Anastasia Bartoli, Günther Groissböck, Carlo Vistoli Max Emanuel Cencic, Ambur Braid, Vera-Lotte Boecker & Julia Lezhneva Lead Theater an der Wien’s 2026-27 Season

The Theater an der Wien has announced its 2026-27 season. Christina Pluhar conducts Cavalli’s “La Calisto” with Stefan Herheim directing. Vera-Lotte Boecker, Milan Siljanov, Luciana Mancini, Arnaud Gluck, Giuseppina Bridelli, Marcel Beekman, Renato Dolcini, Jake Arditti, Juan Sancho, and João Fernandes star. Performance Dates: Sept. 6-28, 2026 Luciana Mancini, Eszter Vörös, and Éva Gárdos perform Corazon Abierto featuring Tangos. Performance Date: {…}

Oct 28, 2025

Alex Prior Leads a New Recording of ‘Salome’ with Ambur Braid

A new recording of “Salome” will be made by Alex Prior, conducting the Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería. The recording will be made at the Estudios Churubusco in Mexico City. Parallel to the recording, there will be a documentary made that will follow the process of the recording from the sonoral conception to work with the singers and the orchestra. The {…}

Mar 29, 2025

Komische Oper Berlin Announces 2025-26 Season

The Komische Oper Berlin has announced its 2025-26 season. Premieres The children’s opera “Conrad or The factory-made boy” by Samuel Penderbayne will star Mengqi Zhang, Andreja Schneider, Philipp Meierhöfer, Ulrike Helzel, Johannes Dunz, and Junoh Lee. Anne Hinrichsen conducts the production by Ruth Brauer-Kvam. Performance Dates: Oct. 10-Dec. 26, 2025 James Gaffigan conducts a new production of Strauss’ “Salome.” The {…}

Mar 20, 2025

Q & A: Soprano Ambur Braid on Working with Amanda Seyfried on ‘Seven Veils’ & Singing COC Production of ‘Salome’ at the Same Time

Atom Egoyan‘s “Seven Veils” is an ambitious film. Set in Toronto, it follows Jeanine, a theater director doing a revival of “Salome” at the Canadian Opera Company. As she digs deeper into the production, created by her former mentor, Jeanine is faced with some of her past traumas uniting “reality” with the theatrical. The film delves deep into Jeanine’s psychology {…}

Mar 9, 2025

Canadian Opera Company to Present William Kentridge’s Production of ‘Wozzeck’

(Credit: Ken Howard / Met Opera) The Canadian Opera Company is set to present Berg’s “Wozzeck” in William Kentridge’s production. The work will be shown for seven performances at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts between April 25 and May 16, 2025. Kentridge’s production has been performed at the Salzburg Festival and Metropolitan Opera and OperaWire noted, “this production {…}

Nov 28, 2024

Toronto’s Opera Revue 2024 Review: Ruckus! At The Redwood

(Photo credit: Ryan Harper) Opera Revue is a company made of three talented individuals: soprano Danie Friesen, baritone Alexander Hajek, and the sonic backbone of it all, pianist Elise Harris. Their mission, they say, is to introduce opera to newcomers and deliver a fresh way to experience it for veterans in a relaxed environment at an affordable price. My attitude {…}

Nov 2, 2024

Ambur Braid to Headline Opera Revue’s Annual Gala

(Photo by Jennifer Toole) Opera Revue is set to present its annual gala on Nov. 10, 2024 at The Redwood Theatre. The showcase will star soprano Ambur Braid and Cirque du Soleil’s Kalen Davidson. It will feature music from “Rigoletto,” “Pagliacci,” and “Ariadne auf Naxos,” among others. “On November 10th, Opera Revue invites audiences to an extraordinary evening that merges {…}

Mar 9, 2023

Ambur Braid & Anett Fitsch Lead New CD/DVD Releases

This week, audiences are set to discover rarely performed works from the verismo and baroque period. There will be a few world premiere releases. The Island Avie Records releases “The Island” by American soprano Susan Narucki, an album curated and featuring a unique set of art songs. It consists of a collection of songs, chiefly by women, written in the {…}

Dec 11, 2022

Ambur Braid Leads Canadian Opera Company’s ‘Salome’

The Canadian Opera Company is set to present R. Strauss’ “Salome.” The opera will be performed by Canadian soprano Ambur Braid and will also include Karita Mattila, who once was a great Salome, in the role of Herodias, tenor Michael Schade as King Herod, baritone Michael Kupfer-Radecky in his COC and North American debut as Jochanaan, and, in a role {…}

Dec 8, 2021

Andreas Schager, Scott Hendricks, Elena Guseva, Maria Barakova & Annalisa Stroppa Lead Bregenz Festival 2022 Season

(Credit: Bregenz Festival official website) The Bregenz Festival has announced its 2022 slate, featuring four operas and international stars. Here is the full slate. Operas Rossini’s “L’Italiana in Algeri” stars Maria Barakova as Isabella, Alberto Comes as Mustafa, Sarah Yang as Elvira, and Spencer Britten as Lindoro. The cast also includes Florence Losseau, Hubert Kowalczyk, and Pierpaolo Martella. Jonathan Brandani {…}

May 25, 2021

Patricia Petibon, Carmen Giannattasio, Wallis Giunta & Enea Scala Headline Opéra de Lyon’s 2021-22 Season

(Credits: Bernard Martinez / Cory Weaver / Kirsten Nijhof / In Art Management official website) Opéra de Lyon has announced its 2021-22 season. Here is the full slate. Operas A concert version of Massenet‘s “Manon” will showcase Saimir Pirgu as Le Chevalier des Grieux, Artur Ruciński as Lescaut, and Patricia Petibon in the title role. The cast will be rounded {…}