Latvian National Opera 2024 Review: The Elixir of Love

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(Photo credit: Agnese Zeltiņa) Donizetti’s “The Elixir of Love” (L’elisir d’amore) is frequently appreciated for its vibrant comedy and charming music. However, this opera offers a depth that goes beyond surface-level amusement, engaging themes of love, illusion, and societal structures in nuanced ways. Traditional productions often miss the deeper layers of the opera, focusing instead on its comedic aspects. In {…}

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Latvian National Opera 2023-24 Review: Don Carlo

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(Photo: Kristaps Kains, Latvian National Opera) Latvia National Opera’s production of Verdi’s “Don Carlo” was musically and visually excellent, but the director Claus Guth’s underlying concept was not, at least initially, easy to grasp, despite his clearly written program notes. His underlying idea is that it is Carlo’s energy, values and behavior set against a despotic society, in which faceless {…}

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Vida Miknevičiūtė, Aleksandrs Antoņenko & Pablo Martinez Highlight Latvian National Opera’s 2021-22 Season

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The Latvian National Opera has announced the first part of its 2021-22 season. The season opens with Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” starring Sonora Vaice and Dana Bramane as Cio-Cio San, Raimonds Bramanis and Andris Ludvigs as Pinkerton, Ilona Bagele and Laura Grecka as Suzuki, and Jānis Apeinis and Armands Siliņš as Sharpless. Mārtiņš Ozoliņš and Normunds Vaicis conduct. Performance Dates: Sept. 17 & 19, {…}

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Latvian National Opera Announces 2020-21 Season

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The Latvian National Opera has announced its 2020-21 season. Premiere Liene Kinča, Rodrigo Garulo, and Samsons Izjumovs star in Puccini’s “Tosca” with Mārtiņš Ozoliņš conducting the new production by Dmitry Bertman. Performance Date: Oct. 4-15, 2020 Stephen Lawless directs a new production of Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra” with Evija Martinsone, Tatiana Trenogina, Raimonds Bramanis, Mihails Čuļpajevs, Krišjānis Norvelis, Romāns Poļisadovs, Jānis Apeinis, and Rinalds {…}

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OperaVision Preview 2020: Latvian National Opera & Ballet to Present Kalniņš’ ‘I Played, I Danced’

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OperaVision will present Kalniņš’ “I Played, I Danced” live from the Latvian National Opera and Ballet on Jan. 31, 2020. The opera, which was composed in 1977, will star Raimonds Bramanis, Marlēna Keine, Jānis Apeinis, Krišjānis Norvelis, Rihards Mačanovskis, Ilona Bagele, Rinalds Kandalincevs, Juris Ādamsons, Laura Grecka, Evija Martinsone, and Andžella Goba, among others. Andžella Goba will conduct a production {…}

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Egils Siliņš Named Chairman Of The Board At Latvian National Opera

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Bass-baritone Egils Siliņš has taken over as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Latvian National Opera and Ballet. The company announced that the bass-baritone will take over on Nov. 5, 2019. Siliņš is one of the world’s most in demand bass baritones who has performed for over 30 years in numerous Wagnerian roles. A graduate from the Latvian Academy {…}

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Watch Marina Rebeka & Liudmyla Monastyrska in Latvian National Opera’s 100th Anniversary Gala on OperaVision

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Latvian National Opera and Ballet will showcase its 100 Anniversary Gala on Nov. 30, 2018. Those who can’t attend the event can still watch it live on OperaVision. The event will feature such opera stars as Dinara Alieva, Inga Kinca, Liudmyla Monastyrska, Marina Rebeka, Olesya Petrova, Zanda Svede, Kalvis Kalinins, Egils Silins, Krisjanis Norvelis, all under the musical direction of {…}

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Operavision 2018-19: Watch Wagner’s ‘The Flying Dutchman’ From Latvian National Opera & Ballet

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Opera Vision will start streaming a production of Wagner’s “The Flying Dutchman” live from the Latvian National Opera and Ballet on Sept. 28, 2018. Wagner’s first masterwork will feature Egils Silins as the titular character with Vida Mikneviciute as his star-crossed lover Senta and Ain Anger as her father Daland. Interpreting the role of Erik will be Corby Welch with {…}

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Best of 2025: OperaWire’s Top 10 Performers of 2025

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It is time to wrap up the year and look back at our favorite moments and performers. After releasing our favorite performances of 2025 and showcasing our rising stars of the year, it’s time for OperaWire’s annual tradition of naming our top singers of the year, honoring the opera stars that had major, and in some cases, career-defining, years. So without further ado {…}

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Latvian National Opera 2024 Review: The Elixir of Love

Latvian National Opera 2023-24 Review: Don Carlo

Vida Miknevičiūtė, Aleksandrs Antoņenko & Pablo Martinez Highlight Latvian National Opera’s 2021-22 Season

Latvian National Opera Announces 2020-21 Season

OperaVision Preview 2020: Latvian National Opera & Ballet to Present Kalniņš’ ‘I Played, I Danced’

Egils Siliņš Named Chairman Of The Board At Latvian National Opera

Watch Marina Rebeka & Liudmyla Monastyrska in Latvian National Opera’s 100th Anniversary Gala on OperaVision

Operavision 2018-19: Watch Wagner’s ‘The Flying Dutchman’ From Latvian National Opera & Ballet

Best of 2025: OperaWire’s Top 10 Performers of 2025