Anita Rachvelishvili, Piotr Beczała, Isabel Leonard, Juan Diego Flórez, Luca Pisaroni Headline Wiener Staatsoper Streaming Slate

(Credits: David Agassi / Johannes Ifkovits / Deniz Saylan / Sony Classical / Wiener Staatsoper official website) Wiener Staatsoper has announced the next slate of operas that it will be presenting on its streaming platform over the next week. First up is Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” with Mariusz Kwiecien, Erwin Schrott, Marina Rebeka, Juliane Banse, and Benjamin Bruns. Ádám Fischer conducts {…}

Nov 27, 2020

‘Tristan und Isolde’ to be Performed by Festival Aix-en Provence

The Festival Aix-en-Provence has announced the first production of its 2021 season. The new production will feature Sir. Simon Rattle conducting the Wagner opera with a cast that includes Nina Stemme as Isolde and Stuart Skelton as Tristan as well as Jamie Barton, Franz-Josef Selig, and Josef Wagner. Simon Stone will conduct the production, which is also set to feature {…}

Oct 21, 2020

Riccardo Muti, Teresa Iervolino, & Vincent Wolfsteiner Highlight Teatro La Fenice’s 2020-21 Season

The Teatro La Fenice has announced the first part of its 2020-21 season, which is set to run from Oct. 30 to Feb. 16, 2021. The new season begins with concert performances featuring Juraj Valčuha conducting the Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice. The concert will include music by Claude Debussy and Modest Mussorgsky. Performance Dates: Oct. 30-21, 2020 Riccardo Muti {…}

Mar 9, 2020

Metropolitan Opera 2019-20 Live in HD Preview: Anja Kampe Headlines ‘Der Fliegende Holländer’

The Met Opera’s Live in HD series for the 2019-20 season continues on Saturday, March 14, 2020 with a transmission of Wagner’s “Der Fliegende Holländer.” The broadcast, which kicks off 12:55 p.m. Eastern time, is conducted by Valery Gergiev, who captains a cast that includes Evgeny Nikitin, Anja Kampe, Franz-Josef Selig, David Portillo, Sergey Skorokhodov, and Mihoko Fujimura. Of the {…}

Mar 3, 2020

Metropolitan Opera 2019-20 Review: Der Fliegende Holländer

(Credit: Ken Howard / Metropolitan Opera) For its final new production of the 2019-20 season, the Metropolitan Opera turned to Wagner’s “Der Fliegende Holländer” in a production by François Girard, whose previous work with the company is an iconic “Parsifal” production. The beauty of that production is how it illuminates one of the most complex and philosophically dense operas ever {…}

Feb 6, 2020

Julia Bullock, Gustavo Dudamel & Isabel Leonard Lead LA Philharmonic’s 2020-21 Season

(Credit: Ken Howard / Met Opera) The LA Philharmonic has announced its 2020-21 season featuring a number of important stars and conductors. For the purposes of this article, we will only highlight vocal performances. The season opens with Grieg’s Piano Concerto and Peer Gynt selections with Gustavo Dudamel conducting Lang Lang. The program also includes John Adams’ Short Ride in {…}

Feb 5, 2020

Michael Weinius & Ricarda Merbeth Lead Royal Opera’s ‘Tristan Und Isolde’

(Credit: Bill Cooper/Royal Opera) Christof Loy’s Olivier Award-winning production of Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” returns to The Royal Opera, Covent Garden on April 27, 2020. The revival production is set to star Wagnerian Swedish tenor Michael Weinius and German soprano Ricarda Merbeth making their Royal Opera debuts. The two will be joined by German bass Franz-Josef Selig as King Marke {…}

Aug 2, 2019

Tanglewood 2019 Review: Die Walküre

(Credit: Hilary Scott) Let’s start stating – to me – the obvious. The cast that Tanglewood put together for its first complete performance of a Wagner opera could not reasonably be improved upon. Every voice was stunning in its own way. Every character from the hoary mythos was carefully and movingly delineated. The staging of this opera was simple yet {…}

Aug 1, 2019

Rolando Villazón & Poul Ruders Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Three releases lead this week with one continuing a Mozart series and another featuring a world premiere. The Thirteenth Child Poul Ruders’ latest opera gets a world premiere recording following the first performances at the Santa Fe Opera. The cast includes Sarah Shafer as Princess Lyra, Tamara Mumford as Queen Gertrude/Ghost of Gertrude, Ashraf Sewailam as Drokan, Alasdair Kent as Prince {…}

Apr 18, 2019

La Monnaie To Open New ‘Tristan Und Isolde’

La Monnaie is set to present a new production of Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde.” The new interpretation of the famed opera is set to be directed by filmmaker Ralf Pleger and the visual artist Alexander Polzin. Music director Alain Altinoglu conducts a cast that includes English tenor Christopher Ventris and American Bryan Register sharing the role of Tristan. Isolde’s role will {…}

Mar 19, 2019

Magdalena Kožená, Michael Spyres & Eric Cutler Hightlight La Monnaie’s 2019-20 Season

La Monnaie du Mont has announced its 2019-20 season showcasing two world premieres, Mozart’s Da Ponte trilogy and two Joan of Arc operas. The season will also see a celebration of Offenbach, as well as a number of recitals from some of the leading artists in opera. The seasons opens with Pascal Dusapin’s “Macbeth Underworld.” The new opera adapted from {…}

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