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Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Artistic Director Christoph von Bernuth on the Multi-Faceted Identity of the Karlsruhe Handel Festival

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(Photo: Arno Kohlem) Christoph von Bernuth is the Opera Director and Artistic Director of the International Handel Festival at Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe. With nearly 19 years at the Innsbruck Early Music Festival alongside René Jacobs, he is a leading expert in Baroque opera productions. Formerly Deputy General Director at Oldenburg, he is also an accomplished director, known for staging works {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Soprano Vivica Genaux on Mentoring Hasse Artaserse at Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg

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(Credit: RibaltaLuce-Studio) Celebrated as one of the preeminent mezzo-sopranos of her generation, Vivica Genaux is a definitive champion of the baroque and bel canto repertoires. Renowned for her instrumental role in the modern revival of Johann Adolf Hasse, she was honored with the Hasse-Preis by the Hasse-Stiftung Hamburg in 2025. She is actively collaborating with HfMT Hamburg as a mentor {…}

Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Prof. Mark Tucker & Prof. Isolde Kittel-Zerer on Reviving Hasse’s ‘Artaserse’ at Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg

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Prof. Mark Tucker is a distinguished interpreter of the Baroque repertoire with a prestigious career performing and recording under conductors such as Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, and René Jacobs. For over 20 years, he has taught at Hochschule für Musik und Theater (HfMT) Hamburg, specializing in Italian vocal repertoire from 1600 to 1800 within the Historical Performance Practice {…}

News

Mannes Opera to Showcase U.S. Premiere of Korngold’s ‘The Silent Serenade’

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Mannes Opera at The New School College of Performing Arts will present the U.S. premiere of Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s “The Silent Serenade” (Die Stumme Serenade) on March 13 and 14, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. Performances, set to take place at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater in New York City, will feature Daria Tereshchenko, Megan Barker, Gaeun Song, Sean Seungho Cha, {…}

Opera Meets Film, Special Features

Opera Meets Film: Exploring Life As a Castrato in Tom Ford’s ‘Cry To Heaven’

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What happens when creatives move in different directions than their main artistic medium? For many, moving between the mediums is a natural process, a way to materialize one’s creative impulses through various means. Auguste Rodin, the celebrated naturalist sculptor of the late 19th-20th century, was a fine painter as his numerous works show, although is best known for works like {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Musikfestspiele Potsdam Sanssouci 2025 Review: Didone abbandonata

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(Photo: Noah Shaye) On June 28, 2025, Musikfestspiele Potsdam Sanssouci presented a rare revival of Baldassare Galuppi’s opera “Didone abbandonata” — the 1752 Madrid version. Commissioned by the legendary castrato Farinelli to honor King Ferdinand VI of Spain, this adaptation brought together three giants of the 18th century opera: Farinelli himself, librettist Pietro Metastasio, and composer Galuppi. More concise and {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival 2024: Ifigenia in Aulide

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(Photo credit: Photos: Clemens Manser/Falk von Traubenber) As an opera composer Nicola Antonio Porpora gained advantage over his rivals by tailoring his works to the singers’ voices, and he gained popularity among singers because he was a well-known voice teacher. Even today, when experiencing Porpora’s opera “Ifigenia in Aulide” at Bayreuth’s Baroque Opera Festival, one cannot ignore the skill with {…}