Dinis Sousa Extends Contract with Royal Northern Sinfonia

https://operawire.com/dinis-sousa-extends-contract-with-royal-northern-sinfonia/

Dinis Sousa has extended his contract with the Royal Northern Sinfonia. Sousa will continue with the orchestra through 2030. Sousa is the Associate Conductor of the Monteverdi Choir and Orchestras, and Founder and Artistic Director of Orquestra XXI, an orchestra which brings together some of the finest young Portuguese musicians from around the world. With Royal Northern Sinfonia, he has {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Kristine Opolais, Jonathan Tetelman, Eleonora Buratto, Kate Lindsey, Matthias Goerne & Rinat Shaham Lead New CD/DVD Releases

https://operawire.com/kristine-opolais-jonathan-tetelman-eleonora-buratto-kate-lindsey-matthias-goerne-rinat-shaham-lead-new-cd-dvd-releases/

Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. It’s another week of many releases, including new complete opera recordings, solo albums, oratorios, and sacred works. John Weldon: The Judgment of Paris A long-lost masterpiece revived by Julian Perkins, Cambridge Handel Opera Company and Academy of Ancient Music Academy of Ancient Music {…}

News

Christophe Rousset Joins Monteverdi Choir for Christmas Tour

https://operawire.com/christophe-rousset-joins-monteverdi-choir-for-christmas-tour/

(Credit: Courtesy of Les Talens Lyriques) The Monteverdi Choir and Orchestras has announced that Christophe Rousset will lead the ensemble MCO for its upcoming Baroque Christmas tour. Rousset will make his MCO conducting debut this December before leading concerts at the Teatro alla Scala and the ensembles’ home at St Martin-in-the-Fields. Rousset’s appointment follows the announcement that conductor and MCO {…}

Artist of the Week, Special Features

Artist of the Week: Carlo Vistoli

https://operawire.com/artist-of-the-week-carlo-vistoli/

This week the San Francisco Opera will revive its acclaimed production of Händel’s “Partenope.” The production will star some of the most acclaimed singers in the Baroque repertoire and will showcase three debuts. Among the debuts is Italian countertenor Carlo Vistoli who has performed around the world. In anticipation of his debut, Vistoli spoke to OperaWire regarding the production. OperaWire: {…}

News

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra & Swedish Radio Choir Appoint Principal Guest Conductors

https://operawire.com/swedish-radio-symphony-orchestra-swedish-radio-choir-appoint-principal-guest-conductors/

The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra has announced that Maxim Emelyanychev and Krista Audere were appointed to the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Swedish Radio Choir as Principal Guest Conductors. They will work on the concert productions that Music Directors Daniel Harding and Kaspars Putniņš will not be present. Audere and Emelyanychev will take up their new positions in 2025. {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Salzburg Festival 2023 Review: Les Troyens

https://operawire.com/salzburg-festival-2023-review-les-troyens/

Photo: © Marco Borrelli Berlioz’s “Les Troyens” is one of those operas that is larger than life. Arguably, two operas in one night. Everything sounds like the realization of romanticism’s epic promise and showcases the musicians’ talents overflowing in the hall. It is hard to not expect a lot from a performance of Berlioz’s opera with a revolutionary and Romantique {…}

News

Jonas Kaufmann, Nina Stemme, Alice Coote & Christian Gerhaher Lead Berlin Philharmonic’s 2023-24 Season

https://operawire.com/jonas-kaufmann-nina-stemme-alice-coote-christian-gerhaher-lead-berlin-philharmonics-2023-24-season/

The Berlin Philharmonic has announced its 2023-24 Season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Iván Fischer conducts Michael Nagy in works by Jörg Widmann and Gustav Mahler. Performance Date: August 26, 2023 Alexander Rudin, Alexander Melnikov, Nadezhda Pavlova, and Olga Pashchenko perform works by Sergei Rachmaninov. Performance Date: August 27, 2023 Robin Ticciati conducts Wu Wei Sheng, Karen {…}

News

Magdalena Kožená, Ekaterina Semenchuk & Judit Kutasi Lead Musikfest Berlin’s 2022 Season

https://operawire.com/magdalena-kozena-ekaterina-semenchuk-judit-kutasi-lead-musikfest-berlins-2022-season/

Musikfest Berlin has announced its 2022 season featuring international orchestras and soloists. Here is a selection of the vocal highlights of the season. Lucy Crowe, Ann Hallenberg, Giovanni Sala, and William Thomas perform Beethiven’s Missa Solemnis with the Monteverdi Choir and Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique. John Eliot Gardiner conducts. Performance Date: August 31, 2022 Magdalena Kožená and Yefim Bronfman perform a {…}

News

Renée Fleming, Matthias Goerne & Louise Alder Lead The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra’s 2021-22 Season

https://operawire.com/renee-fleming-matthias-goerne-louise-alder-lead-the-royal-concertgebouw-orchestras-2021-22-season/

The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in the Netherlands has announced its 2021-22 season featuring soloists from around the world. For this article, we will only highlight the vocal performances. Renée Fleming performs music by Messian and Debussy. The superstar is joined by conductor Daniel Harding. Performance Dates: August 20-31, 2021 John Eliot Gardiner conducts the Monteverdi Choir in an all Brahms {…}

78 search results for…

Dinis Sousa Extends Contract with Royal Northern Sinfonia

Kristine Opolais, Jonathan Tetelman, Eleonora Buratto, Kate Lindsey, Matthias Goerne & Rinat Shaham Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Christophe Rousset Joins Monteverdi Choir for Christmas Tour

Artist of the Week: Carlo Vistoli

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra & Swedish Radio Choir Appoint Principal Guest Conductors

Salzburg Festival 2023 Review: Les Troyens

Jonas Kaufmann, Nina Stemme, Alice Coote & Christian Gerhaher Lead Berlin Philharmonic’s 2023-24 Season

Magdalena Kožená, Ekaterina Semenchuk & Judit Kutasi Lead Musikfest Berlin’s 2022 Season

Renée Fleming, Matthias Goerne & Louise Alder Lead The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra’s 2021-22 Season