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This week, Piotr Beczała returns to Italy for his highly anticipated debut at the Arena di Verona. The Polish tenor, who is one of the most acclaimed singers of his generation has not performed at any major Italian theater since 2013; the tenor noted 10 years ago that he would not return to Italy after he was booed at the {…}
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(Photo: Monica Ritterhaus) Piotr Beczała has withdrawn from his remaining performances of “Turandot” at the Opernhaus Zürich. The tenor took to social media to announce that he has been struggling with a severe viral infection over the last six weeks and that unfortunately his body is too weak to take on the performances. Beczała He wrote, “Dear friends, as you {…}
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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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Those yearning for a lot of big name opera gems will certainly be satisfied with this week’s offerings which include a bit of a deviation from our usual format – we included three productions from the same company. But there are still several other unique offerings from around the world. We hope you have a fulfilling week of operatic experiences. {…}
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(Photo by Johannes Ifkovits) The Opernhaus Zürich has announced its June schedule. The month kicks off with an open-air brunch concert by the Brass instrumentalists of the Opernhaus Zurich orchestra. The program includes music by Rossini, Dvořák, Mozart, Scarlatti, Vivaldi, Bach, Crespo, and Bizet. Performance Dates: June 6 & 20, 2021 The company will present Kinderkonzert “Der Nussknacker für Kinder.” {…}
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The Opernhaus Zürich has announced its 2021-22 season. Here is the full slate. Operas – Premieres Richard Strauss‘ “Salome” will star Elena Stikhina, Kostas Smoriginas, Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Michaela Schuster, Mauro Peter, and Siena Licht Miller. Simone Young conducts the production by Andreas Homoki. Performance dates: Sep. 12 – Oct. 17, 2021 Verdi‘s “Il Trovatore” will spotlight Quinn Kelsey, Marina Rebeka, {…}
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(Credits: Javier del Real / Piotr Beczała official website) The Wiener Staatsoper has unveiled a completely new cast for Puccini’s “Tosca.” The third and the final run of the opera was originally scheduled between May 3 and May 14 2021 with Massimo Giordano as Mario Cavaradossi, Luca Salsi as Scarpia, and Anja Harteros in the title role. However, as the {…}
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The Polish National Opera has announced that Piotr Beczała’s Easter concert will be streamed on Monday April 5, 2021, on vod.teatrwielki.pl. The company announced that due to strict safety rules due to COVID-19, the concert will be performed without an audience. Originally scheduled for March 17, the concert will feature the Orchestra of the Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera {…}
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(Photo Credits: © Wiener Staatsoper / Michael Pöhn / Bayerische Staatsoper official website / Chen Reiss official website) The Wiener Staatsoper has announced the next slate of operas that will be presented on its streaming platform over the next week. The week opens with three operas by Leoš Janáček. First up is Leoš Janáček’s operatic masterwork “Káťa Kabanová” with Angela {…}