(Photo: Armati Bacciardi) Over the next few months, OperaWire will be reviewing a number of productions at a variety of festivals across the globe. One name that keeps cropping up, at least in Europe, is that of Rosetta Cucchi. Blessed with a never-ending supply of energy and ideas, she always has one project on the go with others in the {…}
The Deutsche Oper Berlin has canceled several performances due to COVID-19. The company announced that due to an infection within the ensemble of the production of Zemlinsky’s “Der Zwerg,” it has been forced to cancel all performances on Jan. 15, 21, and 28. The company also noted that the Jan. 16 performance of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” and the Jan. {…}
(Credit: Monika Rittershaus) The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced that it will be forced to cancel the opening night of Alexander von Zemlinsky’s “Der Zwerg” on Jan. 15, 2022 due to COVID-19 case in the vocal ensemble. The opera house still plans to present the remaining two performances on Jan. 21 and 28, 2022. The opera stars Heidi Stober as {…}
Los Angeles’s new company Numi Opera launched on Thursday night May 30, putting on their first production at Downtown’s “Spanish Gothic” Ace Theatre, the former 1927 United Artists’ picture palace. Dedicated to producing rare, even “oppressed,” works, Numi Opera is devoting their first season to producing operas by composers banned by Hitler. The Polish family of Numi’s founder Gail R. {…}
Few endeavors are more challenging than creating your own opera company. It requires tremendous amounts of research as well as more challenging audience building than other artforms. But that is exactly what Gail R. Gordon did with Numi Opera, her second opera company. She actually created Opera Nova back in 2000 as a venue where her students could develop their {…}
Numi Opera Theatre is set to make its debut with a revival of “Der Zwerg” by Zemlinsky. The inaugural production will feature Rodell Rosell in the title role, Shana Blake Hill, Oriana Falla, and Roberto Perlas. The company’s interpretation of Zemlinsky’s work will include excerpts from Oscar Wilde’s “Birthday of the Infanta.” “Der Zwerg” was a well-known work, which was censored {…}
The Easter and Passover holidays seem to have frozen up the opera world this weekend with only a handful of performances featured around the country. It’s a major turnaround from last weekend when a dozen companies were putting on a show. The Metropolitan Opera continues its unstoppable season with three performances. Friday is the final hurrah for Willy Decker’s production {…}