The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced several cast changes for its production of Puccini’s “Tosca” on April 10 and 13. The company said that Natalya Romaniw will take over the title role in place of Tatjana Serjan. Meanwhile, Erwin Schrott will take over the role of Scarpia in place of Luca Salsi. On April 10, Jorge de Leon will sing the {…}
The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced its 2023-24 season featuring six new productions. Premieres Puccini’s “Il Trittico” is set to be directed by Pınar Karabulut and conducted by Sir Donald Runnicles. “Il Tabarro” will star Misha Kiria, Jonathan Tetelman, Mikhail Pirogov, Carmen Giannattasio, and Maria Motolygina. Meanwhile “Suor Angelica” will star Mané Galoyan, Violeta Urmana, and Annika Schlicht. Finally, “Gianni Schicchi” {…}
The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced cast changes for multiple productions. The company said that for all performances of “The Magic Flute,” Hye-Young Moon will be singing the part of Queen of the Night in place of Aigul Khismatullina. Meanwhile, for March 17 and 24, 2023, Ursula Hesse von den Steinen will take over the role of Herodias in place {…}
Welsh soprano, Natalya Romaniw will be making her Deutsche Oper Berlin house debut, jumping in for Saioa Hernández to perform the role of Tosca for the Mar. 10 performance. Ramaniw is no stranger to the role, and is in the middle of a “Tosca” run at Staatsoper Hamburg. Previous to that engagement, Romaniw sang the part at the Royal Opera {…}
The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced the cancelation of the March 2 performance of “Das Wunder der Heliane.” The company said, “dear visitors, due to the short-term illness of the tenor part (Der Fremde) in Korngold’s work, today’s performance (March 2, 2023) has to be canceled to our great regret. Since the work is performed so rarely, it is not {…}
The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced that Aviel Cahn will be the company’s next Intendant. Cahn, who is the current director of the Grand Théâtre de Genève, is set to commence his tenure on August 1, 2026. He will succeed Dietmar Schwarz, whose contract with the Deutsche Oper Berlin ends in 2025; in between the two tenures, the company will {…}
Jeremy Knowles Studio The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced cast changes for its production of “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” on Jan. 5, 2023. The company said that Kangyoon Shine Lee will be singing the part of Almaviva in place of Matthew Newlin while Dean Murphy will take over the role of Figaro in place of Philipp Jekal. Lee has performed {…}
The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced several cast changes for upcoming productions. The company said that for its production of “Elektra,” Catherine Foster will be singing the part of Elektra in place of Nina Stemme on March 15 and 19, 2023. Meanwhile, for “La Forza del Destino,” Hulkar Sabirova will be singing the part of Donna Leonora in place of {…}
The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced cast changes for its productions of “Nabucco” and “Tosca.” The company announced that Oksana Dyka will take over the role of Abigaille on May 27 replacing Saioa Hernandez, who had replaced Maria Jose Siri. Meanwhile, Liudmyla Monastyrska will replace Hernandez in the title role of “Tosca” on June 2 and 5. The changes come {…}
Susanne Moser was named the new chair of the Operkonferenz last weekend. Moser, who is the co-artistic director and managing director of the Komische Oper Berlin, will take over for Bernd Loebe of the Frankfurt Opera, who held the position since 2010. “I am very pleased about the election to chair the German-speaking Opera Conference and thank you for your {…}
The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced a conductor change for its production of “Madama Butterfly.” The company noted that Keri-Lynn Wilson will lead the opera on May 21, 25, and 29, 2022. Wilson is a well-known conductor who has performed at the Arena di Verona, Canadian Opera Company, Bolshoi Theatre, Washington National Opera, Teatro dell’opera di Roma, Wiener Staatsoper, and {…}