Natalie Dessay, Jakub Józef Orliński, Joyce DiDonato & Sabine Devieilhe Lead Théâtre des Champs-Elysées’s 2022-23 Season

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The Théâtre des Champs-Elysées has announced its 2022-23 season featuring productions, operas in concerts, recitals, and orchestra performances. Here is a look at the vocal performances this season. Productions Gluck’s “Orphée et Eurydice” will star Jakub Józef Orliński and Regula Mühlemann. Thomas Hengelbrock conducts the production by Robert Carsen which also stars Elena Galitskaya. Performance Dates: Sept. 21-Oct. 1, 2022 {…}

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Opéra de Paris Announces Cast Change for ‘Elektra’

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The Opéra de Paris has announced a cast change for its production of “Elektra.” The company noted that Waltraud Meier has withdrawn from the production and as a result, the role of Klytämnestra will be interpreted by Angela Denoke. Denoke is a German soprano who has performed at the Metropolitan Opera, Wiener Staatsoper, Salzburg Festival, Bayerische Staatsoper, Theater Ulm, Welsh National {…}

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Teatro Real 2021-22 Review: Götterdämmerung

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Teatro Real concludes Wagner’s epic tetralogy “Der Ring des Nibelungen” with nine performances of the fourth title, “Götterdämmerung,” after having presented one opera per season, beginning with “Das Rheingold” in 2019. Unfortunately, the production of this fourth opera, directed by Robert Carsen and Patrick Kinmonth, turned out to be repetitive, meaningless, and plain. Dull & Meaningless One of the main {…}

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Teatro Real de Madrid Pays Homage to Victims of Ukraine

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(Credit: Javier del Real) The Teatro Real de Madrid concluded its run of “Götterdämmerung” with an homage to the victims of Ukraine. In a press release, the Madrid-based theater said, “the artistic team of ‘Twilight of the Gods,’ in the last performance of the opera, tonight, has wrapped the corpse of Siegfried in the Ukrainian flag, as a symbolic act {…}

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Q & A: Director Lillian Groag on Breathing New Life into ‘Carmen’ at Opera San José

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When she was a child, Lillian Groag’s family treated opera as if it were pop music. So it’s no surprise that by the time she was but five, she was already attending her first opera and falling in love with the art form. “By 10 I knew the words of all the big 10 which I wailed around the house {…}

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Wiener Staatsoper Cancels First Performance of ‘Manon Lescaut’ Due to COVID-19

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The Wiener Staatsoper has canceled its opening night performance of “Manon Lescaut.” The company was forced to cancel the production due to a cluster of COVID-19 cases in the chorus. As a result, ticket holders will be refunded automatically. “Manon Lescaut” was set to open with a cast that includes Asmik Grigorian in the title role, Boris Pinkhasovich as Lescaut, {…}

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Michael Fabiano, Julia Bullock, Karah Son, Pretty Yende, Nina Stemme Headline San Francisco Opera’s Centennial 2022-23 Season

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San Francisco Opera has announced its 2022-23 season, which represents the 100th anniversary of the organization. To that effect, the company will aim to honor its history as just the third American opera company to ever reach the centennial milestone. The season will kick off with an “Opera Ball – The Centennial Celebration” which will feature such performers as Nadine {…}

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Best of 2021: OperaWire’s Staff on the Best Performances of the Year

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Over the past few weeks we have returned to an old end-of-year tradition, spotlighting some of our standout artists of the year. And we will conclude that series with a return to our spotlight of the year’s best performances. As in the past, we have compiled the efforts of different members of our staff to create a list of our {…}

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Teatro dell’Opera di Roma 2021-22 Review: Julius Caesar

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(Photo: Fabrizio Sansoni) In 2005, Vlaamse Opera premiered the first part of the Giorgio Battistelli’s Shakespeare trilogy, “Richard III,” to widespread acclaim. It has since gone on to receive a number of productions across Europe, although it had to wait until 2018 to receive its Italian premiere at Venice’s La Fenice. OperaWire was present for the occasion, and for what {…}

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Natalie Dessay, Jakub Józef Orliński, Joyce DiDonato & Sabine Devieilhe Lead Théâtre des Champs-Elysées’s 2022-23 Season

Opéra de Paris Announces Cast Change for ‘Elektra’

Teatro Real 2021-22 Review: Götterdämmerung

Teatro Real de Madrid Pays Homage to Victims of Ukraine

Q & A: Director Lillian Groag on Breathing New Life into ‘Carmen’ at Opera San José

Wiener Staatsoper Cancels First Performance of ‘Manon Lescaut’ Due to COVID-19

Michael Fabiano, Julia Bullock, Karah Son, Pretty Yende, Nina Stemme Headline San Francisco Opera’s Centennial 2022-23 Season

Best of 2021: OperaWire’s Staff on the Best Performances of the Year

Teatro dell’Opera di Roma 2021-22 Review: Julius Caesar