This week, audiences will get to hear the second solo recital album by one of today’s rising stars, one of the greats mezzos of today performing Wagner, and a remastering of a historical recording. Here is a look at the new releases of the week. Wesendonck Lieder C Major releases Elīna Garanča’s Wesendonck Lieder record live from the 2020 Salzburg {…}
The Grand Théâtre de la Ville de Luxembourg has announced its 2021-22 seaso featuring dance, opera, musical theater and theater. Here is a look at the four operatic performances that will be presented. James Gray directs a new production of Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” starring John Chest, Adrian Gonzalez, Robert Gleadow, Florie Valiquette, and Elenore Pancrazi. Jeremie Rhorer conducts {…}
(Credit: Opéra National de Lorraine) Opéra National de Lorraine in Nancy, France has announced its 2021-22 season. For the purpose of this article, we will focus on the vocal works only. Opera Rossi’s “Le Palais Enchanté” opens the season. The opera spotlights Victor Sicard as Orlando, Arianna Vendittelli as Angelica/Alceste, Fabio Trümpy as Ruggiero, and Mark Milhofer as Atlante. The {…}
(Credits: © Marine Cessat-Begler / OnP / Deutsche Oper Berlin official website / IMG Artists official website) Opéra de Dijon in France has announced its 2021-22 season. Here is a look at the operatic and vocal performances. Opera Verdi‘s “Macbeth” stars Dario Russo, Carlo Allemano, Yoann Le Lan, Alexandra Zabala as Lady Macbeth, and Stephen Gaertner in the title role. {…}
The Opéra de Toulon has announced its 2021-22 season. It all kicks off with a production of “Don Giovanni” headlined by Anaïs Constans, Marie-Ève Munger, Khatouna Gadelia, Guido Loconsolo, Emanuele D’Aguanno, Pablo Ruiz, Ramaz Chikviladze, and Nika Guliashvili. Jordan de Souza conducts a production directed by Daniel Benoin. Performance Dates: Oct. 8-14, 2021 The company will present “Les Petites Noces,” {…}
(Credit: Marc Ginot) The Festival Radio France Occitanie Montpellier in France has announced the 2021 season. For the purposes of this article, we will only focus on the vocal and operatic performances. Le Concert Spirituel, under conductor Hervé Niquet, performs an all-Handel program including God Save the King. Performance Date: July 15, 2021 Adriana Gonzalez and Thibaut Garcia join the {…}
Soprano Adriana Gonzalez has received a grant from the Fondation Jean-Luc Lagardère. The grant will go towards Gonzalez and Inaki Encina’s upcoming album for Audax Records. For the new album, Gonzalez will explore the music of Albéniz. In a statement, the soprano said, “As a Spanish-speaking artist, I am always asked to sing Spanish programs with the Siete canciones populares {…}
(Credit: Studioline Photography) The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced that soprano Elena Sancho Pereg will perform the role of Stella in the upcoming production of Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” on Jan. 18, 19, 25, 28 & 31, 2021. Soprano Adriana González must spend 10 days in preventive isolation, in accordance with the COVID-19 regulations. González will perform the role {…}
(Credit: Gran Teatre Del Liceu official website) The Gran Teatre Del Liceu has announced that mezzo-soprano Stéphanie d’Oustrac has cancelled her participation in Offenbach’s “Les contes d’Hoffmann” on Jan. 19 & 31, 2021 in the role of La Musa/Nicklausse, due to health reasons. As a result, mezzo-soprano Carol García will perform in her stead. García will join the cast that {…}
This disc is a labor of love—and it shows. Basque conductor and pianist, Iñaki Encina Oyón, has meticulously unearthed and occasionally reconstructed the music of early twentieth century composer-couple Robert Dussaut and Hélène Covatti. He learned about them through his piano teacher and the composers’ daughter, Thérèse Dussaut. His reconstruction of their work, based largely on manuscripts (some fairly rough), {…}
The Teatro de la Zarzuela in Spain has announced its 2020-21 season featuring several productions, concerts, and recitals. Productions The season opens with a double entitled “Granada.” The first work in the double bill will be “La Tempranica” starring Nancy Fabiola Herrera, Ana Ibarra, Javier Franco, Rubén Amoretti, Gustavo Peña, Gerardo Bullón, and Miguel Sola. Meanwhile, Ainhoa Arteta and Virgnia {…}