Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Anita Rachvelishvili Headline Metropolitan Opera’s 4th Week of Nightly Streams

(Credit: Marty Sohl) The Metropolitan Opera has unveiled the fourth week of its Nightly streams schedule. The week kicks is more in keeping with the first and third weeks, which featured a wide range of standard repertory; week two was dedicated to the works of Richard Wagner. Here is the full schedule. Learn more metopera.org/user-information/nightly-met-opera-streams/. Monday, April 6 – Verdi’s “Aida” {…}

Jul 10, 2019

Deborah Voigt To Be Represented By Promethean Artists

American soprano Deborah Voigt has changed management and will now be represented by San Francisco’s Promethean Artists. The soprano, who was previously represented by Columbia Artist Management (CAMI) changed management to reflect what she considers a return to her roots, as she moves from an opera-centered repertoire to the music that first inspired her to choose the life of a {…}

Jan 23, 2019

‘Vireo,’ Featuring Deborah Voigt, Getting DVD & CD Release

Composer Lisa Bielawa, librettist Erik Ehn, and video director Charles Otte’s “Vireo” will receive a DVD and CD release. The episodic opera, which was ready-made for the binging habits of modern audiences, will be released via Orange Mountain Music on Feb. 28, 2019; however, those with interest in getting a headstart on the experience can go to Apple Music and {…}

Oct 2, 2018

Met Opera 2018-19 Preview: Enrico Caruso, Leontyne Price, Renata Tebaldi, Plácido Domingo & The Historical Interpreters Of ‘La Fanciulla del West’

This Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, the Metropolitan Opera will bring back Puccini’s “La Fanciulla del West,” which incidentally had its world premiere with the company back in 1910. In the context of other Puccini works, this one is seldom performed. For context, “La Bohème,” is the company’s most performed work, with 1300-plus performances in the company’s history. “Tosca,” meanwhile has {…}

Sep 29, 2018

Merola Opera Program’s New Advisory Council to Feature Susan Graham, Deborah Voigt, & Jake Heggie

The Merola Opera Program has announced that it will establish a new Advisory Council. Per a press release, the council will be made up of “leaders in the field of opera performance, young artist training, arts administration, performing arts, and philanthropy.” These leaders will include San Francisco Opera General Director Emeritus David Gockley, mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, composer Jake Heggie; Seattle Opera General Director {…}

Aug 4, 2018

Artist Profile: Dramatic Soprano Deborah Voigt

Deborah Voigt is one of America’s most renowned artists. The soprano was born on August 4, 1960 to a religious family in 1960. Her career took a gradual course, though the soprano rather openly talks about her problems with confidence and her weight issues throughout her formative years in her biography “Call Me Debbie, a must-read in which opens about {…}

Apr 14, 2018

Deborah Voigt, Simon Keenlyside, Gustavo Dudamel Lead Music Academy of the West’s 71st Season

The Music Academy of the West has announced its 71st season which is set for June 11, 2018. The festival will run through August 11, 2018, and will star some of the greatest artists in the world of opera and classical music. As has been the case for these season announcements, the focus will be solely on opera and vocal {…}

Aug 4, 2017

Deborah Voigt’s Successes As a Wagnerian Soprano

Within the last quarter of the 20th century, there was perhaps no dramatic soprano as influential as Deborah Voigt. Born August 4th, 1960, the American soprano is most celebrated for her interpretations by Strauss and Wagner, and other German composers. Though Voigt’s repertoire ranges from bel canto to new American premieres, the “down to earth diva” had most of her {…}

Jun 7, 2017

A New Kind of TV Opera – How the 12-Part ‘Vireo’ Came to Life

Eerie strings. Witches and a young protagonist constantly facing exclusion and a deep sense of fear. Throughout its two-plus hours, “Vireo: The Spiritual Biography of a Witch’s Accuser” plays on themes of oppression, fear, and marginalization with a score will haunt you long after. But audiences for this new opera by Lisa Bielawa won’t encounter these eternal themes in the traditional {…}

Apr 24, 2017

Metropolitan Opera 2016-17 Preview: ‘Der Fliegende Holländer’s’ History Marked By 10-Year Breaks

Wagner’s first masterpiece “Der Fliegende Holländer” returns to the Metropolitan Opera on Tuesday, April 25 after a seven-year absence. Despite being well-known throughout the opera world, “The Flying Dutchman,” as translated in English, has had a rather interesting history at the Met marked by long hiatuses. The opera opened the 1889-1890 season in its first-ever performance. The cast that included {…}

Mar 23, 2017

National Puppy Day 2017: A Look At Opera’s Most Famous Dogs

A lot of opera stars have dogs. From Franco Zeffirelli to Ailyn Pérez to Elza Von den Heever, the canine is a great companion for the opera star as they travel around the world. Here is a look at some of the most famous dogs in the history of opera, both past, and present as we celebrate National Puppy day. {…}

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