https://operawire.com/irina-lungu-cancels-opening-night-of-faust/
Irina Lungu canceled opening night of Gounod’s “Faust” at the Royal Opera House. The soprano announced via social media that due to influenza she was unable to sing. Lungu stated, “Unfortunately I had to cancel my appearance at today’s premiere of Faust at the Royal Opera House due to an influenza with high fever. It was a hard decision and {…}
https://operawire.com/roberto-alagna-cancels-performance-of-carmen/
Roberto Alagna has canceled opening night of Bizet’s “Carmen” at the Opéra de Paris. The company announced that due to health reasons, the tenor was forced to cancel the opening performance on April 11. As a result, Jean-François Borras will perform the role of Don José. Borras is set to join Anita Rachvelishvili, who sings the title role, Nicole Car, and Roberto Tagliavini. {…}
https://operawire.com/top-5-operas-to-see-this-weekend-international-4-5-7/
It’s an interesting weekend filled with two rare works, concert performances and a lot of “Manon” with multiple singers performing the work for the first time. Here is a look at what are excited for. Robert le Diable – La Monnaie du Mont, Belgium Lisette Oropesa headlines the final concert performance of Meyerbeer’s rarely performed work which also stars Dmitry {…}
https://operawire.com/baritone-lucas-meachems-5-ways-to-use-social-media-to-grow-your-career/
Technology has disrupted and altered every single industry in the world, and the opera world is certainly no different. A few decades ago, singers didn’t need to spend time promoting themselves on social media or other electronic forums, but that is simply not the case today. We’ve seen how a social media feed literally “feeds” us information (whether it’s true {…}
https://operawire.com/palcido-domingo-celebrates-4000-performances/
Placido Domingo celebrated his 4,000 performance of his career. In a social media post, the world famous tenor noted that with his performance of “Simon Boccanegra” at the Wiener Staatsoper on April 1, 2019, he would have sung 4,000 performances. He also mentioned that the total did not include conducting performances. Domingo once again breaks his own record for performances {…}
https://operawire.com/top-5-operas-to-see-this-weekend-international-3-29-31/
This weekend is an interesting one as there are numerous new productions, rare operas, and one world premiere. There are also some role debuts and one production that will begin its international run. Here is a look at what we have picked as must-sees! Orest – Wiener Staatsoper, Austria Manfred Trojahn’s opera gets a new production in Vienna with an {…}
https://operawire.com/cast-changes-at-semperoper-dresdens-il-barbiere-di-siviglia/
The Semperoper Dresden has announced cast changes to tonight’s performance of Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia.” The company announced that Rafael Fingerlos will perform Figaro, replacing Davide Luciano; moreover, Diana Haller will step in as Rosina. Fingerlos will also sing the March 29 performance, which Luciano was originally slated to perform. Haller has performed at the Staatsoper Stuttgart and is set {…}
https://operawire.com/top-5-operas-to-see-this-weekend-international-3-22-24/
This weekend is all about the stars. From Vienna to Germany to the United Kingdom, every cast has some of the world’s greats performing. Check out this weekend’s picks! Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci – Wiener Staatsoper, Austria Jean-Pierre Ponnelle’s production continues at the Vienna house with a starry cast that includes Yonghoon Lee singing Turiddu and Fabio Sartori as Canio. Elina Garanca stars {…}
https://operawire.com/artist-profile-denyce-graves-an-essential-america-mezzo/
Denyce Graves, born on March 7, 1964, is one of the iconic American mezzos of the late 1900s. She was born in Washington D.C. and graduated from the Duke Ellington School of the arts in 1981. Then she studied voice at the Oberlin Conservatory, followed by the New England Conservatory. She would then work further at the Wolf Trap Opera {…}