https://operawire.com/placido-domingo-to-return-to-rome/
Plácido Domingo is set to sing in Rome for the first time since 2003. The tenor will perform at the Caracalla for the first time since 1990 when he performed with The Three Tenors. This time Domingo will perform in a night of Zarzuela with frequent collaborators Ana María Martínez and Arturo Chacón-Cruz. Jordi Bernàcer is set to conduct the historical evening {…}
https://operawire.com/anna-netrebko-vs-anita-rachvelishvili-highlights-the-top-5-opera-to-see-this-weekend-internationally-7-26-29/
The weekend is here and there are five star-studded operas that we think you cannot miss. Here is a look at our recommendations. Adriana Lecouvreur – Salzburg Festival, Austria Anna Netrebko brings her signature role in Cilea’s masterpiece to Salzburg for the first time with Anita Rachvelishvili. When the two divas performed the opera at the Metropolitan Opera, OperaWire noted {…}
https://operawire.com/jonas-kaufmann-placido-domingo-the-top-7-opera-to-see-this-weekend-internationally-7-12-14/
(Credit: Gran Theatre del Liceu/Bayerische Staatsoper/Metropolitan Opera) This weekend is stacked with a number of new productions and revivals with some of the biggest stars. Here is a look at seven works we think are unmissable. Guillaume Tell – Chorégies d’Orange, France Nicola Alaimo takes on Rossini’s final opera, a work that has become his signature. He is joined by {…}
https://operawire.com/semperoper-dresden-announces-final-cast-member-for-don-carlo/
The Semperoper Dresden has announced that Franco Vassallo will perform Rodrigo in a highly anticipated new production of Verdi’s “Don Carlo.” Vassallo will sing all four performances, which are all sold out. The production is highly anticipated as it marks the return of Anna Netrebko to the Semperoper Dresden and her role debut as Elisabetta in the work. Vassallo will {…}
https://operawire.com/sony-classical-announces-new-jonas-kaufmann-album/
Sony Classical has announced Jonas Kaufmann’s new album “Wien.” The new album is set to be an homage to Vienna and the operetta style. The album will feature works from J.Strauss, Robert Stolz, Peter Kreuder, Hermann Leopoldi, and Georg Kreisler. The Wiener Philharmoniker joins Kaufmann in the album as well as Rachel Willis-Sørensen, who sings a number of duets with the {…}
https://operawire.com/mariss-jansons-cancels-summer-concerts/
Mariss Jansons has canceled all his summer performances in order to rest his health. The Bayerischen Rundfunks Symphoniker announced that the conductor on the advice of his doctors has to take a break in order to recover from health issues. As a result, he has canceled all performances scheduled from June to August. The performances he has been forced to cancel include {…}
https://operawire.com/teodor-currentzis-leaves-post-at-perm-state-opera/
(Credit: Nina-Vorobyova) Teodor Currentzis has left his position as artistic director of the Perm State Opera and Ballet Theatre. Currentzis, who is currently the Chief Conductor of the SWR Symphony Orchestra, will, however, maintain his position as the head of Musica Eterna, which has maintained an eight-year artistic residence with the Perm State Opera. Musica Eterna will now transfer to Moscow or St. {…}
https://operawire.com/mingjie-lei-wins-bbc-cardiff-singer-of-the-world-2019-song-prize/
Tenor Mingjie Lei has won the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2019 Song Prize. The tenor, who is also a finalist in the competition’s main prize, was presented with a £10,000 prize and the Patron’s Cup, renamed this year to acknowledge this support. “I’m thrilled to have won the Song Prize in this year’s BBC Cardiff Singer of the {…}
https://operawire.com/first-2-main-prize-finalists-for-bbc-cardiff-singer-of-the-world-2019-revealed-spoilers/
The BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2019 has announced the first two finalists from the main competition. Each finalist has been announced after each round. The first person to compete in Saturday’s grand finale is Chinese tenor Mingjie Lei. He studied at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing before heading to the Manhattan School of Music and Curtis {…}