(Credit: www.muenchen.de) The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced that it will allow up to 500 spectators into the NationalTheater starting on September 1, 2020. The new decision comes as a consequence of the latest Decree by the State Ministry for Science and Art. It forms a part of a pilot test program. Accordingly, additional tickets will become available for the audiences {…}
The 2020-21 season is officially here and many opera companies are beginning to open including the Bayerische Staatsoper, which will open with one of the most anticipated new works of the year. The company will open with the world premiere of “7 Deaths of Maria Callas,” a work that was set to originally open during the spring of the 2019-20 {…}
(Credit: Ray Burmiston) “One voice in a million.” This is the kind of phrase on which legacies, mythologies, histories are built. And it’s the phrase that continues to crop up whenever Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen enters the operatic conversation. The soprano has definitely played her part in bringing about this idea that her voice is of a unique power. She {…}
(Credit: Ashley Plante) When Berlin opera houses called off their performances in March due to the COVID 19 pandemic, one rarely performed opera was stopped dead in its track- the Komische Oper’s production of “Schwanda.” Among the artists set to star in that production was American soprano Sara Jakubiak. Jakubiak, who has appeared on the most important world stages, to {…}
(Credits: Dragana Branković/Katarina Bradić) Known for her deep and diverse vocal versatility and also theatrical prowess, Katarina Bradić swiftly conquered the major European opera stages—Teatro Real, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Staatsoper unter der Linden, Komische Oper Berlin, Theater Basel, Bolshoi Theater, Theater an der Wien, Den Norske Opera, Opernhaus Zürich, Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Bayerische Staatsoper, La Monnaie, De Nationale Opera {…}
(Credit: Askonas Holt /Gregor Röhrig / Julien Fauguere / Chris Singer) The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced a major change to its 2020-21 season, adding several productions to the slate. New Productions The company will world premiere “7 Deaths of Maria Callas” on Sept. 1, 2020. The opera had previously been slated to have its first performances at the tail-end of {…}
Even as we get deeper into the summer and watch theaters reopen, it is important to keep our focus on the important dialogues of racial equality taking place. We continue to recommend checking out the several online shows such as Karen Slack’s “KikiKonversations,” Kenneth Overton’s “Black Opera Live,” and “The Sitdown with LB,” hosted by Lawrence Brownlee. You can also add {…}
(Credit: Gregor Hohenberg / Sony Classical) Jonas Kaufmann and conductor Kirill Petrenko will join forces to close out the Bayerische Staatsoper’s Monday concert series on June 29, 2020. The famed tenor is poised to sing Mahler’s “Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen” in a program that will also include R. Strauss’ Orchestral Suite from the Music to the “Citizen as Noble” of {…}
The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced that it will begin to reopen starting on May 27, 2020 with its “Wednesday Strolls” program. Per the company’s official website, the events will take place on Wednesdays and feature a maximum of 20 spectators to experience select chamber music as performed by members of the Bavarian State Orchestra. “With this program we want to {…}
Markus Söder, the Prime Minister of Bavaria, has officially established his plan to help the arts and culture in the region, offering up between 90 to 200 million euros of support. Per Platea Magazine, the Prime Minister made his intentions known during a press conference on Thursday, May 14, 2020. Additionally, he laid out a plan to reopening several theaters {…}
(© Gregor Hohenberg / Sony Classical) The Bayerische Staatsoper’s Monday concerts have been revived and will restart on April 27 with a concert by Jonas Kaufmann. The free concerts, which will be performed from the stage of the Bayerische Staatsoper, will start at 8.15 pm (CET) on STAATSOPER.TV, live and will free of charge. The Monday Concerts will showcase artists {…}