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 {…}

Dec 12, 2021

Irina Churilova Replaces Angela Meade in Deutsche Oper Berlin’s ‘Un Ballo in Maschera’

(Credit: © Lidia Khomich) The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced that soprano Angela Meade will not be appearing in the role of Amelia in Verdi’s “Un Ballo in Maschera” in December 2021. As a result, soprano Irina Churilova will take over the role. Per the same press release, Heidi Stober will replace Meechot Marrero in the role of Oscar. Churilova {…}

Dec 3, 2021

Deutsche Oper Berlin Announces Cast Change For ‘Un Ballo in Maschera’

(Credit: © Simon Pauly) The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced that Spanish bass-baritone Carlos Álvarez will not be appearing in the role of Count René Anckarström in the December 2021 performances of Verdi’s “Un Ballo in Maschera.” American baritone Thomas Lehman will take over the performances scheduled for Dec. 20, 22, and 29, 2021. Lehman joins a cast that includes {…}

Nov 19, 2021

Anja Harteros, Angela Meade, Yusif Eyvazov, Nicole Car & Alex Esposito Lead Deutsche Oper’s December 2021 Performances

(Credit: Klaus Frahm) The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced its upcoming December 2021 performances. Mezzo-soprano Doris Soffel will give a concert singing lieder by Gustav Mahler and Kurt Weill. Performance date: Dec. 2, 2021 Soprano Anja Harteros gives a concert featuring Wagner’s “Wesendonck-Lieder” and “Liebestod” from “Tristan und Isolde.” The orchestra will also present Richard Strauss’ “Tod und Verklärung” op. {…}

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