Marina Rebeka, Ermonela Jaho, Golda Schultz, Rachel Willis-Sørensen & Ludovic Tézier Headline Radio France’s 2021-22 Season

Radio France has announced its 2021-22 season. For the purpose of this article we will focus only on the vocal works. Here is a look. Operas Ravel’s “L’Enfant et les sortilèges” spotlights Jodie Devos, Clara Guillon, Adèle Charvet, Marie Lenormand, Élodie Méchain, Antoine Normand, Régis Mengus, and Paul Gay. Mikko Franck conducts. Performance date: Oct. 1, 2021, Philharmonie de Paris {…}

May 25, 2021

Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Juan Diego Flórez, Marina Rebeka, Anita Rachvelishvili Lead Wiener Konzerthaus 2021-22 Season

(Credits: © Dario Acosta / © Gregor Hohenberg / Sony Classical / © Gregor Hohenberg / Sony Music Entertainment / © Tatiana Vlasova / © Dario Acosta) The Wiener Konzerthaus has announced its 2021-22 season featuring a variety of concerts from some of the world’s greatest performers. For the purpose of this article, we will only focus on the vocal {…}

Mar 21, 2021

Rai5 to Present Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s ‘Zaide’

Rai5 is set to present the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s production of Mozart’s “Zaide” on March 24. The TV premiere will showcase the Graham Vick production which was performed in October 2020 and was conducted by Daniele Gatti. The production starred Chen Reiss in the title role of Zaide, Paul Nilon as Soliman, and Juan Francisco Gatell as Gomatz. Markus {…}

Feb 22, 2021

Anita Rachvelishvili, Piotr Beczała, Federica Lombardi & Chen Reiss Headline Wiener Staatsoper Streaming Slate

(Photo Credits: © Wiener Staatsoper / Michael Pöhn / Bayerische Staatsoper official website / Chen Reiss official website) The Wiener Staatsoper has announced the next slate of operas that will be presented on its streaming platform over the next week. The week opens with three operas by Leoš Janáček. First up is Leoš Janáček’s operatic masterwork “Káťa Kabanová” with Angela {…}

Feb 5, 2021

Sir Simon Keenlyside Withdraws From Teatro Alla Scala’s Concert

(Credit: Uwe Arens) The celebrated British baritone Sir Simon Keenlyside will not be appearing for the concert at the Teatro alla Scala on Feb. 6, 2021. It was originally planned for Sir Simon Keenlyside to perform alongside soprano Chen Reiss with Maestro Zubin Mehta conducting. The Teatro alla Scala did not provide a reason for the famed baritone’s withdrawal. Keenlyside {…}

Jan 6, 2021

Chen Reiss & Klaus Florian Vogt Highlight Broadcast of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9

Credits: Styriarte official website / Symphoniker Hamburg official website / Lena Kern / Nordic Artists Management France Musique will broadcast Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 on Jan. 6, 2021. The performance has been traditionally held as a celebration of the new year. The performance will spotlight soprano Chen Reiss, tenor Klaus Florian Vogt, bass Matthew Rose, and mezzo-soprano Tone Kummervold. Lahav {…}

Sep 29, 2020

Chen Reiss & Juan Francisco Gatell Headline Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s first ‘Zaide’

On. Oct. 18 the Teatro dell’opera di Roma will stage the company premiere of Mozart’s “Zaide.” The new production will be directed by Graham Vick and conducted by the company’s music director Daniele Gatti. The cast will be headed by Remo Girone, who will narrate the production, and Chen Reiss, who will sing the title role of Zaide. Paul Nilon, {…}

Sep 28, 2020

Sir Simon Keenlyside, Chen Reiss & Sir Bryn Terfel Lead Royal Opera House Fall 2020 Program

(Credits: Opéra National de Paris official website / Chen Reiss official website / Harlequin Agency official website) The Royal Opera House Covent Garden has announced its fall program schedule. For the purposes of this article, we will focus only on vocal works. “4/4” is an evening of opera that has been curated by Director of Opera Oliver Mears and features {…}

Aug 21, 2020

Chen Reiss & Christopher Tin Highlight New CD/DVD Releases

This week several contemporary pieces are set for release as well as a Beethoven celebration. Here is a look at the albums you can stream this week. Christopher Tin – To Shiver the Sky Decca Gold releases “To Shiver the Sky” marking Christopher Tin’s major label debut album. The piece is “an oratorio about the history of flight, and mankind’s {…}

Aug 11, 2020

Chen Reiss, Claudia Pavone & Zuzana Marková Highlight Teatro dell’Opera di Roma Autumn Season

The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has announced a new autumn season for the Teatro Costanzi following restrictions due to the COVID-19 crisis. The company announced that due to the state of emergency it is canceling “Notre-Dame de Paris,” “The Rake’s Progress,” and “Oedipus Rex.” In August there will be a series of concerts with the Orchestra e il Coro del {…}

Jul 15, 2020

Sophie Koch, Chen Reiss & Matthias Goerne Lead Sinfónica de Galicia’s 2020-21 Season

The Sinfónica de Galicia has announced its 2020-21 season. For this article, we will only feature vocal concerts from the Spanish symphony orchestra. Rumon Gamba leads Andrew Staples in a program that includes music by Britten, Rachmaninov, and Soutullo. Performance Date: Nov. 16-21, 2020 Carlo Rizzi leads Chen Reiss in Strauss’ Four Last Songs. The program also includes music by {…}