https://operawire.com/obituary-pocket-opera-founder-donald-pippin-dies-at-95/
Donald Pippin, founder of Pocket Opera, passed away on July 7, 2021 in San Francisco. He was 95. He was born on Dec. 8, 1925 in Zebulon, North Carolina, and spent his early youth in Richmond, Virginia. He became a pianist and by 14, he was soloing with the National Symphony Orchestra. At 17, he went to Harvard on a {…}
https://operawire.com/merola-opera-to-stream-back-home-through-the-stage-door/
San Francisco-based Merola Opera continues its summer season with “Back Home: Through The Stage Door,” a digital production that had been lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This work, which was directed by David Paul, will feature music by Dominick Argento, Vicenzo Bellini, Carlisle Floyd, Francis Poulenc, Anton Webern, Handel, Mozart and others The film will feature all Merola 2021 {…}
https://operawire.com/goteborg-opera-announces-2021-22-season-featuring-vassilis-kavayas-daniel-brenna-katarina-karneus/
The Göteborg Opera in Sweden has announced its 2021-22 season, which will include five opera productions. First up will be Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” starring Vassilis Kavayas, Markus Schwartz, Ann-Kristin Jones, Hannes Öberg, Mats Almgren, and Mia Karlsson, among others. Rodula Gaitanou directs while Ville Matvejeff conducts. Performance Dates: August 29 – Oct. 2, 2021 Carolina Sandgren headlines “Tosca” {…}
https://operawire.com/jonas-kaufmann-juan-diego-florez-joyce-didonato-mariusz-kwiecien-jasmine-muhammad-headline-top-10-operas-to-stream-this-week/
Full disclaimer – this week’s recommendations, with the exception of two works that you can watch right now, all take place between Friday and Sunday (with an emphasis on Friday when half of the recommendations are set to take place). So yes, in many ways this is more of a weekend edition of streams. In any case, here are the {…}
https://operawire.com/q-a-conductor-david-robertson-on/
A former chief conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and former music director of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, David Robertson has served in numerous artistic leadership positions. To this day he occupies some of the most prominent platforms of the international music scene and has been named an “American musical visionary.” His work in opera has reached new heights {…}
https://operawire.com/opera-theatre-of-saint-louis-to-present-belonging-in-opera-learning-from-our-past-engaging-with-our-future/
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis has announced that it will be partnering with Washington University’s Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity, & Equity (CRE2) to host a two-night symposium exploring the canon of Black composers and the current reality of the Black experience onstage and behind the scenes. The symposium entitled, “Belonging in Opera: Learning from Our Past, Engaging {…}
https://operawire.com/garsington-opera-announces-cast-change-for-der-rosenkavalier/
The Garsington Opera has announced a cast change for its upcoming production of “Der Rosenkavalier.” The British festival announced that Madison Leonard will take over the role of Sophie in “Der Rosenkavalier” this summer; Soraya Mafi, who was originally cast in the role, is expecting her first child later this year and will be unable to perform. Leonard is a {…}
https://operawire.com/opera-de-sabadell-to-present-macbeth/
The Ópera de Sabadell is set to present a production of “Macbeth.” The Spanish company will present Verdi’s early masterwork on Nov. 27 and 29 with a cast that includes Toni Marsol in the title role of Macbeth and Maribel Ortega as Lady Macbeth. The cast will be rounded by Jeroboám Tejera as Banco, Antoni Lliteres as MacDuff, Carlos Enrique {…}
https://operawire.com/met-opera-chorus-collaborates-with-rhiannon-giddens/
The Met Opera Chorus has released a project with Rhiannon Giddens in response to the Black Lives Matter movement and the recent events that have shaken the country. The new project was developed during the summer when Rhiannon Giddens, newly appointed Artistic Director of Silkroad, approached the Met Opera Chorus about collaborating on a reworking of her 2015 song “Cry No {…}
