released a video after its BrAVA concert was canceled. In a statement released the organizatoin said, “While we are saddened not to be able to celebrate together our 85th Anniversary during these difficult times for our community, we wanted to find a way to commemorate this occasion with you virtually.” The video features a number of singers who {…}
Argentine mezzo-soprano Mabel Perelstein has died from complications related to the coronavirus. Perelstein was hospitalized on March 24, 2020 in Madrid. Born in La Plata, Argentina, Perelstein studied at the Conservatorio Gilardo Gilardi where she worked under Noemí Souza. She then went on to be part of the Teatro Argentino Chorus. In the 80s she moved to Spain to study {…}
The Polish National Opera in Warsaw is offering free streams through its website. The company, which has also teamed up with OperaVision, will begin streaming with a recent 2018 production of Bizet’s “Carmen” under the direction of Keri Lynn Wilson. Opera Nardowa will stream the work on March 31 and April 2. It also streamed othe pera on March 28. {…}
Opera is forbidden in Iran. For years, Opera has been banned in the country despite palpable progress that saw the opera house open in 2013 for a production of “Gianni Schicchi” and the reopening of the opera house in 2015. There was even an all-women’s production of “Carmen.” But for opera singers who continue to pursue this artform in Iran, {…}
The ink wasn’t even dry on the stimulus package, which guaranteed the Kennedy Center $25 million, and the arts organization was already laying off members of the National Symphony Orchestra. Per a report from the Washington Post, the orchestra members, who are worth $1.6 million per month on the payroll, will get one additional paycheck at the end of this {…}
(Credit: Courtesy of Harrison Parrot) Krzysztof Penderecki has died at the age of 86 after a long illness in Krakow, Poland. Born in Dębica, Poland, to Tadeusz Penderecki, a lawyer, and Zofia, Penderecki attended grammar school in 1946 after World War two and began studying violin under Stanisław Darłak, Dębica’s military bandmaster. After graduating from grammar school, he moved to {…}
An Opera Rara is a love letter to Bel Canto fans. Not only does the company research, rediscover, restore, record, and perform the forgotten operatic heritage of the 19th century, but they offer it up to collectors in a vibrant and potent packaging that includes a generous booklet with a extended article about the opera, photos and lithographs from the {…}
After last week’s focus on Verdi’s “La Traviata,” now we are looking back at famed tenor interpreters of the title role of the composer’s preceding opera – “Il Trovatore.” In this case, your goal is to find their last names with the only clue at your disposal being their first name. Instructions: You are free to solve the word search {…}
The Sofia National Opera has launched a streaming service entitled The Sofia Opera Pearls Streams. It will offer a series of broadcasts of operatic pearls in the archive of the rich opera and ballet repertoire of the Sofia Opera. The company already streamed the first Bulgarian historical opera “BORISLAV” by Maestro Georgi Atanasov, “Don Quichotte” by Jules Massenet with Orlin Anastasov, {…}
The Regina Opera has released a full video performance of Verdi’s “La Traviata.” The performance comes from the 2017 production and stars Sarah Moulton Faux in the title role, Heejae Kim as Alfredo, and Peter Hakjoon Kim as Germont. The video can be seen on the company’s website, www.reginaopera.org, or on its YouTube channel. The company announced that they may release new {…}