Asmik Grigorian, Angela Meade, Roberto Alagna & Xabier Anduaga Lead Amigos de la Ópera de A Coruña’s 2022 Season

The Amigos de la Ópera de A Coruña has announced its 2022 season featuring recitals, operas and concerts. Asmik Grigorian and Lukas Geniusas perform at the Teatro Rosalía de Castro. Performance Date: Sept. 1, 2022 Verdi’s “La Forza del Destino” will be performed in concert by Angela Meade, Alejandro Roy, Ginger Costa-Jackson, Luiz-Ottavio Faria, Luis Cansino, and Borja Quiza. Guiseppe {…}

Jun 6, 2022

Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko, Marina Rebeka, Juan Diego Flórez & Sonya Yoncheva Lead Teatro alla Scala’s 2022-23 Season

(Credit: Brescia Amisano / Teatro alla Scala) The Teatro alla Scala has announced its 2022-23 Season featuring opera, recitals, and symphony concerts. Opera The season opens with Mussorgsky’s “Boris Godunov.” The production will be directed by Kasper Holten and conducted by Riccardo Chailly. The work will star Ildar Abdrazakov, Lilly Jørstad, Anna Denisova, Agnieszka Rehlis, Norbert Ernst, Alexey Markov, Ain {…}

May 5, 2022

Jonas Kaufmann, Anja Harteros, Brian Jagde & Charles Castronovo Lead Bayerische Staatsoper’s 2022-23 Season

The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced its 2022-23 season featuring 10 new productions. Premieres Benedict Andrews directs Mozart’s “Così fan tutte” with Vladimir Jurowski conducting a cast that includes Louise Alder, Avery Amereau, Konstantin Krimmel, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Sandrine Piau, and Christian Gerhaher. Performance Dates: Oct. 26, 2022-July 17, 2023 Wagner’s “Lohengrin” will be conducted by François-Xavier Roth and directed by film director {…}

Apr 30, 2022

Xabier Anduaga, Joyce El-Khoury, Anna Pirozzi & Jessica Pratt Lead Bilbao Opera’s 2022-23 Season

The Bilbao Opera has announced its 2022-23 season featuring Jessica Pratt, Xabier Anduaga, Andrzej Filończyk, and Manuel Fuentes star in Bellini’s “I Puritani” in a production by Emilio Sagi and Giacomo Sagripanti conducts the Euskadiko Orkestra. Performance Dates: Oct. 15-24, 2022 Donizetti’s “Anna Bolena” is set to star Joyce El-Khoury, Silvia Tro Santafé, Marko Mimica, and Celso Albelo. The production {…}

Apr 5, 2022

Bilbao Opera to Present Rossini Double Bill

On April 6, the Bolbaro Opera is set to present Rossini’s “Giovanna d’Arco” and Stabat Mater. The concert, which will be presented at the Teatro Arriaga will feature soloists Angela Meade, Chiara Amarù, Paolo Fanale, and Simón Orfila. Amarù will debut with the company substituting the originally scheduled Marianna Pizzolato. Nicola Luisotti will conduct the Orquesta Sinfónica Verum and the {…}

Mar 10, 2022

Angela Meade & Carmela Remigio Lead Teatro Regio di Parma’s ‘Norma’

The Teatro Regio di Parma is set to present Bellini’s “Norma.” The opera, which returns for the first time in 20 years, will be conducted by Sesto Quatrini and will star an international cast led by Angela Meade in the title role. Alongside her, Stefan Pop will sing Pollione, Michele Pertusi will take on Oroveso, and Carmela Remigio will interpret {…}

Mar 9, 2022

Angela Meade to Headline Wexford Festival Opera’s New York Debut

(Credit: Fay Fox) Wexford Festival Opera is set to celebrate its 70th anniversary with its New York debut at Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center. The showcase, which will take place on Thursday, April 14, 2022, will star soprano Angela Meade and pianist Myra Huang. The duo will perform music by Wagner, Meyerbeer, and Amy Beach, among others. “Having welcomed {…}

Feb 17, 2022

Angela Meade & Desirée Rancatore Lead Teatro Carlo Felice’s ‘Anna Bolena’

(Credit: Fay Fox) On Feb. 18, the Teatro Carlo Felice is set to present a production of Donizetti’s “Anna Bolena.” The production will mark Sesto Quatrini’s debut at the Teatro Carlo Felice and it will also mark the first time he conducts Donizetti’s early masterpiece in Italy. He will be joined by an international cast that will be led by {…}

Dec 27, 2021

Maria Teresa Leva & Dmytro Popov Jump In Deutsche Oper Berlin’s ‘Un Ballo in Maschera’

(Credit: Teatro Regio di Torino) The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced multiple cast changes for the performance of Verdi’s “Un Ballo in Maschera” on Dec. 29, 2021. Per an official press release, tenor Dmytro Popov will replace Yusif Eyvazov in the role of King Gustavo III. Popov is a well-known tenor who has performed at the Metropolitan Opera House, Opéra {…}

Dec 20, 2021

Angela Meade, Maria Josè Siri & Amartuvshin Enkhbat Lead the Teatro Carlo Felice’s 2022 Season

The Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova has announced its 2022 season. The season opens with a double bill of Pergolesi’s “La serva padrona” and Bernstein’s “Trouble in Tahiti” in a production by Luca Micheletti. Pergolesi’s opera is set to star Luca Micheletti, Elisa Balbo, and Giorgio Bongiovanni while Bernstein’s will star Luca Micheletti, Elisa Balbo, Melania Maggiore, Manuel Pierattelli, and {…}

Dec 13, 2021

Peter Mattei, Freddie De Tommaso, Angela Meade & Ekaterina Semenchuk Headline Verbier Festival’s 2022 Season

The Verbier Festival has announced its 2022 season, featuring operas and several concerts. For the purpose of this article, we will focus on vocal works. Operas Mozart’s opera “Don Giovanni” kicks off the festival with Olga Peretyatko as Donna Anna, Magdalena Kožená as Donna Elvira, Bogdan Volkov as Don Ottavio, Mikhail Petrenko as Leporello, Alexandros Stavrakakis as Il Commendatore, Julien {…}

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