Boston Baroque Announces Major Cast Change for ‘Iphigénie en Tauride’

https://operawire.com/boston-baroque-announces-major-cast-change-for-iphigenie-en-tauride/

Boston Baroque has announced a cast change for its production of Gluck’s “Iphigénie en Tauride.” The company announced that Wendy Bryn Harmer has withdrawn from the production due to injury. In her stead, Soula Parassidis, who is the CEO of Living Opera, will take on the title role, marking her debut with Boston Baroque. She previously sang the role in {…}

News

The Bach Choir Announces Cast Change for St. Matthew Passion

https://operawire.com/the-bach-choir-announces-cast-change-for-st-matthew-passion/

Credit: RT Dunphy The Bach Choir has announced a cast change for its April 2, 2023, presentation of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion. Due to illness, countertenor Iestyn Davies will not appear as a soloist. Mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnston will perform in Davies’ stead. Johnston, a former BBC New Generation Artist, has won prestigious awards such as the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Singer Award {…}

News

Madrid’s Teatro de la Zarzuela Honors Teresa Berganza with a Plaza in Her name

https://operawire.com/madrids-teatro-de-la-zarzuela-honors-teresa-berganza-with-a-plaza-in-her-name/

Famed Spanish mezzo-soprano, Teresa Berganza, was honored with a plaza in her name at the entrance to Madrid’s Teatro de la Zarzuela. At a ceremony on Mar. 16, 2023, the granddaughter of the celebrated mezzo-soprano Sofía Álvarez Lavilla conveyed her sentiments, saying, “She [Berganza] wasn’t a fan of tributes, but she would have really enjoyed this gift.” Berganza’s 90th birthday would {…}

News

Daniel Harding Named Music Director of Youth Music Culture The Greater Bay Area

https://operawire.com/daniel-harding-named-music-director-of-youth-music-culture-the-greater-bay-area/

The Youth Music Culture The Greater Bay Area has announced the appointment of Daniel Harding as its next Music Director for a five-year term beginning in 2024. Harding will lead a symphonic program with YMCG participants chosen from conservatories across China and overseas, performing in Guangzhou and in other cities in the Greater Bay Area. The conductor will succeed Yo-Yo Ma, {…}

Business, News

Olivier Py Gets Major Role at Théâtre du Châtelet

https://operawire.com/olivier-py-gets-major-role-at-theatre-du-chatelet/

(Credit: Christophe Raynaud) The Théâtre du Châtelet has announced that Olivier Py will become the new director. The Chairman of the board announced that after consulting the Board of Directors, Py will take the position as of Feb. 1, 2023. Py is a theater and opera director, actor, author, and director who was the Director of the Festival d’Avignon from {…}

News

Five Opera Companies Join Forces to Research More Sustainable Means of Opera Creation

https://operawire.com/five-opera-companies-join-forces-to-research-more-sustainable-means-of-opera-creation/

Five opera companies are joining forces to research ways for opera creation to be more sustainable. The companies in question include La Monnaie / De Munt, the Théâtre Chatelet, the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, the Opéra de Paris, and the Opéra de Lyon. Entitled “Collectif de 17h25” the project will initiate a study of the “study of the possibilities for standardizing structural {…}

News

Tobias Kratzer Named Next Intendant at Hamburg Staatsoper

https://operawire.com/tobias-kratzer-named-next-intendant-at-hamburg-staatsoper/

Tobias Kratzer is set to be the next Intendant at the Hamburg Staatsoper. He will take over the position as of summer 2025, replacing Georges Delnon, who has held the position since 2015. “With Tobias Kratzer we can win one of the currently most exciting directors for the directorship of the Hamburg State Opera,” said Hamburg’s Senator for Culture Carsten {…}

News

Washington Concert Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘Roberto Devereux’

https://operawire.com/washington-concert-opera-announces-cast-change-for-roberto-devereux-2/

Washington Concert Opera has announced a cast change for its performance of “Roberto Devereux.” The company revealed that Andrew Owens will take on the title role, replacing Rene Barbera who will be unable to appear due to unforeseen circumstances. Owens has performed with such companies as the Opernhaus Zürich, the Rossini Opera Festival, the Festival Aix-en-Provence, the Irish National Opera, {…}

News

Jonas Kaufmann, Pretty Yende, Benjamin Bernheim, Russell Thomas Nominated for International Opera Awards

https://operawire.com/jonas-kaufmann-pretty-yende-benjamin-bernheim-russell-thomas-nominated-for-international-opera-awards/

The Teatro Real de Madrid is set to host the 2022 International Opera Awards on Nov. 28, 2022. This is the first time in the awards’ history that they will be presented outside of the United Kingdom. “The International Opera Awards have always been international with winners from around the world as opera is one of the most international of {…}

376 search results for…

Boston Baroque Announces Major Cast Change for ‘Iphigénie en Tauride’

The Bach Choir Announces Cast Change for St. Matthew Passion

Madrid’s Teatro de la Zarzuela Honors Teresa Berganza with a Plaza in Her name

Daniel Harding Named Music Director of Youth Music Culture The Greater Bay Area

Olivier Py Gets Major Role at Théâtre du Châtelet

Five Opera Companies Join Forces to Research More Sustainable Means of Opera Creation

Tobias Kratzer Named Next Intendant at Hamburg Staatsoper

Washington Concert Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘Roberto Devereux’

Jonas Kaufmann, Pretty Yende, Benjamin Bernheim, Russell Thomas Nominated for International Opera Awards