Rosa Feola, Pene Pati, Karine Deshayes & Jakub Józef Orliński Lead Opéra de Rouen’s 2022-23 Season

The Opéra de Rouen Haute-Normandie has announced its 2022-23 season featuring a number of productions, concerts and special guests. Here is a look. Opera The season opens with Verdi’s “Rigoletto” starring Sergio Vitale, Rosa Feola, Pene Pati, Agnès Letestu, and Paul Gay. Ben Glassberg conducts the production by Richard Brunel. Performance Dates: Sept. 22-Oct. 2022 “Mon amant de Saint-Jean” will {…}

Jan 3, 2022

Metropolitan Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘The Magic Flute’

The Metropolitan Opera has announced a cast change for its performance of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” on Jan. 5. The company noted that the role of Tamino will be sung by Eric Ferring, replacing Matthew Polenzani. Ferring made his Met debut as Pong in “Turandot” this season and recently performed the role of Tamino on Jan. 1, 2022. He is {…}

Nov 4, 2021

Isabel Leonard, Michael Fabiano, Quinn Kelsey, Kangmin Justin Kim, Jamie Barton Headline Santa Fe Opera’s 2022 Season

Santa Fe Opera has announced its 2022 festival, which will run between July 1 through August 27, 2022. The season will include five new productions, 38 performances, one world premiere, one company premiere, and an international co-production. In sum, there will be 26 artists making their debuts and another 29 returning to the company. It all kicks off with “Carmen,” {…}

Oct 5, 2020

Siobhan Stagg, Michael Spyres & Julie Fuchs Lead Opéra Comique 2021 Season

(Credits: Todd Rosenberg / © Marco Borrelli / OnP / Sarah Bousasse) L’Opéra Comique in Paris has announced its 2021 season. Here is the full slate. Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville’s “Titon et l’Aurore” will feature Reinoud Van Mechelen, Gwendoline Blondeel, Julie Roset, Emmanuelle de Negri, Marc Mauillon, and Renato Dolcini. William Christie will conduct the production by Basil Twist. The performances {…}

Sep 29, 2020

Opéra de Rouen Cancels Entire Run of ‘Tannhäuser’ Due to New COVID-19 Cases

(Credit: L’Opéra de Rouen Normandie Facebook Page) L’Opéra de Rouen in France has announced that it has canceled the remaining two performances of Wagner’s “Tannhäuser” on Sep. 30 & Oct. 3, 2020, after another case of COVID-19 was detected. “We must make the observation that after five serene weeks the sanitary conditions necessary to guarantee a secure framework for the {…}

Sep 28, 2020

Opera de Rouen Cancels ‘Tannhäuser’ Due to COVID-19

(Credit: L’Opéra de Rouen Normandie Facebook Page) L’Opéra de Rouen Normandie has announced the cancellation of the opening night of Wagner’s “Tannhäuser,” as one of the soloists tested positive for COVID-19. Per the official statement of the opera house, “The very strict work protocol that was put in place, as well as regular tests, have enabled all the artists and {…}

Mar 9, 2020

Vivica Genaux, Eric Ferring & Frederick Ballentine Highlight Florentine Opera’s 2020-21 Season

The Florentine Opera has announced its 2020-21 season featuring four productions and a number of concerts. The season opens with Verdi’s “Rigoletto” starring Todd Thomas in the title role, Jessica Jones, Scott Quinn, Alan Higgs, and Olivia Vote. Omer Ben Seadia directs the production with Francesco Milioto conducting. Performance Dates: Oct. 9 & 11, 2020 Weill’s “Little Mahagonny” will showcase Emily {…}

Feb 6, 2020

Ekaterina Siurina & Alexandra Loutsion Highlight Pittsburgh Opera’s 2020-21 Season

(Credit: – Dan Norman/Dominic M. Mercie/David Bachman) The Pittsburgh Opera has announced its 2020-21 season featuring three main stage production and three modern operas. Here is a look at the ambitious season. Main Stage – Benedum Center Productions The season opens with Dvořák’s “Rusalka,” the first time the opera will be preformed with the company. The opera is set to {…}

Apr 9, 2018

Samantha Hankey Among Richard Tucker Foundation Grant Winners

Undeniably, the news regarding the Richard Tucker Awards centers on Christian Van Horn. But that doesn’t mean that we should overlook other major recipients today of the other awards given by the famed organization. After all, Van Horn, and many other Richard Tucker Award Recipients won these prestigious prizes as well. So here is a breakdown of the winners of {…}

Dec 17, 2017

‘Ashes & Snow’ To World Premiere At Pittsburgh Opera

The Pittsburgh Opera has announced its second world premiere in two years. The company will present “Ashes & Snow” composed by Douglas J. Cuomo and directed by Jonathan Moore in February 2018. The opera will premiere at Pittsburgh Opera’s historic headquarters in Pittsburgh’s Strip District. The opera is based on Wilhelm Müller’s 24-poem cycle which was used as the text for Franz Schubert’s famous “Winterreise” and {…}