(Credit: Opernhaus Zurich/ Bergen National Opera/Teatro alla Scala) This weekend is filled with unknown repertoire and some masterpieces starring exciting rising stars. Here are the seven operas we believe you cannot miss. Čert a Káča – Anhaltisches Theater, Germany Dvořák’s rarely performed work gets a new production by Jakob Peters-Messer. The cast is led by Richard Samek and Rita Kapfhammer {…}
Those following the opera world and its biggest news items know what happened on Sept. 28, 2019. In the midst of a tumultous week in which the Met Opera’s “Macbeth” featured major cast turnover, there was still one big twist set to take place without much audience anticipation – a new baritone was to make a surprising debut in the {…}
Craig Colclough will take on the role of Macbeth in Verdi’s drama at the Metropolitan Opera on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019, replacing Željko Lučić, who was originally scheduled to take on the performance. This performance was originally set to be performed by Plácido Domingo, but when he withdrew from the production on Tuesday, Sept 24, 2019, Lučić was scheduled to {…}