Menu

333 search results for…

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Salzburg Festival 2018 Review: The Bassarids

https://operawire.com/salzburg-festival-2018-review-the-bassarids/

Hans Werner Henze’s opera “The Bassarids” received its first performance at the Salzburg Festival on August 6, 1966. At the premiere, Christoph von Dohnanyi conducted the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. English-American poet W.H. Auden and his partner Chester Kallman wrote the libretto based on Euripides’ “Bacchae,” one of the last tragedies of the great Greek dramatist. Within weeks, the opera was {…}
Interviews, Special Features

Interview: Nadine Sierra Shines at Showcase for Upcoming Album

https://operawire.com/nadine-sierra-shines-at-showcase-for-upcoming-album/

On August 24, 2018, soprano Nadine Sierra’s upcoming debut album “There’s a Place for Us,” will be released through Deutsche Grammophon and Universal Music Group, via their Decca Gold record label. More than just her debut album, the recording carries deep meaning for Nadine Sierra, as she uses her artistry to convey a message of love and inclusion for people {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Bard Summerscape 2018 Review: Demon

https://operawire.com/bard-summerscape-2018-review-demon/

In order to review Bard Summerscape’s production of Anton Rubinstein’s seldom-heard opera, “Demon,” it may be best to actually review the work itself. This isn’t, after all, the super-familiar “La Bohème” we are talking about. While apparently the opera has found favor and a niche in the Russian Motherland, it is largely unknown throughout the rest of the known operatic {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

The Crypt Sessions 2018 Review – Lawrence Brownlee

https://operawire.com/the-crypt-sessions-review-lawrence-brownlee-wakes-the-dead-with-classics-and-spirituals/

Now in its third season, “The Crypt Sessions,” continues to bring world-class talent to Harlem’s Church of the Intercession for a night of music produced by Unison Media. July 24’s concert saw leading operatic tenor Lawrence Brownlee, joined by pianists Myra Huang and Damien Sneed, letting loose with a variety of songs from Classical, Jazz, Gospel, and more. Brownlee began {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Tanglewood Festival 2018 – La Bohème

https://operawire.com/tanglewood-festival-2018-la-boheme/

Some reading this review — perhaps many — have never been to the Tanglewood Music Festival in Lenox, Massachusetts. Much more than the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Tanglewood is a magical place; so many thrilling, historical performances and moments have taken place here. And I’ve been lucky to attend many of those performances, such as Seiji Ozawa’s {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Philadelphia Orchestra 2017-18 Review – Tosca: Yannick Nézet-Séguin Ends Season With Rousing Symphonic Take on Puccini Classic

https://operawire.com/philadelphia-orchestra-2017-18-review-tosca-yannick-nezet-seguin-end-season-with-symphonic-take-on-puccini-classic/

“The crown! The crest! It’s the Attavanti’s!” Exclaimed the tempestuous diva Floria Tosca, as she paced about in a frenzied fit of jealousy after being led to believe by the scheming and lascivious Barron Scarpia that her lover, the painter and maverick Mario Cavaradossi, had been dallying with a Marchesa in the chapel. In fact, no such dalliance occurred, as {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Gran Teatre del Liceu 2017-18 Review – Andrea Chénier: Sondra Radvanovsky Steals the Show From Jonas Kaufmann in Barcelona

https://operawire.com/gran-theatre-del-liceu-2017-18-review-andrea-chenier-sondra-radvanovsky-steals-the-show-from-jonas-kaufmann-in-barcelona/

There is something of Halley’s comet about Umberto Giordano’s most famous opera “Andrea Chénier.” It reappears every so often (happily not so infrequently as every 75 years) excites and dazzles, leaves verismo fanatics in paroxysms of delight, then vanishes back into the operatic firmament. With the recent notable exception at La Scala, productions of “Andrea Chénier” have invariably been connected to {…}
News

Glow Lyric Theatre To Feature ‘Fidelio’ In 2018

https://operawire.com/glow-lyric-theatre-to-feature-fidelio-in-2018/

The Glow Lyric Theatre has announced its 2018 season. Like every season the company puts an emphasis on showcasing one musical, one operetta, and one opera and that is what will happen this season as well. The season opens with “HMS Pinafore”  by Gilbert and Sullivan. The 1878 operetta, which has delighted audiences for years, will showcase such popular songs as “He is an {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

The Broad Stage Review 2018: Jonas Kaufmann’s Musical Genius Comes to Fore in Schubert’s ‘Die Schöne Mullerin’

https://operawire.com/the-broad-stage-review-2018-jonas-kaufmann/

Here is the story of a man and his brook… the poet and the maiden, the tenor and his Schubert. In other words – Jonas Kaufmann in Santa Monica, MLK day, 2018. Thirty somethings, 80 somethings, 39s, 48s, 24s… be-earringed, high-heeled, suited, sweat-shirted, flaming red and ocean blue hair, finely-knit sweaters, plain black jackets – all pressed through the doors {…}

Links

Social

Contact

Opera is thriving. And OperaWire came about as a desire to take in as much of it and allow the passionate fan base access to everything this wondrous art form has to offer on a daily basis.

© Copyright 2026 OperaWire
Site by Lenny's Studio