On Jan. 19, 2024, Contralto Ewa Podleś passed away at the age of 71. Considered one of the great Polish singers of her generation, she had a career that took her to all the great theaters in the world including the Metropolitan Opera, the Teatro alla Scala, the Royal Opera House, Teatro Real, and the Gran Teatre del Liceu. Born {…}
(Credits: Opera Australia / Dario Acosta / © Sergey Misenko / Lourdes Balduque / Chris Gloag) Italian television channel Rai5 has announced broadcasts for the week of Jan. 25 – Jan. 29, 2021. The broadcasts will be dedicated to opera stagings by Davide Livermore. First up will be a production of Rossini’s “Il barbiere di Siviglia” with Chiara Amarù, Edgardo {…}
The San Francisco Opera is set to continue its Opera is On initiative with Puccini’s “Il Trittico.” The company will stream Puccini’s triptych on June 13 in a production from 2009. The historical production features Patricia Racette in all three operas in a staging by James Robinson with sets designed by Allen Moyer, costumes by Bruno Schwengl, and lighting by {…}
Few singers had or have what Polish coloratura contralto Ewa Podles had – an expansive range. A three-octave range to be exact. Born on April 26, 1952 in Warsaw, Poland, Podles studied a the Warsaw Academy of Music and quickly established herself internationally at the age of 32 when she made her Metropolitan Opera debut in the title role of {…}