https://operawire.com/metropolitan-opera-announces-cast-change-for-medea/
The Metropolitan Opera has announced a cast change for its production of “Medea.” The company said that for the performances on Oct. 13 and 18, the role of Neris will be sung by Olivia Vote. Vote will replace Ekaterina Gubanova. Vote made her Met debut in 2019 in the role of Countess Ceprano in “Rigoletto” and is set to perform {…}
https://operawire.com/george-gagnidze-leads-the-dallas-operas-rigoletto/
The Dallas Opera is set to open its 65th Anniversary Season with Verdi’s “Rigoletto.” The opera will be directed by Tomer Zvulun and will star George Gagnidze in his TDO debut. The baritone has performed the role around the world at the Teatro alla Scala and the Metropolitan Opera, among others. He will be joined by Madison Leonard in TDO {…}
https://operawire.com/the-dallas-opera-to-live-stream-all-2022-23-mainstage-productions/
The Dallas Opera has announced that it will live stream its 2022-23 mainstage productions. The first opera that will stream is “Rigoletto” on Sunday, Oct. 16. Audiences will be able to watch the opera on thedallasopera.TV. Next up is “Hansel and Gretel” on Nov. 5, followed by “Cosí fan tutte” on April 1, 2022. The company also revealed that it {…}
https://operawire.com/washington-concert-opera-announces-cast-change-for-roberto-devereux/
(Credit: Kristin Hoebermann) The Washington Concert Opera has announced a cast change for “Roberto Devereux.” The company noted that Julie Boulianne will no longer portray the role of Sara and will be replaced by Elizabeth DeShong. DeShong has performed all over the world at the Metropolitan Opera, Glyndebourne, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Haymarket Opera, and the Barbican Hall. Her repertoire {…}
https://operawire.com/opera-san-jose-announces-semi-finalists-for-irene-dalis-vocal-competition/
Opera San José’s has announced the 12 semi-finalists who will compete in the Irene Dalis Vocal Competition. The competitors are mezzo-soprano Veena Akama-Makia (Little Rock, Arkansas); bass-baritone Ben Brady (Denver, Colorado); soprano Susanne Burgess (Atlanta, Georgia); baritone Andres Cascante (San José, Costa Rica); mezzo-soprano Chantelle Grant (Toronto, Canada); mezzo-soprano Shanley Horvitz (Voorhees, New Jersey); soprano Emily Michiko Jensen (San Diego, California); soprano Anastasia Malliaras (Los Angeles, California); baritone Samson McCrady (Tucson, Arizona); soprano Nina Mutalifu (Ürümqi, China); baritone Sejin {…}
https://operawire.com/metropolitan-opera-announces-21-semifinalists-for-eric-and-dominique-laffont-competition/
(Credit: Jonathan Tichler / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera has announced the 21 opera singers who have won regional auditions around the United States and will compete in the semifinal round of the Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition on Sunday, April 24, beginning at 11 a.m. ET. The semifinal competition will be held on the Met stage before {…}
https://operawire.com/q-a-baritone-fabian-veloz-on-his-lyric-opera-of-chicago-debut-scarpia-his-fondest-memory-at-the-teatro-colon-de-buenos-aires/
Argentinean baritone Fabián Veloz is one of the most renowned opera artists in his country. His professional debut came in the South American premiere of “Estaba la Madre” at the Teatro Argentino in La Plata and he has gone on to perform with some of the major companies in the South American company including the Teatro Avenida, the Teatro Argentino, {…}
https://operawire.com/elizabeth-deshong-lucas-meachem-kangmin-justin-kim-nicholas-brownlee-ying-fang-headline-the-dallas-operas-2022-23-season/
The Dallas Opera has announced its 2022-23 season. The season opens with Verdi’s “Rigoletto.” Emmanuel Villaume conducts a cast starring George Gagnidze, Madison Leonard, René Barbera, Nadia Krasteva, Raymond Aceto, Nicholas Newtown, Erik Earl Larson, Julius Ahn, Alison Bolshoi, and Malcolm Payne Jr., among others. The production will be directed by Tomer Zvulun and is presented in collaboration with Houston {…}
https://operawire.com/best-of-2021-operawires-top-10-rising-stars-of-2021/
(Credit: Fay Fox/Jaclyn Simpson/Lynn Lane) It’s been a tough 2021. After some hope settled into the opera world with the reopening of most companies around the globe, the end of the year seemed to revert to what we saw for much of 2020 – more lockdowns, more COVID, more cancelations. But despite what seems like a dark ending to the {…}