(Photo: Alia Simoncini) “The Merry Widow,” an operetta in three acts by Franz Lehár with libretto by Victor Léon and Leo Stein, is based on Henri Meilhac’s comedy play “L’Attaché d’ambassade” (1861). The first performance took place in Vienna, Theater an der Wien, on December 30, 1905. The operetta’s newest Italian version production was featured at this season’s Macerata Opera {…}
(Credit: Christian Kaufmann) The Stadttheater Klagenfurt has announced its 2021-22 season. For the purposes of this article we will focus on the vocal works only. Operas Wagner‘s “Die Walküre” opens the season. The opera stars Markus Marquardt as Wotan, Martina Welschenbach as Sieglinde, Magdalena Anna Hofmann in the role of Brünnhilde, and Julian Hubbard as Siegmund. The cast also includes {…}
The Orquesta Sinfonica de Navarra has announced its 2019-20 season with a number of Spanish artists headlining. For this season announcement, we will only focus on the vocal performances. Beatriz Díaz sings arias by Mozart and Beethoven alongside conductor Manuel Hernández-Silva. The Program also includes Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2. Performance Dates: Dec. 12 & 13, 2019 Raquel Andueza sings Montsalvatge’s Cinco Canciones {…}