The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced that it will stream a performance of the first act of Wagner’s “Die Walkure.” The company will stream the act on May 13 and will star Lise Davidsen as Sieglinde, Jonas Kaufmann as Siegmund, and Georg Zeppenfeld as Hunding. Asher Fisch will conduct the concert performance. The stream was added after the company canceled its {…}
The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced the launch of a new record label entitled Bayerische Staatsoper Recordings. The company will launch its label in May 2021 in order to document the company’s excellence, versatility, and tradition. The first album to be launched by the label will be Kirill Petrenko and the Bayerische Staatsorchester’s performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 7. The recording {…}
(Credit: Bayerische Staatsoper official website) The Bayerische Staatsoper has canceled the run of Verdi‘s “Falstaff” which was set to be performed between May 16 and May 22, 2021. The opera was supposed to star Boris Pinkhasovich as Ford, Bogdan Volkov as Fenton, Kevin Conners as Dr. Cajus, Olga Bezsmertna in the role of Mrs. Alice Ford, Emily Pogorelc as Nannetta, {…}
(Credit: Wolfgang Runkel) (UPDATE: While the following theaters are not performing for live audiences, they are streaming live concerts from various platforms. For more information, check out our streaming section of OperaWire.com) The Oper Frankfurt and Staatsoper Stuttgart have announced that they will extend the closure until at least June 2021 due to the worsening epidemiological situation in Germany. Meanwhile, {…}
(Credit: Sven Helge Czichy) The Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden has announced that it will remain closed until at least June 2021 due to the current epidemiological situation in Germany. “Performances will be canceled in all the state theaters of the federal state of Hessen,” said the opera house in the statement on its official website. The opera house also stated that {…}
(Photo Credit: Bayerische Staatsoper official website) The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced that it will expand COVID-19 testing strategies for the artists and all employees of the house. Two rapid antigen tests per week will be at the disposal of all employees on a voluntary basis. These tests come as a supplement to the already existing scheme of regular RT-PCR COVID-19 {…}
(Credits: Monika Höfler / Fritz Beck) The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced that it will live stream Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari and Enrico Golisciani’s intermezzo in one act “Il Segreto di Susanna.” The showcase will star baritone Michael Nagy and soprano Selene Zanetti. Yoel Gamzou will conduct the production by Axel Ranisch. The presentation will be available for viewing on the STAATSOPER.TV on {…}
(Credit: https://www.muenchen.de/) The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced that it will resume the rehearsals of Aribert Reimann’s massive opera “Lear” on April 24, 2021. The rehearsals were discontinued on April 17 as one member of the production team tested positive for COVID-19, which triggered mandatory isolation for all the persons involved with the rehearsals. After subsequent extensive control tests on the {…}
Credit: Bayerische Staatsoper official website The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced the postponement of stage rehearsals for Aribert Reimann’s massive opera “Lear” due to one case of COVID-19 in the production team. Per an official statement on the company’s website, one positive case of COVID-19 was detected early on due to the established and frequent testing protocol at the opera house. {…}
The Bayerische Staatsoper has canceled all perofmanced until April 27, 2021. The company announced that “due to the renewed extension of the lockdown in Bavaria, we, unfortunately, have to cancel all performances up to and including April 27. The company is the latest German company to cancel all performances in April following a surge in COVID-19 cases in Germany. The {…}
(Credit: Bayerische Staatsoper official website) The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced the cancellation of its performance of Richard Strauss’ “Der Rosenkavalier” on April 3, and a presentations of Verdi’s “La Traviata” on April 9, 11 & 15, 2021. Per an official statement on the company’s website, the opera house was forced to cancel the performances due to the worsened epidemiological situation {…}