https://operawire.com/obituary-nello-santi-dies-at-88/
Legendary conductor Nello Santi has died at the age of 88. Robert Lombardo, the conductor’s manager confirmed the news. Lombardo stated that the conductor was being treated for a blood infection. Born on Sept. 22, 1931 in Adria, Italy, Santi studied composition at the Liceo musicale of Padua and went on to make his in 1951 debut as a conductor {…}
https://operawire.com/the-great-link-giacomo-meyerbeers-operas-experiencing-major-renaissance-at-deutsche-oper-berlin/
(Credit: Pierre Petit) When Giacomo Meyerbeer died on May 2 in 1864 in Paris, he was one of the most performed composers of his time. Among the surviving manuscript documents in the Meyerbeer archive in Berlin is to be found a prayer that Giacomo Meyerbeer wrote on 8 December 1863, a few months before his death: “Great almighty God! … {…}
https://operawire.com/yannick-nezet-seguin-christine-goerke-joyce-didonato-lead-carnegie-halls-2020-21-season/
Carnegie Hall has announced its 2020-21 season featuring some of the greatest soloists and conductors in the world. For this article we will highlight the vocal performances of the season. Orchestras The season opens with the LA Philharmonic performing John Adams’ Tromba Lontana and Grieg’s Piano Concerto and Selections from Peer Gynt. Gustavo Dudamel conducts with soloists Liv Redpath and {…}
https://operawire.com/the-baritonal-crown-baritone-zeljko-lucic-on-his-beginnings-favorite-roles-keys-to-success/
Baritone Željko Lučić was born in Serbia, in a small town of Zrenjanin, northeast of the capital Belgrade. For anyone familiar with the looks of historical small towns in the countries of the Western Balkan, this is a significant fact. “Yes, my hometown is indeed a small one, but also an absolutely wonderful place,” Lučić, smiling, told OperaWire in a recent {…}
https://operawire.com/olga-peretyatko-karin-deshayes-erwin-schrott-lead-2020-rossini-opera-festival/
The 41st Rossini Opera Festival has announced the full casting for its 2020 Festival. As previously announced there will be three operas presented this year. The 2020 season will showcase three productions, including “Moïse et Pharaon” directed by Pier Luigi Pizzi and conducted by Giacomo Sagripanti. The cast will include Roberto Tagliavini, Erwin Schrott, Olga Peretyatko, Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, Monica Bacelli, {…}
https://operawire.com/wexford-festival-opera-announces-2020-festival/
The Wexford Festival Opera has announced its 2020 season. This season, the festival will present a program inspired by Shakespeare and will present three main stage operas as well as a number of concerts and pocket operas. Main Stage Goldmark’s “Ein Wintermarchen” will get a production by Dmitry Bertman with conductor Markus Bosh leading the work. Performance Dates: Oct. 20-29, {…}
https://operawire.com/opera-de-colombia-to-pay-tribute-to-gloria-zea/
Opera de Colombia is set to pay tribute to Gloria Zea. The concert scheduled for Oct. 30 in the Movistar Arena, will star Betty Garcés, Amalia Avilán, Paola Leguizamón, Karolyn Rosero, Ana María Ruge, Juan David Gonzalez, and Andres Agudelo. Alejandro Roca will conduct the concert with the Orquesta Nueva Filarmonia. Zea died earlier this year and became one of {…}
https://operawire.com/artist-of-the-week-valeriano-lanchas/
(Credit: Juan Diego Castillo) Few Colombian singers have reached the heights of bass-baritone Valeriano Lanchas. The Bogotá-born singer competed and won four international competitions including the Pavarotti International Voice Competition in 1995, Operalia in 2001, Licia Albanese-Puccini Fundation of New York 2001, and the Toto Dal Monte in Treviso, Italy in 2004. Since then his career grew and he has become {…}
https://operawire.com/festival-castell-de-peralada-announces-luxury-cast-for-new-aida/
The Festival Castell de Peralada has announced that it will present Verdi’s “Aida” in 2020. Festival director Oriol Aguilá announced the new production of Verdi’s opera, which will be directed by Paco Azorin and will star soprano Sondra Radvanovsky in the title role with tenor Piotr Beczala as Radamès. Mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili will sing the role of Amneris, a portrayal for {…}