(Credits: Kiran West / sbs.com.au / Wiener Staatsoper official website) Le Grand Théâtre de Genève will live stream a new production of Mozart’s opera “La Clemenza di Tito” on GTG Digital and MEZZO TV. Due to Swiss COVID-19 regulations, the premiere on Feb. 19 will be presented without the live audience. The opera will star Serena Farnocchia in the role {…}
(Credits: Matilde Fasso / © DR / Deutsche Oper am Rhein official website / Opus 3 Artists official website) Italian television channel Rai5 has announced broadcasts for the week of Jan. 11 – Jan. 15, 2021. First up will be a production of Donizetti’s “L’elisir d’amore” with Mariangela Sicilia, John Osborn, Iurii Samoilov, Alex Esposito and Francesca Benitez. Francesco Lanzillotta {…}
This review belongs to the opening night on the 10th December “La Cenerentola” is one of Rossini’s most enduring works and has remained a fixture of the standard repertory since since its premiere in 1817. Based on the iconic Cinderella fairy tale, it has brought out the best in directors over the ages and singers who revel in Rossini’s joyous {…}
The Vienna State Opera has announced that it will resume the streaming of opera performances via its online platform. The company will kick it off with a production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” from Oct. 2, 2019 featuring Lawrence Zazzo, Erin Morley, Théo Touvet, Valentina Nafornita, Rafael Fingerlos, and Peter Rose, among others. Simone Young conducts. Streaming Date: Nov. 4, {…}
(Credit: Wiener Staatsoper) The Wiener Staatsoper has announced that it will make face masks mandatory during performances starting Oct. 25, 2020. Upon reopening in September, spectators were allowed to take their face masks off when seated. The management’s decision of the Wiener Staatsoper comes one day after Austria logged its biggest daily number of new COVID-19 cases. The country reached {…}
(Credit: Yan Bleney) The Wiener Staatsoper has announced that soprano Tamuna Gochashvili had to pull out of the production of Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” due to health reasons. As a result, Australian soprano Nicole Car will perform in her stead. The performance will mark Car’s return to the stage for the first time in eight months since the lockdown and it {…}
This week audiences will get to hear the debut album of one of today’s greatest divas and two new pieces in world premiere recordings. Anima Rara Ermonela Jaho releases her debut recital disc “Anima Rara.” Recorded in Valencia in November 2019 with the Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana and Andrea Battistoni, this recording brings together music championed by the Italian {…}
The Royal Opera House is set to launch #OurHousetoYourHouse, a virtual program that will bring Friday premieres and screenings on Sky Arts every Friday. The program will launch on Sept. 18 with Barrie Kosky’s production of “Carmen” starring Anna Goryachova, Francesco Meli, and Kostas Smoriginas. It will be followed by the Royal Ballet’s “Dances at a Gathering” on Sept. 25 {…}
The Grand Théâtre de Genève, Switzerland has announced its 2020-21 season featuring a number of opera performances and recitals. Ingela Brimberg stars in the title role of Puccini’s “Turandot” with Aleksey Tikhomirov, Teodor Ilincai, Martin Muehle, and Elena Guseva. Antonino Fogliani conducts Daniel Kramer’s production. Performance Dates: Sept. 15-26, 2020 Marc Minkowski conducts Robert Wilson’s production of Handel’s “Messiah” with Elena {…}
(Photo: Koichi Miura/Metropolitan Opera) With the spectacular images coming out of the Bregenz Festival’s mainstage production on Lake Constance, it can be easy to forget that there is other programming going on. But on the nights when the Bodensee is dark, the Vienna Symphony plays concert repertoire in the Festspielhaus under a guest conductor. Monday night featured Verdi’s Messa di {…}
The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has announced its 2019-20 season featuring numerous new productions and two special concerts. Daniele Gatti conducts a new production of Verdi’s “Les Vêpres Siciliennes” by Valentina Carrasco. The production stars Roberto Frontali, John Osborn, Michele Pertusi, and Roberta Mantegna. Performance Dates: Dec. 10-22, 2019 Lyudmila Monastyrska and Monica Zanettin share the title role in Puccini’s “Tosca” with Giorgio Berrugi {…}