Opernhaus Zürich 2023-24 Review: L’Orfeo

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(Photo: Monika Rittershouse) Opernhaus Zürich presents a new production of Claudio Monteverdi’s “L’Orfeo.” Premiered in 1607, “L’Orfeo” is not the first opera ever composed, but it is hailed as the first great opera. It stands out as the first to use music as a dramatic tool, employing diverse musical colors to express various emotional states. Its monumental success paved the {…}

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Medici.TV to Stream Ring Cycle From Opernhaus Zurich

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Medici.TV is set to stream The Ring Cycle from the Zürich Opera House. The streaming platform will showcase all four Wagner works starting May 18 and concluding on May 26, 2024. The production by Andreas Homoki is conducted by Music Director Gianandrea Noseda. The cast includes Tomasz Konieczny as Wotan, Claudia Mahnke as Fricka, Daniela Köhler as Sieglinde, Camilla Nylund as {…}

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Opernhaus Zürich Announces Cast Change for ‘Carmen’

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Opernhaus Zürich has announced a cast change for its production of Bizet’s “Carmen.” The company said, “Edgaras Montvidas takes over the role of Don José in the ‘Carmen’ performance on Friday, April 19, 2024, replacing Saimir Pirgu.” Montvidas has performed with the Opéra National du Rhin Strasbourg, the Bregenzer Festspiele, the Opernhaus Zürich, Berlin Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Teater an {…}

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Melanie Diener & Thomas Hampson Lead the 2024 Waiblingen International Opera Workshop

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(Photo credit: Jiyang Chen) The Waiblingen International Opera Workshop aimed at up-and-coming singers from Germany and abroad has announced its 2024 dates. This year, the fifth Waiblingen International Opera Workshop takes place Sept. 15-21, 2024. It is led by Waiblingen native, soprano Melanie Diener and American baritone Thomas Hampson, who initiated the program in 2019. The creative team is completed {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Liparit Avetisyan on His Opera Roles & How He Stays True to His Own Voice

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(Photo: Edmond Choo) Armenian tenor Liparit Avetisyan made his European debut in the autumn of 2016 as Fenton in a new production of “Falstaff” at the Cologne Opera and has since been acknowledged as one of the most exciting lyric tenors of his generation. After his debut in Cologne, other international debuts followed in rapid succession at such leading theatres {…}

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Opernhaus Zürich Announces Cast Change for ‘The Merry Widow’

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Opernhaus Zürich has announced a cast change for its Feb. 16, 2024 performances of Lehar’s “The Merry Widow.” The company said that Anastasiya Taratorkina will take over the role of Valencienne replacing Katharina Konradi. Taratorkina will make her house debut. The soprano is a resident artist at Hessian State Theatre Wiesbaden and has performed at the International Hamburg Music Festival, Elbphilharmonie, the {…}

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Artist Management Zürich to Represent Sara Jakubiak

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Artist Management Zürich has announced that it will be representing soprano Sara Jakubiak. This season, the soprano will appear in a production of “Elektra” at the Royal Opera House followed by her debut as Sieglinde with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. She will also appear in “Ariadne auf Naxos” at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice. She appeared with such companies as the {…}

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Royal Opera House Reveals Cast Changes for ‘La Bohème’ & ‘Andrea Chénier’

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(© Laura Scaccabarozzi) The Royal Opera House has announced two cast changes for upcoming productions. The company revealed that Danielle de Niese has withdrawn from all performances of “La Bohème” to recover from illness. In her stead, Lauren Fagan will take on the famed role of Musetta. Fagan has previously appeared with the company in “Hansel and Gretel” and was {…}

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Best of 2023: OperaWire’s Top 11 Singers of 2023

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It’s time of the year. The moment we wrap up the year and look back at our favorite moments. After releasing our favorite performances of 2023 and showcasing our rising stars of the year, it’s time for OperaWire’s annual tradition of naming our top 11 singers of the year, performers that we thought stood out and had major breaks or performances. So {…}

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Opernhaus Zürich 2023-24 Review: L’Orfeo

Medici.TV to Stream Ring Cycle From Opernhaus Zurich

Opernhaus Zürich Announces Cast Change for ‘Carmen’

Melanie Diener & Thomas Hampson Lead the 2024 Waiblingen International Opera Workshop

Q & A: Liparit Avetisyan on His Opera Roles & How He Stays True to His Own Voice

Opernhaus Zürich Announces Cast Change for ‘The Merry Widow’

Artist Management Zürich to Represent Sara Jakubiak

Royal Opera House Reveals Cast Changes for ‘La Bohème’ & ‘Andrea Chénier’

Best of 2023: OperaWire’s Top 11 Singers of 2023