https://operawire.com/renee-fleming-to-perform-at-the-shed-in-new-york-city/
Renée Fleming is set to perform at The Shed as part of the hall’s reopening schedule. The soprano will perform at the New York City Arts center on April 21 for a live audience at 8 p.m. Last week The Shed announced “An Audience with…,” a five-night indoor performance series from April 2 to 22 produced in accordance with New {…}
https://operawire.com/breaking-the-waves-celebrating-rbgs-88th-birthday-headline-opera-philadelphias-spring-streaming-slate/
Opera Philadelphia has announced new programming for its digital channel. First up, the company will be presenting the 2016 premiere production of Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek’s “Breaking the Waves.” The presentation is in collaboration with Los Angeles Opera. The opera starred Kiera Duffy as Bess McNeill alongside John Moore, Eve Gigliotti, David Portillo, and Zachary James, among others. Streaming {…}
https://operawire.com/semperoper-dresden-shuts-down-until-end-of-february-2021-cancels-ring-production/
(Credit: © Semperoper Dresden/Matthias Creutziger) The Semperoper Dresden has announced that it will remain closed until at least Feb. 28, 2021. Per a press release, the Saxon Minister of Culture Barbara Klepsch has decided to extend the closure of all Saxony’s cultural institutions until end of February. In accordance with the decision, the Semperoper Dresden has cancelled all planned events {…}
https://operawire.com/q-a-carrie-ann-matheson-on-salzburg-festival-europe-her-new-position-at-the-merola-opera-program/
In August, the Merola Opera Program named Carrie-Ann Matheson the new Artistic Director succeeding Sheri Greenawald. Her new position will provide artistic and musical leadership for all Opera Center artists and projects, including acting as the primary musical coach for its young artists, overseeing their development, collaborating on recitals, and conducting performances. Matheson began her career at the Metropolitan Opera, {…}
https://operawire.com/christine-goerke-karen-slack-lawrence-brownlee-jamie-barton-among-opera-stars-calling-on-fans-to-vote-for-2020-president-election/
With election day in full swing, opera singers have also added their voices advocating for Americans to vote. Many have been vocal about their support for the Democratic candidates, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, including Christine Goerke, Jamie Barton, Lawrence Brownlee, Leonardo Capalbo, Zachary James, Greer Grimsley, Karen Slack, Breanna Sinclaire, Jennifer Rowley, Elizabeth Deshong, and Kenneth Overton, among many {…}
https://operawire.com/barn-opera-announces-october-surprise-the-world-premiere-of-jarrar-goodwins-patience-pearl/
Frequent collaborators, composer Felix Jarrar and librettist Bea Goodwin, continue their string of operatic works with “Patience and Pearl,” a micro-opera relating the story of Pearl Curran, a historical 20th-century medium with the ability to channel the words and poetry of the supposed spirit of Patience Worth. The filmed performance, scheduled for October 31 at 8:00 p.m. ET, is a {…}
https://operawire.com/yannick-nezet-seguin-anna-netrebko-leontyne-price-renee-fleming-jonas-kaufmann-headline-weeks-34-35-36-37-38-of-metropolitan-opera-nightly-streams/
The Metropolitan Opera has announced the next five weeks of its streaming slate which will focus on Baroque to the present, followed by a week of productions conducted by Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin, a Family Drama Week, and a Stars in Signature Roles week All Nightly Met Opera Streams begin at 7:30pm and remain available via metopera.org for 23 {…}
https://operawire.com/artist-of-the-week-marina-abramovic/
The 2020-21 season is officially here and many opera companies are beginning to open including the Bayerische Staatsoper, which will open with one of the most anticipated new works of the year. The company will open with the world premiere of “7 Deaths of Maria Callas,” a work that was set to originally open during the spring of the 2019-20 {…}
https://operawire.com/roberto-alagna-aleksandra-kurzak-lise-davidsen-damien-geter-lead-top-10-operas-to-stream-this-week/
We are deep into the summer, but opera has not stopped. We are getting live performances throughout Europe and still getting full slates of online opera offerings. So for this week’s recommendations, we are looking at a wide range of options, including a few classic works, a recital from two major opera stars, and a lot of new operas. As {…}