“Opera Meets Film” is a feature dedicated to exploring the way that opera has been employed in cinema. We will select a film section or a film in its entirety and highlight the impact that utilizing the operatic form or sections from an opera can alter our perception of a film that we are viewing. This week’s installment features Takashi {…}
Regina Opera has released its 2019 production of Bizet’s “Carmen,” available to stream for free via the company’s website and YouTube page. Conducted by Gregory Ortega, the cast includes Lara Michole Tilotson in the title role, with Christopher Trapani as Don Jose, Alexis Cregger as Micaela, and Jaeman Yoon as Escamillo. Viewers can also watch excerpts and full videos of {…}
Famed Italian tenor Angelo Mori has died at the age of 86. Mori studied at the Scuola di Teatro La Fenice. He made his operatic debut in 1962 in the role of Duca di Mantua in Verdi’s “Rigoletto.” His vast repertory included roles of Don José in Bizet’s “Carmen,” Don Alvaro in Verdi’s “La Forza del Destino,” Radames in “Aida,” {…}
(Credit: © Barbara Aumüller/Archiv) Oper Frankfurt has announced that it will extend its closure until at least Jan. 31, 2021. The opera house has also announced changes to its repertoire, canceling the revivals of Bizet’s “Carmen” and Janáček’s “From the House of the Dead.” Instead, Oper Frankfurt plans to showcase more performances of Puccini’s “Manon Lescaut” and Mozart’s “Don Giovanni.” {…}
Credit: Opéra National de Paris official website General Director of Opéra National de Paris Alexander Neef has sent a message to the audiences, saying that the Opéra National de Paris, just like every other opera house in France, has to postpone its reopening. The postponement comes as a result of a new decision by the French government, trying to curb {…}
(Credits: Lauri Eriksson / Victor Santiago) The Savonlinna Opera Festival has announced its 2021 slate, which will include several opera productions and a recital by famed Finnish soprano Karita Mattila. Bizet’s opera “Carmen” will feature Amadi Lagha as Don José, Andrei Kymach and Tapani Plathan alternating in the role of Escamillo, and Tuija Knihtilä in the title role. Performance dates: {…}
“Opera Meets Film” is a feature dedicated to exploring the way that opera has been employed in cinema. We will select a film section or a film in its entirety and highlight the impact that utilizing the operatic form or sections from an opera can alter our perception of a film that we are viewing. This week’s installment features the {…}
Opera Santa Barbara has announced that it will present “Carmen, A Live Drive-In Opera” on Dec. 6, 2020 at the Ventura County Fairgrounds. The opera will present the Peter Brook adaptation of the work, which is slimmed down to 90 minutes and only focuses on the four characters of Carmen, Don José, Micaëla, and Escamillo. Taking on these roles will {…}
The Teatro Digitale of the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma is set to continue from Nov. 17 to 22, 2020. The company will dedicate its streams to the character of “Carmen” in both Opera and Ballet. First, the company will stream the 2017 production of Bizet’s masterpiece in Valentina Carrasco’s production conducted by Jesús López-Cobos. The cast includes Veronica Simeoni as Carmen, {…}
The Opéra de Monte-Carlo has announced a schedule change for its upcoming production of “Carmen.” The organization announced that due to the new curfew regulations put into place in France and in the principality of Monaco, the organization was forced to alter the program slightly. The Nov. 20 performance will now start at 6:30 p.m. while the Nov. 22 performance {…}
(Credit: Marco Borggreve) Famed Russian conductor Alexander Vedernikov has died at the age of 56, after having been diagnosed with COVID-19. Vedernikov died on Friday, Oct. 30 after being put on a ventilator for few days following the diagnosis. Born in Moscow, Vedernikov was the son of the bass Alexander Filipovich Vedernikov and Natalia Nikolaevna Gureeva. The conductor went on {…}