Anna Netrebko has withdrawn from her highly-anticipated concert performances of “Il Trovatore” at the Gran Teatre del Liceu due to COVID-19 The Barcelona theater announced via social media, “The Liceu team heard the news that Anna Netrebko has contracted COVID-19. We wish her a speedy recovery and we hope to see her in January for the ‘Day and Night’ recital. {…}
(Credit: Dario Acosta) UPDATE: Netrebko has released an official statement: “Hello friends, I want to share with you that I have tested positive for COVID-19 and am currently in the hospital for medical treatment. I am doing well but also have COVID-related pneumonia, so I need medical supervision. I knew of course there was always going to be a risk {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced week 27 of its Nightly Streams, which will center on Bel Canto Classics. Here is a full rundown of the schedule which features some of opera’s greatest stars making multiple appearances throughout the week. Monday, September 14 – Donizetti’s Don Pasquale Starring Anna Netrebko, Matthew Polenzani, Mariusz Kwiecień, and John Del Carlo; conducted by James Levine. {…}
(Credit: Tatyana Vlasova) Soprano Kristine Opolais has announced on her Instagram profile that she will begin a collaboration with the concert agency Berin Iglesias Art. The company was founded in 2003 in Germany. Its current roster includes such artists as Anna Netrebko, Yusif Eyvazov, Olga Peretyatko, Ekaterina Gubanova, Ekaterina Semenchuk, and Maria Kataeva, among others. Berin Iglesias Art will be {…}
(Credit: Marco Borelli) Arte.tv is set to stream Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov’s Salzburg Festival concert on August 27. The concert, which comes from Netrebko and Eyvazov’s performance on August 25, will stream at the 8:30 p.m. Local time / 2:30 p.m. ET and will showcase the soprano and tenor in excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s “Iolanta,” Eugene Onegin,” and “The Queen {…}
(Credit: Met Opera / Ken Howard / Marty Sohl) The Met Opera has unveiled its 25 and 26th weeks of streaming, continuing its theme-based streaming options. For week 25, the company will focus on 20th-century classics, while the ensuing week of streams will place an emphasis on French operas. Monday, August 31 – R. Strauss’s Elektra Starring Nina Stemme, Adrianne Pieczonka, Waltraud {…}
(Credit: Met Opera / Ken Howard / Marty Sohl) The Metropolitan Opera has announced the 24th week of its nightly streams. For the final week of August, the company will be dedicated to presenting operas by Verdi. This is the second time that the company places a focus on one composer, having done a similarly themed marathon of Wagner operas. {…}
The Bolshoi Theatre has announced its 2020-21 season featuring a number of new productions. The company also announced its September revivals. Premieres Alexei Vereshchagin conducts a new production of Bizet’s “Les pêcheurs de perles” directed by Vladislavs Nastavševs. Premiere Date: Dec. 3, 2020 R. Strauss’ “Salome” gets a new production by Claus Guth. The production, which is set for the {…}
For the 23rd straight week, the Metropolitan Opera will be presenting nightly streams. This week’s selections featuring more major works from the standard repertory with a couple of rare treats mixed in. Major opera stars like Anna Netrebko, Aprile Millo, Plácido Domingo, Renata Scotto, Luciano Pavarotti, and Kathleen Battle will be among the major headliners. Monday, August 17 – Puccini’s {…}
(Credits: Picture-Alliance/DPA/U. Mauder/Mariinsky Theatre Official website) COVID-19 has struck the Bolshoi and Mariinsky Theatres. According to the sources close to the Mariinsky Theatre that spoke to the RBC reporters, a large number of artists at the Mariinsky Theatre fell sick with COVID-19. According to the same sources, all the rehearsals of the ballet “Giselle” have been postponed, and artists who {…}
The Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona has announced that Anna Netrebko will perform her acclaimed recital “Night and Day” on January 27, 2021. The soprano, who is also scheduled to appear in concert performances of “Il Trovatore” at the Liceu, will showcase music by Rachmaninov, Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikovsky, Bridge, Debussy, Dvořák, Fauré, Leoncavallo, R. Strauss, Charpentier, and Offenbach. Netrebko has {…}