Stuart Skelton, James Rutherford and Atalla Ayan highlight the Norwegian National Opera’s 2019-20 season

https://operawire.com/stuart-skelton-james-rutherford-and-atalla-ayan-highlight-the-norwegian-national-operas-2019-20-season/

The Norwegian National Opera announced its plans for the 2019-20 season. Here is the lineup: The season open with Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore” in a production by British director Oliver Mears. Operalia Competition winner Luis Gomes sings Nemorino opposite Andrea Carroll’s Adina. Baritone Andrei Kymach and Bass-baritone Günes Gürle will sing Belcore and Dulcamara, respectively. The conductor will be Daniel Smith. {…}

News

Stuart Skelton Cancels ‘Otello’ Performance

https://operawire.com/stuart-skelton-cancels-otello-performance/

Carl Tanner is set to replace Stuart Skelton in “Otello.” The Metropolitan Opera announced via social media that Tanner will sing the Dec. 28 performance replacing Stuart Skelton, who is ill. The performance will mark Tanner’s second outing in the title role. He previously replaced Skelton during opening night. Tanner recently performed the role of “Otello” at the Savonlinna Festival {…}

News

Carl Tanner Replaces Stuart Skelton In ‘Otello’

https://operawire.com/carl-tanner-replaces-stuart-skelton-in-otello/

Stuart Skelton has canceled opening night of Verdi’s “Otello” at the Metropolitan Opera. The Metropolitan Opera announced that due to illnes Skelton would not perform the title role. As a result, Carl Tanner will sing the role. Tanner has been at the Met this season covering “Samson et Dalila” and “Il Tabarro.”The tenor recently performed the role of “Otello” at {…}

News

Met Opera 2018-19 Preview: Stuart Skelton Sings First ‘Otello’ At Met

https://operawire.com/met-opera-2018-19-preview-stuart-skelton-sings-first-otello-at-met/

Verdi’s “Otello” gets a revival at the Metropolitan Opera starting on Dec. 14, 2018. The production will not only feature the debut of famed conductor Gustavo Dudamel but will also see the return of Bartlett Sher’s production. The cast will be headlined by Stuart Skelton in what will be his fourth role at the Met Opera. He made his debut {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Glyndebourne Opera Festival 2024 Review: Tristan und Isolde

https://operawire.com/glyndebourne-opera-festival-2024-review-tristan-und-isolde/

(Photo credit: Glyndebourne’s own official trailer highlights its festival as “No Ordinary Opera”. Certainly, the staging for “Tristan und Isolde” is far from ordinary, courtesy of a visually entrancing setting by Ronald Aeschlimann. The performers are basically encased in an elliptical vortex-type form of concentric circles, which I interpreted to be a depiction of some portal-like presence intended to illustrate {…}

Business, News

Conductor Jordan de Souza Signs with Étude Arts

https://operawire.com/conductor-jordan-de-souza-signs-with-etude-arts/

(Credit: Neda Navaee) Étude Arts has announced that conductor Jordan de Souza has joined its artist roster for general management. Last year, the Canadian maestro was appointed to be the General Music Director of the Theater Dortmund and the Chief Conductor of the Dortmund Philharmoniker for five years. “A varied and dynamic schedule with many of the world’s great opera {…}

News

Lise Davidsen, Andrè Schuen, Fleur Barron & Michael Volle Lead Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra’s 2024-25 Season

https://operawire.com/lise-davidsen-andre-schuen-fleur-barron-michael-volle-lead-bavarian-radio-symphony-orchestras-2024-25-season/

The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2024-25 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Johann Sebastian Bach’s “St. Matthew Passion” will be conducted by Sir Simon Rattle and star Mark Padmore, Camilla Tilling, Magdalena Kožená, Andrew Staples, Roderick Williams, and Georg Nigl. Performance Dates: Sept. 26 & 27, 2024 Sir Simon Rattle conducts music by De {…}

News

Joyce DiDonato, Leah Hawkins, Joshua Hopkins & Nina Stemme Lead Philadelphia Orchestra’s 2024-25 Season

https://operawire.com/joyce-didonato-leah-hawkins-joshua-hopkins-nina-stemme-lead-philadelphia-orchestras-2024-25-season/

The Philadelphia Orchestra has announced its 2024-25 Season. Here is a look at the vocal performances for the season. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts perform Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 with Joyce DiDonato as the featured soloist. Performance Dates: Oct. 3-5, 2024 Riccardo Muti conducts Verdi’s Requiem with soloists Juliana Grigoryan, Isabel De Paoli, Giovanni Sala, and Maharram Huseynov. Performance Dates: Oct. 24-26, {…}

News

Lucerne Festival Announces 2024 Season

https://operawire.com/lucerne-festival-announces-2024-season/

The Lucerne Festival has announced its 2024 season. Here are the vocal performances. Kent Nagano conducts Wagner’s “Die Walküre” with a cast that includes Simon Bailey, Maximilian Schmitt, Sarah Wegener, Åsa Jäger, and Dimitry Ivashchenko. Performance Date: August 21, 2024 The Klangforum Wien, Cantando Admont, and Beat Furrer perform Beat Furrer’s “Begehren.” Performance Date: Sept. 1, 2024 The Jupiter Ensemble, Thomas {…}

116 search results for…

Stuart Skelton, James Rutherford and Atalla Ayan highlight the Norwegian National Opera’s 2019-20 season

Stuart Skelton Cancels ‘Otello’ Performance

Carl Tanner Replaces Stuart Skelton In ‘Otello’

Met Opera 2018-19 Preview: Stuart Skelton Sings First ‘Otello’ At Met

Glyndebourne Opera Festival 2024 Review: Tristan und Isolde

Conductor Jordan de Souza Signs with Étude Arts

Lise Davidsen, Andrè Schuen, Fleur Barron & Michael Volle Lead Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra’s 2024-25 Season

Joyce DiDonato, Leah Hawkins, Joshua Hopkins & Nina Stemme Lead Philadelphia Orchestra’s 2024-25 Season

Lucerne Festival Announces 2024 Season