(Photo source: Rayfield Allied) Blackheathe Halls Opera will present Gluck’s “Iphegenia in Tauris.” The opera will feature soprano Francesca Chiejina as Iphigenia; Chiejina previously performed as “Semele” in Blackheath Halls Opera 2023. Joining her is Dan Shelvey as Oreste, Michael Lafferty as Pylade, Dan D’Souza as Thoas, and Emily Williams as the First Priestess. Laura Attridge directs, and Chris Stark {…}
Americas Society is teaming up with La Mama Experimental Theatre Club in New York City to present “Euridice, una sombra.” The U.S. premiere features Gluck’s iconic work presented through the lens of tango. The reimagined version is set in a Buenos Aires tango club in the early 20th century and is scored for tango quartet. The arias are reorchestrated while {…}
(Credit: Ken Howard) The Met Opera’s production of Gluck’s “Orfeo ed Euridice” is as timeless as the work itself. You couldn’t really ask for more from Mark Morris’ production, which is in the midst of a revival to close out the 2023-24 season. The two curved rafters converging to form a semi-circle at the center of the stage serve numerous {…}
Pulsations Bordeaux is set to open this week. Here is a look at the classical vocal performances on tap for the 2023 season. First up is “Orphée et Eurydice,” in the Berlioz edition. The opea stars Blandine de Sansal, Jacquelyn Stucker, and Madison Nona. Raphaël Pichon conducts and Eddy Garaudel directs. Performance Dates: June 15 – 17, 2023 There will {…}
Toronto’s Opera Atelier has announced its 2023-24 season which will feature two productions. First up is Gluck’s “Orpheus and Eurydice” starring Colin Ainsworth, Mireille Asselin, and Anna-Julia David. The work will be choreographed by Lajeunesse Zingg. “Few singers are able to sustain the extraordinary vocal range required of the tenor in the 1774 French version of ‘Orpheus and Eurydice,’” said {…}
The Stockholm University of the Arts is set to showcase a special spring performance at the Thielska Galleriet on May 24, 2023. The showcase will feature three opera soloists, all part of the master’s program in opera singing. The soloists include mezzo-soprano Milanka Noveska, soprano Alexandra Linde, and soprano Lina Carlsson, Jaroslaw. They will be joined by cellist Johannes Rydén {…}
Photo: William Beaucardet It was the third production of Gluck’s “Orphée et Eurydice” in Paris this season; still, it sounds like a completely different opera each time. Les Arts Florissants is arguably the most well-regarded historically informed group in France, so it was with not a little anticipation that I entered the Philharmonie de Paris building for this “Orphée.” First, {…}
The Salzburg Whitsun Festival has announced its 2023 festival and it will feature a very heavy emphasis on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. “As a musician and singer, I firmly believe in the power of music and the human voice. Therefore, the Orpheus myth is naturally one of the ancient stories that fascinates me most. It heartens me when {…}
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 {…}
(Credit: Rikimaru Hota) The New National Theatre in Tokyo, Japan, has announced that it will be streaming “Orfeo ed Euridice” via OperaVision and NNTT Stream starting on Oct. 7, 2022. The opera, which was performed on May 21 of this year, can be seen for six months with subtitles in English, French, Italian, German and Japanese. It will be part {…}
Brooklyn Telemann Chamber Society (BTCS) has released its film version of Gluck’s “Orfeo.” The movie is now available for free streaming on the organization’s YouTube channel. Soprano/violinist, and BTCS founder, Liz Kiger, directed the film, which premiered on June 30, 2022. The BTCS production is an amalgam of various 1762 -1774 reform opera scores, featuring additional music, several added characters, {…}
