https://operawire.com/celebrating-one-year-of-operawire/
One year ago today, Francisco and I launched this project entitled OperaWire. It had been many months in the making, the result of much planning and investigation. It was a risk, as many people let us know, emphasizing the fact that a regular newsite dedicated fully to opera didn’t exist. “There’s probably a reason for that,” one person told us. {…}
https://operawire.com/opera-awards-2017-winners-lawrence-brownlee-and-anna-netrebko-win-top-awards/
The International Opera Awards were presented on May 7, 2017, at the London Coliseum, celebrating the best in Opera. The year’s big winner went to Opéra de Lyon as it won Company of the Year beating out Houston Grand Opera, Oper Stuttgart, Opera Vlaanderen, Royal Opera House, and the Teatro alla Scala. Anna Netrebko, who was headlining the Metropolitan Opera’s 50th Anniversary gala, {…}
https://operawire.com/artist-of-the-week-ermonela-jaho-to-make-washington-dc-debut-in-her-signature-role/
Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” is one of the most heartbreaking operas and a staple of the repertoire. It has also become the vehicle for Ermonela Jaho, the Albanian soprano who is now associated with the role and has performed it throughout the world. After conquering major theaters in New York, London, Bologna, Paris and Venice, Jaho makes her Washington National Opera debut {…}
https://operawire.com/international-opera-awards-nominations-2017-anna-netrebko-lawrence-brownlee-eric-owens-and-riccardo-chailly-among-nominees/
The International Opera Awards have announced its annual nominees with many of the greatest stars, companies and conductors getting nominated for the prestigious prize. This year Anna Netrebko and Anita Rachvelishvili will compete for the Best Female Singer award with Maria Bengtsson, Stéphanie d’Oustrac, Christiane Karg and Daniela Sindram. Netrebko’s nominations marks her third time she is up for this award. She was previously {…}
https://operawire.com/eleonora-buratto-to-receive-rossini-doro/
On August 8, the Circolo Amici della Lirica Gioachino Rossini Pesaro will present Eleonora Buratto the “Rossini d’oro,” which was awarded in 2020. In a statement, the soprano said, “I’m greatly honored to receive this coveted award in Rossini’s native city, which is celebrating another of its great moments this year as Italian Capital of Culture. It’s a great honor {…}
https://operawire.com/gavan-ring-stars-in-produces-cork-opera-houses-la-boheme/
(Photo credit: Frances Marshall) Tenor Gavan Ring will star in and produce Cork Opera House’s upcoming production of “La bohème” at the Cahersiveen Music and Arts Festival.” On August 4, at the Daniel O’Connell Memorial Church in Cahersiveen, Co. Kerry audiences will enjoy Puccini’s masterpiece starring soprano Rachel Croash as Mimì and Ring as Rodolfo. Emma Nash sings Musetta, with Brendan {…}
https://operawire.com/robert-stahley-alaysha-fox-open-opera-santa-barbaras-2024-25-season/
(Photo credit: Dune Alford & Fay Fox) Opera Santa Barbara has released its lineup for the 2024-25 season. All productions are held in the Lobero Theatre. Tenor Robert Stahley and soprano Alaysha Fox star as Canio and Nedda in “Pagliacci.” The new production is inspired by neorealist Italian cinema by Octavio Cardenas and Daniel Chapman, the creative team behind “Zorro” {…}
https://operawire.com/opera-columbus-columbus-symphony-orchestra-present-eugene-onegin/
(Photo credit: Curtis Brown Photography) For the first time in Columbus, Ohio, Opera Columbus and the Columbus Symphony Orchestra put on Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin.” Soprano Lydia Grindatto leads the cast as Tatyana, with baritone Morgan Smith in the title role. Tenor Dane Suarez sings Vladimir Lensky and mezzo-soprano Hilary Ginther takes on the role of Olga Larina. They are joined {…}
https://operawire.com/daniela-barcellona-alessandro-vitiello-to-hold-third-edition-of-masterclasses-in-trieste/
Mezzo-soprano Daniela Barcellona and conductor Alessandro Vitiello are set to return to Trieste from Sept. 4 to 10, 2023. They will both be teachers of the Opera Singing Masterclass organized by the Rotary Club Trieste in collaboration with the Municipality of Trieste and with the artistic direction of Enzo Semeraro. According to a press release, the Masterclass will be open {…}