The LA Opera has announced two major cast changes for its upcoming production of Rigoletto, scheduled to open on May 12. Baritone Leo Nucci, who had been scheduled to perform the title role on May 12, 16 and 19, opted out the performances as he is limiting his performances outside Europe. As a result, he will be replaced on those {…}
The LA Opera has announced its 2018-19 season featuring a number of major singers and rising stars. Like every season, there are major surprises or debuts to look out for. This season has its fair share of debuts and role debuts as well as classic returns that should please audiences around. Sean Pannikar – Satyagraha The American tenor makes his {…}
LA Opera has announced the productions that will make up its 2018-19 season, undoubtedly making for an exciting few months for audiences in the Los Angeles region. Highlights include not only new productions of beloved works, but the world premiere of several projects through LA Opera’s Off Grand initiative. Mainstage Productions Giuseppe Verdi’s “Don Carlo” – This revival production will {…}
OperaVision will showcase “The Snow Queen” live from the Deutsche Oper Am Rhein Friday, Jan. 12, 2018 starting at 7 p.m. local time. The opera stars recent Operalia winner Adela Zaharia in the title role with the likes of Dmitri Vargin, Heidi Elisabeth Meier, Annika Kaschenz, Florian Simson, Bryan Lopez Gonzalez, Dimitra Kotidou, Katharina von Bülow, Lukasz Konieczny, Susan Maclean, {…}
It’s that time of year. That time where we look just before we look forward. We look back to remember all the good times of the year so that we can take stock of what we hope for in the new one. Every year in the opera world has its share of rising and breakout stars as well as opera {…}
Another weekend is here and many of the biggest stars are performing in some of the greatest theaters. If you want to know where Anna Netrebko, Sonya Yoncheva, Jonas Kaufmann or Piotr Beczala are performing, here is a look at our top five to see this weekend. “Andrea Chénier”- Teatro Colón, Argentina José Cura continues his run of “Andrea Chénier,” {…}
Diana Damrau has canceled the first performance of “Lucia di Lammermoor.” The Bayerische Staatsoper announced via Twitter that Damrau canceled due to illness. As a result, Operalia winner Adela Zaharia will fill in as Lucia Ashton and will be making her house debut at the Bayerische Staatsoper. Romanian Zaharia recently won the 2017 first place winner of Operalia and returns {…}
If you followed Operalia this year, you know that that title might read as, “What Every Single Operalia Finalist is Doing Next,” simply because Plácido Domingo decided that he didn’t want anyone to leave empty-handed. But this piece will focus on the two big winners of the competition, Adela Zaharia and Levy Sekgapane. Not only did they both win their {…}
The Operalia 2017 competition has come to an end with Adela Zaharia and Levy Sekgapane as the winners of the first prizes. I sat through the entire transmission, listening to a truly talented class of singers, many of whom already have the musical maturity and performance acumen to be major figures in the opera world in the not-so-distant future. With {…}