Sonya Yoncheva and Piotr Beczała Lead ‘Tosca’ at Wiener Staatsoper

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(Credits: Javier del Real / Piotr Beczała official website) The Wiener Staatsoper has unveiled a completely new cast for Puccini’s “Tosca.” The third and the final run of the opera was originally scheduled between May 3 and May 14 2021 with Massimo Giordano as Mario Cavaradossi, Luca Salsi as Scarpia, and Anja Harteros in the title role. However, as the {…}

Editorials, Reviews

Criticism on Fridays: The Italian Theatres Reopen

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(Photo: Finn Hackshaw) Every Friday, Polina Lyapustina delivers a short essay on some of the most essential topics in the industry with the intent of establishing a dialogue about the opera world and its future. Last week, like many people in Italy, I wondered if the country would switch to a yellow zone and public events and outdoor cafes would be allowed {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Joyce DiDonato, Anna Netrebko, & Louise Alder Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week three of today’s biggest divas release new albums or DVDs. There are also a number of solo projects including a debut album by one of the most exciting baritones of his generation. Here is a look. Winterreise Joyce DiDonato releases her acclaimed version of Schubert’s “Winterreise.” The mezzo noted that the piece is one of “the masterpieces: those {…}

News

Italian Government Announces Limited Reopening on April 26

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(Credit: Maggio Musicale Fiorentino official website) The cabinet of Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi has adopted a new decree that will allow limited reopenings in the yellow zones of the country’s COVID-19 color-code system. The decree only applies to the low risk yellow zones. Theaters and opera houses will be allowed to reopen with a maximum of 50% capacity or {…}

DVD and CD Reviews, Reviews

CD Review: Pentatone’s ‘La Fanciulla del West’

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An aesthetic outlier in the grand tradition of Italian opera, “La Fanciulla del West” occupies a singular position both historically and within the growing catalog of Pentatone’s multichannel audio recordings. The Dutch label proposes two contrasting takes on Puccini’s tale of the Wild West; a remastered version of the DG classic (with Carol Neblett’s magisterial Minnie) and its most recent {…}

News

Canadian Opera Company Names Toronto-Based Amplified Opera as Disruptor-in-Residence

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The Canadian Opera Company (COC) has selected Toronto-based Amplified Opera as its first Disruptor-in-Residence, a newly developed program that grew out of the COC’s Company-in-Residence and is part of the COC Academy. Amplified Opera will take part in the two-year residency aimed at providing resources and support for emerging companies. Amplified Opera is a collective co-founded by Canadian performing artists {…}

News

Chevalier de Saint-George, J’Nai Bridges, Samuel Ramey, Anthony Roth Costanzo Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

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It is going to be a fun opera week with a lot of unique viewing experiences for opera lovers around the world. There are modern operas. There are concerts with famed arias. There’s a mystery story. There’s a battle between two queens. There’s some Schubert songs. And a Rossini mass. And of course, there is a high-profile company premiere of {…}

News

John Storgårds Takes Over BBC Proms Concert

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(Credit: Marco Borggreve) BBC Proms has announced a cast change for its upcoming live performance. Conductor Omer Meir Wellber has had to withdraw from the performance on September 2, 2020 due to illness. John Storgårds will take his place. Due to the cast change, the program has been adjusted accordingly. Instead of the Aziza Sadikova’s “Marionettes” and Haydn’s Symphony No. {…}

News

Beverly Sills, Jessye Norman Joyce DiDonato, Juan Diego Flórez Headline Week 16 of Metropolitan Opera’s Nightly Streams

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced week 16 of its Nightly Streams. This coming week’s streams feature a wide range of options including a showcase starring Beverly Sills, Shostakovich opera, a classic Ring performance, some Bel Canto magic, and a historic performance from the 2018-19 season. Monday, June 29 – Donizetti’s La Fille du Régiment Conducted by Enrique Mazzola; starring Pretty Yende, Stephanie {…}

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Sonya Yoncheva and Piotr Beczała Lead ‘Tosca’ at Wiener Staatsoper

Criticism on Fridays: The Italian Theatres Reopen

Joyce DiDonato, Anna Netrebko, & Louise Alder Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Italian Government Announces Limited Reopening on April 26

CD Review: Pentatone’s ‘La Fanciulla del West’

Canadian Opera Company Names Toronto-Based Amplified Opera as Disruptor-in-Residence

Chevalier de Saint-George, J’Nai Bridges, Samuel Ramey, Anthony Roth Costanzo Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

John Storgårds Takes Over BBC Proms Concert

Beverly Sills, Jessye Norman Joyce DiDonato, Juan Diego Flórez Headline Week 16 of Metropolitan Opera’s Nightly Streams