(Credit: Sergio Parma) Ainhoa Arteta is set to return to the stage on Feb. 27, 2022. The soprano will sing a recital at the Teatro de la Zarzuela after having a number of medical issues over the past months that forced her to cancel several productions. The soprano will be joined by Mexican tenor Ramón Vargas and pianist Javier Carmena. {…}
The Teatro Colon de Buenos Aires has announced its 2022 season featuring opera, concerts, and great performers. Opera The season opens with Puccini’s “La Bohème” with Verónica Cangemi, Alexandra Grigoras, Saimir Pirgu, Behzod Davronov, Giuliana Gianfaldoni, María Belén Rivarola, Alfonso Mujica, Armando Noguera, Fernando Radó, Lucas Debevec Mayer, Juan Font, Felipe Carelli, Sergio Spina, and Iván Maier. Alain Guingal conducts the {…}
The Bilbao Opera has announced a cast change for its upcoming production of “La voix humaine” and “Eine florentinische tragödie.” The company noted that Nicola Beller Carbone will sing the roles of Elle in “La voix humaine” and Bianca in Zemlinsky’s work. Carbone replaces Ainhoa Arteta who is recovering from a medical condition that she had back in August. Arteta {…}
The Teatro Cervantes de Málaga has announced that soprano Ainhoa Arteta will withdraw from its upcoming production of “Tosca.” According to a press release, Arteta is still recovering from health issues. In a statement, the soprano said that she lamented the fact that had to withdraw from the production set to take place in August. She added that due to {…}
Editor’s Note: In a previous version of this article we reported that soprano Ainhoa Arteta had suffered a heart attack. However it was brought to our attention by a source close to Ms Arteta that this information was false. We apologize for any distress that the propagation of this false information has caused Ms Arteta and her family and friends {…}
Soprano Ainhoa Arteta is in the hospital recovering after spending 10 days in the ICU. According to Platea Magazine and HOLA magazine, the soprano was admitted into the hospital on July 23 due to a Kidney infection caused by Renal colic. On August 2, the soprano was transferred over to recover after being in an induced coma to better treat {…}
Spain’s Teatro Villamarta de Jerez has announced its 2021-22 season celebrating its 25th anniversary. For the purposes of this article, we will only focus on opera and vocal performances. The season opens with Ortega’s “La casa de Bernarda Alba” starring Ana Ibarra, Carmen Romeu, Luis Cansino, Maribel Ortega, Marifé Nogales, Belén Elvira, Berna Perles, and Helena Dueñas. The Orquesta Sinfónica {…}
The Euskadiko Orkestra in Spanish Vasco has announced its 2021-22 season featuring six different concerts with Robert Treviño leading the orchestra. For the purposes of this article, we will only focus on vocal performances. Georg Mark leads Brahms’ Requiem with Ainhoa Arteta and Michael Nagy. The Orfeon Pamplones accompanies. Performance Dates: March 23-April 1, 2022 Robert Treviño leads Mahler’s Symphony {…}
The ABAO Bilbao Opera in Spain has announced its 2021-22 season. The season opens with a production of “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” starring Jessica Pratt, Michael Fabiano, Elena Zhidkova, and Simón Orfila. The opera will be directed by Vincent Huguet and conducted by Carlo Montanaro. Performance Dates: Oct. 23 – Nov. 1, 2021 Next up “Cavalleria Rusticana” and “Pagliacci” will be {…}
(Credit: Mariano Vargas/Steven Harris) The Teatro de la Zarzuela has announced its 2021-22 season featuring an array of Zarzuela, recitals, and concerts. Here is a look at the vocal performances and zarzuela performances. Zarzuela The season will open with Ruperto Chapí’s “Circe” starring Saioa Hernández, Alejandro Roy, and Rubén Amoretti. Guillermo García Calvo conducts. Performance Dates: Sept 10 & 12, {…}
The Met has announced themed lineups for two weeks of its Nightly Met Opera Streams featuring such stars as Nadine Sierra, Anna Netrebko, Mirella Freni, René Pape, Renée Fleming, Joan Sutherland, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, and Diana Damrau. The first week’s theme will be “Unhinged Mad Scenes” while the second will shine a spotlight on “Rare Gems.” Week 62 – Unhinged Mad {…}