Anna Netrebko, Elīna Garanča, Sonya Yoncheva, Jonas Kaufmann & Luca Salsi Lead Teatro alla Scala’s 2023-24 Season

The Teatro alla Scala has announced ts 2023-24 season. The season opens with Verdi’s “Don Carlo” which will star René Pape, Francesco Meli, Luca Salsi, Ain Anger, Anna Netrebko, and Elīna Garanča. Riccardo Chailly conducts a production by Lluis Pasqual. Maria Jose Siri and Ekaterina Semenchuk perform the final two performances. Performance Dates: Dec. 7, 2023-Jan. 2, 2024 Sonya Yoncheva {…}

May 26, 2023

Medici.tv to Stream Vienna Philharmonic’s Summer Night Concert

Medici.tv is is set to live broadcast the 2023 Vienna Philharmonic’s Summer Night Concert. Vienna Philharmonic and medici.tv will continue their global partnership, providing accessibility to the collaboration and streaming of the 2023 New Year’s Concert. This ongoing initiative aims to reach audiences in markets without television transmissions. The 2023 edition will feature maestro Yannick Nézert-Séguin for the first time {…}

May 19, 2023

Saioa Hernández, Piotr Beczala, Joyce DiDonato & Ailyn Pérez Lead Teatro Real’s 2023-24 Season

The Teatro Real de Madrid has announced its 2023-24 season featuring a wide array of repertoire. Opera Maria Agresta, Saioa Hernández, and Maria Pia Piscitelli star in Cherubini’s “Medea“ alongside Nancy Fabiola Herrera, Silvia Tro Santafé, Jongmin Park, Alexander Vinogradov, Sara Blanch, Marina Monzó, Enea Scala, and Francesco Demuro. Ivor Bolton conducts the production by Paco Azorín. Performance Dates: Sept. {…}

May 17, 2023

Corinne Winters, Louise Alder, Elina Garança & Barbara Hannigan Lead Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia’s 2023-24 Season

The Orchestra of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia has announced its 2023-24 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Concerts Jakub Hrůša conducts Corinne Winters, Richard Samek, and Roman Hoza in a Smetana and Dvořák program. Performance Dates: Oct. 19-21, 2023 Matthias Goerne performs selections from Mahler’s “Des Knaben Wunderhorn” under Manfred Honeck. The program also includes {…}

May 7, 2023

Royal Opera House 2023 Review: Aida

(Photo: Tristram Kenton) Robert Carsen’s new production of Giuseppe Verdi’s “Aida” opened at the Royal Opera House back in the autumn; now it is receiving its first revival as the 2022-23 season begins to wind up for the year. First time round it was conducted by Antonio Pappano; this time an equally distinguished British institution takes the musical reins in {…}

May 5, 2023

Bayreuth Festival Announces Cast Change for ‘Parsifal’

The Bayreuth Festival has announced a cast change for its new production of “Parsifal.” The company said that Ekaterina Semenchuk has canceled her participation in the Bayreuth Festival for private reasons. As a result, Elīna Garanča will take on the role of Kundry at the opening of this year’s Festival, as well as on the two performance dates of July {…}

Apr 22, 2023

Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Lisette Oropesa, Elīna Garanča & Sondra Radvanovsky Lead Teatro San Carlo’s 2023-24 Season

The Teatro San Carlo di Napoli has announced its 2023-24 Season featuring concerts and operas. Sondra Radvanovsky and Oksana Dyka sing the title role in Puccini’s “Turandot” with Alexander Tsymbalyuk, Yusif Eyvazov, SeokJong Baek, Rosa Feola, and Amina Edris. Dan Ettinger conducts the new production by Vasily Barkhatov. Performance Dates: Dec.9-17, 2023 Mattia Olivieri, Alessandro Spina, Piero Pretti, Alex Esposito, {…}

Apr 20, 2023

Yannick Nézet-Séguin & Elīna Garanča Lead Vienna’s Summer Nights Concert

(© EG: Sarah Katharina, YNS: Hans van der Woerd, Schoenbrunn: Julius Silver) The Wiener Philharmoniker has announced that this year’s Summer Nights Concert will be conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin. The concert, which is set to be held on June 8, 2023, will feature soloist Elīna Garanča, who will sing three arias from Georges Bizet’s “Carmen,” Charles Gounod’s “Sapho,” and Camille {…}

Apr 16, 2023

Cecilia Bartoli, Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko, Lisette Oropesa & Juan Diego Flórez Lead Wiener Staatsoper’s 2023-24 Season

The Wiener Staatsoper has announced the 2023-24 season featuring new productions, revivals, and concerts. Premieres The company will showcase Tatjana Gürbaca’s production of “Il Trittico.” For “Il Tabarro,” audiences will hear Carlos Álvarez, Anja Kampe, and Joshua Guerrero. Headlining “Suor Angelica” will be Eleonora Buratto and Michaela Schuster. Finally, for “Gianni Schicchi,” the headliners including Carlos Álvarez, Serena Sáenz, Michaela {…}

Apr 12, 2023

Pretty Yende, Elīna Garanča & Luca Salsi Lead Festival Cap Roca’s 2023 Season

The Festival Cap Roca has announced its 2023 season which will take place in Mallorca, Spain, and will be held from August 4 to 6, 2023. Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” is set to be performed in concert with Elīna Garanča, Michael Fabiano, Luca Salsi, and Maria Agresta. Nicola Luisotti conducts the Orquesta Sinfónica de las Islas Baleares. Performance Date: August 4, {…}

Apr 4, 2023

Diana Damrau, Elīna Garanča, Patricia Nolz & Fatma Said Lead Wiener Konzerthaus’ 2023-24 Season

The Wiener Konzerthaus has announced its 2023-24 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Riccardo Chailly conducts a Verdi program with the chorus and orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala. Performance Date: Sept. 4, 2023 The Bayerisches Staatsorchester will perform alongside Yefim Bronfman and Elsa Dreisig in a Schumann, Wagner, and Mahler program. Vladimir Jurowski conducts. Performance Date: {…}

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