(Photo credit: Clive Barda) It’s curtain down, the opera has just ended and the cast are – dressed in 18th century attire – each taking their turns to bow to the applause, to the sound of “Così’s” ouverture. Confused? Well, that was just the start to an evening that was as whacky as it was amusing, if not also a {…}
Opera Saratoga is set to open its season with Mozart’s “Così fan Tutte.” The opera is set to be directed by Gisela Cardenas and conducted by Ryan McAdams at the Universal Preservation Hall in downtown Saratoga Springs. The cast includes Maximillian Jansen as Ferrando, Anna Kelly as Dorabella, Michael J. Hawk as Guglielmo, Julia Stuart as Fiordiligi, and Aubrey Allicock as {…}
State Opera South Australia will present Mozart’s comic opera “Così fan tutte” at Her Majesty’s Theater in Adelaide, Australia for a four-performance season beginning this August. A tale of love, loyalty, and deception, “Così fan tutte,” is the story of two sisters, Fiordiligi and Dorabella and their two suitors, best friends Guglielmo and Ferrando. Testing the loyalty of their partners, {…}
(Credit: Auditorio Nacional del Sodre y Juan Diego Castillo) The Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo in Bogotá, Colombia will present Mozart and Da Ponte’s “Così fan tutte” this February. Scheduled for Feb. 21 – 25, 2024, the production will be directed by Marcelo Lombardero with José Areán conducting the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Colombia. Lombarderos production sets the opera {…}
Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts has announced the first set of performances that it will present this summer. Here is a rundown of the classical vocal showcases on offer. First up is “Emily: A Musical Portrait,” centering on Emily Dickinson. Audiences will hear songs by Copland and Ricky Ian Gordon. The show is created by pianist Christopher Allen {…}
The Teatro Calderón de Valladolid is set to present “Così fan tutte” starting on Jan. 31, 2024. The Mozart comedy will star Jaquelina Livieri as Fiordiligi, Carmen Artaza as Dorabella, Paula Mendoza as Despina, Joel Prieto as Ferrando, Josep Ramón Olivé as Guglielmo, and Enric Martinez Castignani as Don Alfonso. Carlos Aragón conducts the Orquesta Vesprés d’Arnadi and Coro Calderón {…}
University of Houston’s Moore Opera Center has announced its 2023-24 season, which will include three productions. This is the first season under Artistic Director Kathleen Belcher and Music Director Keith Chambers. “I am thrilled about the operas we are producing this season and for the opportunities we are giving our students. In selecting the operas, we wanted to achieve two {…}
Photo Credit: Karen Almond When you think of friends in opera, who do you think of? Perhaps your mind goes to the happiness shared between sisters in “Cosi Fan Tutte.” Or, more seriously, you think of the squabbles inherent in Johann Strauss’ “Die Fledermaus.” Whatever it may be, you don’t have to look far to find more than meets the {…}
Photo: © Monika Rittershaus “Così Fan Tutte” has become the most uncomfortable of the three Mozart-Da Ponte operas. “Le Nozze di Figaro” has secured itself as a revolutionary and anti-establishment opera. “Don Giovanni” is unavoidable and unforgettable. “Così,” on the other hand, struggled to find its public for most of the nineteenth century. Its plot is often seen as both {…}
Théâtre des Champs-Elysées’s “Così fan tutte” was a night of great pleasures and punctual—but bitter—disappointments. The greatest triumph of the night was its making something new of one of Mozart’s most played operas. This “Così” was advertised as an “opera in concert version,” but ten minutes into the show, that was forgotten. Salomé Im Hof’s stage direction is truly a {…}
The Dallas Opera has announced the 18 semi-finalists for the second annual Biennial Lone Star Vocal Competition. Presented by The Dallas Opera Guild and co-chaired by Jana and Mac Irwin, the competition will be held on March 31, 2023 and supports emerging Texan singers with cash prizes and a performance in the Winspear Stage, with audience members able to choose {…}