(Credit: LA Opera official website) The Ópera de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria has announced a cast change for Verdi’s “Il Trovatore.” The Spanish company announced that tenor Murat Karahan will no longer sing the title role and will be replaced by Arturo Chacón-Cruz who will make his house debut. Chacón-Cruz is well known for his Italian roles and he {…}
(Credits: Salzburger Festspiele official website / Allegorica Opera Management official website / Askonas Holt official website) The Teatro Massimo di Palermo will livestream its concert on Jan. 31, 2021. Mezzosoprano Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, tenor Giulio Pelligra and bass Alexandros Stavrakakis will perform a program that includes Sergej Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 1 in D major op. 25, and Igor Stravinsky’s “Pulcinella.” Gabriele {…}
(Credit: Deutsche Oper am Rhein official website) Famed Russian baritone Boris Statsenko has posted on his Facebook account that he is in the hospital, being treated for a heavy form of COVID-19. “I am positive for COVID-19, and my lungs have suffered 50% damage,” wrote Statsenko on his social media account. Statsenko has appeared on many international operatic stages, including {…}
(Credit: Greg Gorman/LA Opera) Opera star Plácido Domingo has announced that he will return to the stage this August with a performance at the Arena di Verona. This will be the first concert for Domingo since he was diagnosed with COVID-19. He was subsequently hospitalized but has made a full recovery. “The idea of returning to my beloved Arena fills {…}
The Arena di Verona has announced its 2021 season, which will feature several notable performances with some of opera’s greatest stars. It all kicks off with a 150th anniversary celebration of the 1871 world premiere of Verdi’s “Aida.” The opera will be conducted by Riccardo Muti with Sonya Yoncheva in the title role alongside Francesco Meli, Riccardo Zanellato, Luca Salsi, {…}
The Arena di Verona has canceled its 2020 festival, moving its productions to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Foundation’s president Federico Sboarina and director Cecilia Gasdia announced the news noting that it will not be a silent 2020 and they will replace the season with a project entitled “Nel cuore della musica.” The project will consist of concerts {…}
The Arena di Verona is still expecting to open on June 13, 2020. According to L’Arena, director Cecilia Gasdia stated that the Arena di Verona is still slated to go through with its initial plans and that if that was to happen, it will be “the return of opera on an international level.” Gasdia however, noted that the organization is {…}
(Credit: Benno Kraehahn) The Arena di Verona has announced the 2020 casting featuring an all-star lineup. The opening of the season will showcase a new production by Gabriele Muccino of “Cavalleria Rusticana” and “Pagliacci.” Mascagni’s work will showcase Ekaterina Semenchuk, Alexia Voulgaridou, Maria José Siri, and Sonia Ganassi alternating as Santuzza and Murat Karahan, Carlo Ventre, Yusif Eyvazov, and Marcelo {…}
The Arena di Verona has announced a one-night only cast for its upcoming production of Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” and Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci.” The theater announced that Aleksandra Kurzak and Roberto Alagna will sing both “Cavalleria Rusticana” and “Pagliacci” in a performance on August 8, 2020. The performance will mark Roberto Alagna’s debut at the Arena di Verona and it will mark {…}
The Arena di Verona has announced a special event in which Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov will perform a concert entitled “The Stars of Opera.” The two stars will be joined by Daniela Barcellona and Ambrogio Maestri, as well as conductor Marco Armiliato. The concert is scheduled for July 23 and will be part of an all-star festival which already {…}
(Credit: Gregor Hohenberg) Jonas Kaufmann is set to make his Arena di Verona debut. The Arena di Verona announced that during the 2020 festival, the famed German tenor will make his first appearance at the legendary space in a one night special showcase currently entitled “Jonas Kaufmann Gala Event.” The concert will be held on June 28, 2020 and is {…}