https://operawire.com/17-anticipated-new-opera-productions-to-see-in-2017/
This year is coming to a close and after having looked back at some of the milestones certain stars made this year, it is time to look at 2017. There is so much to look forward to as many of the greatest stars will take on new roles while other will reprise signature roles in new productions with star-studded casts. {…}
https://operawire.com/weekend-preview-129-11-international-elektra-die-zauberflaute-and-macbeth-among-the-operas-being-performed-around-the-world/
This weekend the international opera houses will have a lot to offer from very popular works in the repertoire to lesser known works. They will also showcase some of the greatest stars in the world. Vienna The Vienna State Opera will offer two Verdi works including “Macbeth” with Simon Keenlyside and “Falstaff” with Ambrosio Maestri and Carmen Giannatasio. In between {…}
https://operawire.com/san-francisco-opera-and-lumahai-productions-present-new-film-eun-sun-kim-a-journey-into-lohengrin/
The release of “Eun Sun Kim: A Journey Into Lohengrin,” an hour-long film by San Francisco Opera and Lumahai Productions has been announced. Directed by Elena Park, the new film takes viewers behind the scenes during the weeks of rehearsal leading up to the opening of Wagner’s “Lohengrin” at San Francisco Opera last October. It follows the production team and {…}
https://operawire.com/artsmart-receives-nbcuniversal-local-impact-grant/
ArtSmart has received a local impact grant from NBC10, Telemundo62, and Comcast NBCUniversal totaling $34,315.72. ArtSmart provides tuition-free music lessons and mentorship by paid, professional artists to youth in under-resourced communities across the U.S.. The music mentorship framework is designed to “provide youth a pathway to academic, economic, and emotional stability by harnessing the proven cognitive and social-emotional benefits of {…}
https://operawire.com/san-francisco-opera-san-francisco-public-library-announces-season-finale-of-its-storytelling-workshop-series/
(Photo credit: Kristen Loken) The season finale of “The Opera in You,” San Francisco Opera’s free storytelling workshop series presented in partnership with San Francisco Public Library is set for June 15 at 3 p.m. Twelve selected participants from “The Opera in You” workshops will share their five-minute stories at this public storytelling celebration. During the event, three additional workshop {…}
https://operawire.com/jonas-kaufmann-diana-damrau-cecilia-bartoli-elina-garanca-michael-spyres-lead-philharmonie-essens-2024-25-season/
The Philharmonie Essen has announced its 2024-25 season. Here are the vocal performances of the season. Evelina Liubonko, Sarah Romberger, Thomas Hobbs, and Kresimir Strazanac perform works by Arcangelo Corelli, Francesco Durante, and Georg Friedrich Händel alongside Rias Kammerchor Berlin. Performance Date: Sept. 7, 2024 Graun’s “Adriano in Siria” will star Noah Hellwig, Valer Sabadus, Roberta Mameli, Maayan Licht, David {…}
https://operawire.com/deutsche-oper-berlin-awards-peter-seiffert-honorary-membership/
The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced that Peter Seiffert will be awarded an honorary membership. The company said, “Over 300 performances in 26 roles and almost four decades at and for the Deutsche Oper Berlin: Tonight, 22 May 2024, after the first act of Richard Wagner’s ‘Die Walküre,’ we award Kammersänger Peter Seiffert an honorary membership of the Deutsche Oper {…}