https://operawire.com/obituary-contralto-gisela-litz-dies-at-100/
Contraalto Gisela Litz has died at the age of 100. Born in Hamburg on December 14, 1922, she went on to train in Hamburg and began her stage career at the Staatstheater Wiesbaden. She made her debut in Hamburg in 1952 and appeared with the company for the premiere of “Die Heirat” by B. Martinù. Litz went on to perform {…}
https://operawire.com/arte-releases-sonya-yoncheva-vittorio-grigolos-tosca-recording-from-arena-di-verona/
Arte is streaming a recording of Puccini’s “Tosca” from the Arena di Verona. The recording stars Sonya Yoncheva as Floria Tosca and Vittorio Gridolo as Cavaradossi. Roman Burdenko stars as the Barone Scarpia with Carlo Bosi as Spoleta and Giulio Mastrototaro as Il sagrestano. Francesco Ivan Ciampa conducts the productions by Hugo de Ana while Tiziano Mancini directs for the screen. The {…}
https://operawire.com/corinne-winters-louise-alder-elina-garanca-barbara-hannigan-lead-accademia-nazionale-di-santa-cecilias-2023-24-season/
The Orchestra of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia has announced its 2023-24 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Concerts Jakub Hrůša conducts Corinne Winters, Richard Samek, and Roman Hoza in a Smetana and Dvořák program. Performance Dates: Oct. 19-21, 2023 Matthias Goerne performs selections from Mahler’s “Des Knaben Wunderhorn” under Manfred Honeck. The program also includes {…}
https://operawire.com/yannick-nezet-seguin-elina-garanca-lead-viennas-summer-nights-concert/
(© EG: Sarah Katharina, YNS: Hans van der Woerd, Schoenbrunn: Julius Silver) The Wiener Philharmoniker has announced that this year’s Summer Nights Concert will be conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin. The concert, which is set to be held on June 8, 2023, will feature soloist Elīna Garanča, who will sing three arias from Georges Bizet’s “Carmen,” Charles Gounod’s “Sapho,” and Camille {…}
https://operawire.com/andres-orozco-estrada-named-next-music-director-of-the-city-of-cologne-gurzenich-kapellmeister/
Mayor Henriette Reker and Head of Cultural Affairs Stefan Charles announced the appointment of Colombian conductor and violinist Andrés Orozco-Estrada to the position of Music Director of the City of Cologne and Gürzenich Kapellmeister. In his new role, Orozco-Estrada will be responsible for the Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne and the Cologne Opera. His tenure begins Sept. 2025. Cologne’s Mayor Henriette Reker stated, {…}
https://operawire.com/teatro-real-de-madrid-cancels-performance-of-aquiles-en-esciros/
The Teatro Real de Madrid canceled the Feb. 21 performance Corselli’s “Aquiles en Esciros” due to cast-wide illness. The Madrid theater said that neither Franco Fagioli nor Gabriel Díaz would be able to sing the role of Aquiles/Pirra due to illness. As a result, the performance will be moved to Feb. 26. Audience members with tickets will be able to {…}
https://operawire.com/teatro-san-carlo-announces-cast-change-for-la-boheme/
The Teatro San Carlo di Napoli has announced a cast change for its upcoming production of “La Bohème.” The company said that Diana Damrau will no longer sing the title role. As a result, Selene Zanetti will take over Damrau’s dates which were June 30 and July 2, 5, and 7, 2023. Meanwhile, Carolina López Moreno will take over Zanetti’s {…}
https://operawire.com/q-a-iconic-actress-monica-bellucci-on-being-maria-callas-in-letters-memoirs/
Back in 2019, Tom Volf, the director of the famed “Marias by Callas” set out to put on a play that, in a similar vein to his famed documentary, allowed the iconic soprano to tell her story through a trove of letters and memoirs she had written. His choice to bring the famed diva to life? Iconic film star Monica Bellucci. {…}
https://operawire.com/john-fulljames-appointed-director-of-oxford-universitys-humanities-cultural-programme/
John Fulljames has been appointed as the inaugural Director of Oxford University’s Humanities Cultural Programme. Fulljames, who was Director of Opera at the Royal Danish Opera and Royal Danish Orchestra from 2017 until earlier this year, will take up the role in November 2022. He was previously Associate Director of Opera for the Royal Opera and founded The Opera Group. {…}