https://operawire.com/aida-garifullina/
Aida Garifullina is perhaps one of the biggest opera singers in the world today. Since her win at the Operalia competition in 2013, her star has risen quickly and she has been able to perform at some of the highest profile events in the world. This year alone she appeared at the World Cup opera gala, the opening and closing {…}
https://operawire.com/interview-berkshire-opera-festival-directors-on-forthcoming-rigoletto/
Over the past few years, the Berkshire Opera Festival has seen tremendous expansion at the hands of Artistic Director Brian Garman and General Director Jonathon Loy. “The festival has grown in several different ways even though we continue to produce one MainStage show,” Loy told OperaWire in a recent interview. “The growth is both internal and in the community. I {…}
https://operawire.com/artist-profile-tenor-johan-botha-south-africas-most-recorded-opera-singer/
Johan Botha, born on August 19, 1965, did not get the chance to live a long life. But he left a major impact on those who heard the South African tenor sing. Born in Rustenburg, the tenor trained with Jarmilla Tellenger between ages 10-17. After serving in the South African Air Force, he continued to study voice. Then things went {…}
https://operawire.com/royal-swedish-operas-virtual-reality-recording-nominated-for-film-festival-awards/
The Royal Swedish Opera has announced that its production of Sharon Eyal work “Half Life,” which was recorded using Virtual Reality, has been nominated for awards at the prestigious Venice International Film Festival, as well as the Biennale de Lyon festival. “Half Life VR,” as the recording of the production is called, allows the audience to experience the dancers from {…}
https://operawire.com/composer-profile-antonio-salieri-from-italian-court-composer-to-star-of-amadeus/
Antonio Salieri is one of the most well-known classical composers in pop culture. And yet his music remains rather obscure to almost everyone. Of course, his fame comes from the film “Amadeus” in which Salieri’s rivalry with Mozart comes to the forefront. The Academy Award-winner is undoubtedly a major source of interest for the composer, but that has not translated {…}
https://operawire.com/opera-quiz-fact-fiction-on-mozart-salieri-relationship-in-amadeus/
Antonio Salieri, born on August 18, 1750, had a solid career as a composer. Yet today, he is best-known for his appearance in the film “Amadeus.” The film, directed by Miloš Forman, was not only one of the most successful films based on classical music figures (it walked away with eight Academy Awards), but also one of the most influential. Its {…}
https://operawire.com/q-a-leonardo-capalbo-talks-rigoletto-la-rondine-his-role-debut-as-don-carlo/
Over the past years Italian-American tenor Leonardo Capalbo has garnered international acclaim for performing in some of the leading theaters such as The Royal Opera Covent Garden, Teatro Real Madrid, La Monnaie, Berlin State Opera, the Glyndebourne Festival, the Gran Teatre del Liceu, L’Opéra de Lyon, Teatro Regio di Torino, the Canadian Opera Company, and the Lyric Opera of Chicago, {…}
https://operawire.com/andrew-g-manea-replaces-artur-rucinski-at-san-francisco-opera/
The San Francisco Opera has announced that Romanian-American baritone Andrew G. Manea will make a major role debut. The baritone will replace Artur Ruciński in the role of the Duke of Nottingham. The company announced that Ruciński withdrew due to lung injuries sustained in a serious bicycling accident involving a car in his native Poland. He is expected to make {…}
https://operawire.com/adela-zaharia-miah-persson-replace-diana-damrau-at-proms/
Diana Damrau has canceled her participation at the BBC Proms festival. The soprano, who recently canceled her role debut in Opera National de Paris’ new production of “Les Huguenots,” is now stepping out of her upcoming August 29, 2018, Proms concert. As a result, not one but two sopranos will fill in. Miah Persson will perform four Strauss songs, while {…}