(Credit: Felix Loechner) The Bayerische Staatsoper has cancelled the final performance of Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” on Dec. 30, 2021 due to a positive COVID-19 case in the cast. The opera was set to star Pavol Breslik as Tamino, Olga Kulchynska as Pamina, Marina Monzó as Die Königin der Nacht, and Günther Groissböck as Sarastro. The cast also included Eliza Boom, {…}
(Credit: Gemma Escribano) Soprano Marina Monzó will perform the role of Die Königin der Nacht in the upcoming production of Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” at the Bayerische Staatsoper, replacing the originally scheduled Sabine Devieilhe. Monzó joins a cast that includes Pavol Breslik as Tamino, Olga Kulchynska as Pamina, and Günther Groissböck as Sarastro. The cast also includes Eliza Boom, Daria Proszek, {…}
(Credit: Bayerische Staatsoper official website) The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced that it will continue with the performances in its venues, but with substantially reduced seating capacity. “The extension of the Bavarian State Government’s Infection Protection Measures Ordinance, which is expected to take effect next Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, will continue to allow cultural events only with greatly reduced seating and {…}
(Credit: Wilfried Hösl) The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced that it was allowed to resume performances in the Nationaltheater under very strict rules imposed by the government of Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder. Per the official statement on the company’s website, the opera house is allowed to occupy 25 percent of the seats in the Nationaltheater as of Wednesday, Nov. 24. {…}
(Credit: Wilfried Hösl) The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced the cancelation of all performances from Nov. 24 until Dec. 15, 2021. “Due to an announcement made by the Bavarian State Government on November 19, 2021 regarding the tightening of the Corona measures, we are forced to cancel all tickets purchased for events at the Bayerische Staatsoper from November 24 until December {…}
(Credit: Wilfried Hösl) The Bayerische Staatsoper has canceled all the rehearsals and performances until at least Nov. 12, 2021, due to a COVID-19 outbreak within the company, said the Intendant Serge Dorny. Dorny took to social media to state that all the activities during that period must be canceled in order to ensure that the infection chain is interrupted and {…}
(Credits: Bayerische Staatsoper official website) The Palau de Les Arts Reina Sofía in Valencia, Spain has postponed baritone Leo Nucci and bass-baritone Erwin Schrott’s concert. The event, which was scheduled for Nov. 11, 2021, was postponed for undisclosed reasons and has not been rescheduled at this time. Nucci and Schrott were supposed to perform music by Giuseppe Verdi with Jordi {…}
(Credit: © Gregor Hohenberg) The Staatsoper Hamburg has announced an upcoming concert by tenor Roberto Alagna. The concert, entitled “THE ART OF Roberto Alagna,” will feature music by a wide variety of composers ranging from Händel to Wagner. Alagna will be joined onstage by pianist Morgane Fauchois-Prado. Alagna is broadly regarded as one of the greatest living tenors. His huge {…}
(Credit: Gerald Finley official website) Famed Canadian bass-baritone Gerald Finley has joined the roster of the MWA Management. “I am absolutely thrilled to welcome one of my favorite artists to the MWA family. I have always been a huge fan of Gerald Finley’s astonishing artistry and commitment to the art form. It is hard to imagine a more complete artist {…}
The Bayerische Staatsoper announced that it will continue to keep its strict regulations in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 The company noted that even though protection measures in Bavaria have been relaxed, it has decided not to make any changes to its safety rules. The company noted that masks will still be required in the entire building and {…}
The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced that Stefano La Colla will replace Jonas Kaufmann in the final two performances of “La Forza del Destino” scheduled for Sept. 29 and Oct. 2, 2021. The news comes as Kaufmann is recovering from a tracheal infection that forced him to cancel the opening performance on Sept. 26 and the opening night opera for all {…}