The Dutch National Opera & Ballet is set to present “Giulio Cesare” starting on Jan. 16, 2023. The opera, which will run through Feb. 5, 2023 (a total of eight performances), will be directed by Calixto Bieito and will be conducted by Emmanuelle Haïm as she leads Le Concert d’Astrée in its company debut. In the title role, audiences will {…}
The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced a series of upcoming productions. The company revealed that it would be presenting new showcases of “War and Peace” and “Giulio Cesare.” The Prokofiev opera will arrive in the next few seasons and will be featured in a co-production with the Bayerische Staatsoper, where it will premiere in March of 2023. Dmitri Tcherniakov {…}
The Conneccticut Virtuosi and Lyric Opera will present “Giulio Cesare in Egitto” starting on May 6, 2022. The showcase will star Madison Marie McIntosh and Rebecca Batista de Almeida in the title role. As Cleopatra, audiences will hear Kelly Whitesell and Olivia Wallace. Meanwhile the role of Cornelia will go to Julie Rumbold while. Rachel Andrews takes on Sesto. Samuel {…}
Damiano Michieletto is set to make his debut at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées with a new production of Händel’s “Giulio Cesare in Egitto.” The opera will star Gaëlle Arquez in the title role, Sabine Devieilhe as Cleopatra, Franco Fagioli playing Sesto, and Carlo Vistoli playing Tolomeo. Philippe Jaroussky will conduct Händel’s work, leading the baroque ensemble Artaserse. In a statement, {…}
(Photo credit: Frances Marshall) What’s opera about? Passion? Drama? Politics? Sex? All the above, of course, and it’s been that way since 1597, even in the face of censorship. Yet, the prohibitions around taboo topics such as politics and sex caused composers and librettists to get creative when including such material in their operas. Opera critic, author, and historian par {…}
Credit: Chris Singer Celebrated American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato will start 2021 with a trio of concerts in Spain. First in the line will be a concert at the Auditorio Príncipe Felipe de Oviedo on Jan. 8, followed by a concert at the Palau de la Música de Barcelona on Jan. 10. The final performance will be held at the Teatro {…}
(Credits: Lauri Eriksson / Victor Santiago) The Savonlinna Opera Festival has announced its 2021 slate, which will include several opera productions and a recital by famed Finnish soprano Karita Mattila. Bizet’s opera “Carmen” will feature Amadi Lagha as Don José, Andrei Kymach and Tapani Plathan alternating in the role of Escamillo, and Tuija Knihtilä in the title role. Performance dates: {…}
(Credit: Marty Sohl / Metropolitan Opera) The Met has a long, celebrated history with the works of Verdi, Puccini, and Mozart. But not so much with Baroque composers. In the Met’s 140-year history, the company has only presented four operas by Handel (four and a half, if you count the pastiche “The Enchanted Island”). But that’s all slowly changing. The {…}
The Stetson Opera Theatre is set to open its season with Handel’s “Giulio Ceesare in Egitto” on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019 at the Athens Theatre in Deland, Florida. The production will be directed by Russell Franks with Anthony Hose at the podium. The opera will feature Alesandra Collins in the title role with Melissa Feurich and Lauren Prestifilippo alternating as {…}
(Credit: Brescia/Amisano – Teatro alla Scala) It is surprising that G.F. Handel’s “Giulio Cesare in Egitto” has had only one previous outing (back in 1956) at Milan’s Teatro alla Scala, as it is perhaps a work rich in veins of Italian national pride: a heroic tale based upon the valor and moral fortitude of one of Rome’s most glorious emperors, {…}
Boston Lyric Opera has announced its 2019-20 season, featuring productions that span three centuries of opera. The upcoming season will mark General & Artistic Director Esther Nelson’s 10th season with the company. According to the press release, BLO aims to focus on works that “reflect the highs and lows of power and politics,” while “bringing passionate opera installations to new neighborhoods, and {…}
