Dan Ettinger has announced he is stepping down from his role as chief conductor and general music director of the Stuttgart Philharmonic in the summer of 2024 for personal reasons. In a statement, Ettinger said, “I am proud of the successes of all the years of joint work with the Stuttgart Philharmonic and of the many special concerts. Today the {…}
The Teatro San Carlo di Napoli has appointed Dan Ettinger as its next music director. Ettinger’s tenure is set to kick off in 2023. He will continue on as chief conductor of the Israel Symphony Orchestra Richon LeZion, the Israel Opera, and the Stuttgart Philharmonic. “I am honored to have been appointed Musical Director of the @teatrosancarlo beginning in 2023 and cannot {…}
(Credit: Emelie Kroon) When COVID-19 struck a few months back, one of the final “live” performances to take the stage was a rendition of Wagner’s “Die Walküre” in Sweden. Among the performers in that production was dramatic soprano Elisabet Strid, who took on the role of Sieglinde. Strid, who has performed in such opera houses as the Teatro Real, Lyric {…}
The Royal Opera House, in partnership with The Luna Drive In Cinema, will bring the opera and ballet to British audiences at drive-in theaters set up at iconic venues, a press release dated July 10 stated. The Opera House and Ballet will screen “La bohème,” “La traviata,” “Swan Lake,” and “Alices Adventures in Wonderland” at Blenheim Palace, Warwick Castle, Allianz {…}
Dan Ettinger is set to be the music director of the Isreali Opera and will replace conductor Daniel Oren starting in January. The Isreali maestro is the principal guest conductor of the Israel Symphony Orchestra and he is music director in Mannheim and with the Stuttgart Philharmonic. This season he is slated to conduct with the Opéra de Paris, Vienna {…}