(Credit: Paola Kudacki / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera will open a new production of “Wozzeck” on Dec. 27, 2019 with Peter Mattei in the leading role. What is fascinating about “Wozzeck’s” history at the Met is that despite only 69 performances to date, there have been a whopping 14 different artists performing the title role (an average of about {…}
(Credit: Michael Poehn) Every New Year’s Eve, the Vienna State Opera puts on a production of “Die Fledermaus.” This year is no different and audiences around the globe can get a chance to see the performance live via the company’s own live stream platform. The performance will star Adrian Eröd, Laura Aikin, Jochen Schmeckenbecher, Margarita Gritskova, Benjamin Bruns, Clemens Unterreiner, {…}
PBS will present the Live in HD broadcast of “Manon” from the Metropolitan Opera on Jan. 5, 2020 as it kicks off the 2019-20 Great Performances Series. The broadcast will kick off at 12 p.m. EDT and features Lisette Oropesa in the title role with Michael Fabiano as her lover Chevalier des Grieux. Artur Rucinski, Brett Polegato, Kwangchul Youn, and {…}
(Credit: Monika Rittershaus) Corinne Winters has canceled the Dec. 22, 2019 performance of Moniuszko’s “Halka” at the Theater an der Wien. The soprano stated via social media, “Vienna friends: I’ve been hit badly with the norovirus stomach bug and must cancel my performance of ‘Halka’ tonight. Thank you for understanding and see you on the 29th for our next show!” {…}
Placido Domingo has announced its upcoming Tokyo tour with Saioa Hernandez. The tenor announced via social media that he will sing two concerts in Tokyo alongside the Spanish soprano. The first concert on Jan 28 will be held at the Forum Concert while the Jan. 31 concert will take place at the Suntory Hall Tokyo. Both concerts will be led {…}
(Credit: Javier del Real) Mexican tenor Javier Camarena really needs no introduction. As one of the foremost tenors in the world, he has become a fixture at all the major opera houses. However, he has forged a particularly unique one with the Teatro Real de Madrid where audiences have witnessed some of his biggest triumphs. He performed the now legendary {…}
Ópera en Cine is set to present Verdi’s “I Masnadieri” from the Teatro alla Scala. The opera will be presented throughout Spain starting Jan. 16 in such cities as Barcelona, Bilbao, and Valencia, Zaragoza. Earlier in October the production was shown on Rai5 in Italy. ”I Masnadieri” was presented at the Teatro alla Scala this past summer in a new {…}
Puccini is one of opera’s most iconic composers. Born on Dec. 22, 1858, he would go on to be well-regarded as a strong melodist and even more potent dramatist. The vast majority of his operas are a major part of the standard repertory, including “La Bohème,” “Tosca,” and “Turandot.” For this week’s quiz, we take a look at Puccini’s output. {…}
(Provided by Zoran Todorovich ) Zoran Todorovich was never going to be an opera star. The tenor, who was born in 1961 during golden years of former Yugoslavia, grew up with a non-musical family. “I was very happy to have wonderful parents and to grow up in a family full of love,” he told OperaWire in a recent interview. “Growing {…}
(Credit: Marty Sohl/Karen Almond-Metropolitan Opera/Ken Howard-Santa Fe Opera/ Gianfranco Rota-Donizetti Opera) We hope that the end of your 2019 is a prosperous one and that the start of 2020 is even better. As we look forward to the next calendar year, we are taking some time to reflect on the opera performances that defined 2019 for many of us. As {…}
Kanye West is set to present his second opera “Mary,” staged in an aquatic arena in Miami earlier this month, at David Geffen Hall in Lincoln Center in New York City. The opera, in which West paints himself silver and re-enacts the nativity, is set to feature West’s Sunday Choir and will be directed by the rapper’s longtime collaborator Vanessa {…}
