The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic is set to present Dvořák’s “Rusalka” for the first time starring Sonya Yoncheva, who is set to make her role debut. The star soprano will be joined by a cast that includes Pavel Černoch as the Prince, Jongmin Park as Vodník, Jennifer Johnston as Ježibaba, and soprano Emma Bell as the Foreign Princess. The Wood Sprites {…}
The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra has announced its 2026-27 season, led by Chief Conductor Domingo Hindoyan. Here are the vocal performances on offer. Chief Conductor Domingo Hindoyan opens his sixth season with Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection,” featuring the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir alongside soloists soprano Lucy Crowe and mezzo-soprano Natalie Lewis. Performance Date: Oct. 1, 2026 Soprano Sarah Brady {…}
(Photo: Grzesiek Mart) LA Opera has announced the appointment of Domingo Hindoyan as the company’s Richard Seaver Music Director. His five-year contract will commence on July 1, 2026, and continue through the 2030-31 season. The Venezuelan-Armenian conductor will succeed LA Opera’s current Music Director, James Conlon, who announced last year that he will step down from that position at the {…}
The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic has announced its 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Kelsey Thomas and Edward Lloyd perform a lunchtime recital. Performance Date: Sept. 22, 2025 Geoffrey Paterson conducts Julian Bliss and Agustin Pennino in Boccherini, Bernstein, Copland, Einojuhani Rautavaara, and Sibelius. Performance Date: Oct. 11, 2025 Domingo Hindoyan conducts Brahms’ Requiem with Sophie Bevan and {…}
The Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced its 2025-26 season. The company will open with the Lyric Opening Concert & Gala. Performance Date: Oct. 10, 2025 The first production of the season will be Cherubini’s “Medea“ starring Sondra Radvanovsky in Sir. David McVicar’s production. She will be joined by Matthew Polenzani, Elena Villalón, Zoie Reams, and Alfred Walker. Enrique Mazzola {…}
This season the Paris Opera is reviving “Rigoletto” in Claus Guth’s 2016 stark production. Verdi’s work is known for its memorable arias and melodies and is perhaps one of the most difficult works for baritone. It is also a gritty plot that has been reinterpreted in many different ways, sometimes revealing its darker layers. But in other instances, reinterpretations have {…}
(Image Source: Domingo Hindoyan Official Website) The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra has announced that it has extended the contract of Chief Conductor Domingo Hindoyan through July 2028. Hindoyan was appointed to the position back in 2020 and his tenure commenced in 2021; he took over for Vasily Petrenko, who led the company for 15 years. Per an official press statement, {…}
(Credit: Chris Christodoulou) In April, Domingo Hindoyan will return to the Metropolitan Opera for the second time. This time he will conduct Puccini’s masterpiece “Tosca” in David McVicar’s production. It will also be the second of three Puccini works in the season. OperaWire had a chance to speak with the conductor about his love for Puccini, “Turandot,” and the upcoming {…}
(Image Source: Domingo Hindoyan Official Website) The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra has announced the lineup for its first season under new Chief Conductor Domingo Hindoyan. For the purposes of this article, we will focus on vocal and opera-related performances. Hindoyan will officially launch the season with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 “Choral” with featuring soprano Anita Hartig, mezzo Jennifer Jonston, bass {…}
(Image Source: Domingo Hindoyan Official Website) The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra has announced that Domingo Hindoyan will become the organization’s Chief Conductor, effective September 2021. The Venezuelan conductor will be succeeding Vasily Petrenko, who will be named Conductor Laureate for his 15 years of service to the company. On his new appointment, Hindoyan wrote, “Since the very first time I {…}
On June 4, 2017, Arte will broadcast Sonya Yoncheva and Piotr Beczala’s New Year’s Eve concert. The gala, recorded back on December 31, 2016, was conducted by Yoncheva’s husband, Domingo Hindoyan, with the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie. The program included duets from Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette” and Massenet’s “Manon.” It also included arias from Bizet’s “Carmen” and Franz Lehar’s operettas. There was also {…}