The Bolshoi Theatre has announced its 2020-21 season featuring a number of new productions. The company also announced its September revivals. Premieres Alexei Vereshchagin conducts a new production of Bizet’s “Les pêcheurs de perles” directed by Vladislavs Nastavševs. Premiere Date: Dec. 3, 2020 R. Strauss’ “Salome” gets a new production by Claus Guth. The production, which is set for the {…}
For the 23rd straight week, the Metropolitan Opera will be presenting nightly streams. This week’s selections featuring more major works from the standard repertory with a couple of rare treats mixed in. Major opera stars like Anna Netrebko, Aprile Millo, Plácido Domingo, Renata Scotto, Luciano Pavarotti, and Kathleen Battle will be among the major headliners. Monday, August 17 – Puccini’s {…}
(Credit: Semperoper Dresden The Semperoper Dresden has announced its reopening featuring a concert reduction of Verdi’s “Don Carlo” on June 19, 2020. The company will open with selections from Verdi’s masterpiece performed by Anna Netrebko, Yusif Eyvazov, Elena Maximova, Mariya Taniguchi, Alexandros Stavrakakis, Sebastian Wartig, and Tilmann Rönnebeck. This performance of selected arias and ensemble numbers will be accompanied by {…}
(Credit: Gregor Hohenberg / Marius Baragan / Pavel Vaan & Leonid Semenyuk) The Vienna State Opera has announced its streaming slate for the month of June. Here is a rundown of the opera performances audiences can check on the company’s official website. June 1 – Die Frau Ohne Schatten Performance of Oct. 18, 2019 starring Stephen Gould, Camilla Nylund, Mihoko {…}
The Wiener Staatsoper is organizing a gala concert “We Play for Austria” on Sunday, April 19, 2020 (8:15 p.m. on ORF III and on Radio Ö1) and will be the start of three live music evenings from the ORF RadioKulturhaus. The concerts were organzied by ORF III in cooperation with u. a. mit dem Haus am Ring, the Volksoper Vienna {…}
(Credit: Jiyang Chen / Marco Borggreve) The Semperoper Dresden has announced its 2020-21 season featuring seven new operatic productions and a number of revivals. Here is a look at the operatic productions. Premieres The first new production of the season will be Rossini’s “Guillaume Tell,” written by de Jouy and Bis. The new production by Georg Schmiedleitner will star Christoph {…}
The Vienna State Opera will live stream “Werther” on Oct. 31, 2019. Massenet’s masterpiece will feature Vittorio Grigolo in the title role with Elena Maximova as Charlotte and Daniela Fally as Sophie. Adrian Eröd rounds out the cast as Albert. Frédéric Chaslin conducts a production directed by Andrei Serban. The stream kicks off at 7:30 p.m. local time. That’s around {…}
(Photo credit: Khalid AlBusaidi / ROHM) This review is for performances on Sept. 11 and 14, 2019. Writing a review after an initial performance of any run is a challenging proposition. You are essentially recording your views on a first impression without really getting a chance to see the full picture. There are many reasons why this is the case, {…}
The Royal Opera Muscat has announced its 2019-20 Season. Bizet’s “Carmen” opens the Royal Opera Muscat season with José Cura in the role of Don José, Elena Maximova in the title role, Anita Hartig as Micaëla and George Petean in the role of Escamillo. The Teatro Colón Buenos Aires travels with conductor Antonello Allemandi. Performance Dates: Sept. 11-14, 2019 Celso Albelo {…}
The Vienna State Opera has announced its 2019-20 season, which includes six new productions and a whopping 58 operas overall. There are also a plethora of concert performances as well featuring some of the greatest opera stars on the planet. New Productions The new season kicks off with a new production of Britten’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Directed by Irina {…}
It’s a weekend filled with rarely performed works and many singers in role debut runs. It’s also a weekend with new productions and important revivals. Here is a look at what we think you should see. Werther – Opera Australia, Australia Michael Fabiano stars in the title role of Massenet’s masterpiece, continuing the run of his role debut. He is {…}
