https://operawire.com/obituary-sidwell-hartman-dies-at-62/
Renown tenor Sidwill Hartman has died at the age of 62. Hartman died of a heart attack on Tuesday, May 7 while teaching a class of students at the SA College of Music, which is also UCT’s music department. The tenor was well-known locally in Cape Town and was well-regarded internationally across Europe for his many groundbreaking performances. Early in his {…}
https://operawire.com/new-york-city-opera-announces-opera-in-the-park/
The New York City Opera has announced it will bring back Bryant Park’s highly popular free summer performing arts series. The popular series will present three concert performances showcasing two popular operas and one concert celebrating pride month. The series opens with Puccini’s “La Bohème” with stars of New York City Opera. Performance Date: May 20, 2019 The second concert in {…}
https://operawire.com/asmik-grigorian-kristian-benedikt-lead-lithuanian-national-operas-2019-20-season/
The Lithuanian State Opera has announced its 2019-20 season. In a press statement General manager Jonas Sakalauskas said, “For the 100th season, it was our wholehearted goal to open up the main Lithuanian theatre stage to a broad circle of best Lithuanian artists. We hope that our theatregoers shall enjoy and appreciate this initiative.” Operetta The season opens with Bernstein’s {…}
https://operawire.com/nationaltheater-mannheim-unveils-2019-20-season/
The Nationaltheater Mannheim has announced its 2019-20 seasons, which includes nine production premieres and 15 revivals. Premieres The season opens with Britten’s “Peter Grimes,” which will be directed by Markus Dietz and conducted by Alexander Soddy. Roy Cornelius stars in the title role with Astrid Kessler as Ellen Orford. Performance Dates: Nov. 11, 2019 – March 15, 2020 Jelena Kordic {…}
https://operawire.com/royal-opera-house-2019-20-season-here-is-all-the-information-on-the-live-in-cinema-series/
With the reveal of its new 2019-20 season, the Royal Opera House has unveiled its live in cinemas performances. Here is a rundown of the major works that audiences can check out in the movie theaters. Don Giovanni – Oct. 8, 2019: The Mozart masterpiece will feature Erwin Schrott, Roberto Tagliavini, Malin Byström, Daniel Behle, Christine Rice, Louise Alder, and {…}
https://operawire.com/diana-damrau-anna-netrebko-headline-met-operas-2019-summer-encores-series/
The Metropolitan Opera has announced its 2019 Summer Encores series which will feature four total operas over the years. First up will be “Roméo et Juliette” which features Diana Damrau and Vittorio Grigolo in the title roles. This was transmitted live on Jan. 21, 2017, but this summer will appear in the U.S. on June 19, 2019 and in Canada {…}
https://operawire.com/hungarian-state-opera-to-hold-puccini-festival/
The Hungarian State Opera is set to conclude its 2018-19 season with a Puccini festival. The three-week Puccini Festival will showcase all of the famed Italian composer’s stage and vocal works. The festival kicks off with “Manon Lescaut” followed by “Tosca.” “La Fanciulla del West” will continue with “Madama Butterfly” and “La Rondine” after. “Edgar,” “La Bohème,” “Il Trittico” and” {…}
https://operawire.com/grange-park-opera-announces-its-2020-festival/
The Grange Park Opera has announced the 2020 Festival. The season will open with a world premiere of Anthony Bolton and librettist Kit Hesketh-Harvey’s “The Life & Death of Alexander Litvinenko.” The new opera will be based on the true story of former FSB officer Alexander Litvinenko, who was poisoned with radioactive polonium-210 and died in 2006. The cast will include {…}
https://operawire.com/q-a-rosetta-cucchi-on-taking-over-as-artistic-director-of-wexford-festival-opera-working-with-singers-music/
In 1995, a young Rosetta Cucchi first walked through the door of the Theatre Royal in Wexford, home of the Wexford Festival Opera, beginning an association, which almost 25 years later, is still going strong, having just been been appointed as the company’s Artistic Director. Cucchi will take over the running of the festival from 2020, replacing David Agler, who {…}