https://operawire.com/metropolitan-opera-2018-19-review-la-traviata/
Audiences who wanted something more traditional visually will be happy with this new “Traviata,” though one hopes that the clumsiness of the staging and the exaggerated color scheme of the costumes will get some sort of revisions for future iterations.
https://operawire.com/top-5-operas-to-see-this-weekend-north-america-12-7-9/
Remember when we said last week that this month would feature one particular opera rather heavily? Well, it’s that time of the year. And since it is the holiday season, we are going to give a few more companies the benefit of the doubt with works being presented more than once. Cendrillon – Lyric Opera of Chicago Massenet’s take on {…}
https://operawire.com/cafe-fiorello-to-honor-placido-domingo/
Plácido Domingo will be honored at Cafe Fiorello. In celebration of the tenor’s 50 Years at the Metropolitan Opera, the New York City Restaruant will be honored with a star-studded reception across from Lincoln Center. Among the guests who are set to attend the celebration include Domingo, Christine Ebersole, Anna Netrebko, Diana Damrau, Isabel Leonard, Ailyn Pérez, Juan Diego Flórez, Pretty {…}
https://operawire.com/olga-peretyatko-announces-new-mozart-album/
Olga Peretyatko has announced her latest CD for Sony Classical. The soprano announced via social media that her latest album entitled “Mozart +” will be released in February 2019. The new album will mark her fifth for Sony Classical. She released her first album with the company entitled “La Bellezza Del Canto” in 2011 followed by “Arabesque” in 2014. In {…}
https://operawire.com/metropolitan-opera-to-restore-intermission-in-la-traviata/
The Metropolitan Opera has announced that Michael Mayer’s New production of “La Traviata” will have two intermissions. In a recent interview with The New York Times, Yannick Nézet-Séguin revealed that he fought for the second intermission to be reinserted as it it helped the singers have proper rest and also because it was how Verdi originally intended the work to {…}
https://operawire.com/5-dvds-5-cds-we-recommend-for-your-black-friday-shopping/
The holiday season is officially underway. For many, that means going out and buying a plethora of gifts for loved ones. But what about that opera lover in your life? What do you buy him or her? There’s a ton to choose from and this year featured a plethora of amazing recordings to choose from. So to give you a {…}
https://operawire.com/jonas-kaufmann-to-make-role-debut-in-die-fledermaus/
Jonas Kaufmann is set to make his role debut as Eisenstein in “Die Fledermaus.” The tenor will participate in the Dresden Staatskapelle’s annual New Year’s Eve concert, which will be televised worldwide. Kaufmann joins Rachel Willis-Sorensen, who will portray Rosalinde, Elisabeth Kulman as Prince Orlofsky, and Andreas Schager as Alfred. Franz Welser-Moist will conduct the performances the two performances on Dec. 29 and {…}
https://operawire.com/interview-legendary-tenor-luigi-alva-on-his-major-career-moments-maria-callas/
He has sung in practically every major opera house in the world. Specializing in the roles of Rossini, Mozart, and Donizetti, his career at the Metropolitan alone has garnished over one hundred performances from his debut in 1964 until his last performance there in 1975. Working with the major singers of this period, including a favorite, Maria Callas, he sang {…}
https://operawire.com/composer-profile-vincenzo-bellini-bel-canto-master-of-fluid-melody/
Vincenzo Bellini is one of the most famous composers of the bel canto era. Born on Nov. 3, 1801, the composer would become well-known for his expansive melodies that would become the inspiration for many Italian composers thereafter. His first opera was “Adelson e Salvini,” which had its premiere in February of 1825 at the Teatro del Conservatorio di San {…}
