The Atlanta Opera will present The Impresarios Gala to celebrate the fun side of opera. The gala, which is a benefit to raise money to support the company’s endeavors on-stage and in the community, will see four brave individuals compete against one another by lip-synching some of the greatest opera arias in history. The contenders will be in full costume {…}
The premiere of Dvorak’s “Rusalka” at the Landestheater Coburg was canceled after intermission on Sunday, April 22, 2018. The opera was canceled after tenor Milen Bozhkov fell ill. Before the start of the performance, the company had announced the tenor was ill due to an allergy-related cause, but would sing. However, after intermission, Generalmusikdirektor Roland Kluttig and Commercial Director Fritz Frömming announced that {…}
MasterVoices will present two performances of a new production of “Orphic Moments,” in conjunction with producers Anthony Roth Costanzo and Cath Brittan. The organization, which is dedicated to celebrating the power of the human voice through the art of musical storytelling performances, will present the production on May 6 and 7, 2018 at the at the Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced the nine finalists of the Metropolitan Opera’s 2018 National Council Auditions. The selected finalists were chosen by a panel of experts from the classical music industry and will compete on the Met stage on Sunday, April 29 at 3 p.m. The winners will receive individual cash prizes of $15,000 and the prestigious title of National Council {…}
Jules Massenet is one of the great composers that can’t be called an auteur in the traditional sense. When you go to any performance of music by virtually any composer, you can pretty much guarantee that said composer’s voice will come through consistently even if the means or style deviates ever so slightly. Verdi remains Verdi whether you are listening to {…}
“Norma” is known as the Mount Everest of the soprano repertoire. It’s a role that few sopranos dare take on, but it is one that most want to sing at some point in their career. This week Liudmyla Monastyrska puts her mark on the repertory staple for the first time in the U.S Known as one of the great dramatic sopranos {…}
PBS will showcase “L’Elisir D’Amore” from the Metropolitan Opera as part of its Great Performances Series on Sunday, April 29, 2018. The broadcast will kick off at 12 p.m. EDT and will showcase soprano Pretty Yende, tenor Matthew Polenzani, baritone Davide Luciano, and bass Ildebrando D’Arcangelo. The showcase, from February’s Live in HD series, was hosted Susanna Phillips and conducted {…}
This Saturday, audiences around the world will get a chance to see Massenet’s “Cendrillon” in cinemas as part of the company’s famed Live in HD broadcast. The showcase kicks off at 12:25 p.m. EDT and will star Joyce DiDonato as Cendrillon, Kathleen Kim as La Fée, Alice Coote as the Prince, Stephanie Blythe as Madame de la Haltière, and Laurent {…}
Donizetti’s “La Favorite” arrives on OperaVision to close out the month of March. The production from the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino arrives on April 26, 2018 in a production conducted by Fabio Luisi. Veronica Simeoni stars as Leonor with Celso Albelo as Fernand. Mattia Olivieri will play Alphone XI with Francesca Longari as Ines. The stream kicks off at 7 p.m. {…}
Jonas Kaufmann brings his famed interpretation of Giordano’s “Andrea Chénier” to the Vienna State Opera in a production that will be live streamed online as part of the company’s season-long series. The showcase on April 29 will be the tenor’s second production of the opera in just a few weeks. He performed the title role in Barcelona a few weeks {…}
Written in collaboration with David Salazar It’s been years in the making – Anna Netrebko singing “Tosca.” The soprano has been outspoken about her dislike for the character and about her doubts singing the role, but it’s a character that audiences have been dying to see her sing. Afterall, who but Netrebko can be considered the quintessential diva of the {…}