Norwegian Opera and Ballet Names New Music Director

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(Credit: Benjamin Ealovega Photography) Edward Gardner has been named the new music director of the Norwegian Opera and Ballet. He will take on his new position starting on August 1, 2024. In the meantime, he will assume the position of Artistic Advisor, effective immediately. In his new position, he is set to take on a number of productions including “Un {…}

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Best of 2021: OperaWire’s Top 11 Singers of 2021

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After a year and a half of limited performances and shut downs, 2021 marked the year during which performers were able to bring their artistry to the stage and to the audiences. And now 2021 is bringing down its curtain. There were so any memorable moments in the year and there were truly some historical performances. Like previous years, OperaWire {…}

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Bergen National Opera Cancels Performances of ‘Rusalka’ Due to Strike

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The Bergen National Opera in Norway has announced the cancelation of performances from its new production of “Rusalka.” The company revealed that due to the ongoing strike in the Norwegian cultural life, performances on Oct. 23, 25, and 27 will not proceed as planned. The company said, “The ongoing strike in cultural life has resulted in us having to cancel the {…}

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Venera Gimadieva, Benjamin Appl & Francesco Demuro Highlight OperaVision’s June Program

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OperaVision has announced the June streams featuring three complete works and a competition. The month opens with Calixto Bieito’s new “St. John Passion” from Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. Les Talens Lyriques and a group of amateur singers who form the chorus at the heart of the narrative star alongside Benjamin Appl, Joshua Ellicott, Lenneke Ruiten, and Carlos Mena Streaming {…}

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Malin Byström Leads OperaVision’s May Streams

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OperaVision has announced the streams for the month May. The first stream of the month will be from the Nationaltheater Mannheim. “Hippolyte et Aricie” will feature a production by Lorenzo Fioroni and is conducted by Bernhard Forck. Streaming Date: May 1, 2021 The Royal Swedish Opera’s “Tosca“ from a performance in February will be streamed. Malin Byström stars as Tosca {…}

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Elīna Garanča, Michelle Johnson, Saioa Hernandez, Benjamin Bernheim, Marina Rebeka Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

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There are a lot of unique experiences to be had via streaming in the opera world this week and we’re excited to share our top 10 choices. A star soprano. Rising opera stars. The future of opera. A new work filmed in a major museum. Lots of Verdi and Mozart. All of these and more are on offer. So let’s {…}

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National Theatre Opera to Stream New Production ‘Don Giovanni’

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On April 24, 2021, the National Theatre Opera in Prague, in collaboration with the Czech Television, will present the premiere of a new production of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni.” The production will be held at the Estates Theatre in Prague, where the opera first premiered in 1787. This will be the first time the company has entrusted the production to a {…}

Reviews, Video Productions

Metropolitan Opera Stars Live in Concert Review: Lise Davidsen in Oslo, Norway

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(Credit: Ray Burmiston) “One voice in a million.” This is the kind of phrase on which legacies, mythologies, histories are built. And it’s the phrase that continues to crop up whenever Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen enters the operatic conversation. The soprano has definitely played her part in bringing about this idea that her voice is of a unique power. She {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko, Renée Fleming, Angel Blue, Joyce DiDonato Headline Metropolitan Opera’s International Pay-Per-View Series

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced a new pay-per-view series “Met Stars Live in Concert” featuring opera’s greatest stars from around the world. The concert series, which was announced via a Zoom press conference, will consist of 12 live performances starting on July 18 and running through December. “This new initiative is intended to create live performance opportunities for our artists {…}

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Norwegian Opera and Ballet Names New Music Director

Best of 2021: OperaWire’s Top 11 Singers of 2021

Bergen National Opera Cancels Performances of ‘Rusalka’ Due to Strike

Venera Gimadieva, Benjamin Appl & Francesco Demuro Highlight OperaVision’s June Program

Malin Byström Leads OperaVision’s May Streams

Elīna Garanča, Michelle Johnson, Saioa Hernandez, Benjamin Bernheim, Marina Rebeka Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

National Theatre Opera to Stream New Production ‘Don Giovanni’

Metropolitan Opera Stars Live in Concert Review: Lise Davidsen in Oslo, Norway

Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko, Renée Fleming, Angel Blue, Joyce DiDonato Headline Metropolitan Opera’s International Pay-Per-View Series