(Credit: Gregor Hohenberg/Sony Music) France has announced the traditional New Year’s list of honors. La Grande Chancellerie de la Légion d’honneur has published the full list of recipients. Among those awarded is the celebrated tenor Roberto Alagna, thus becoming the Officer of Légion d’honneur . The famed tenor recently debuted the title role of Wagner’s “Lohengrin” at the Staatsoper Berlin. {…}
Sondra Radvanovsky has posptoned her upcoming Tudor Queens concert at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona. The company announced that due to personal reasons, the soprano was forced to cancel her presentation on Dec. 23. The Tudors concert was expected to showcase Radvanovsky in the final three scenes of “Anna Bolena,” “Maria Stuarda,” and “Roberto Devereux.” Riccardo Frizza was {…}
The Teatre del Liceu de Barcelona has announced a cast change for Verdi’s “La Traviata.” The company revealed that tenor Pavol Breslik has been forced to cancel due to laryngitis. In his stead, tenors Dmitry Korchak and Arturo Chacon-Cruz will take over performances slated for Dec. 16 and 17. Korchak is currently performing the production and will take on two {…}
(Credit: Barcelona Connect website) Gran Teatre De Liceu has announced that it will resume the presentation of Verdi’s “La Traviata” on Dec. 14, 2020. According to an official statement, the opera house will reopen with a 50 percent seating capacity limitation. As a result, two new performances will be added to the run, on Dec. 22 and Dec. 23 2020. {…}
