Photo credit: Opera Holland Park (c) Ali Wright Opera Holland Park (OHP) is rightly proud of its Young Artists (YA) scheme, now some thirteen-years-old. It boasts superb alumni who grace the stage of its summer season in principal roles as well as other major houses in the UK and abroad. Just last month, soprano and former YA Alison Langer impressed {…}
(Credits: Dario Acosta / Sonya Yoncheva official website / © Gregor Hohenberg / Kasskara/DG / Operabase official website / Staatsoper Berlin official website) The Staatsoper unter den Linden in Berlin has announced its 2021-22 season. Here is the full slate. Operas Beethoven’s “Fidelio” will open the season. The opera stars Roman Trekel, Matthias Goerne, Pavel Černoch, Andreas Schager, Simone Schneider, {…}
(Credit: Jesús Cornejo/Cortesía) The Orquesta Del Teatro De Bellas Artes in Mexico City has announced that conductor and counter-tenor Iván López-Reynoso has been appointed its new Artistic Director. López-Reynoso also holds the position of the Chief Guest Conductor of the Oviedo Filarmonía. “Being the next Artistic Director of Orquesta Del Teatro De Bellas Artes is the greatest honor I have {…}
(Credit: Tulane University) American soprano Ruth Falcon died on Oct. 9, 2020, at the age of 77. Falcon graduated from Loyola University of the South and Tulane University. She made her first appearance at the New York City Opera in the role of Micaëla in Bizet’s “Carmen.” Falcon made her first high-profile debut at the Metropolitan Opera House in 1989, {…}
(Credit: Wiener Staatsoper) The Wiener Staatsoper has announced two cast changes for the upcoming performances of Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’amore” and “La fille du régiment.” Per an official statement on the company’s website, Swedish soprano Johanna Wallroth will take over the role of Giannetta in the presentations of “L’Elisir d’amore” on Sept. 17 & 21, 2020. Per the same statement, conductor {…}
Boston Lyric Opera has announced the revamped 2020-21 season. The company plans to reschedule productions of Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” and Blanchard and Cristofer’s Jazz opera “Champion” for the 2021-22 season while Humperdinck’s “Hansel und Gretel” will be postponed for a future date. Instead, BLO will offer operatic content through outdoor performances in the fall 2020 and spring 2021, as well {…}
Humperdinck’s iconic “Hänsel und Gretel” will be streamed online via the Vienna State Opera’s live stream service on Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018. The performance, which is set to anticipate the Christmas spirit, will star Donna Ellen, Margaret Plummer, Mariam Battistelli, Monika Bohnic, and Boaz Daniel. This is the final performance of the run, which included showcases on Dec. 13, 17, {…}