(Credit: Deutsche Oper Berlin / Klaus Frahm) The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced new plans for its big premieres during the incoming 2020-21 season. In an official statement, Berlin’s largest opera house said that productions of Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra” and Beethoven’s “Fidelio” had been postponed until the 2022-23 season, due to the far-reaching consequences of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The {…}
(Credit: Marco Borggreve) The Mayor of Granada and President of the Granada Consortium for Music Luis Salvador has announced that he conductor and oboist Lucas Macías Navarro has been appointed the new Artistic Director of Orquesta Ciudad de Granada. Lucas Macías Navarro holds the position of Principal Conductor of the Orquesta Oviedo Filarmonía. Macías Navarro has performed with such orchestras {…}
(Credits: Oper Leipzig official website / Emelie Kroon / Den Norske Opera official website) A concert performance of the first Act of Wagner’s epic opera “Die Walküre” will take place at Den Norske Opera in Oslo, on September 10 & 13, 2020. The concert will star tenor Michael Weinius in the role of Siegmund, soprano Elisabet Strid as Sieglinde, and {…}
(Credit: Michael Cooper) Celebrated American-Canadian soprano Sondra Radvanovsky will return to the stage in a live concert on Sept. 3, 2020 at the Teatro Colón in A Coruña, Spain. The famed soprano will be joined onstage by baritone Carlos Álvarez, tenor Alejandro Roy, and bass Simón Orfila. Radvanovsky’s first live performance after a six-month hiatus will feature different excerpts from {…}
(Credits: Piotr Lempa’s Facebook Page/ Baltic Opera) The Baltic Opera in Gdansk has announced its fall season. In keeping with safety regulations due to ongoing concerns over COVID-19, spectators will be required to wear facemasks at all times and maintain a 1,5 m social distance. Here is the look at the upcoming slate. Rossini’s operatic masterpiece “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” {…}
(Credit: © Gregor Hohenberg / Sony Classical) Cinema screenings of Jonas Kaufmann’s “My Vienna” have been rescheduled and will be taking place at selected European venues. Cinemas in the UK, Ireland and Finland will screen the event on September 1, which will be followed by screenings in Spain on September 20, 2020. Jonas Kaufmann’s “My Vienna” is a personal tribute {…}
(Credit: Katherine Broderick Official Website / Mitch Jenkins) Garsington Opera has announced that they will be performing semi-staged concerts of Beethoven’s “Fidelio” at Wormsely Park in Buckinghamshire, on September 12, 14, 18, 20, 2020. The cast features Katherine Broderick as Leonore, and Toby Spence as Florestan. This staging, done by Peter Mumford, went on to great acclaim when it was {…}
The Verbier Festival has announced that it is teaming up with medici.tv and Radio Télévision Suisse to present the Virtual Verbier Festival between July 16-August 12. The festival will feature several online performances as well as the broadcasting of part events. The medici.tv program includes several major instrumentalists such as Evgeny Kissin, Martha Argerich, Joshua Bell, András Schiff, Gautier and {…}
On Thursday March 17, 2020, the Royal Opera House will stream Beethoven’s “Fidelio” into local cinemas, with international audiences getting a chance to see the transmission at a later date. The performance will be conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano with Jonas Kaufmann as Florestan and Lise Davidsen in the role of Leonora. Other cast members include Simon Neal, Georg Zeppenfeld, {…}
Jonas Kaufmann has canceled his appearance in the March 13, 2020 performance of Beethoven’s “Fidelio” in London. The Royal Opera House announced that due to illness, Kaufmann will not be able to perform. According to his official instagram, he been fighting an infection since before the opening night. As a result David Butt Philip will sing the role of Florestan. {…}
Jonas Kaufmann has canceled March 9, 2020 performance of Beethoven’s “Fidelio.” The Royal Opera House announced that due to illness, Kaufmann will not be able to perform. As a result David Butt Philip will sing the role of Florestan. Philip was a member of the Jette Parker Young Artists Programme from 2012 to 2014 where he sang First Chevalier/Master of {…}