Austrian mezzo-soprano Angelika Kirchschlager is leaving the opera stage. The mezzo-soprano announced the news in a podcast with the Zürich Opera in which she said that “Sweeney Todd” would be her last staged work. Kirchschlager is recognized as one of the foremost interpreters of Richard Strauss and Mozart and has performed such operas as “Pelléas et Mélisande,” “Sophie’s Choice” and {…}
The Opernhaus Zürich has announced its 2023-24 season featuring more than 20 productions, concerts, and reictals. Ermonela Jaho stars in Puccini’s “La Rondine” with Sandra Hamaoui, Benjamin Bernheim, Juan Francisco Gatell, and Vladimir Stoyanov. Marco Armiliato conducts the production by Christof Loy. Performance Dates: Sept. 17-Oct. 28, 2023 Nahuel Di Pierro, Olga Peretyatko, Renato Girolami, Alasdair Kent, Pietro Spagnoli, and {…}
San Francisco Performances has announced a number of changes to its February schedule due to COVID-19. For the purposes of this article, we will only focus on the vocal performances. The recital series announced that Angelika Kirchschlager and Julius Drake recital on Feb. 20, 2021 has been canceled. Meanwhile, Lawrence Brownlee’s originally planned October 2020 recital has been postponed for {…}
(Credit: Paul Scala) The “Christmas in Vienna” concert will be presented via broadcast on Dec. 21 and 24, 2020. The performance will showcase a number of artists including Camilla Nylund, Angelika Kirchschlager, Thomas Hampson Luca Pisaroni, and Saimir Pirgu alongside the Vienna Boys Choir and ORF Radio-Sinfonieorchester Wien. The presenation will be conducted by Sascha Goetzel and will also include {…}
Glyndebourne has announced the latest operas that it will be streaming as part of its Open House program. First up will be David McVicar’s production of “Giulio Cesare” starring Danielle de Niese as Cleopatra and Sarah Connolly as Cesare. Other cast members include Alexander Ashworth, Patricia Bardon, Angelika Kirchschlager, Rachid Ben Abdeslam, Christophe Dumaux, and Christopher Maltman. William Christie conducts. Streaming {…}
(Credit: Shirley Suarez) Famed pianist Helmut Deutsch will be releasing a new memoir that focuses on his experiences as an accompanist. “Memoir of an Accompanist” will be released by Kahn & Averill in Autumn 2020 in an English-language translation Richard Stokes, a Professor of Lieder at the Royal Academy of Music. The book details Deutsch’s career, which has spanned over {…}
(Credit: Dario Acosta) San Francisco Performances has unveiled its 2020-21 season which will feature a number of diverse musical performances. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be on vocal performances. Lawrence Brownlee brings a recital entitled “Crooners” with emphasis on vocalists from the 50s and 60s. This gala performance will be in benefit of San Francisco Performances’ {…}
(Credit: Courtesy of English National Opera ) This weekend there are a number of new productions including two comedies, three modern masterpieces, and one classic repertoire staple. Here is a look at our recommendations. Egmont – Theater an der Wien, Austria Edgaras Montvidas, Bo Skovhus, Maria Bengtsson, Angelika Kirchschlager, Theresa Kronthaler, and Károly Szemerédy star in Christian Jost and Christoph {…}
On Dec. 13, 2018, Shân Cothi stepped in for Angelika Kirchschlager at the Opernhaus Zurich. When Kirchschlager canceled the role of Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd, the company was forced to call Cothi from Cardiff. The singer only had seven hours to rehearse the production alongside fellow Welsh singer Bryn Terfel and with the help of the prompter Matthew Ottenlips, Cothi charmed {…}
This Thursday, May 24, 2018, the Vienna State Opera showcases a production of Strauss’ late work “Capriccio” via its famed live streaming service. Per the official website, the showcase stars Anna Gabler, Markus Eiche, Michael Schade, Adrian Eröd, Wolfgang Bankl, and Angelika Kirchschlager among its cast members with Michael Boder conducting the performance. The performance kicks off at 7 p.m. {…}