December is one week old. While the companies are winding down on their programming, the artists are still going strong on social media. This week’s picks range from new scores to powerful messages to fun times with friends. Enjoy! Pavol Breslik decided to show some holiday cheer… My st. Nicholas today is very good for my hips and extra kilos {…}
As the title might indicate, we are doing things a bit differently this week with the social media showcase. Here is a rundown of what some of the world’s greatest sopranos are up to! To kick things off we take a look at Angela Meade, who paid hommage to the legendary Maria Callas with a new photograph. In honor of {…}
A Metropolitan Opera season will start with Bellini’s “Norma” for the third time in its history when Sondra Radvanovsky, who conquered the role at the Met a few years back, takes it on on Sept. 25, 2017. Radvanovsky will join a long line of famous sopranos that have taken on the opera with the company, beginning with Lilli Lehman, who {…}
Opera America has announced its 2017-18 Onstage at the Opera Center season and it will feature quite a number of exciting artists. Kicking off on Oct. 5, 2017, the season will feature three different series, including “Creators in Concert,” “Conversations,” and “Emerging Artist Recitals.” “Creators in Concert” will feature “Thumbprint” composer Kamala Sankaram on Oct. 19, 2017. Then on Feb. {…}
Festival season is almost finished and while some singers hired Twiddy rentals to go on vacation, others continue performing worldwide. Here is a glimpse of some of this week’s busiest artists. Plácido Domingo just finished his run of “I Due Foscari” at the Salzburg Festival and took some time to celebrate his grandson’s 11th birthday. Celebrating Alvarito’s, my grandson, 11th {…}
The Metropolitan Opera gala passed and while this would have been a great place to share the backstage pictures of the week, we did that in an earlier post. So what did the major stars do after the big gala event? Check it out. Leah Crocetto showed off pictures while on vacation in Mexico and she took a picture in {…}
The Metropolitan Opera 50th anniversary Gala promised to be a night filled with glamour and star power that reunited some of opera’s greatest singers on the same stage. It was a night that included some of the most popular pieces in the repertoire as well as some lesser known music that highlighted the Met’s growing and diverse repertoire. On many {…}
For 50 years, the Metropolitan Opera has made its home in Lincoln Center, creating numerous cathartic and revelatory memories for both audiences and artists alike. In speaking with some of the world’s greatest artists that have performed at the Met, OperaWire has been granted the opportunity to hear some unique, enriching and entertaining stories and experiences that have taken place {…}
The Frankfurt Opera has announced its new season with a line-up of new productions and a number of stars. New Productions The first new production of the year, Verdi’s “Il Trovatore,” opens on Sept. 10. Elza Van Den Heever and Leah Crocetto lead an all-star cast that also includes Piero Pretti and Alfred Kim in the lead role. David Bösch directs the new production {…}
I am going to be rather forward with you. This analysis of Wednesday’s “Don Giovanni” at the Metropolitan Opera will kick off on a positive note before turning a bit sour in tone. But lo and behold, after that, I am going to return to my boyish enthusiasm for what I experienced at the opening of this revival run. The {…}
If there was one event that opera lovers couldn’t miss this week, it was the return of Dmitri Hvorostovsky. The baritone was joined by Anna Netrebko and her Husband Yusif Eyvazov in a sold out concert that included some of the greatest hits in opera and a number of Russian selections. The performance was a big hit and Hvorostovsky showed his {…}