(Credit: Deutsche Oper Berlin/Bettina Stöß) When Giacomo Meyerbeer died on May 2 in 1864 in Paris, he was one of the most performed composers of his time. However, in Berlin, where he was dubbed “the greatest Berlin composer,” Meyerbeer’s operas were seldom performed. And in the years since his death, his work has never quite managed to find a foothold {…}
(Credit: Deutsche Oper Berlin/Bettina Stöß) Based on a comedy by William Shakespeare, Britten and Pears’ “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” had its world premiere at the Aldeburgh Festival on June 11, 1960, with the composer conducting. Britten and Pears tried to bring Shakespeare’s magical world onstage both as a play and as a vocal piece. Alas, the opera has since struggled {…}
(Credit: Staatstheater Wiesbaden) Soprano Gloria Rehm will replace Alexandra Hutton in the role of Blonde in the Mozart and Stephanie’s “Die Entführung aus dem Serail” at the Deutsche Oper Berlin on Feb. 18, per an official statement on the company’s website. Rehm will join the cast for the final performance in the run that includes Annabelle Mandeng, Flurina Stucki, Matthew {…}
(Credit: © Harcourt – Paris/RSB Artists) French baritone Florian Sempey will not be appearing in the concert performances of Meyerbeer, Barbier and Carré’s opera “Dinorah, ou Le Pardon de Ploërmel” at the Deutsche Oper Berlin for performances on March 4 and 7, 2020. As a result, baritone Régis Mengus will perform in his stead. Mengus will join a cast that {…}
(Credit: Sven-Helge Czichy) Soprano Gloria Rehm will replace soprano Alexandra Hutton as Blonde in the Mozart and Stephanie’s “Die Entführung aus dem Serail” at the Deutsche Oper Berlin on February 10, per an official statement on the company’s website. Rehm will join a cast that includes Annabelle Mandeng, Flurina Stucki, Matthew Newlin, Ya-Chung Huang and Patrick Guetti. Nicholas Milton will {…}
(Credit: Opus 3 Artists) Conductor John Fiore will replace the General Music Director of the Deutsche Oper Berlin Donald C. Runnicles for the opening night of Wagner’s “Parsifal” on May 17, per the official statement on the company’s website. Fiore will lead the cast that includes Klaus Florian Vogt, Sir Simon Keenlyside, Tanja Ariane Baumgartner, Günther Groissböck, Andrew Harris, Derek {…}
(Image Source: Rocio Perez Official Website) Soprano Rocío Pérez will replace Sabine Devieilhe in the concert performances of Meyerbeer, Barbier, and Carré’s opera “Dinorah ou Le Pardon de Ploërmel,” according to the official statement on the company’s website. Pérez will perform for both concert presentations of the opera on March 4 and March 7. The Spanish soprano will join the {…}
(Photo Source: Gregory Kunde Tenor Official Webpage) Deutsche Oper Berlin will showcase three operas by Giacomo Meyerbeer, starting on Feb. 2, 2020 and ending on March 8, 2020. The first Meyerbeer opera to take the stage on Feb. 2, 2020 will be “Les Huguenots.” The cast will include Liv Redpath, Seth Carico, Dimitris Tiliakos, Olesya Golovneva, Irene Roberts, Jörg Schörner, {…}
(Credit: Wiener Staatsoper/Marianne Boettger) The Deutsche Oper Berlin has a announced a cast change for its Feb. 8, 2020 performance of Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte. The company announced that bass Tobias Kehrer will take over the role of Sarastro replacing Ante Jerkunica. Kehrer recently performed the role of Truffaldin in Strauss’ “Ariadne auf Naxos” at the Teatro alla Scala, Hunding in Wagner’s {…}
(Credit: Paul Zinken/DPA) Baritone Philipp Jekal will replace Thomas Lehman for the two performances in the role of Count Yeletsky in the Tchaikovsky’s opera “The Queen of Spades” at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, according to the official statement on the company’s website. Jekal will step in for performances on May 16 and May 23 and the baritone will join a {…}
(Credit: Michael Taubenheim) The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced a cast change for two performances of “Tannhaüser” on its official website. Per the company, on May 1 and May 10, 2020, bass Ante Jerkunica will perform the role of Landgraf Hermann instead of Tobias Kehrer. Jerkunica has been recently seen in the role of König Marke in Wagner’s “Tristan und {…}