Anna Netrebko, Charles Castronovo, Elīna Garanča & Cecilia Bartoli Lead Salzburg Festival’s 2021 Season

(Credits: © Dario Acosta / Charles Castronovo official website / Deutsche Oper am Rhein official website / Kristian Schuller/Decca) The Salzburg Festival has announced its 2021 edition, featuring 8 operas and numerous concert performances. Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” will feature Mika Kares as Il Commendatore, Nadezhda Pavlova as Donna Anna, Michael Spyres in the role of Don Ottavio, Federica Lombardi as {…}

Nov 14, 2020

Royal College of Music to Premiere ‘Opera Scenes’

The Royal College of Music (RCM) announced additional details about its upcoming two-part series, Opera Scenes. RCM selected works from across the repertoire that touch on themes of isolation, separation, and resolution. The premiere of Opera Scenes will stream on the College’s YouTube channel and Facebook page on Nov. 27 and 28 at 7:00 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time. The Nov. {…}

Oct 30, 2020

Gran Teatre del Liceu to Stream ‘Don Giovanni’ & ‘Sis Solos Soles’

(© A. Bofill) In order to maintain culture alive, the Gran Teatre del Liceu will stream its recent production of “Don Giovanni” and “Sis Solos Soles.” The company announced that it will stream the first performance of Mozart’s masterpiece on Nov. 8,2020 via YouTube, making it available for an entire week. The opera starred Christopher Maltman in the title role {…}

Oct 26, 2020

Gran Teatre del Liceu Announces Schedule Changes for ‘Don Giovanni’ & ‘Sis Solos Soles’

The Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona has announced that it will be altering its schedule to accommodate new governmental curfews imposed due to ongoing concerns over COVID-19. The company announced that starting on Oct. 26, the production of “Don Giovanni” will start at 7 p.m. and end before 10 p.m. local time. The production was originally scheduled to begin {…}

Oct 24, 2020

Royal Concertgebouw Appoints Iván Fischer New Honorary Conductor

(Credit: Marco Borggreve) The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam has announced the appointment of Hungarian conductor Iván Fischer as its new Honorary Conductor. Fischer is the third Honorary Conductor of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, following Bernard Haitink and Riccardo Chailly and his tenure will begin in the 2021-22 season. The Maestro recently conducted Monteverdi’s “L’Orfeo” at Grand Théâtre de Genève, Verdi’s {…}

Oct 23, 2020

Caroline Wettergreen Steps In For Two Performances of ‘Die Zauberflöte’ At Staatsoper Berlin

(Credit: Trond Gudevolt) The Staatsoper unter der Linden has announced that coloratura soprano Caroline Wettergreen will take over the role of Die Königin der Nacht in Mozart and Schikaneder’s “Die Zauberflöte” for the performances on Dec. 27, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. CET, and Jan. 10, 2021. Wettergreen will replace Antonina Vesenina and join a cast that includes René Pape in {…}

Oct 19, 2020

Greek National Opera Releases New Video to Enforce Safety Regulations

The Greek National Opera has unveiled a new video to help enforce its safety regulations for upcoming productions. In the video, baritone Haris Andrianos performs an arranged version of Leporello’s famed “Madamina” from “Don Giovanni,” in which he explains rules and regulations that must be observed upon arrival at the Greek National Opera. The video features an all-new adaptation of {…}

Oct 19, 2020

Gran Teatre el Liceu Makes Cuts to ‘Don Giovanni’

The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced cuts to its upcoming “Don Giovanni” production. The theater announced that in order to comply with health regulations in Catalonia and to comply with the region’s curfew of 11 p.m., the production will cut many scenes from the work. Among the cuts that will be made include the final scene of the opera, {…}

Oct 9, 2020

Vanessa Goikoetxea Takes Over ‘Così fan tutte’ at Teatro de la Maestranza

(Credit: Ópera Actual website) The Teatro de la Maestranza in Sevilla has announced that soprano Vanessa Goikoetxea will perform the role of Fiordiligi in Mozart and Da Ponte’s opera “Così fan tutte” On Nov. 1, 3, 5 & 7, 2020. Goikoetxea will replace soprano Carmela Remigio. Goikoetxea will join a cast that includes Maite Beaumont in the role of Dorabella, {…}

Oct 8, 2020

Evelin Novak Takes Over For Olga Peretyatko In ‘Idomeneo’ at Staatsoper Berlin

(Photo Credit: Berliner Festspiele official website) Staatsoper unter der Linden has announced that soprano Evelin Novak will perform the role of Elettra in all the performances of the opera in the 2020-21 season. Novak will replace soprano Olga Peretyatko. Evelin Novak will join that cast that includes Lea Desandre in the role of Idamante, Victoria Randem as Ilia, Linard Vrielink {…}

Oct 2, 2020

Ulster Touring Opera to Launch New Company, Announces Augmented Reality ‘Don Giovanni’

Launching on October 2, 2020, Ulster Touring Opera is a new cross-border company based in Belfast, Ireland. The company aims to bring world-class performances of famous works to audiences through the nine counties which make up the region of Ulster. The organization’s first fully-staged opera will be Mozart’s “Don Giovanni,” set to open its tour in 2021. UTO’s mission also {…}