Malin Byström’s ‘Capriccio’ & Sonya Yoncheva’s ‘Tosca’ & The Top 5 Operas To See This Weekend Around The World

This weekend will showcase a number of stars in role debuts, new productions and one dynamic duo reteaming for a classic masterpiece. Take a look at our recommendations. La Soto del Parral – Teatro Cafam, Colombia Luis Fernando Pérez conducts the masterful zarzuela by Reveriano Soutullo and Juan Vert. The work, which is being presented in co-production with el Ministerio de Cultura de {…}

May 16, 2019

Asmik Grigorian & Kristian Benedikt Lead Lithuanian National Opera’s 2019-20 Season

The Lithuanian State Opera has announced its 2019-20 season. In a press statement General manager Jonas Sakalauskas said, “For the 100th season, it was our wholehearted goal to open up the main Lithuanian theatre stage to a broad circle of best Lithuanian artists. We hope that our theatregoers shall enjoy and appreciate this initiative.” Operetta The season opens with Bernstein’s {…}

May 14, 2019

Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann & Placido Domingo Highlight Royal Opera’s 2019-20 Season

The Royal Opera House has announced its 2019-20 Season featuring some of the greatest singers in the world in 17 new productions of both ballet and opera. For this article, we will only focus on opera performances. Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” opens the 2019-20 season with Erwin Schrott in the title role alongside Roberto Tagliavini, Malin Byström, Christine Rice. Daniel Behle, Emanuele D’Aguanno, Louise Alder, Lars Woldt, {…}

May 8, 2019

Enea Scala, Asmik Grigorian & Christopher Maltman Highlight Oper Frankfurt’s 2019-20 Season

Oper Frankfurt’s new season is massive. It is loaded up with over a dozen new productions and even more revivals. Premieres Damiano Michieletto directs a new production of Rossini’s “Otello” starring Enea Scala in the title role, Karolina Makuła as Desdemona, Theo Lebow as Iago, and Jack Swanson as Rodrigo. Sesto Quatrini conducts. Performance Dates: Sept. 8-Oct. 20, 2019 Asmik Grigorian sings {…}

Apr 29, 2019

Charles Castronovo & Asmik Grigorian Win Big At The International Opera Awards

The International Opera Awards have announced its annual awards. Charles Castronovo and Asmik Grigorian took the Male Singer and Female Singer of the year awards. This was Grigorian’s second Opera award. She previously won the young singer award in 2016. Meanwhile, Sonya Yoncheva won the Readers Award and Marina Viotti was the winner of the Young Singer Award. Marc Albrecht {…}

Apr 5, 2019

Piotr Beczala, Vivica Genaux & Marlis Petersen Headline Theater An Der Wien

The Theater an der Wien has announced its 2019-20 season featuring numerous rarely performed works, concert operas and a number of new productions. Opera Productions David Afkham conducts Amélie Niermeyer’s new production of Dvorak’s “Rusalka.” Maria Bengtsson sings the title role alongside Ladislav Elgr, Günther Groissböck, Natascha Petrinsky, and Kate Aldrich. Performance Dates: Sept. 19 – 30, 2019 Stefan Gottfried conducts Sam Brown’s production of Mozart’s {…}

Mar 31, 2019

Constantine Orbelian Dismissed From Yerevan Opera

Grammy nominee maestro Constantine Orbelian was dismissed from the post of the National Opera theatre director by the acting Armenian Culture Minister Nazeni Gharibyan. Gharibyan supported her decision by noting that the director cannot be engaged in other paid activities except scientific, pedagogical, and creative work; Orbelian served as the general director in addition to the position of the artistic {…}

Feb 26, 2019

Vilnius City Opera 2018–19 Review: Queen of Spades

What would you choose: love or game? This is the central question facing Herman, the protagonist of “The Queen of Spades.” It’s also one that the authors had to confront. Pushkin wrote his story from a social perspective and analyzed how addiction can ruin lives. So in his analysis, Herman was an addicted player and Liza was just a victim. {…}

Feb 10, 2019

Asmik Grigorian Reveals Upcoming Projects At Met Opera, Bayreuth, Royal Opera House, Salzburg, Paris

Lithuanian soprano Asmik Grigorian has revealed a her upcoming assignments in an interview with “Capriccio,” a Swedish website that covers the opera world. The soprano revealed that she will make her debut at the Metropolitan Opera during the 2019-20 season, taking on the title roles of “Salome” and “Madama Butterfly.” She also noted that she will return in a subsequent {…}

Nov 14, 2018

Anna Netrebko, Cecilia Bartoli & Placido Domingo Headline 2019 Salzburg Festival

The Salzburg Festival has announced it 2019 season with five new productions, two revivals, and two concert operas. Here is a look at what audiences can expect this season. Productions The 2019 Salzburg Festival opens with Mozart’s “Idomeneo.” Teodor Currentzis and Peter Sellars team up again after “La Clemenza di Tito” with a cast that includes Russell Thomas (Idomeneo), Paula Murrihy {…}

Jul 27, 2018

Medici.TV To Stream Salzburg Festival’s ‘Salome’

On Saturday, July 28, medici.tv will broadcast the sold-out premiere of Romeo Castellucci’s new production of Richard Strauss’s “Salome” from the Salzburg Festival. The production is set to star Asmik Grigorian in the title role with Franz Welser-Möst conducting the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Alongside Grigorian, the production will star John Daszak as Herod, Anna Maria Chiuri as Herodias, and Gábor {…}