https://operawire.com/hui-he-to-celebrate-100th-tosca-performance/
Hui He is set to sing her 100th “Tosca” performance at the Staatsoper Hamburg on Oct. 2, 2021. The soprano first sang the iconic role in 2002 at the Teatro Regio di Parma and would go on to perform it at the Teatro alla Scala, Wiener Staatsoper, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Semperoper Dresden, Arena di Verona, and Lyric Opera Chicago, among others. {…}
https://operawire.com/juan-diego-florez-joyce-didonato-francesco-meli-corinne-winters-leads-arte-tvs-2021-22-season/
Arte.TV has announced its 2021-22 season featuring a variety of productions from around the world. Here is a look. The season from the Opéra Comique de Paris with a production of Beethoven’s “Fidelio.” Raphaël Pichon conducts the new production by Cyril Teste which stars Siobhan Stagg, Michael Spyres, Mari Eriksmoen, and Albert Dohmen. Broadcast Date: Oct. 1, 2021 Catalani’s “Edmea” {…}
https://operawire.com/ermonela-jaho-placido-domingo-headline-albanias-national-theatre-of-opera-and-ballet-reopening/
(Credit: Fadil Berisha) On Sept. 15, Albania’s National Theatre of Opera and Ballet in Tirana will be inaugurated with a gala concert after five years of reconstruction. The gala will feature Plácido Domingo alongside Albanian soprano Ermonela Jaho. Martin Andre will conduct the concert. The concert will see Prime Minister Edi Rama attend the evening which is set to begin {…}
https://operawire.com/artist-of-the-week-sonya-yoncheva/
(Credit: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera) On Sept. 9 Staatsoper Hamburg is set to open concert performances of Puccini’s “Manon Lescaut,” the work that the put composer on the map. The company has lined up an all-star cast that includes Sonya Yoncheva, who will make her overdue role debut. The Bulgarian soprano was originally set to make her role debut in the {…}
https://operawire.com/opera-de-paris-announces-cast-change-for-turandot/
The Opéra de Paris has announced a cast change for its upcoming production of “Turandot.” The company announced that Vanessa Vasquez has withdrawn from the production. As a result, the role of Liù will be performed by Guanqun Yu. Yu has performed at the Metropolitan Opera, LA Opera Staatsoper Hamburg, Opernhaus Zurich, Teatro Real and Teatro Comunale di Bologna. She is {…}
https://operawire.com/sonya-yoncheva-placido-domingos-bulgaria-concert-to-be-livestreamed/
Sonya Yoncheva and Plácido Domingo’s Bulgaria concert will be livestreamed via SY11 Events. The concert, which is set to be performed on August 31 will be held at the Nevsky Cathedral in Sofia and will feature the two artists in a celebration for the end of summer. The concert will see the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Nayden Todorov. Yoncheva {…}
https://operawire.com/obituary-heldentenor-peter-svensson-dies-at-57-of-covid-19/
(Credit: © /Quentin Driftwood) On July 29, 2021, Austrian heldentenor Peter Svensson died at the age of 57 due to COVID-19 complications. Svensson was born on June 2, 1964 in Vienna, Austria, and began his singing career as a soloist with the Vienna Boys’ Choir. After graduating from high school, he studied at the Vienna Music High School and graduated {…}
https://operawire.com/bta-signs-partnership-with-sonya-yonchevas-management/
BTA and the management team of opera singer Sonya Yoncheva have signed a partnership that will make BTA a media partner in upcoming events for the soprano. The partnership, which was signed at BTA’s National Press Club, will see BTA act as media partner for the promotion of her gala concert with Plácido Domingo in Sofia on August 31, as {…}
https://operawire.com/bayreuth-festival-announces-cast-change-for-2022-ring-cycle/
The Bayreuth Festival has announced a cast change for its upcoming 2022 Ring Cycle. The festival management announced that John Lundgren will sing Wotan in “Die Walküre” and Wanderer in “Siegfried” in the new “Ring des Nibelungen” in 2022. Lundgren will take over for Austrian bass Günther Groissböck who also canceled this summer’s production of “Walküre.” In a statement, the {…}