https://operawire.com/obituary-mezzo-soprano-josephine-veasey-dies-at-91/
On Feb. 22, Mezzo-soprano Josephine Veasey died at the age of 91. Born in Peckham in South London, Veasey studied with Audrey Langford and became a member of the Royal Opera House chorus in 1949. In 1955 she made her debut as a soloist at the British house in “Salome” and would eventually sing Cherubino in “Le nozze di Figaro,” {…}
https://operawire.com/palau-de-les-arts-to-perform-ariodante/
The Palau de les Arts in Valencia, Spain is set to perform a production of Handel’s “Ariodante.” The opera, which is set to be performed in a production by Richard Jones, will be conducted by Andrea Marcon. The cast will include Luca Tittoto as the King of Scotland, Ekaterina Vorontsova in the title role, Jane Archibald as Ginevra, David Portillo {…}
https://operawire.com/theatre-du-capitole-toulouse-announces-cast-change-for-carmen/
The Théatre du Capitole Toulouse has announced a cast change for its performance on Jan. 29. The company noted that Michael Fabiano will sing the role of Don Jose joining a cast that includes Eva Zaïcik in the title role, Pierre-Yves Pruvot as Escamillo, and Anaïs Constans as Micaëla. The cast is rounded out by Julien Véronèse, Victor Sicard, Marie-Bénédicte Souquet, {…}
https://operawire.com/opera-de-paris-announces-cast-change-for-cherubino-in-le-nozze-di-figaro/
Opéra de Paris has announced a cast change for “Le Nozze di Figaro” The company noted that Lea Desandre has canceled the Jan 23 and 25, 2022 performances. As a result, the role of Cherubino will be performed by Chloé Briot. Briot has performed at the Glyndebourne Festival, Opéra de Lyon, Opéra de Lille, Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, Théâtre de la Monnaie, Opéra {…}
https://operawire.com/artist-of-the-week-pene-pati/
On Jan. 18, the Teatro San Carlo will finally open its production of “Lucia di Lammermoor” with an all-star cast. The production will feature one of opera’s rising stars Pene Pati, who will make his highly anticipated house debut. The performances will also mark Pati’s role debut as Edgardo, his second of three Donizetti roles this season which will also {…}
https://operawire.com/deustche-oper-berlin-announces-cast-change-for-elektra/
(Credit: © Anna Thorbjörnsson) The Deutsche Oper Berin has announced a cast change for its upcoming performances of “Elektra.” The company noted that Anna Larsson will sing the role of Klytämnestra on Feb. 3 and 16, 2022. Larsson has performed at the Teatro alla Scala, Opéra de Paris, Wiener Staatsoper, Royal Opera House in London, Teatro Maggio Musicale, La Monnaie, {…}
https://operawire.com/opera-de-monte-carlo-announces-cast-change-for-il-turco-in-italia/
The Opéra de Monte-Carlo has announced a cast change for its upcoming production of “Il Turco in Italia.” The company noted that Ildar Abrazakov has withdrawn from the production due to personal reasons. In his stead, audiences will hear Adrian Sâmpetrean in the role of Selim for all performances scheduled between Jan. 21 and 27, 2022 (a total of four {…}
https://operawire.com/soprano-patricia-petibon-awarded-the-title-of-chevalier-of-legion-dhonneur/
(Credit: Bernard Martinez) France has announced its traditional New Year’s list of honors. Among those awarded by the La Grande Chancellerie de la Légion d’honneur is the famed soprano Patricia Petibon, making her a Chevalier of Légion d’honneur. Prior to her stardom, Patricia Petibon studied the visual arts, including painting and subsequently earned a bachelor’s degree in musicology. She graduated {…}
https://operawire.com/best-of-2021-operawires-top-11-singers-of-2021/
After a year and a half of limited performances and shut downs, 2021 marked the year during which performers were able to bring their artistry to the stage and to the audiences. And now 2021 is bringing down its curtain. There were so any memorable moments in the year and there were truly some historical performances. Like previous years, OperaWire {…}