Lisette Oropesa, Michael Volle & Diana Damrau Highlight Opernhaus Zürich’s 2020-21 Season

The Opernhaus Zürich has announced its 2020-21 season with 13 new productions and a number of international stars. Premiere Michael Volle sings the title role in a new production of Mussorgky’s “Boris Godunov” by Barrie Kosky. Lina Dambrauskaité, Irène Friedli, John Daszak, Konstantin Shushakov, Brindley Sherratt, Edgaras Montvidas, Oksana Volkova, Johannes Martin Kränzle, and Wenwei Zhang also star. Kirill Karabits {…}

Feb 27, 2020

Sondra Radvanovsky, Ana María Martínez & Jennifer Higdon Highlight Opera Philadelphia’ 2020-21 Season

(Credit: Ryan Donnell) Opera Philadelphia has announced its 2020-21 season with the theme Fortune & Might. O20 Festival Jennifer Higdon and Jerre Dye’s “Woman with Eyes Closed” makes its world premiere opening the Opera Philadelphia’s festival. German director Christian Räth helms the production which is set to star Meredith Arwady, Kevin Ray, Fleur Barron, and Wei Wu Performance Dates: Sept. {…}

Jan 26, 2020

Gregory Kunde, Renée Fleming & Missy Mazzoli Highlight LA Opera’s 2020-21 Season

The LA Opera has announced its 2020-21 season featuring a number of Main stage productions, of grand and community events. Here is a look at what the ambitious season is set to showcase. Main Stage The season opens with Verdi and Cammarano’s “Il Trovatore” starring Angel Blue in her role debut as Leonora and Gregory Kunde in his LA Opera {…}

Jan 16, 2020

Isabel Leonard, Christine Goerke & Arturo Chacón-Cruz Highlight Houston Grand Opera’s 2020-2021 Season

The Houston Grand Opera has announced its 2020-21 season featuring a number of established as well as rising stars. Here is a detailed look at the upcoming productions: The season opens with Bizet’s “Carmen” with a cast that includes Isabel Leonard and Carolyn Sproule alternating in the role of Carmen, Andrea Caré and Frederick Ballentine alternating as Don José, Anita {…}

Jan 9, 2020

Houston Grand Opera Unveils Semifinalists for Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers Concert of Arias

The Houston Grand Opera has announced the semifinalists for the 32nd annual Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers Concert of Arias. The event, which will take place on Feb. 7, 2020 at 7 p.m. at the Wortham Theater Center. Sopranos led the semifinalists with a total of seven participants – Tatiana Carlos, Lindsey Chinn, Amani Cole-Felder, Caitlin Gotimer, Emily Kern, {…}

Jan 2, 2020

Ana María Martínez Headlines Lyric Opera Of Chicago’s ‘Madama Butterfly’

The Lyric Opera of Chicago is set to revive Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” marking the 16th time the Lyric has presented the work. Ana María Martínez will bring her signature Cio-Cio San to the company for the first time opposite Brian Jagde. The production will also star Lianna Haroutounian who will make her Lyric debut and Brandon Jovanovich portraying Butterfly and {…}

Oct 9, 2019

Metropolitan Opera 2019-20 Preview: Madama Butterfly

(Credit: Ken Howard/ Metropolitan Opera) Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” is set to return to the Metropolitan Opera with two of the world’s greatest interpreters. Fall Cast The season premiere will open with Hui He in a role she has performed all over the world at such venues as the Arena di Verona, Opernhaus Zurich, Teatro Real de Madrid, the Dallas Opera, {…}

Sep 24, 2019

Opéra National de Paris 2019-20 Review: Madama Butterfly

(Credit: Svetlana Loboff / Opera National de Paris) On Sept. 14, 2019, the Paris Opera presented “Madama Butterfly” at the Bastille. One of the most beloved and famous operas of all time, it seemed like a very good choice to open a season. But what should have been a wondrous event was derailed by two factors: Robert Wilson’s production and {…}

Jun 24, 2019

Ana Maria Martinez To Join Orquesta Filarmonica De Gran Canaria’s 2019-20 Season

The Orquesta Filarmonica de Gran Canaria has announced its 2019-20 season. For this article, we will only showcase vocal concerts. Here is a look. Gunther Herbig conducts Estefania Perdomo in Mateo’s Cantata and Brahms Symphony No.1. Performance Date: Nov. 15, 2019 Ana María Martinez and Joel Prieto star in Noche Espanola with Karel Mark Chichon conducting. Performance Date: Dec. 13, {…}

May 8, 2019

LA Opera 2018-19 Review: El Gato Montès / The Wildcat

(Photo Credit: Cory Weaver) Long before I arrived in Los Angeles, I read Edward Rothstein’s “New York Times” review of the LA Opera’s previous production in 1994 of Manuel Penella’s “El Gato Montès” and what he said there about LA Opera’s mounting of Zarzuelas as a “conscious effort to attract Hispanic audiences to the opera house.” Curious, I bought CDs {…}

May 2, 2019

10 Must-See Operas For The Summer Season 2019 [U.S. Edition]

As the 2018-19 season comes to an end, the opera season continues with festivals and many companies opening new productions. With a ton of selections to choose from, we eventually whittled it down to the 10 Must-See productions, as we did internationally. Here is a look at the operas you cannot miss this summer in the U.S.. 10. Hérodiade – New Amsterdam {…}

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