(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 {…}