https://operawire.com/paris-opera-competition-announces-2023-winners/
The Paris Opera Competition has announced the winners of its 2023 edition. First Prize, also known as the Prix Pierre Vernes, and Audience Prize went to French soprano Lauranne Oliva, who is a member of the studio at the Opéra du Rhin where she has taken on roles in “L’Incoronazione di Poppea” and “L’Enfant et les Sortilèges.” She is set {…}
https://operawire.com/festival-ostrava-days-announces-concert-lineup/
Credit: Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation Festival Ostrava Days kicked off on Aug. 24, 2023. There will be 16 concerts at 11 locations featuring a broad range of musical experiences, including opera and vocal pieces. Here’s the lineup. A Flash Mob Opera will take over the front of Forum Nová Karolina shopping mall. The opera will be set in motion {…}
https://operawire.com/glow-lyric-theatre-to-present-the-handmaids-tale-as-part-of-2023-festival/
Glow Lyric Theatre is set to present “The Handmaid’s Tale” on July 28, 2023. The production by the South Carolina-based company will be part of the organization’s 2023 Festival season, which kicks off on July 21, 2023 and runs through August 6, 2023. The opera, which is based on Margaret Atwood’s famed novel and features a libretto by Paul Bentley {…}
https://operawire.com/malmo-opera-announces-2023-24-season/
Malmö Opera has announced its 2023-24 season. The first opera on the slate is “Don Giovanni.” Wolfgang Wengentroth conducts a production by Paul-Émile Fourny. The opera stars Jacques Imbrailo, Henning von Schulman, Joel Annmo, Matilda Sterby, Rachael Wilson, Linnea Nordenback, Viktoria Karlsson, Taras Schtonda, and Nikoli Elsberg. Performance Dates: Oct. 7 – Dec. 17, 2023 David Niemann conducts Mozart’s “Requiem.” {…}
https://operawire.com/q-a-annabel-arden-on-aida-the-royal-danish-opera/
On March 2, the Royal Danish Opera is set to open a new production of Verdi’s “Aida.” The production by British director Annabel Arden is set to highlight the personal story of the captured Aida, who falls in love with her enemy. Arden will bring the story to modern times and showcase two neighboring countries at war, which is very {…}
https://operawire.com/longborough-festival-opera-announces-2022-season/
***This article has been updated from its original version to include the casts for each opera. The Longborough Festival Opera has announced its 2022 season featuring four productions. The season opens with Wagner’s “Siegfried” in a production created especially for Longborough by Amy Lane, Artistic Director of Copenhagen Opera Festival, and Longborough Music Director and eminent Wagnerian Anthony Negus. “Siegfried” will {…}
https://operawire.com/malmo-opera-dismisses-ceo-following-sexual-harassment-accusations/
Sweden’s Malmö Opera has fired Danish director Michael Bojesen after being accused of sexual harassment. The company’s board noted that confidence in Michael Bojesen has been exhausted and that the organization needed a new leader. The news comes after the newspaper Ekstra Bladet exposed some of Bojesen’s activities from the time when he was artistic director of the Copenhagen Opera {…}
https://operawire.com/marie-jacquot-appointed-music-director-of-royal-danish-opera/
(Credit: Christian Jungwirth) Marie Jacquot has been appointed Music Director of the Royal Theater in Copenhagen, also known as the Royal Danish Opera. Her five-year tenure is set to kick off 2024. The 31-year-old conductor will succeed Alexander Vedernikov, who served as director until 2020 when he passed away due to complications related to COVID-19. The French music director was {…}
https://operawire.com/alan-turing-opera-project-to-be-performed-for-world-pride-copenhagen-malmo/
On August 18, LGBTI+ icon, Alan Turing will be portrayed in an original theatrical multimedia opera “Alan Turing Opera Project” for World Pride Copenhagen/Malmö. The one-hour show will be performed at the Palladium in Malmö and recorded for audiences worldwide. Albert Montañez will bring his original production and star turn which was first performed at the 2020 Halland Contemporary Opera {…}