(Credits: Karina Schwarz/DG / Merri Cyr / Elena Cherkashyna / Marco Borggreve) The Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona has announced that it will stream a special concert on September 27, 2020. The concert will be realized in collaboration between Gran Teatre del Liceu and Monasterio de Montserrat. The performance will feature the voices of mezzo-soprano Elina Garanča, soprano Nadine {…}
Opus Klassik has announced the 2020 winners. The award for Female Singer of the year went to two artists: Elina Garanca for “Sol y Vida” and Marlis Petersen for “Dimensionen Innenwelt.” It is the first time that the award is shared by two singers. Meanwhile, the Male Singer of the year went to Danel Behle. Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla became the first {…}
The Teatro alla Scala has announced a revamped fall season. Riccardo Chailly conducts Verdi’s Requiem with Tamara Wilson, Elīna Garanča, Francesco Meli, and Ildar Abdrazakov. Performance Dates: Sept. 4-9, 2020 Zubin Mehta is set to conduct concert performances of Verdi’s “La Traviata” with Marina Rebeka, Atalla Ayan, and Leo Nucci. Performance Dates: Sept. 15-25, 2020 Riccardo Chailly conducts Verdi’s “Aida” starring {…}
This week audiences will get a chance to stream rarely performed works and new albums by some of the best-known artists in opera. Here is a look. Beethoven Warner Classics releases Ian Bostridge and Sir Antonio Pappano latest album which is dedicated to Beethoven’s song cycle “An die ferne Geliebte (To the distant beloved).” The album also includes the rapturously {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced week 18 of its Nightly Streams. This week’s edition will feature such opera stars as Kristine Opolais, Plácido Domingo, Roberto Alagna, José Carreras, Maria Guleghina, Peter Mattei, Elina Garanca, Lawrence Brownlee, Renata Scotto, and Teresa Stratas. Monday, July 13 – Puccini’s “Manon Lescaut” Starring Kristine Opolais, Roberto Alagna, Massimo Cavalletti, and Brindley Sherratt, conducted by {…}
The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced its 2020-21 season featuring concerts, opera productions, and a star-studded summer festival. For this article, we will only focus on the Italian theater’s operatic and vocal concerts. Season Federico Maria Sardelli conducts a new production of Handel’s “Rinaldo” with Pierluigi Pizzi directing. The cast includes Raffaele Pe in the title role, Leonardo Cortellazzi, Carmela {…}
(Credit: Theo Gosselin/Andrea Torres Balaguer, persimmon, 2018) FRA Cinema has announced the 2020-21 cinema season for the Opéra de Paris. The season will include previously recorded performances and live performances. The season begins with Massenet’s “Manon” starring Pretty Yende and Benjamin Bernheim. The production, which was the final production of the 2019-20 season at the Opéra de Paris also stars {…}
(Credit: Dario Acosta / Vienna State Opera) Let’s kick this off with arguably the most essential streaming from around the opera world that you can engage with this week. Several of opera’s prominent black artists have been very outspoken in recent weeks about the issue of racial injustice that has taken hold of the international conversation, and many others have {…}
(Credit: Chris Singer/ Paul Schirnhofer/DG/ Shervin Lainez) The Teatro San Carlo di Napoli has announced its 2020-21 season which will be the first under superintendent Stéphane Lissner. Opera The season opens with Puccini’s “La Bohème” in a new production by Emma Dante. Selene Zanetti stars as Mimì with Damiana Mizzi as Musetta, Stephen Costello in his house debut as Rodolfo, {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced Weeks 13 and 14 of its nightly streams. The streams will include music by Mozart, Bartok, Rossini, Handel, Verdi, and Glass. Also, audiences will get a chance to check out the At Home Gala once again. Monday, June 8 – Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito Conducted by Harry Bicket; starring Lucy Crowe, Barbara Frittoli, Elīna Garanča, {…}
The Broad Stage in Los Angeles has announced its 2020-21 season, which will be the company’s first under Artistic and Executive Director Rob Bailis. The season will feature a wide array or unique works and artists, but for the purposes of this article, our focus will be on operatic and vocal performances. The season will launch outdoors in fall 2020 {…}
