OPERA America has announced that protégés and mentors have been selected for the organization’s new Mentorship Program for Women. The Mentorship Program for Women is intended to provide a unique opportunity for promising female administrators (protégés) in the field to be paired with established leaders (mentors), to help the protégés identify advancement barriers and create a plan for professional growth. This {…}
The Spoleto Festival has announced its 2018 festival, which will include three operas including two U.S. premieres. Donizetti’s “Pia de’ Tolomei” will make its premiere on May 27, 2018, in a collaboration with Teatro di Pisa, Teatro del Giglio di Lucca, and Teatro Goldoni di Livorno with Andrea Cigni directing the opera. Lidiya Yankovskaya, music director of the Chicago Opera Theater {…}
ARTE TV will present Franz Léhar’s “The Land Of Smiles.” Piotr Beczala announced via social media that the recording from the Zurich opera will be streamed live at 11:45 European time. The tenor wrote, “‘The Land of Smiles’ by Franz Lehár, one of the most popular operettas, will be broadcasted on ARTE TV tomorrow at 23:45. This particular production, with {…}
Puccini’s “Tosca” is currently making the rounds at the Metropolitan Opera and is considered one of the greatest operas in the canon. Or at least one of the best known. So people think. So as you prepare to take on this opera once again, whether at a theater or on the internet, or on your television, test out your knowledge {…}
The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain has announced a cast change for Bartok’s “Bluebeard’s Castle.” The company announced “due to illness Claudia Mahnke is no longer able to perform the role of Judith in “Bluebeard’s Castle.”We are indebted to Rinat Shaham for stepping in at short notice. Shaham is well known for her interpretation of “Carmen,” which she has {…}
Oper Leipzig has officially announced a replacement for its “Tannhäuser” production. The company announced via Twitter stating, “It’s official: The internationally renowned Catalan director Calixto Bieto takes over the production of Richard Wagner’s ‘Tannhäuser,’ originally planned with Katharina Wagner.” In December, the company announced that it would not present Wagner’s production due to “logistical challenges.” The company promptly looked for an {…}
Celso Albelo has canceled his performances in the upcoming of “Manon” at the Bilbao Opera. The company announced that Albelo was forced to cancel due to a family matter. As a result, Michael Fabiano will take the role of Des Grieux alongside Irina Lungu. The production marks Fabiano’s return to Bilbao where he debuted in “Lucia di Lammermoor” alongside Diana {…}
The opera season has quieted down around much of the US and Canada, but the city that never sleeps, and other towns, still have a wide range of opera offerings. Not all of them are staged productions as there are two recital offerings worth your time! Wagner Society of New York – Clay Hilley in Recital Up-and-coming tenor Clay Hilley {…}
This weekend opera audiences are in for some classic gems with some rising stars. Jonas Kaufmann also returns to the stage while the Prague National Opera showcases a rare opera two times. “No Man” – Prague National Opera, Czech Republic The Prague National Opera gives audiences a rare chance to see Jiří Kadeřábek’s music drama with an all-Czech cast on {…}
Gregory Kunde has canceled his participation in the Alberto Zedda gala. The tenor announced via Twitter stating, “Friends: It is with great sadness that I must cancel my participation in the upcoming homage to Mo. Zedda this Saturday in Antwerp. Nothing serious, just a nasty cold. Apologies to all of my colleagues and to the Vlaamse Opera public. A huge {…}
SFJAZZ and Opera Parallèle will join forces again for a multi-media, multi-genre tribute to the centennial of iconic and versatile American composer Leonard Bernstein. The production will link Bernstein’s classic 1951 one-act opera “Trouble in Tahiti” with composer Jake Heggie’s 2005 song cycle “At the Statue of Venus” for a unique collaboration that celebrates the American voice in opera and its continuing legacy. {…}
