Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko, Renée Fleming, Angel Blue, Joyce DiDonato Headline Metropolitan Opera’s International Pay-Per-View Series

The Metropolitan Opera has announced a new pay-per-view series “Met Stars Live in Concert” featuring opera’s greatest stars from around the world. The concert series, which was announced via a Zoom press conference, will consist of 12 live performances starting on July 18 and running through December. “This new initiative is intended to create live performance opportunities for our artists {…}

Jul 4, 2020

Christine Goerke Joins Board of Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival

The Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival has announced that dramatic soprano Christine Goerke has been appointed to its Board of Directors. Goerke’s newest role will place her in charge of strategic planning, development, and community engagement. “I am absolutely delighted that Christine Goerke has graciously agreed to join the board of the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival,” Festival Artistic Director {…}

Jul 2, 2020

Marianne Cornetti, Kevin Short, Christine Goerke Headline Pittsburgh Festival Opera’s ‘UNSTAGED: Pandemic Season Festival’

Pittsburgh Festival Opera has announced a brand new season entitled “UNSTAGED: Pandemic Season Festival.” The updated slate will take place between July 10-26 and features a number of online events, live digital performances, and inside looks. “We were disappointed that the pandemic upended our fabulous planned season,” said Artistic Director Marianne Cornetti in a press release. “While we’ve moved some {…}

Jun 17, 2020

Christine Goerke Performs for Neighbors; Encourages Boards to Be Creative

(Credit: Arielle Doneson) After three months off the stage, Christine Goerke created her own stage in front of her porch. The dramatic soprano revealed via social media that after months of sitting home, she decided to perform a concert of popular arias and songs to her neighbors. In her post, the soprano revealed, “I was tired of sitting in my {…}

May 11, 2020

Metropolitan Opera Nightly Streams Week 10 to Feature Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Dmitri Hvorostovsky

The Metropolitan Opera has announced the 10th week of its nightly streams. Here is a rundown of all the performances which includes two classic performances. Monday, May 18 – Mozart’s Idomeneo Conducted by James Levine, starring Nadine Sierra, Elza van den Heever, Alice Coote, and Matthew Polenzani. Transmitted live on March 25, 2017. Tuesday, May 19 – Wagner’s Lohengrin – {…}

Apr 8, 2020

Magdalena Kožená, Camilla Nylund & Christian Gerhaher Highlight Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks’s 2020-21 Season

The Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks has announced its 2020-21 season featuring a number of vocal performances. For this article we will focus on the vocal highlights of the season. Stéphane Denève conducts Christian Gerhaher in a program with music by Berlioz, Roussel, and Ravel. Performance Dates: Oct. 8 & 9, 2020 John Adams‘ “Harmonium” for choir and orchestra is set to be {…}

Apr 3, 2020

Sondra Radvanovsky, Saioa Hernández, Joyce DiDonato Headline Top 6 Operas to Stream this Weekend

We hope everyone is well and enjoying their opera. It is likely that there are already a lot of streams on your radar, but with the weekend looming (whatever that means anymore), we figured we point you toward a few highlights being presented this weekend. Pepito – April 3, 2020 For those who want some new opera, Composer Nicolas Lell {…}

Mar 20, 2020

Sonya Yoncheva, Joyce DiDonato & Diana Damrau Highlight Festspielhaus Baden Baden 2020-21 Season

(Credit: Jiyang Chen/Javier del Real/ Simon Pauly) The Festspielhaus Baden Baden has announced its 2020-21 season. For this article we will only highlight vocal performances. The season opens with Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra and “Bluebeard’s Castle.” Rinat Shaham and Gerald Finley star in the later with Sir Simon Rattle conducting the London Symphony Orchestra. Performance Date: Sept. 20, 2020 Benjamin {…}

Mar 16, 2020

Watch Met Opera ‘Turandot’ Via PBS’ Great Performances This March

(Credit: Marty Sohl / Met Opera) In continuation of the 2019-20 Great Performances Series, PBS will present the Live in HD broadcast of “Turandot” from the Metropolitan Opera on Friday, March 20, 2020 The broadcast will kick off at 9 p.m. EDT. The cast includes soprano Christine Goerke in the title role with Yusif Eyvazov as Calaf. Eleonora Buratto appears {…}

Mar 13, 2020

Lyric Opera of Chicago Cancels 2019-20 Ring Cycle Due to Coronavirus Precautions

(Image Source – Lyric Opera of Chicago) The Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced that it will cancel its production for Wagner’s “Der Ring des Nibelungen.” The tetralogy was set to run in three distinct cycles between April 13 through May 3. The first set of performances was set for April 13-18; the second was set for April 20-25; and {…}

Feb 28, 2020

Christine Goerke Will Not Make Bayreuth Festival Debut During Summer 2020

(Credit: Arielle Doneson) The article has been edited since its original publication. Christine Goerke will no longer make her debut at the Bayreuth Festival in Wagner’s “Götterdämmerung” this summer. The company announced that due to personal reasons that will limit the soprano from long rehearsal periods, Goerke will no longer participate in the new production. Instead, Goerke will is now scheduled {…}

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