The Metropolitan Opera is set to revive the holiday presentation of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.” The opera will be presented nine times starting Dec. 16 in the English-language adaptation which runs under two hours. Julie Taymor’s production returns to the Met with conductor Duncan Ward leading a stellar cast that includes tenors Ben Bliss and David Portillo as Tamino and {…}
The Polish National Opera has announced its 2022-23 season featuring six new productions and 15 revivals in opera and ballet. Here is a look at the opera productions. New Productions The company will present “Chorus Opera” with Rafał Bartmiński, Anna Terlecka-Kierner, and Dagmara Sokalska as the soloists. The production will feature music by Bizet, Leoncavallo, Mascagni, Moniuszko, Orff, Penderecki, Puccini, {…}
(Credit: Deutsche Oper Berlin official website) The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced that soprano Aleksandra Jovanović will not be appearing in the role of Die Königin der Nacht in Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” on Nov. 24, 2021. As a result, soprano Aleksandra Olczyk will take over the role. Olczyk joins a cast that includes Tobias Kehrer as Sarastro, Attilio Glaser as {…}
The Royal Opera House has announced a cast change for its upcoming production of Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte.” The company announced that Aleksandra Olczyk will replace Kathryn Lewek as the Queen of the Night in performances on Sept. 20, 22, 25, 30, Oct. 4, and 7, 2021. Olczyk is a well-known coloratura soprano who has performed the Queen of the Night {…}
(Credit: Jens Wegener) The Deutsche Oper am Rhein has announced its 2021-22 season. Here is the full slate. Opera Premieres Dorottya Láng and Bogdan Taloş star in Demis Volpi’s production of Béla Bartók’s “Bluebeard’s Castle” with Axel Kober conducting. Performance dates: Sep. 10 – Oct. 2, 2021 Mieczysław Weinberg’s opera “MaselTov!” spotlights Lavinia Dames, Kimberley Boettger-Soller, Anna Harvey, Sylvia Hamvasi, {…}