https://operawire.com/obituary-mezzo-soprano-ruth-hesse-dies-at-87/
On July 13, 2024, German mezzo-soprano Ruth Hesse died at the age of 87, Born on Sept. 18, 1936, in Wuppertal, Hesse studied with Peter Offermanns in Wuppertal and later in Hamburg. She also studied in Milan and debuted in 1958 at the Theater Lübeck as Orpheus in Gluck’s “Orfeo ed Euridice.” She would continue with the company for two {…}
https://operawire.com/claudio-sgura-announces-new-management/
Claudio Sgura has joined Ariosi Management for general management. The baritone took to social media and said, “I sincerely thank those who have accompanied me with passion and dedication during these years of my career. Today, however, I announce with great joy the start of a new professional collaboration with the Ariosi Management agency. I’m really excited and sure that {…}
https://operawire.com/obituary-tenor-paul-sperry-dies/
American tenor Paul Sperry has died. Born in Chicago, Sperry graduated from Harvard College and continued his studies at the Sorbonne in Paris. Throughout his career, Sperry was recognized as one of the great interpreters of American music as well as baroque music by the likes of Monteverdi and Bach. Sperry became known for his interpretation of art song and {…}
https://operawire.com/obituary-tenor-eric-tappy-dies-at-93/
Swiss tenor Éric Tappy has died at the age of 93. Born on May 19, 1931, in Lausanne, Tappy went on to study with Fernando Carpi at the Geneva Conservatory and with Ernst Reichert in Salzburg. In 1959, the tenor he made his concert debut in Strasbourg in the St. Matthew Passion and in 1974 he made his American debut as Don Ottavio in “Don {…}
https://operawire.com/teatro-alla-scala-announces-cast-change-for-turandot/
The Teatro alla Scala has announced a cast change for its production of Puccini’s “Turandot.” The company said that Michele Gamba will conduct the production replacing the originally announced Daniel Harding. Gamba made his Teatro alla Scala in 2016 and has also conducted at the Metropolitan Opera, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Hamburg State Opera, Strasbourg Opera, Toulouse Capitole, Tel Aviv Opera, {…}
https://operawire.com/teatro-alla-scala-announces-new-cast-change-for-medee/
The Teatro alla Scala has announced a cast change for its Jan. 20 performance of “Médée.” The company said that Marina Rebeka will not sing in the performance due to illness. As a result, Maria Pia Piscitelli will take over the title role. Piscitelli has performed at the Staatsoper Hamburg, San Francisco Opera, Teatro alla Scala, Deustche Oper Berlin, Teatro {…}
https://operawire.com/concorso-lirico-tullio-serafin-announces-2024-edition/
The Concorso Lirico Tullio Serafin has announced its 2024 edition. Concetto Armonico APS organizes the competition with the Archivio storico Tullio Serafin. The competition will see the participation of the Teatro alla Scala, the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, the Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova, the Teatro Verdi di Trieste, the Staatsoper Unter den Linden and the Bucatest National Opera House. {…}
https://operawire.com/teatro-alla-scala-dubai-opera-announce-cast-change-for-gala-concert/
The Teatro alla Scala in Milan and Dubai Opera have announced a cast change for their “Concert for Tomorrow” on Dec 1. The two companies noted that tenor Piero Pretti will be replaced by Vittorio Grigolo, who will join Aida Garifullina in the concert. Michele Gamba conducts. This season, Grigolo is set to return to the Wiener Staatsoper, Deutsche Oper, {…}
https://operawire.com/obituary-tenor-douglas-ahlstedt-dies-at-78/
On Nov. 24, 2023, American tenor Douglas Ahlstedt died at the age of 78. Born in Jamestown, New York, Ahlstedt attended and performed with the American Boychoir School. He sang in his first opera while still a child, portraying the role of Miles in the United States premiere of Benjamin Britten’s “The Turn of the Screw” with the New York {…}
