Karita Mattila, Waltteri Torikka, Sinead Campbell Wallace, Tuomas Katajala Headline Savonlinna Opera Festival’s 2024 Season

The Savonlinna Opera Festival has unveiled its 2024 slate. First up is Verdi’s “Nabucco.” Rodula Gaitanou conducts the production. Performance Date: July 6 – 26, 2024 Tuomas Katajala and Sinead Campbell Wallace will play Lohengrin and Elsa in Wagner’s “Lohengrin” with Karita Mattila singing Ortrud and Lucio Gallo appearing as Telramund. Rounding out the cast is Timo Riihonen. The opera {…}

Jun 21, 2023

Teatro dell’Opera di Roma to Project ‘The Great Dictator’ During Summer Festival

The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma is set to present Charlie Chaplin’s “The Great Dictator” at the 2023 Caracalla Festival. The legendary film will be projected in a newly restored version from the Cineteca Nazionale di Bologna on June 23 and will be showcased with the Orchestra dell’Opera di Roma performing live. Timothy Brock conducts the score in a newly restored {…}

Jun 21, 2023

BBC Radio 3 Announces New Generation Artists

BBC Radio 3 has announced the ⁩New Generation Artists. The new project helps to support young musicians on the threshold of an international career to reach the next stage of their development. It brings some of the world’s most promising new talent to listeners across the UK through BBC Radio 3 broadcasts. The artists for the 2023-25 season include British {…}

Jun 21, 2023

Jérôme Boutillier, Ernesto Petti & Catherine Trottmann Lead Opéra de Saint-Étienne’s 2023-24 Season

France’s Opéra de Saint-Étienne has announced its 2023-24 season. Opera Louis Bertin’s “La Esmeralda” will star Christophe Crapez, Arthur Daniel, Renaud Delaigue, Jeanne Mendoche, and Martial Pauliat. Benjamin d’Anfray conducts the production by Jeanne Desoubeaux. Performance Dates: Nov. 7 & 8, 2023 Antonio Corianò, Ernesto Petti, Angélique Boudeville, and Kamelia Kader star in Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” with Giuseppe Grazioli conducting {…}

Jun 21, 2023

CD Review: Glossa’s ‘L’italiana in Algeri’

Interest in Rossini is famously tied to Maria Callas and the renaissance, both technical and stylistic, of the Belcanto tradition which in the wake of the Divina has inspired as diverse a roster as Teresa Berganza, Marilyn Horne, and Montserrat Caballe to name but a few. Yet in addition to her live performances, her recorded legacy has marked our ear {…}

Jun 21, 2023

Simon Keenlyside Stars in Cleveland Orchestra’s 2023 International Tour

Credit: Official Website The Cleveland Orchestra and baritone Simon Keenlyside led by Music Director Franz Welser-Möst will begin their international tour this October. The group will perform five concerts throughout Austria and Israel. This will be Cleveland Orchestra’s Israel debut and the first American orchestra to visit the country since 2018. The musicians and staff will work with local students, {…}

Jun 20, 2023

Lisette Oropesa, Amitai Pati, Ville Rusanen, Dong-won Seo, & Dorottya Láng Headline Savonlinna Opera Festival 2023

(Photo Credit: Steven Harris) The Savonlinna Opera Festival is set to open later this month. Here is a rundown of the 2023 slate. First up is “Romeo et Juliette,” conducted by Yves Abel and directed by Amy Lane. The opera stars superstar Lisette Oropesa and Amitai Pati in Cast A, with Marjukka Tepponen and Antonio Poli in the second cast. {…}

Jun 20, 2023

San Francisco Symphony 2022-23 Review: Adriana Mater

(Credit: Credit: Brittany Hosea-Small) Kaija Saariaho died in early June 2023. Her opera, “Adriana Mater,” opened at San Francisco Symphony a few days later. The semi-staged performance seemed like a ritual itself to honor the noted Finnish composer. The story of human suffering in war was conducted by San Francisco’s Music Director, Esa-Pekka Salonen, with depth and finesse. Four singers {…}

Jun 20, 2023

Dayton Performing Arts Alliance Releases 2022-23 Report

The Dayton Performing Arts Alliance released the report for its 2022-2023 noting an increase in ticket revenue and noting a return of 80% of pre-COVID audiences. The report was presented at the Annual Board of Trustees Meeting in the Community Room of the Dayton Metro Library’s Main branch in downtown Dayton on the afternoon of June 15, 2023. The report stated {…}

Jun 20, 2023

Bayerische Staatsoper Releases Statement Regarding Hiring of Ildar Abdrazakov

The Bayerische Staatsoper has released a statement regarding the hiring of Ildar Abdrazakov for the upcoming Munich Opera Festival. A spokesman for the company told BR-Klassik, “We have the two existing contracts for the opera festival. We value him as an artist very much. But beyond that, nothing is planned for the time being. So he won’t be there in {…}

Jun 20, 2023

Bregenz Festival Announces ‘Tancredi’ for 2024 Season

Austria’s Bregenz Festival has announced its plans to present Rossini’s “Tancredi” during the 2024 season. The festival said in a press conference that the opera will run for three performances in Bregenz, opening on July 18, 2024. The day before that the Bregenz Festival will open for its 78th season with the lake stage premiere of Carl Maria von Weber’s {…}