This November, the Opéra de Montréal will present Wagner’s “Das Rheingold” for the first time in 20 years. The first chapter in Wagner’s tetralogy will be led by Michael Christie, who was part of the original team who created this visually and aurally stunning production of “Das Rheingold,” along with director Brian Staufenbiel, at the Minnesota Opera in 2016. “In {…}
Concerts at Saint Thomas is set to celebrate the holiday season with Handel’s Messiah and other traditional works. First up, the Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys and New York Baroque Incorporated will perform Handel’s Messiah with Daniel Hyde conducting soloists soprano Elizabeth Weisberg, mezzo-soprano Meg Bragle, tenor Thomas Cooley, and bass Alexander Dobson. Two such performances are scheduled for Dec. {…}
Peter Gelb has announced that Anna Netrebko is set to reprise her acclaimed interpretation of Lady Macbeth in “Macbeth” at the Metropolitan Opera. During the Met Opera Guild Luncheon honoring Netrebko, the Met’s General Manager announced that she would take on the role during the 2019-20 season. He also hinted that the soprano would be performing the title role in Strauss’ “Salome” in {…}
Puccini’s “Tosca” received its 966th performance at the Metropolitan Opera on Thursday, Oct. 25. The work featured the second revival of David McVicar’s production from last season, with some unique distinctions. As noted in last year’s review of this production, this version of the work’s success will live or die based on whether the performers bring a strong perspective to {…}
Over the years, Wexford has seen its share of bloody conflicts, and in most cases, this tends to involve the English. In 1798, the United Irishmen, who sought to establish equality between Protestants and Catholics, and independence from the UK, rebelled. The city became one of the focal points of the rising, with the rebels managing to take control of {…}
You’ll see some standard classics and quite a number of rare works in this weekend’s list from Latin America and all around Europe. Here are five picks for this weekend’s top opera to see! Guillaume Tell – Theater an der Wien, Austria John Osborn and Christoph Pohl lead Rossini’s final masterpiece in a production by Torsten Fischer. Jane Archibald rounds out {…}
Ryan Speedo Green will be the chair of OPERA America’s National Opera Week. In a post via social media, the organization announced that the bass-baritone would be the Honorary Chair of the week which celebrates opera through various panels and events. In response to the honor, Speedo Green said, “I’m honored to be the honorary chair of OPERA America’s National Opera {…}
Christina Scheppelmann, who was named Artistic director at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in 2014, is set leave her position with the company during the 2019-20 season. Ever since taking the position in June 2014, Scheppelmann had numerous achievements including upping the attendance to 86 percent during the 2015-16 and 2016-17 season. She also worked on the OFF Liceu project, which has helped {…}
It’s National Opera Week, so as you can imagine, there are a ton of operas being offered this weekend. So we looked through and picked out the five we feel you have to see no matter what (in alphabetical order by company). You’ll notice that many are slowly but surely drawing to a close and this might just be your {…}
David Daniels is being sued as he faces a second accusation of sexual assault. Andrew Lipian, a former student of Daniels at the University of Michigan has filed a civil suit against Daniels and the school over an alleged incident in 2017. According to Lipian, Daniels drugged and assaulted Lipian while he was pursuing a master’s degree at the University {…}
Mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča, who recently opened the Metropolitan Opera’s 2018-19 season with her role in Saint-Saens’ “Samson and Delilah” took to Carnegie Hall with pianist Kevin Murphy for an evening of lieder, songs, and arias close to her heart and on the pulse of her prominent artistic career. Featuring the works of Schumann, Wagner, Ravel, and more, the program of {…}