On Oct. 6, 2018, the Royal Swedish Opera is set to world premiere the new opera “Tristessa.” The new work visualized by Ann-Sofi Sidén’s films and projections was written by composer Jonas S. Bohlin, who has also written the libretto together with author Torbjörn Elensky. The visual design by Sidén will showcase an absurd, outrageous world dominated by projections and digital {…}
92Y’s Tisch Center for the Arts is proud to launch its 2018-19 concert season with “East West Street.” The Oct. 14 performance will bring the North American premiere of “East West Street: A Song of Good and Evil,” the first event in 92Y’s new interdisciplinary Inflection series. Created by award-winning author/human-rights lawyer Philippe Sands, who also narrates, the multimedia work {…}
“Opera Meets Film” is a feature dedicated to exploring the way that opera has been employed in cinema. We will select a section or a film in its entirety, highlighting the impact that utilizing the operatic form or sections from an opera can alter our perception of a film that we are viewing. This week’s installment features “Maria by Callas,” {…}
Brian Jagde is one of today’s rising stars in the opera world and his powerful tenor has obtained raves. Today he is in high demand around the world and one of the roles that he has garnered him attention is that of Cavaradossi. Currently starring in San Francisco Opera’s new production of “Tosca,” Jagde will break the record this season {…}
Many Mexican tenors have managed successful careers in recent years. Francisco Araiza was among the most influential. Born in Mexico City on Oct. 4, 1950, Araiza was the song of a tenor and seemed well on his way to an early music education. He studied voice while studying business administration and made the switch completely under the encouragement of soprano {…}
The Pacific Opera Project has announced its 2019 season. The new season, curated by Artistic Director Josh Shaw, will open with Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” in a production set in the classic Nintendo game, Mario Bros. The “super” production transports Papageno, Tamino, and the gang to the land of 90s video games resembling Mario’s Bros. and Zelda with a new English libretto by Josh Shaw and {…}
Ryan Speedo Green will sing “La Boheme” in tonight’s performance. The Metropolitan Opera announced that due to illness Matthew Rose would not be able to perform the role of Colline. As a result, Green will replace Rose. Green is currently performing in the Met Opera’s production of “Aida” and will be featured on HD on Oct. 6. He will also {…}
Heidi Waleson knows that, sometimes, the same idea that one person considers thought-provoking doesn’t resonate with anyone else. So, she was grateful for a book publisher’s green light to tackle a question that was eating at her: What caused New York City Opera’s demise in 2013? “You don’t always get the chance to chase down things you really want to {…}
As far as bass-baritones go, few have the magnetic personality or onstage charisma of Italian Ruggero Raimondi. Born on Oct. 3, 1941, Raimondi was prodigious, his voice already mature by his teen years. At 15, he auditioned for maestro Francesco Molinari-Pradelli and a year later was admitted into the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan. He would win the National Competition {…}
As part of the ongoing celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Maestro Tullio Serafin, the Achivio Storico Tullio Serafin, in association with the maestro’s family, have announced the establishment of a major international singing competition for promising young singers. Andrea Castello, President of the association, said the competition will offer “an award dedicated to the memory {…}
This Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, the Metropolitan Opera will bring back Puccini’s “La Fanciulla del West,” which incidentally had its world premiere with the company back in 1910. In the context of other Puccini works, this one is seldom performed. For context, “La Bohème,” is the company’s most performed work, with 1300-plus performances in the company’s history. “Tosca,” meanwhile has {…}