Deutsche Oper Berlin 2019-20 Review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

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(Credit: Deutsche Oper Berlin/Bettina Stöß) Based on a comedy by William Shakespeare, Britten and Pears’ “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” had its world premiere at the Aldeburgh Festival on June 11, 1960, with the composer conducting. Britten and Pears tried to bring Shakespeare’s magical world onstage both as a play and as a vocal piece. Alas, the opera has since struggled {…}

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Deutsche Oper Berlin Announces New Queen of The Night for ‘Die Zauberflöte’

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Soprano Aleksandra Jovanovic will not be appearing in the presentation of Mozart and Schikaneder’s “Die Zauberflöte” on February 8 at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, according to the official statement on the company’s website. As a result, soprano Antonina Vesenina will perform in her stead. Vesenina will join the cast that includes Tobias Kehrer, Andrei Danilov, Siobhan Stagg, Seth Carico, {…}

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Erin Wall & Tamara Mumford Highlight Grand Teton 2020 Summer Festival

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(Credit: Kristin Hoebermann) The Grand Teton Music Festival has announced highlights from its summer 2020 program, which will open on July 3, and is set to run until August 22. For the purpose of this article, we will focus only on vocal works. Singer and actress Bernadette Peters will officially open the festival with a solo concert. Performance Date: July {…}

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Gregory Kunde, Clémentine Margaine, & Florian Sempey Headline ‘Meyerbeer Month’ at Deutsche Oper Berlin

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(Photo Source: Gregory Kunde Tenor Official Webpage) Deutsche Oper Berlin will showcase three operas by Giacomo Meyerbeer, starting on Feb. 2, 2020 and ending on March 8, 2020. The first Meyerbeer opera to take the stage on Feb. 2, 2020 will be “Les Huguenots.” The cast will include Liv Redpath, Seth Carico, Dimitris Tiliakos, Olesya Golovneva, Irene Roberts, Jörg Schörner, {…}

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Deutsche Oper Berlin Announces Last Minute Cast Change For ‘Jenůfa’

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(Photo Credit: Deutsche Oper Berlin/Leo Seidel) Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced that soprano Andrea Danková will replace Rachel Harnisch in the title role of Janaček’s “Jenůfa” for the performance on Saturday, Jan. 25. Harnisch will act out the role on stage, while Danková will sing the role from the side of the stage. Danková will join a cast that includes {…}

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Deutsche Oper Berlin Announces Cast Change For ‘Die Zauberflöte’

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(Credit: Wiener Staatsoper/Marianne Boettger) The Deutsche Oper Berlin has a announced a cast change for its Feb. 8, 2020 performance of Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte. The company announced that bass Tobias Kehrer will take over the role of Sarastro replacing Ante Jerkunica. Kehrer recently performed the role of Truffaldin in Strauss’ “Ariadne auf Naxos” at the Teatro alla Scala, Hunding in Wagner’s {…}

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Christian Gerhaher, Anja Kampe, Magdalena Kožená Headline 2020 Aix-en-Provence Festival

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(Credit: Sasha Vasiljev / Mathias Bothor, Deutsche Grammophon) The Festival Aix-en-Provence has just announced the program for 2020 season, which will include a total of six works. The season will open with Berg’s opera “Wozzeck,” starring Christian Gerhaher, Anja Kampe, Daniel Brenna, Peter Hoare, Brindley Sherratt, Evan LeRoy Johnson, J’Nai Bridges, Alexander Kiechle, Tomasz Kumięga, and Graham Clark. Sir Simon {…}

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Liv Redpath, Anton Rositskiy, Dimitris Tiliakos Set for Deutsche Oper Berlin Debuts in Major Cast Changes for ‘Les Huguenots’

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(Credit: BdPortraits.com) The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced multiple cast changes for its upcoming production of “Les Huguenots,” according to the official statement on the company’s website. For all the performances of the opera, soprano Liv Redpath will take over the role of Marguerite de Valois from Erin Morley, while tenor Anton Rositskiy will replace Yosep Kang in the role {…}

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American Director Ted Huffman To Stage ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ At Deutsche Oper Berlin

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(Credit: Deutsche Oper Berlin/Leo Seidel) American Director Ted Huffman will stage the Benjamin Britten’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. In this production of the masterwork at the largest Berlin’s opera house, Huffman brings a great deal of memories of Provincetown on Cape Cod. “I think of Provincetown as being akin to the forest in ‘A Midsummer {…}

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Deutsche Oper Berlin 2019-20 Review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Deutsche Oper Berlin Announces New Queen of The Night for ‘Die Zauberflöte’

Erin Wall & Tamara Mumford Highlight Grand Teton 2020 Summer Festival

Gregory Kunde, Clémentine Margaine, & Florian Sempey Headline ‘Meyerbeer Month’ at Deutsche Oper Berlin

Deutsche Oper Berlin Announces Last Minute Cast Change For ‘Jenůfa’

Deutsche Oper Berlin Announces Cast Change For ‘Die Zauberflöte’

Christian Gerhaher, Anja Kampe, Magdalena Kožená Headline 2020 Aix-en-Provence Festival

Liv Redpath, Anton Rositskiy, Dimitris Tiliakos Set for Deutsche Oper Berlin Debuts in Major Cast Changes for ‘Les Huguenots’

American Director Ted Huffman To Stage ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ At Deutsche Oper Berlin