(Photo: Khalid Al-Busaidi) On October 14th, 2011, the Royal Opera House Muscat (ROHM) opened its doors for its inaugural season with a production of Puccini’s “Turandot,” with the aim of establishing itself as a “centre of excellence in global cultural engagement.” It is a noble and ambitious aim, for sure, but for a country without a tradition of opera, it {…}
(Credits: Bernard Martinez / Cory Weaver / Kirsten Nijhof / In Art Management official website) Opéra de Lyon has announced its 2021-22 season. Here is the full slate. Operas A concert version of Massenet‘s “Manon” will showcase Saimir Pirgu as Le Chevalier des Grieux, Artur Ruciński as Lescaut, and Patricia Petibon in the title role. The cast will be rounded {…}
(Credit: Marco Borggreve) The Teatro Lirico di Cagliari is set to present Mascagni’s “Messa di Gloria” for its Christmas Concert. The concert, which will be performed without an audience will be streamed on Dec. 22 on Videolina and live streamed in collaboration with Gruppo L’Unione Sarda. Yves Abel will conduct the rarely performed piece with the Orchestra and Chorus of {…}