The Teatro dell’Opera id Roma is set to present Janáček’s “From the House of the Dead” on Rai5. The broadcast will be on Nov. 16 and will feature a production by Krzysztof Warlikowski. The showcase is a co-production with the Royal Opera House Covent Garden di Londra, La Monnaie, and l’Opéra National de Lyon. The cast includes Mark S. Doss {…}
(Credit Fabrizio Sansoni) This week the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma is set to open a new production of Janáček’s “From the House of the Dead” which will also mark the company premiere of the famed work. For this momentous occasion, the company has lined up a cast of veterans and rising stars including Mark S. Doss. Doss will return to the {…}
(Credit: Clive Barda) Janáček’s “From the House of the Dead” is set to be presented from May 23 to 30 at the Opera di Roma. The production will be directed by Krzysztof Warlikowski, in his Italian debut. The production is a co-production with the Royal Opera House Covent Garden di Londra, La Monnaie, and l’Opéra national de Lyon. Dmitry Matvienko {…}
It’s that time of the year. A time when we can look forward to what’s to come, but also a moment to reflect on all we’ve experienced. And as has become the tradition here at OperaWire, we have asked our writers to select their choices for the opera performances that truly marveled them in 2022. So without further ado, we’ll {…}
(Photo: Marek Olbrzymek) Would any opera house be bold enough to present a work about the horrors of life in a gulag in which the guilty and innocent are thrown together to be abused, debased and left to die? Undoubtedly, the answer is yes! What if it were to be presented in a Christian context, in which Christ walks among {…}
The young Czech baritone Roman Hoza is currently appearing as Gorjančikov in Janacek’s “From the House of the Dead” at the Brno Janacek Festival. Although attached to the Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf, for which he performs a variety of roles, he also makes guest appearances with other companies, particularly in his home country, at the Prague National Opera and, {…}
(Credit: Janáček Brno Festival) Janáček Brno Festival has announced its 2022 season. For the purpose of this article we will focus on the vocal works only. A double bill of “From the House of the Dead” and “Glagolitic Mass” spotlights Roman Hoza, Gianluca Zampieri, Tigran Hakobyan, Lukáš Bařák, Jan Šťáva, Kateřina Kněžíková, and Jarmila Balážová. Jakub Hrůša conducts a production {…}
(Credit: © Barbara Aumüller/Archiv) Oper Frankfurt has announced that it will extend its closure until at least Jan. 31, 2021. The opera house has also announced changes to its repertoire, canceling the revivals of Bizet’s “Carmen” and Janáček’s “From the House of the Dead.” Instead, Oper Frankfurt plans to showcase more performances of Puccini’s “Manon Lescaut” and Mozart’s “Don Giovanni.” {…}
This week only two major releases this week of notable operas from the standard repertory. Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci In time for Valentine’s Day, OEHMS is set to release a new recording of the famous double featuring the operas of Mascagni and Leoncavallo. The recording from Oper Graz stars Ezgi Kutlu as Santuzza, Aldo di Toro as Turiddu, Cheryl Studer as Lucia, {…}
Leos Janacek is one of the most prolific Czech opera composers, many of his becoming major staples of the canon. For many, his most iconic work is “From the House of the Dead,” which had its world premiere on April 12, 1930 at the National Theatre Brno. Incidentally, the work also was his last. Because the composer died before the {…}
Much has been said about Polish director Krzysztof Warlikowski’s production of Leos Janáček’s “From the House of the Dead (Z mrtvého domu)” that was recently seen at the Royal Opera House. OperaWire’s review from that series of performances was titled “Prison Drama Locks Up Its Singers” in reference to the directs subversive and interruptive choices throughout. And now, the controversial {…}