Wiener Staatsoper Cancels ‘Tosca’ & All Remaining Performances of ‘Die Fledermaus’

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(Credit: © Peter Mayr) The Wiener Staatsoper has announced a cancellation of all the remaining performances of popular Johann Strauss’ operetta “Die Fledermaus” in January 2022, due to rising COVID-19 cases in the artistic groups. The popular work was set to star Andreas Schager as Gabriel von Eisenstein, Rachel Willis-Sørensen in the role of Rosalinde, Wolfgang Bankl as Frank, Christina {…}

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Wiener Staatsoper Announces Opera Change for Jan. 2

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(Credit: Peter Knutson) The Wiener Staatsoper has announced an opera change for Jan. 2, 2022. The company noted that “due to Omicron infections in the vocal ensemble, the first performance of the revival of “La bohème” has been canceled. As a result, the company will present “Tosca” with Malin Byström in the title role. The soprano will return to the Wiener {…}

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Wiener Staatsoper Announces Cast Changes For ‘Die Fledermaus’

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(Credit: Wiener Staatsoper official website) The Wiener Staatsoper has announced that tenor Hiroshi Amako and soprano Johanna Wallroth will take over the roles of Alfred and Ida in Johann Strauss’ “Die Fledermaus,” respectively, for all performances in the run. The operetta opens on Dec. 31, 2021, and will last until Jan. 5, 2022 for a total of four performances. Amako {…}

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Ramón Vargas Takes Over Remaining Performances of Wiener Staatsoper’s ‘Don Carlo’

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(Credit: LA Opera official website) Mexican tenor Ramón Vargas has replaced Italian tenor Fabio Sartori in the title role in Wiener Staatsoper’s “Don Carlo” for the remaining two performances on Dec. 22 & 25, 2022. Sartori withdrew from the production due to illness. Vargas joins a cast that includes René Pape as Philippo II, Ain Anger as The Grand Inquisitor, {…}

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Luciano Ganci Replaces Francesco Meli in Wiener Staatsoper’s ‘Tosca’

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(Credit: Lombardo Associates official website) Tenor Luciano Ganci will perform the role of Mario Cavaradossi in Puccini’s “Tosca” at the Wiener Staatsoper for performances on Dec. 27 & 30, 2021. Ganci will replace Francesco Meli, who was originally scheduled to sing the role. Ganci joins a cast that includes Gevorg Hakobyan as Baron Scarpia, Martin Häßler as Angelotti, and Saioa {…}

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Ramón Vargas Replaces Fabio Sartori in Wiener Staatsoper’s ‘Don Carlo’

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(Credit: Deutsche Oper am Rhein) Mexican tenor Ramón Vargas has replaced Italian tenor Fabio Sartori in the title role in Wiener Staatsoper’s “Don Carlo” for the performance on Dec. 19, 2021. According to the theater, Sartori canceled the performance due to illness. Vargas joins a cast that includes René Pape as Philippo II, Ain Anger as The Grand Inquisitor, María {…}

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Wiener Staatsoper Announces Multiple Cast Changes For ‘Don Carlo’

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(Credit: © Peter Mayr) The Wiener Staatsoper has announced multiple cast changes for its upcoming production of Verdi’s “Don Carlo.” Following the replacement of Asmik Grigorian in the role of Elisabetta di Valois; Ain Anger replaces Dmitry Ulyanov as the Grand Inquisitor; while René Pape replaces Anger in the role of Philippo II. The rest of the cast includes María {…}

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Georg Zeppenfeld Replaces René Pape in Wiener Staatsoper’s ‘Parsifal’

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(Credit: Georg Zeppenfeld) The Wiener Staatsoper has announced that bass René Pape will not be appearing in the role of Gurnemanz in the run of Wagner’s “Parsifal.” As a result, German bass Georg Zeppenfeld will take over the role. Zeppenfeld joins a cast that includes Wolfgang Koch, Anja Kampe, Nikolay Sidorenko, Artyom Wasnetsov, Carlos Osuna, Erik Van Heyningen, Patricia Nolz, {…}

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Wiener Staatsoper Cancels Opera Ball Due to COVID-19 Ongoing Worries

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(Credit: © Wiener Staatsoper / Michael Pöhn) The Wiener Staatsoper has announced the cancellation of its traditional Opera Ball in 2022. The ball was canceled following a decision by the State Secretary for Art and Culture Andrea Mayer. In a statement, the opera company’s director, Bogdan Roščić, noted that the current wave of COVID-19, and particularly the Omicron variant, has {…}

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Wiener Staatsoper Cancels ‘Tosca’ & All Remaining Performances of ‘Die Fledermaus’

Wiener Staatsoper Announces Opera Change for Jan. 2

Wiener Staatsoper Announces Cast Changes For ‘Die Fledermaus’

Ramón Vargas Takes Over Remaining Performances of Wiener Staatsoper’s ‘Don Carlo’

Luciano Ganci Replaces Francesco Meli in Wiener Staatsoper’s ‘Tosca’

Ramón Vargas Replaces Fabio Sartori in Wiener Staatsoper’s ‘Don Carlo’

Wiener Staatsoper Announces Multiple Cast Changes For ‘Don Carlo’

Georg Zeppenfeld Replaces René Pape in Wiener Staatsoper’s ‘Parsifal’

Wiener Staatsoper Cancels Opera Ball Due to COVID-19 Ongoing Worries