https://operawire.com/oper-graz-announces-new-chief-conductor/
Oper Graz has appointed Vassilis Christopoulos to the position of Chief Conductor. He will commence his tenure during the 2023-24 season. He will take over for Roland Kluttig, who is set to step down at the end of the current season. A fixture at the Greek National Opera where he has led productions of such operas as “Tosca,” “Serse,” “La {…}
https://operawire.com/lincoln-center-to-stream-free-holiday-concert-from-stavros-niarchos-foundation-cultural-center-in-athens/
Audiences at Lincoln Center will be able to stream a unique concert experience on Dec. 1, 2022. The showcase will feature the Christmas World of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Athens, including a lighting ceremony and concert, live streamed to a 50-foot digital wall in the main lobby of the new David Geffen Hall. The showcase will feature {…}
https://operawire.com/janice-baird-launches-gofundme-for-husbands-cancer/
Opera singer Janice Baird has launched a GoFundMe for her husband who is experiencing an inoperable cancer. The soprano wrote on the campaign, “Hi, my name is Janice, and my sweet husband Lothar has been diagnosed with cancer of the esophagus that has metastasized to his liver and lymph and now has a very large tumor on his foot. The {…}
https://operawire.com/obituary-italian-baritone-carlo-meliciani-dies-at-92/
On Jan. 6, 2022, Italian baritone Carlo Meliciani died at the age of 92. The baritone died at his home in Empoli, Italy Born on Jan. 27, 1929, in Arezzo, Italy, and Meliciani began his career in the mid-1950s performing with a touring Italian opera company in Great Britain. During the 1958–1959 season, he performed with the Teatro Nuovo di {…}
https://operawire.com/wiener-staatsoper-announces-cast-change-for-don-carlo/
The Wiener Staatsoper has announced a cast change for its upcoming performances of Verdi’s “Don Carlo.” The company noted that Ekaterina Gubanova will sing the role of Eboli in the upcoming revival replacing Anita Rachvelishvili, who is pregnant. Gubanova has performed the role of Eboli around the world at such companies as the Mariinsky Theatre, Metropolitan Opera, Teatro alla Scala, {…}
https://operawire.com/jonas-kaufmann-kristine-opolais-bryn-terfel-headline-outdoor-tosca/
Three major opera stars are set to come together this August for two open-air performances of “Tosca” in Graz, Austria. The showcases, which are scheduled for August 22 and 24, will star Jonas Kaufmann as Cavaradossi, Kristine Opolais in the title role, and Bryn Terfel as Baron Scarpia. “Singing Puccini with exceptional artists like Bryn and Jonas on stage will {…}
https://operawire.com/at-home-with-mezzo-soprano-taxiarchoula-kanati-in-stuttgart/
“At Home With… ” is a series collaboration between OperaWire and photographer Frances Marshall of Marshall Light Studio, combining original photography with insightful interviews. In this third installment, OperaWire spoke with mezzo-soprano Taxiarchoula Kanati. Greek mezzo-soprano Taxiarchoula Kanati was at the very cusp of moving into the next phase of her career when COVID-19 brought the world and the industry {…}
https://operawire.com/obituary-marcella-reale-dies-at-84/
Soprano Marcella Reale has died of COVID-19 at the age of 84. The American soprano died on Jan. 17, 2021, after having been infected with the coronavirus. Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1937 to Italian parents, Reale went on to study with Armand Tokatyan and Lotte Lehmann at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich on a Fulbright {…}
https://operawire.com/greece-shuts-down-theaters-cinemas-due-to-surge-in-covid-19-cases/
Greece has announced new lockdown restrictions due to the rise of COVID-19. Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced that starting Tuesday, Nov. 3, all dining areas will be suspended, except for home deliveries as well as bars, cafes, cinemas, museums, theaters, and indoor gyms. As a result, the Greek National Opera and other concert halls will close for the month, effectively canceling {…}