(Credits: Shirley Suarez / English National Ballet official website) The Scottish Opera has announced a September program of seated outdoor performances, following the Scottish Government’s decision from August 20. The Scottish Opera will bring live performances back to the stage with physical distancing observed at all times by the performers, backstage staff, and the audience. “We are delighted we can {…}
History was made on May 3, 2019. The first transgender baritone, Lucia Lucas, sang the title role in Mozart/Da Ponte’s, “Don Giovanni.” Such an important milestone in both opera and transgender history didn’t take place in New York or Los Angeles or Chicago; it was in Tulsa, Oklahoma that Lucas made her debut as Don Giovanni, a crucial and extremely {…}
(Credit: Samuel Hasselhorn Official Website) Baritone Samuel Hasselhorn has announced his upcoming album “Stille Liebe.” The new recording, by Harmonia Mundi, will feature a selection of songs by Robert Schumann including the Kerner Lieder, Andersen Lieder, and Heine ballads. Hasselhorn is accompanied by the British pianist Joseph Middleton. This marks the latest album by Hasselhorn, who has already recorded a {…}
(Credits: Fadil Berisha/ Tatyana Vlasova) Greek National Opera has announced that it will resume artistic activities with full scale live productions from October to December 2020. The autumn season will open on 11 October at the Stavros Niarchos Hall with Puccini, Giacosa and Illica’s “Madama Butterfly.” The cast for the opera includes Ermonela Jaho, Cellia Costea, and Kristīne Opolais alternating {…}
LA Opera has announced that it will be postponing four productions that were scheduled for later this year. The first half of LA Opera’s 2020-21 season, which was set to present productions of “Il Trovatore,” “Tannhäuser,” “La Cenerentola,” and “Get Out in Concert” will be rescheduled for the first half of the 2021-22 season. Most of the original performers will {…}
(Image Source: Phillip Addis Official Website) Brott Music Live will present an innovative virtual production of Mozart and Da Ponte’s opera “Don Giovanni.” The production will be available on the company’s Facebook page on July 30 at 7:30 p.m. EST. Baritone Phillip Addis will perform the title role. All scenes will be rehearsed remotely based upon a piano track. The {…}
(Photo Credit: Lichtgut/Christoph Schmidt/Christoph Schmidt) Staatsoper Stuttgart has announced its 2020-21 season, which is reduced due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here is the look. Mozart and Schikaneder’s famed singspiel “Die Zauberflöte” will open the season. The cast will include David Steffens and Michael Nagl in the role of Sarastro; Mingjie Lei and Kai Kluge in the role of Tamino; Beate {…}
In late May, the COVID-19 pandemic relented for a spell, enticing parts of the United States to reopen after weeks of lockdown. Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of summer in the States, was in full swing. 2020 had a disastrous start, but big cities like New York had the virus somewhat contained. Worldwide, the insidious threat of sickness and {…}
The Berkshire Opera Festival has canceled its summer 2020 production of “Don Giovanni.” The company announced that the decision was a necessary one due to the continued concerns over COVID-19 around the country. “Throughout the past few months, we have worked tirelessly to develop a number of alternative possibilities for safely producing ‘Don Giovanni,’ given that we did not know {…}
(Credit: Dario Acosta / Peter Knutson) The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra will live stream Mozart and Da Ponte’s “Don Giovanni” on June 13, 2020. The opera will be performed at the Berwaldhallen in Stockholm without an audience. Daniel Harding will conduct the opera leading a cast featuring Peter Mattei in his signature title role as well as sopranos Malin Byström, {…}
(Credit: Jonathan Tichler / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera has announced that it will open the 2020-21 season on Dec. 31, 2020 with a revised program. The season will open with a special gala performance. Details will be unveiled at later date. Meanwhile, most new productions will be rescheduled for future seasons with such works as “Die Zauberflöte” and “Don {…}