(Credit: Fadil Berisha) Soprano Ermonela Jaho has canceled her appearance in Verdi and Piave’s “La Traviata” at the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, according to an official statement on the company’s website. In her stead, soprano Ekaterina Siurina will take over the presentation scheduled for Feb. 25, 2020. Siurina will join the cast that includes Liparit Avetisyan, Sir Simon Keenlyside, Daria {…}
(Photo Credit: Wiener Staatsoper/Giampaolo Maria Bisanti) Conductor Andrea Battistoni has withdrawn from the production of Puccini, Giacosa and Illica’s “Tosca” at the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich due to illness. As a result, Giampaolo Bisanti will conduct in his stead for performances on Feb. 17 & 20, 2020. Bisanti will lead the cast that includes Anja Harteros in the title role, {…}
This week only two major releases this week of notable operas from the standard repertory. Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci In time for Valentine’s Day, OEHMS is set to release a new recording of the famous double featuring the operas of Mascagni and Leoncavallo. The recording from Oper Graz stars Ezgi Kutlu as Santuzza, Aldo di Toro as Turiddu, Cheryl Studer as Lucia, {…}
(Photo Credit: Metropolitan Opera House/Vladimir Shirokov) Soprano Anna Netrebko has been named the Laureate for the 2020 Polar Music Prize. The announcement was made on Tuesday morning, Feb. 11 at the Stockholm City Hall by Alfons Karabuda, chairman of the Polar Music Prize award committee. The Polar Music Prize was founded in 1989 by Stig Anderson, the manager and music {…}
(Credits: W. Hoesl) “A single dream is more powerful than a thousand realities.” J.R.R. Tolkien We all dream. About a better world, a better life, pure happiness. But a man who has suffered the loss cannot be carefree anymore, even in the illusional life. Forced to live in a world where his sweetest dreams always turn into his worst nightmares, {…}
Anja Harteros has canceled tomorrow’s performance at the Bayerische Staatsoper. The company announced that Harteros will not sing the role of Elsa in “Lohengrin” on Nov. 24 and will be replaced by Johanni van Oostrum. Van Oostrum has performed at the Bayerische Staatsoper since 1996 and has performed at the Dutch National Opera, Theater an der Wien, Komische Oper Berlin, {…}
(Credit: Wilfried Hosl) Anja Harteros received the “Meistersinger-Medaille” at the Bayerische Staatsoper following the performance on Nov. 3, 2019; the award was donated by the Freunde des Nationaltheaters e.V. The soprano is celebrating her 20th stage anniversary at Bayerische Staatsoper and the prize honors her outstanding work for the Munich opera house. Harteros has performed a number of roles at {…}
Roberto Alagna has dropped out of Verdi’s “Otello” at the Bayerische Staatsoper this summer. The Munich theater announced that Alagna has dropped out of the two performances in July and as a result will be replaced by Gregory Kunde. Kunde is a recognized “Otello” who has performed the role at the Royal Opera, Teatro La Fenice, Teatro Real de Madrid, {…}
(Credit: Ken Howard / Metropolitan Opera) Venera Gimadieva has withdrawn from performances of Verdi’s “La Traviata” at the Bayerische Staatsoper. The company announced that Gimadieva was ill and therefore had to withdraw from performances scheduled on Sept. 25, 29, and Oct. 2, 2019. As a result, Ailyn Pérez will take over performances in the title role. Pérez is currently performing {…}
(Credit: Courtes of Claudiosgura.com) Ludovic Tézier has canceled performances of Verdi’s “Otello” at the Bayerische Staatsoper. The company announced on Sept. 16, prior to opening night, that the baritone would not be performing in a revival of Verdi’s masterpiece. As a result, Claudio Sgura replaced the baritone on opening and the following two performances scheduled for Sept. 24 and 28, {…}
The weekend is here and there are five star-studded operas that we think you cannot miss. Here is a look at our recommendations. Adriana Lecouvreur – Salzburg Festival, Austria Anna Netrebko brings her signature role in Cilea’s masterpiece to Salzburg for the first time with Anita Rachvelishvili. When the two divas performed the opera at the Metropolitan Opera, OperaWire noted {…}