The Mannes School of Music has appointed Emma Griffin as the new Managing Artistic Director of the Mannes Opera. She will succeed Joseph Colaneri, who stepped down after a 20-year tenure. The announcement comes after a worldwide search for a successor to Colaneri. Per the school’s official website, she will serve as both artistic and administrative leader for the Mannes {…}
Dutch tenor Hubert Delamboye has died. Delamboye studied piano at the conservatory of Maastricht and came under the vocal tutelage of Leo Ketelaars. After graduating from the conservatory in 1974, he went on to perform at major theaters in New York, Tokyo, Paris, Berlin, Munich, Amsterdam, Brussels, Turin, Vienna, and Zurich. He was a major figure at Salzburg Festival where he performed {…}
Bonaldo Giaiotti has died at the age of 85. The renowned Italian bass was one of the most recognized singers of his time, singing at every major theater in the world. His career began in 1957 when he made his debut at the Teatro Nuovo and began performing all over Italy. Two years later he would make his American debut {…}
The World Cup kicks off tomorrow with a match between Russia and Saudi Arabia. Before that, audiences around the world will get to clamor as some of the greatest opera stars appear on the world stage. And then on the opening ceremony, another young opera star will make a major appearance. For some, the concept of opera and soccer (football around {…}
In just a few days, the World Cup will be upon us. Not everyone in the opera world is a major fan of the beautiful game, but there is one artist who is a pretty big fanatic. As you may have guessed from the title, his name is Plácido Domingo. He has performed a plethora of tournaments and has been {…}
The Malaga Philharmonic has announced its 2018-19 season, featuring numerous performers and composers such as Shostakovich, Janacek, Dvorak, Verdi, and Mahler. For this season announcement, we look only at the vocal highlights of the season. Here is a look. Raquel Lojendio sings Strauss’ “Four Last Songs” as well as Mahler’s Symphony No. 4. Manuel Hernández Silva conducts. Performance Dates: Feb. 14-15, {…}
Kyle Ketelsen has been announced as the winner of the 2018 “Maria Callas Debut Artist of the Year” Award. The Dallas Opera announced that the American bass-baritone won the award for his portrayal of Leporello. The prestigious award is given to a single performer each season in recognition of a particularly memorable and outstanding company debut. Ketelsen won the 1998 Metropolitan Opera National {…}
Diana Damrau has canceled her upcoming role debut as Marguerite in Gounod’s “Faust” at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. The Deutsche Oper Berlin announced the news via Twitter and stated that due to illness Damrau would not be singing. As a result, Nicole Car will take over all five performances. Damrau recently completed the first part of her “Verdissimo” tour, which {…}
This review is for the performance on June 8, 2018. This year’s Opera Fest has seen a number of fresh and highly inventive works. David Hertzberg’s “The Rose Elf” offers an immersive, and almost unbearably-intimate recount of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale. Staged within the catacombs of Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery, the audience seated themselves on opposite sides of the long {…}
This week, Anna Netrebko, Barbara Hannigan, Leonard Bernstein and George Gagnidze release new DVDs and CDs. It will be a chance to see some of your favorite singers and conductors in signature roles as well as rarely performed works. Take a look! “Giovanna d’Arco” Anna Netrebko’s celebrated interpretation of Verdi’s early work comes to DVD. The production, which opened the {…}
The Gran Teatre del Liceu will showcase a production of “Manon Lescaut” on Saturday, June 16, 2018. The performance will be broadcast on La 2 in Barcelona as well as in Madrid in the Plaza Mayor and on mobile devices via RTVE. The performance will star Liudmyla Monastyrska in the title role with David Bizic as her brother. Gregory Kunde {…}
