https://operawire.com/carlos-alvarez-to-return-to-the-metropolitan-opera/
Spanish baritone Carlos Álvarez is set to return to the Metropolitan Opera. The baritone told Platea Magazine in an interview that he will return to the New York stage in the title role of “Simon Boccanegra” and in “La Bohème.” During the interview, he also said that it was on the Met stage that he started to have issues with {…}
https://operawire.com/artist-profile-a-look-at-fiery-tenor-michael-fabiano/
Tenor Michael Fabiano, born on May 8, 1984, has fashioned a major career for himself in the modern opera world. To this point, he has established a foothold at all the major opera houses around the globe, including the Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House, Teatro Real, Paris Opera, San Francisco Opera, and Canadian Opera Company, among others. The tenor was {…}
https://operawire.com/opera-ithaca-announces-5th-anniversary-2018-19-season/
Opera Ithaca has announced its 2018-19 season, its 5th edition. The season will showcase four productions, including a world premiere. Thomas’ “Hamlet” opens the season, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the work’s Paris Opera premiere in a production by director/designer Zachary James. Conductor, Keith Chambers leads a cast that includes Garrett Obrycki as Hamlet, Holly Flack as Ophelie, Leah Marie {…}
https://operawire.com/florida-grand-opera-presents-its-2018-19-season/
The Florida Grand Opera has announced its 2018-19 season, featuring four productions. The season opens with Puccini’s timeless tale “La Bohème.” Performances will be held in Miami and then in Fort Lauderdale with a cast to be announced at a later moment. Performance Dates: Nov. 3-17, 2018 Mozart’s masterpiece “Le Nozze di Figaro” follows with such famous arias as “Voi {…}
https://operawire.com/nicole-cabell-anthony-roth-costanzo-nathan-gunn-headline-english-national-operas-2018-19-season/
The English National Opera has announced its 2018-19 season with five new Productions including a World Premiere, four revivals, and two collaborations. The season will include contemporary pieces and bold new takes on seminal works to audience-favorite classic stagings. The season kicks off with a new production of Strauss’ “Salome” by Adena Jacobs. Conductor Martyn Brabbins leads the production with Allison {…}
https://operawire.com/opera-news-awards-5-honorees-weigh-in-on-importance-of-recognition/
It’s always fun to receive awards. And all five of the major honorees of the OPERA NEWS Awards were beaming on Sunday afternoon, April 23, 2018, during the gala event at The Plaza Hotel in New York City. For the past 13 years, the famed opera magazine has given out accolades to five opera powerhouses. “We always look at a {…}
https://operawire.com/pbs-scheduled-to-showcase-met-operas-lelisir-damore/
PBS will showcase “L’Elisir D’Amore” from the Metropolitan Opera as part of its Great Performances Series on Sunday, April 29, 2018. The broadcast will kick off at 12 p.m. EDT and will showcase soprano Pretty Yende, tenor Matthew Polenzani, baritone Davide Luciano, and bass Ildebrando D’Arcangelo. The showcase, from February’s Live in HD series, was hosted Susanna Phillips and conducted {…}
https://operawire.com/from-refugee-to-mimi-soprano-elizabeth-caballero-on-her-journey-from-cuban-outcast-to-opera-star/
“La Bohème” is arguably the most popular opera in the world. It is full of intense intimacy, universal emotions, and ultimately allows us to revel characters that we, at some point, have known and experienced. For soprano Elizabeth Caballero, that Puccini classic is almost akin to a leitmotif in her life. On March 2, 2018, one of her greatest artistic {…}
https://operawire.com/juan-diego-florez-anna-netrebko-nina-stemme-to-be-featured-in-vienna-state-operas-2018-19-season/
The Vienna State Opera has announced the 2018-19 season, which is incidentally the company’s 150-anniversary year. The season will include six new productions, including a world premiere production. Here is a breakdown of what’s to come. New Productions (In Order of Opening) Berlioz’s “Les Troyens” will be the first new production, starting on Oct. 14, 2018. David McVicar directs while {…}