Ekaterina Semenchuk, Corinne Winters & Dimitri Platanias Lead Greek National Opera’s 2024-25 Season

The Greek National Opera has announced its 2024-25 season. Corinne Winters, Véronique Gens, Tassis Christoyanniszu, Alexandre Duhamel, Dionysios Sourbis, and Stanislas de Barbeyrac star in Gluck’s “Iphigénie en Aulide” & “Iphigénie en Tauride” double bill. Michael Hofstetter conducts the new production by Dmitri Tcherniakov. Performance Dates: Oct. 10-30, 2024 Rachmanioff’s “Aleko” and Bartók’s “Bluebeard’s Castle” will be presented in a double {…}

Sep 23, 2022

Orquesta Filarmonica de Gran Canaria Announces Cast Change for ‘Aida’

The Orquesta Filarmonica de Gran Canaria has announced a cast change for its “La Magia de Aida” on Sept 23, 2022. The orchestra noted that Latonia Moore will not sing the title role and will be replaced by Cellia Costea. Costea has performed at the Bucharest National Opera as well as at the Klagenfurt Stadttheater, Royal Opera, Wiener Staatsoper, Gran {…}

Jan 18, 2022

Greek National Opera to Present Revival of ‘Andrea Chénier’

The Greek National Opera has announced the revival production of Umberto Giordano and Luigi Illica’s “Andrea Chénier.” The opera will be held from Jan. 29 -Feb. 13 in the Stavros Niarchos Hall. The title role will be shared by tenors Marcelo Puente and Marcelo Álvarez, while sopranos Cellia Costea and Eva-Maria Westbroek will play the role of Maddalena di Coigny. {…}

Dec 10, 2021

Marcelo Álvarez, Kristīne Opolais, Eva-Maria Westbroek, Aleksandrs Antoņenko, Ramón Vargas & Cellia Costea Lead Greek National Opera’s Second Half of 2021-22 Season

(Credit: https://www.snfcc.org/en/greek-national-opera-0) The Greek National Opera has announced the second half of its 2021-22 season, featuring a number of operas performed by international stars. Here is the full slate. Stavros Niarchos Hall The second half of the season opens with Umberto Giordano’s “Andrea Chénier” featuring Cellia Costea and Eva-Maria Westbroek as Maddalena di Coigny; Dimitri Platanias and Elchin Azizov as {…}

Jul 4, 2020

Krassimira Stoyanova, Riccardo Massi, Ambrosio Maestri Headline Greek National Opera Galas at Odeon of Herodes Atticus

The Greek National Opera is set to perform two opera galas at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus on July 26 and 28, 2020. The first gala performance will feature Krassimira Stoyanova, Riccardo Massi, Dmitri Platanias, and the Greek National Opera Orchestra under the musical direction of Pier Giorgio Morandi. The gala will feature arias and duets from Verdi’s “Rigoletto,” “Il {…}

May 4, 2020

Fabio Armiliato, Alexandra LoBianco & Carl Tanner Lead Opera Carolina’s 2020-21 Season

Opera Carolina has announced its 2020-21 season featuring three operas, two from the standard repertoire and one new work. The season opens with Puccini’s “Tosca” starring Cellia Costea in the title role, Fabio Armiliato as Cavaradossi and Leo An as Scarpia. James Meena conducts a production by Michael Capasso. Performance Dates: Oct. 31-Nov. 5, 2020 Douglas Tappin’s “I Dream” is {…}

Jul 18, 2019

Anita Rachvelshvili & Matthew Polenzani Highlight Greek National Opera’s 2019-20 Season

The Greek National Opera has announced its 2019-20 season featuring a number of rare works and great artists. Christina Poulitsi and Vassiliki Karayanni share the title role of Bellini’s “La Sonnambula” with Vassilis Kavayas in the role of Elvino. Philippe Auguin conducts Marco Arturo Marelli’s production from the Wiener Staatsoper and Royal Opera. Performance Dates: Oct. 11-29, 2019 Lena Platonos’ children {…}