(Credit: Giovanni De Sandre ) Andrea Bocelli has announced three U.S. concerts for 2020. The tenor will appear in three special dates in California beginning with one show at SAP Center in San Jose on June 13 and two shows at the Hollywood Bowl on June 16 & 17. The June 2020 tour will be the first time Bocelli returns {…}
(Credit: Albert Comper) Opera Australia has announced that Chorus Master Anthony Hunt will be leaving the Company at the end of the current Melbourne season to return to his hometown of Adelaide with his family. During his time with the company Hunt oversaw the OA chorus for six years, managing rehearsals and guiding the chorus through more than 30 mainstage {…}
Catherine Foster is known as one of the great of Brünnhildes of our time. She has performed the role six consecutive times at the Bayreuth Festival and continues to be in-demand for her interpretation. And while there is no denying that this might be her signature role, it is impossible to discount three other operas that she is also dominating {…}
The Dallas Opera has announced a cast change for its upcoming production of Verdi’s “Don Carlo.” The company announced that Lucas Meachem will replace Mariusz Kwiecień in the role of Rodrigo. The upcoming production will mark Meachem’s role debut as Rodrigo and his second production at the Dallas Opera this season. He will perform Figaro in “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” {…}
The Opéra National de Paris has announced a cast change for its upcoming revival of “Il Barbiere di Siviglia.” The company announced that Ilya Kutyukhin will take over performances from Jan. 22 through Feb. 12 in the title role replacing Andrzek Filończyk. Additionally, the company announced that Tommaso Barea will replace Davide Giangregorio in the role of Fiorello in all {…}
(Credit: Ellen Wallop/Asia Society) Since its inception, opera has shifted its focus from gods and kings to the more common and middle class folk. But the domestic worker, while making appearances, is almost never at the core of its stories. “Mila,” an opera presented by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council and the Asia Society on Dec. 7, 2019 in {…}
(Photo source: www.sopranokarenslack.com) Karen Slack is set to return to The Metropolitan Opera as Serena in Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess.” The soprano will sing the recently announced performances on Feb. 12 and 15, 2020. The two performances will mark the first time Slack performs at the Met Opera since her debut in the title role of Verdi’s “Luisa Miller” in {…}
(Credit: Caroline Heaney) Stewart Copeland and Jonathan Moore’s latest opera “Electric Saint” is set for a world premiere in late 2020. The opera, which will showcase the dramatic rivalry between Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison, is set to appear at the Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimer on Sept. 6, 2020 with a total of eight performances during the run. This is the {…}
(Credit: Richard Termine / Met Opera) The Met is set to revive Julie Taymor’s “The Magic Flute” on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019. The opera will be headlined by a wide-ranging cast of familiar and new faces. Queens and Kings Kathryn Lewek will reprise her Queen of the Night for the fifth season of her career. To date it is the {…}
(Credit: Curtis Brown) “Halka” is as one of the masterpieces in the Polish operatic repertory and is frequently performed in its country of origin. In recent times the opera has garnered greater international attention with showcases at Carnegie Hall, Bard Music Festival, and the Bel Canto Opera. This week, “Halka” will get a new production at the Theater an der {…}
(Credit: Ken Howard / Met OPera) On Friday, Dec. 13, the Metropolitan Opera will revive its Robert Carsen production of “Der Rosenkavalier” with a fantastic cast of singers. As the Marschallin, Camilla Nylund will make her hotly anticipated Met Opera debut. Katie Van Kooten will sing a single performance on Dec. 28; this is her third opera at the Met, {…}