https://operawire.com/gran-teatre-del-liceu-to-host-vinas-competition/
The Gran Teatre del Liceu is set to host the 56th edition of the Concurs Internacional de Cant Tenor Viñas. The competition, which will take place from Jan. 16 through 27, 2019 will showcase 529 singers from 61 singers. The Liceu will stream the finals on Jan. 25, 2019 and the winner’s concerts on Jan. 27, 2019. The competition is one {…}
https://operawire.com/artist-of-the-week-ainhoa-arteta/
Since her Metropolitan Opera National Council Audition win in 1993, Ainhoa Arteta has been a dominant figure in the opera world, performing leading roles in every major theater. Her repertoire has traversed numerous composers from Puccini and Verdi to Gounod, Leoncavallo, and Cilea. This week she adds to her expanding repertory, taking on another iconic role by Puccini. The Spanish soprano sings {…}
https://operawire.com/metropolitan-opera-2018-19-live-in-hd-preview-anna-netrebko-leads-adriana-lecouvreur/
The Met Opera will continue its Live in HD series this Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019 with a performance of Cilea’s “Adriana Lecouvreur.” The broadcast, which kicks off 12:55 p.m. Eastern time, will showcase star soprano Anna Netrebko in the title role; this is the second HD transmission for the diva. This will be the Russian diva’s 15th Live in HD broadcast; {…}
https://operawire.com/q-a-composer-ted-rosenthal-on-world-premiere-of-dear-erich-at-new-york-city-opera/
In a few weeks, the New York City Opera will continue its championing of bold, dramatic operas — both musically and thematically — with the jazz opera, “Dear Erich.” Premiering at the National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene, at the Museum of Hewish Heritage in Battery Park, New York, the opera uses the idiom of jazz to deal with one of history’s {…}
https://operawire.com/metropolitan-opera-2018-19-review-adriana-lecouvreur/
This review is for the performance on Jan. 4, 2019. They say three times is a charm but in the case of the Metropolitan Opera, it took four tries to finally put on a production worthy of its legendary stature in the opera world. After three lackluster new productions, the company has finally hit a high note with Sir David McVicar’s 2010 {…}
https://operawire.com/opera-quiz-which-of-these-opera-heroes-journey-will-define-your-new-year/
Happy New Year! This is a time of excitement, introspection, and probably a dose of anxiety as we all figure out how we might want to live this next chapter in our lives. There are so many directions our lives can take at a given moment with our priorities constantly shifting. So here’s an opera quiz where you can see {…}
https://operawire.com/q-a-benjamin-appl-on-his-u-s-debut-schubert-lieder/
“The last of the old great masters of song” has been a term used to describe the German baritone Benjamin Appl. Hailed for his “sensitive legato,” Appl has performed in both opera and recitals around the world in such stages as Ravinia, Rheingau, Schleswig Holstein, Edinburgh International, Life Victoria Barcelona, Leeds Lieder, Oxford Lieder festivals, and Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, among others. {…}
https://operawire.com/cecilia-bartoli-celebrates-her-30th-anniversary-at-the-opernhaus-zurich/
The Opernhaus Zurich is set to celebrate Cecilia Bartoli’s 30th anniversary on Jan. 6, 2019. The company announced that Bartoli will celebrate the milestone with a gala performance of “Semele” at 4 p.m. The performance will be followed by a dinner on stage and the celebration will feature such invitees as the artistic director of the opera house and some {…}
https://operawire.com/top-5-operas-to-see-this-weekend-international-1-4-6/
Happy New Year! It’s the first weekend of the year and we’ve got one packed with many operatic classics and some rarities. We’re also excited to see one of today’s greatest mezzos celebrate her 30th anniversary at the Zurich theater. Here is a look at what’s in store for you to see. Andrea Chénier – Wiener Staatsoper, Austria Gregory Kunde, Luca Salsi, {…}
