Bayerische Staatsoper 2020-21 Review: Tristan und Isolde

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(Credit© W. Hösl) Richard Wagner thought that if people ever got to see an ideal performance of his opera “Tristan und Isolde” it would drive them mad. In the case of Munich’s new Tristan, at the Bayerische Staatsoper, where the work premiered in 1865, the madness began well before opening night. Since March 2020, when a new Tristan was announced {…}

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Łukasz Borowicz Named Music Director of Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra

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Łukasz Borowicz has been appointed new Music Director and Chief Conductor of Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra effective during the start of the 2021-22 season. The conductor has worked extensively with the Poznań Philharmonic, having served as Chief Guest Conductor since 2006. Borowicz has appeared as guest conductor with SWR Sinfonieorchester, Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, Hamburger Symphoniker, MDR Sinfonieorchester, Luzerner Symfonieorchester, Orchestre National de Lille, {…}

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Tomasz Konieczny Replaces Sir Bryn Terfel in ‘Der Fliegende Holländer’ at Bayerische Staatsoper

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(Credit: Johannes Ifkovits) Polish bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny will replace Sir Bryn Terfel in the title role of Wagner‘s “Der Fliegende Holländer” at the Bayerische Staatsoper’s Opera Festival on July 7, 2021. No immediate reason was given for the cancellation. However, current arrivals from United Kingdom to Germany have been banned except for the German nationals and residents due to the {…}

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Obituary: Shepherd University Provost Scott Beard Dies

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Dr. Scott Beard has passed away at the age of 56. Born in 1964, Beard was a recognized pianist, teacher, clinician, author, and recording artist and the Associate Professor of Music and Coordinator of Keyboard Studies at Shepherd University in West Virginia. At the University, he began in 1998 as the coordinator of keyboard studies and in 2010 was named {…}

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At Home With – Stage Director Julia Burbach in London

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“At Home With… ” is a new series collaboration between OperaWire and photographer Frances Marshall of Marshall Light Studio, combining original photography with insightful interviews. In this second edition, OperaWire spoke with Stage Director, Julia Burbach. “Truth be told, I only realized that things were accelerating when I was in Iceland, rehearsing ‘Valkyrie.’ We were going to do a week {…}

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Review: Kasia Głowicka’s ‘Lilian’

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This review contains spoilers. The author strongly recommends that you first get acquainted with the work on Spotify, and later come back to the article. I wish I could start my acquaintance with works of the composer Katarzyna Głowicka with something more tangible—lighter or heavier, whiter or blacker, louder or quieter. With anything else at all. Kasia’s past commissions include {…}

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Play Krakow Streams ‘Polnische Hochzeit’

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(Photo Credits: Marcin Świdziński/Krakow Culture Forum) Play Krakow is now streaming Joseph Beer’s “Polnische Hochzeit.” The opera, which was performed at the ICE Krakow Convention Center on Nov. 29, 2020, was written by Fritz Löhner-Beda and Alfred Grünwald, and tells the story of Polish freedom fighter Count Boleslav as he crosses the Polish border after years of exile to see {…}

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Teatro Real de Madrid 2020-21 Review: Un Ballo in Maschera, Cast A

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The Teatro Real opened the 2020-21 season with Verdi’s masterpiece, “Un Ballo in Maschera.” Only the second opera performed at the theatre since the global lockdown due to the pandemic, it marks a hopeful beginning for the company’s season. As the regulations have changed, the production—complete with full sets and dancers—had to be adjusted. Dancers wore protective masks because they {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Tanja Ariane Baumgartner on Klytämnestra at Salzburg, the ‘New Normal’ After COVID-19

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(Credit: Dario Acosta NY) German mezzo-soprano Tanja Ariane Baumgartner is one of the most sought-after opera singers of our time. Baumgartner has been a member of the ensemble at Oper Frankfurt since the 2009-10 season. During her time in Frankfurt, Tanja Baumgartner made appearances in numerous operas including “Carmen,” “Giulio Cesare in Egitto,” “Don Carlo,” “Medea,” “Die Frau ohne Schatten,” {…}

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Bayerische Staatsoper 2020-21 Review: Tristan und Isolde

Łukasz Borowicz Named Music Director of Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra

Tomasz Konieczny Replaces Sir Bryn Terfel in ‘Der Fliegende Holländer’ at Bayerische Staatsoper

Obituary: Shepherd University Provost Scott Beard Dies

At Home With – Stage Director Julia Burbach in London

Review: Kasia Głowicka’s ‘Lilian’

Play Krakow Streams ‘Polnische Hochzeit’

Teatro Real de Madrid 2020-21 Review: Un Ballo in Maschera, Cast A

Q & A: Tanja Ariane Baumgartner on Klytämnestra at Salzburg, the ‘New Normal’ After COVID-19