https://operawire.com/hgo-to-present-handels-partenope/
HGO, North London’s leading opera company, will perform Handel’s “Partenope.” The production for this opera will be directed by Ashley Pearson, who stated in a press release, “The great power of Handel’s opera lies in his ability to convey through the music the depth of feeling of each of his characters. Every aria is grounded in feelings which are familiar to {…}
https://operawire.com/q-a-soprano-ailyn-perez-on-singing-donna-anna-don-giovanni/
Soprano Ailyn Perez is coming off two successful productions at the Metropolitan Opera in some of her signature roles and winning the prestigious Opera news award. Her star has risen and she has become more and more in demand around the world. Now the soprano returns to the Houston Grand Opera where she has debuted numerous roles and has had {…}
https://operawire.com/royal-opera-house-2019-live-cinema-preview-anna-netrebko-jonas-kaufmann-hit-the-silver-screen-in-la-forza-del-destino/
On April 2, 2019, the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden will showcase its new production of “La Forza del Destino” in cinemas. The production, which is directed by Christof Loy stars Anna Netrebko and Jonas Kaufmann as the tragic lovers of Verdi’s epic opera. Alongside them will be Ludovic Tézier and Ferruccio Furlanetto. The production is conducted by Antonio Pappano. {…}
https://operawire.com/artist-profile-nicola-martinucci-noted-spinto-tenor-of-the-20th-century/
Tenor Nicola Martinucci enjoyed a potent career throughout the middle of the 20th century. Born on March 28, 1941 in Taranto, he actually got off to a late start as a singer, kickstarting his vocal career in his 20s. He made his debut in 1966 at the Teatro Nuovo di Milano in “Il Trovatore,” the same year he won the {…}
https://operawire.com/royal-opera-house-2018-19-season-review-la-forza-del-destino/
This review is for the performance on March 24, 2019. The crux of its concept a curse, Verdi’s “La Forza del Destino” relies on motifs as portentous as ravens. With its harrowing theme of inescapable fate rearing its head in the overture, the early murder of the Marquis of Calatrava heralds the “maledizione:” a hounding lethal curse that will hunt {…}
https://operawire.com/opera-rara-releases-lange-de-nisida-with-joyce-el-khoury/
Opera Rara has released the world premiere recording of Donizetti’s “L’Ange de Nisida.” The new recording was taken from two concert performances of the work in July 2018 at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden with Opera Rara’s Artistic Director Sir Mark Elder leading the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House in his ninth Donizetti title for the company. The new {…}
https://operawire.com/artist-profile-lauritz-melchior-the-heldentenor-of-the-20th-century/
Lauritz Melchior remains one of the greatest Wagner tenors ever to perform. Born on March 20, 1890 in Copenhagen, he was a boy soprano and amateur singer in his youth. However, he would study at the Royal Opera School in Copenhagen and made his professional debut in 1913, as a baritone. During his time at the Royal Danish Opera, he {…}
https://operawire.com/british-tenor-kim-begley-retires-from-the-stage/
Kim Begley’s representation, HarrisonParrott, has announced that the tenor will retire from the stage. Begley has been involved in the world of theatre since the age of 19, when he was a wardrobe assistant at Chester Rep. He eventually went on to become an actor, before studying voice at Guildhall School of Music and the National Opera Studio. He performed over thirty {…}
https://operawire.com/interview-contralto-marie-nicole-lemieux-on-her-met-debut-her-mission-as-a-singer/
Quebec-native Marie-Nicole Lemieux, C.M., C.Q., is one of the highest-rated contraltos in the world, performing regularly at Covent Garden, Theater an der Wien, Barcelona’s Liceu, the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, and singing alongside such luminaries as Anna Netrebko and Plácido Domingo. Name a world-class orchestra or maestro, and Lemieux has more than likely worked with them at some point in her {…}