On July 17, the Northern Lights Music Festival will open its socially distanced production of Puccini’s “Tosca.” It will mark the first U.S staged opera production since the March lockdown due to COVID-19. The festival has lined up an all-star cast, which will include acclaimed baritone Daniel Sutin, who will take on the role of Scarpia. Sutin, who is well {…}
(Credit: Fay Fox) The North Lights Music Festival in Minnesota has announced its slate for the coming month. Acclaimed Ecuadorian director Chía Patiño brings Puccini’s “Tosca” to the Discovery Center with Leah Crocetto in the title role, Rafael Davila as Mario Cavaradossi, and Daniel Sutin as Scarpia. Gavriel Heine conducts the masterpiece which will also star Rafael Porto and Peter {…}
(Credit: Paola Kudacki / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera will open a new production of “Wozzeck” on Dec. 27, 2019 with Peter Mattei in the leading role. What is fascinating about “Wozzeck’s” history at the Met is that despite only 69 performances to date, there have been a whopping 14 different artists performing the title role (an average of about {…}
