Sondra Radvaonvsky’s Opera National de Bordeaux recital has been canceled. In a statement via social media the soprano said, “So very sorry to share that my Bordeaux Opèra Recital with Anthony Manoli has been cancelled this Saturday due to the situation in France at the moment. It has been rescheduled for Sunday March 31st at 8pm. Please visit their website {…}
On Dec. 10, 2018, Edita Gruberova continued her farewell tour at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. The soprano, who is about to celebrate her 51st year on the stage, said farewell at the locale where she debuted 38 years ago in her highly acclaimed “Lucia di Lammermoor.” The concert was also her farewell to Berlin, where she has performed in numerous {…}
“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 the Russian film, {…}
William Kentridge’s ”The Head and The Load,” currently playing in a two-week season at the Park Avenue Armory, opens with a still portrait. Three people – two African women and an Italian man frame a stripped upright, teak-colored piano. The man seated on the floor wears a maroon Fez – the headdress of the Turkish military until 1927. The two women {…}
Angela Gheorghiu is scheduled to recieve the Premio Puccini on Dec. 14, 2018. The soprano will be recognized with the prestigious award for her memorable Puccini interpretations in “Tosca,” “Turandot,” La Rondine,” and “La Bohème” by the Sindacate of Viareggio Giorgio del Ghingaro and the President of the of the Alberto Veronessi foundation. The ceremony will take place at the {…}
Gordon Sandison has passed away. Born August 13, 1949, Sandison first studied drama at the College of Dramatic Art in Glasgow and received his diploma in Speech and Drama. Later he went on to win a Caird Scholarship to study music at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and took part in a master class on BBC 2 with Sir {…}
The Canadian Opera Company has announced that Montreal-based composer Ana Sokolović and seasoned British librettist Paul Bentley will present a new opera “The Old Fools,” commissioned by the company. The opera, which is set to premiere in 2021, will be a two-act work inspired by “The Old Fools,” a work by renowned English poet Philip Larkin; its themes revolve around Larkin’s {…}
Gianfranco Cecchele has died at the age of 80. The Italian tenor died on Dec. 12, 2018, of Lung Cancer after battling with the illness for years. Born in Galliera Veneta, Padova, Cecchele was passionate about boxing and singing. But his father did not allow him to box and as a result, he dedicated his life to opera. He would garner the attention of Marcello del Monaco, who {…}
Pablo Heras-Casado has been awarded the title Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government. The title was presented to him by the French Ambassador to Spain, Yves Saint-Geours, in a ceremony that took place at his official residence in Madrid on Dec. 3, 2018. The prestigious award was presented to Heras-Casado in recognition of “a {…}
The Opéra de Montréal has announced that it will be presenting a new opera “La Reine-Garcon” in 2023 in co-production with the Canadian Opera Company. The work will be by composer Julien Bilodeau and librettist Michel Marc Bouchard and will be based on Boucard’s “Christine, La Reine-Garcon, which was presented in Montréal in 2012 and has appeared around the work. {…}
Brescia shares its opera season with a number of other cities in Italy’s Lombardia region, courtesy of the touring company, Opera Lombardia, and if the quality of its recent production of Handel’s “Rinaldo” is representative, then it certainly does not suffer from the arrangement. Boasting a quality young cast, including the highly respected French contralto, Delphine Galou, and two singers {…}