The Opéra de Paris has announced a cast change for “The Exterminating Angel.” The company said that Caroline Wettergreen has withdrawn from the role of Leticia and will be replaced by Gloria Tronel. Tronel is a winner of the Jessica Pratt Prize at the 22nd Ottavio Ziino International Opera Competition, and the First Prize at the Festival Mimas Singing Competition. She {…}
The Theater Aachen in Germany has taken down a bust of Herbert von Karajan due to his past ties to the Nazi party. According to Elena Tzavara, the theater’s director, the pressure to take down the statue and be more critical of the legendary conductor was growing. The Theater Aachen was where Karajan began his career and was named Music {…}
North / South Consonance will present “Rimas Sacras / Sacred Rhymes” on Dec. 3, 2023 at Marc Scorca Hall at the National Opera Center. The showcase will feature soprano Celia Castro, mezzo-soprano Anna Tonna, baritone Gustavo Ahualli, and pianist Max Lifchitz. They will present music by Wallace De Pue, Jee Seo, Max Lifchitz, and Joseph Santo. The event kicks off {…}
The Juilliard School is set to present “Christmas on Fifth Avenue” on Dec. 14, 2023. The holiday concert will feature The Boys of the Saint Thomas Choir alongside the Music Advancement Program String Ensemble as they take on music by John Rutter, Bruce Neswick, Edward Bairstow, and Georg Philipp Telemann, among others. The performance will take place at Saint Thomas {…}
Opera BOX has unveiled its 2023-24 season. First up, the company will present “Kantelinen: Xmas is bling – Santas in Trouble.” The showcase will be directed by Ville Saukkonen and explores the story of Viola as she manages the chaos created by three Santas at an airport. Performance Dates: Dec. 15, 2023 – Jan. 6, 2024 Next up is Prokofiev’s “The {…}
Conductor René Jacobs is set to present selections from “Orfeo ed Euridice” on Dec. 3 at the Teatro alle Vigne in Lodi. The concert represents the Italian comeback for the conductor and will take place during the second edition of Orfeo Week. The showcase will be dedicated to Gaetano Guadagni, the castrato for whom Gluck wrote the famed opera. Jacobs {…}
(Credit; Evan Zimmerman) “No Opera on a Dead Planet.” In the middle of Act two of the opening night of “Tannhäuser” as Wolfram delivered his “Blick ich umher in diesem edlen Kreise,” specifically as he sang that “love is a spring to be drunk from,” an audience member started shouting from the rafters of the Met Opera auditorium. The first {…}
Bampton Classical Opera has a new addition to its 2024 season. The company revealed that it will present Giuseppe Gazzaniga’s “L’Isola d’Alcina.” The three-act opera is loosely based on the sorceress Alcina and features four men getting washed up on an island where they are seduced by an 800-year-old witch. The opera will be directed by Jeremy Gray and conducted {…}
Philip Modinos is set to take on the title role in Regents Opera’s performance of Wagner’s “Siegfried.” Modinos is joined by Catharine Woodward as Brünnhilde and Holden Madagame as Mime, along with Ralf Lukas who takes up the role of the Wanderer following the passing of Keel Watson. Oliver Gibbs, Craig Lemont Walters, Mae Heydorn, and Corrine Hart are also {…}
The Hellenic American Women’s Council will feature an exclusive online presentation by author Nicholas Gage on the subject of his “Greek Fire: The Story of Maria Callas and Aristotle Onassis.” The Zoom discussion, scheduled for Dec. 10, 2024 will center on the stormy affair between the famed diva and the tycoon. The book was published in 2000 and per an {…}
(Credit: Zakiyah Caldwell Burroughs) On Saturday, Dec. 2, the Washington Concert Opera will present the first of its two performances this season with a showcase of Rossini’s rarely-performed “Ermione.” While the cast features Angela Meade in the title role, the other main attraction is tenor Lawrence Brownlee who has made Rossini a specialty of his, taking on dozens of roles {…}
