https://operawire.com/les-arts-to-present-pan-y-toros/
(©MIKEL PONCE) The Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia is set to present “Pan y Toros” starting on Nov. 4, 2023. The zarzuela by Francisco Asenjo Barbieri will be presented in a production by Juan Echanove with Guillermo García Calvo conducting. The cast includes Ruth Iniesta, Borja Quiza, Carol García, Enrique Viana, Pedro Mari Sánchez, and Amparo Navarro, among others. {…}
https://operawire.com/alejandro-roy-joins-godiect-for-general-management/
Alejandro Roy has joined GoDirect for General Management. Born in Gijón, the tenor studied in Florence with the mezzo-soprano Fedora Barbieri. He has since performed at the Teatro de la Zarzuela, the Metropolitan Opera, Arena di Verona, the Teatro San Carlo, Teatro Colón, Teatro Campoamor de Oviedo, Teatro Luciano Pavarotti de Modena, Novosibirsk State Academic Opera, Sferisterio di Macerata, Teatro {…}
https://operawire.com/ravenna-festival-2023-review-stabant-matres/
Photo credit: Zani-Casadio The Ravenna Festival does not want for quality venues. In fact, it is able to boast access to some of the most stunning venues in Europe including the Byzantine masterpiece, the San Vitale Basilica, which dates back as far as the 6th century AD. Its visually stunning mosaic frescoes cover the walls and ceiling of the alter {…}
https://operawire.com/lisette-oropesa-amitai-pati-ville-rusanen-dong-won-seo-dorottya-lang-headline-savonlinna-opera-festival-2023/
(Photo Credit: Steven Harris) The Savonlinna Opera Festival is set to open later this month. Here is a rundown of the 2023 slate. First up is “Romeo et Juliette,” conducted by Yves Abel and directed by Amy Lane. The opera stars superstar Lisette Oropesa and Amitai Pati in Cast A, with Marjukka Tepponen and Antonio Poli in the second cast. {…}
https://operawire.com/lucrecia-arana-opera-week-of-logrono-announces-2023-slate/
The Lucrecia Arana opera Week of Logroño has unveiled its 2023 slate which is set to take place between June 16-23, 2023. The program opens with a performance of “Winterreise” starring tenor José Manuel Montero and pianist Pedro Halffter. Performance Date: June 16, 202 Next up is a concert entitled “El Piano de Barbieri.” It stars tenor Beñat Egiarte, soprano {…}
https://operawire.com/q-a-giuseppina-bridelli-on-her-role-debut-as-piacere-in-il-trionfo-del-tempo-e-del-disinganno-at-la-fenice/
At the age of 21, mezzo-soprano Giuseppina Bridelli made her professional debut in the role of Despina under the baton of Diego Fasolis, since which time she has been on what appears to be a never-ending upward trajectory. Now firmly established as one of the leading interpreters of the baroque repertoire, she is an artist constantly in demand, performing at {…}
https://operawire.com/jonas-kaufmann-sondra-radvanovsky-rachel-willis-sorensen-lead-new-cd-dvd-releases/
This week audiences will get a chance to listen to a high-anticipated recording of Puccini’s final opera. There are also several world premiere recordings and solo albums. All in the Sound: New Vocal Music by Peter Dayton Navona Records will release Peter Dayton‘s art songs which pair voices with instruments as varied as violin, harp, and celesta in addition to {…}
https://operawire.com/on-this-day-opera-premieres-on-christmas-day/
(Photo Credit: Christian Dageförde) Dating as far back as the 17th century, vocal works about Christmas and themes about the Holy Nativity (i.e., the birth of Jesus Christ) and the events surrounding the pilgrimage of the shepherds, angels, and wise men have been created in quick succession. Everyone from Italian composer Carlo Francesco Cesarini, Russian composer P. I. Tchaikovsky, German {…}
https://operawire.com/opera-national-de-paris-announces-academie-de-palais-garnier-concerts/
The Opéra National de Paris is set to present a series of concerts featuring artists from the Académie au Palais Garnier. First up will be an aria and ensembles concert. That showcase will feature music by Rossini, Thomas, Poulenc, Britten, Gounod, Massenet, and Donizetti from such operas as “Guillaume Tell,” “Semiramide,” “Il Barbiere di Siviglia,” “Hamlet,” “Dialogues des Carmélites,” “Gloriana,” {…}