Jonas Kaufmann, Juan Diego Flórez, Sonya Yoncheva, Nina Stemme, & Piotr Beczala Lead Wiener Staatsoper’s 2022-23 Season

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The Wiener Staatsoper has announced its 2022-23 season featuring six new productions, all of which are themed around Mahler. Premieres Lorenzo Viotti conducts “Von Der Liebe Tod” which includes Mahler’s “Kindertotenlieder” and “Das klagende Lied.” Calixto Bieito directs the production which stars Vera-Lotte Boecker, Tanja Ariane Baumgartner, Daniel Jenz, and Florian Boesch. Performance Dates: Sept. 29, 2022-May 16, 2023 Philippe Jordan {…}

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Semperoper Dresden Cancels Opening Night of ‘Madama Butterfly’ Due to COVID-19

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The Semperoper Dresden has canceled the opening night of “Madama Butterfly.” The company noted that due to COVID-19, the new production by Amon Miyamoto, has been postponed by a few days to Wednesday, April 6, 2022. In a press release the company said, “due to the high number of staff absences due to COVID-19 infection, the premiere performance cannot be {…}

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Adela Zaharia, Tuuli Takala, Rolando Villazón & Maria José Siri lead Semperoper Dresden’s 2022-23 Season

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Semperoper Dresden has announced its 2022-23 season featuring 10 brand new and 30 returning productions in both opera & ballet and its Junge Szene program. Here is a look at the opera productions Premieres “chasing waterfalls Angus Lee/phase7/kling klang klong” makes its world premiere conducted by the composer Angus Lee and staged by Sven Sören Beyer. The cast includes Eir {…}

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Lise Davidsen, Stephen Gould & Catherine Foster Lead Bayreuth Festival’s 2022 Season

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The Bayreuth Festival has announced its 2022 season. The festival will open with a production of “Tristan und Isolde” conducted by Cornelius Meister. The production by Roland Schwab will star Stephen Gould and Catherine Foster in the title roles as well as Georg Zeppenfeld, Markus Eiche, and Ekaterina Gubanova. Performance Dates: July 25 & August 12, 2022 The festival will present {…}

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The Icelandic Opera Cancels ‘Die Walküre’ Due to COVID-19

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The Icelandic Opera has canceled “Die Walküre” due to COVID-19 concerns. The company released a statement that said, “due to the pandemic and it’s consequences, Wagner’s ‘Die Walküre’ has been canceled. The production was planned in collaboration with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and Reykjavik Arts Festival. The performances were planned in Harpa on the 24th and 26th of February 2022. The recent {…}

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Iréne Theorin & Christopher Ventris Lead ‘Die Walküre’ at Icelandic Opera

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(Credits: Chris Gloag / Tanja Niemann) The Icelandic Opera has announced that it will stage Wagner’s iconic work “Die Walküre.” The opera will star Iréne Theorin as Brünnhilde, Ólafur Kjartan Sigurõarson in the role of Wotan, Christopher Ventris as Siegmund, Claire Rutter as Sieglinde, Christa Mayer as Fricka, and Kristinn Sigmundsson in the role of Hunding. Eva Ollikainen conducts the {…}

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Juan Diego Flórez, Joyce DiDonato, Francesco Meli & Corinne Winters Lead Arte.TV’s 2021-22 Season

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Arte.TV has announced its 2021-22 season featuring a variety of productions from around the world. Here is a look. The season from the Opéra Comique de Paris with a production of Beethoven’s “Fidelio.” Raphaël Pichon conducts the new production by Cyril Teste which stars Siobhan Stagg, Michael Spyres, Mari Eriksmoen, and Albert Dohmen. Broadcast Date: Oct. 1, 2021 Catalani’s “Edmea” {…}

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Bayreuth Festival Announces Cast Change for ‘Die Walküre’

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(Credit: Uwe Arens) The Bayreuth Festival has announced a cast change for its August 19 performance of “Die Walküre.” The company announced that for health reasons, Iréne Theorin has had to cancel her participation in the performance. As a result, Catherine Foster will take over the role on a short notice. Foster has performed six consecutive years as Bayreuth’s Brünnhilde {…}

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Piotr Beczała, Camilla Nylund, Hanna-Elisabeth Müller & Saimir Pirgu Headline Staatskapelle Dresden’s 2021-22 Season

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(Credits: Johannes Ifkovits / © anna.s. / Hanna-Elisabeth Müller official website / LA Opera official website) The Staatskapelle Dresden has announced its 2021-22 season. For the purposes of this article we will focus only on vocal performances. Baritone Matthias Goerne presents works by Richard Wagner alongside conductor Manfred Honeck and the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester. Performance date: Aug. 31, 2021 Soprano {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Juan Diego Flórez, Sonya Yoncheva, Nina Stemme, & Piotr Beczala Lead Wiener Staatsoper’s 2022-23 Season

Semperoper Dresden Cancels Opening Night of ‘Madama Butterfly’ Due to COVID-19

Adela Zaharia, Tuuli Takala, Rolando Villazón & Maria José Siri lead Semperoper Dresden’s 2022-23 Season

Lise Davidsen, Stephen Gould & Catherine Foster Lead Bayreuth Festival’s 2022 Season

The Icelandic Opera Cancels ‘Die Walküre’ Due to COVID-19

Iréne Theorin & Christopher Ventris Lead ‘Die Walküre’ at Icelandic Opera

Juan Diego Flórez, Joyce DiDonato, Francesco Meli & Corinne Winters Lead Arte.TV’s 2021-22 Season

Bayreuth Festival Announces Cast Change for ‘Die Walküre’

Piotr Beczała, Camilla Nylund, Hanna-Elisabeth Müller & Saimir Pirgu Headline Staatskapelle Dresden’s 2021-22 Season