256 search results for…

News

Jonas Kaufmann to Open Teatro San Carlo’s 2021-22 Season

https://operawire.com/jonas-kaufmann-to-open-teatro-san-carlos-2021-22-season/

(Credit: ROH / Catherine Ashmore) Jonas Kaufmann is set to open the 2021-22 season at the Teatro San Carlo di Napoli in the title role of Verdi’s “Otello.” In an interview with La Repubblica, Stéphane Lissner said that Kaufmann would be joined by Maria Agresta in a new production by Mario Martone. The new sovrintendente also announced his plans to {…}

News

Plácido Domingo, Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Sonya Yoncheva Headline Arena di Verona’s 2021 Season

https://operawire.com/placido-domingo-anna-netrebko-jonas-kaufmann-sonya-yoncheva-headline-arena-di-veronas-2021-season/

The Arena di Verona has announced its 2021 season, which will feature several notable performances with some of opera’s greatest stars. It all kicks off with a 150th anniversary celebration of the 1871 world premiere of Verdi’s “Aida.” The opera will be conducted by Riccardo Muti with Sonya Yoncheva in the title role alongside Francesco Meli, Riccardo Zanellato, Luca Salsi, {…}

News

Luciano Pavarotti, Joan Sutherland, Plácido Domingo, Aida Garifullina Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

https://operawire.com/luciano-pavarotti-joan-sutherland-placido-domingo-aida-garifullina-headline-top-10-operas-to-stream-this-week/

More options, more variety. That is what is going on with the release of more streams from more companies. This week’s recommendations features the best mix of classical performances, traditional operas, and new works to engage the widest range of audience. Eugene Onegin – Opera Vision / Komische Oper Berlin (NOW) OperaVision kicks off its Russian festival in May with {…}

News

Honorary Artistic Committee Added to Guido Cantelli International Conducting Competition

https://operawire.com/honorary-artistic-committee-added-to-guido-cantelli-international-conducting-competition/

(Credit: Todd Rosenberg Photography/Christian-Nielinger) A new Honorary Artistic Committee has been added to the jurors of the “Guido Cantelli” International Conducting Competition. The Members of the Honorary Committee will be made up of winners from the competition’s past editions. Among them are Riccardo Muti, who won in 1967 when he was only twenty-six, Israeli conductor Eliahu Inbal, prized in 1963, {…}

News

Plácido Domingo, Diana Damrau, Mariella Devia Headline Teatro alla Scala’s Streaming Options Through May 8

https://operawire.com/placido-domingo-diana-damrau-mariella-devia-headline-teatro-alla-scalas-streaming-options-through-may-8/

The Teatro alla Scala has unveiled its streaming slate all the way up to May 8, 2020. All performances can be viewed on Rai5 or RaiPlay. On April 28, 2020, the company will present a 2014 showcase of Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” conducted by Daniele Rustioni. The cast includes Marcelo Álvarez, Maria Agresta, Franco Vassallo, and  Ekaterina Semenchuk. On April 29, {…}

News

Donizetti Opera Festival Gala Offers Musical Performances & Comic Moments

https://operawire.com/donizetti-opera-festival-gala-offers-musical-performances-comic-moments/

The Donizetti Opera Festival presented a Gala performance for audiences around the world. Hosted by Francesco Micheli and Riccardo Frizza, the gala showcased a number of artists who have performed with the festival and who will perform this season. The gala included music from Donizetti with Xabier Anduaga and Alex Esposito presented selections from “L’Elisir d’Amore.” Paolo Bordogna also performed {…}

News

Xabier Anduaga Added to Donizetti Opera’s ‘Gran Gala sul Sofa’

https://operawire.com/xabier-anduaga-added-to-donizetti-operas-gran-gala-sul-sofa/

Credit: Elena Cherkashyna The Donizetti Opera Festival has announced that Xabier Aduaga will participate in the Gran Gala sul Sofa. The festival also announced that a 2016 recording of Maestro Riccardo Muti conducting the Orchestra Giovanile Luigi Cherubini will be presented during the event. Conductor Gianluca Capuano was also announced as a special guest. Anduaga made his debut with the {…}

News

Guido Cantelli International Conducting Competition to Make Comeback in 2020

https://operawire.com/guido-cantelli-international-conducting-competition-to-make-comeback-in-2020/

After a 40-year absence, the “Guido Cantelli” International Conducting Competition is making a major return in 2020. The 11th edition of the competition is set to celebrate the 100th birthday of the famed conductor who was born in Novara on April 27, 1920. The competition, which is set to kick off  its application process between March 1 and April 30, {…}