(Photo Credit: Ken Howard / Met Opera) Every year, the Met Opera ushers in the holidays with its abridged, English-language production of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute,” delighting children and adults alike. This season was no exception. If anything, the 90-minute performance offered a welcome reprieve from a world that seems to have lost its bearings—and, oddly, slid back toward the {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced a cast change for “Aida.” The company said that Harold Wilson will sing The King in the remaining January performances of Verdi’s “Aida” at the Metropolitan Opera. Morris Robinson will take over the remaining performances of Ramfis replacing the originally scheduled Dmitry Belosselskiy. Belosselskiy sang the first performance of the run on Dec. 31, but later {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced a new cast change for its Jan. 10 performance of “Aida.” The company said that Morris Robinson will sing the role of Ramfis replacing Dmitry Belosselskiy, who is ill. Harold Wilson will sing the role of The King taking over for Robinson. This is the latest change for the production as Belosselskiy canceled both Jan. {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced a new cast change for its Jan. 4 performance of “Aida.” The company said that Morris Robinson will sing the role of Ramfis replacing Dmitry Belosselskiy, who is ill. Harold Wilson will sing the role of The King taking over for Robinson. This is the latest change following a very controversial opening night. Piotr Beczala {…}
Photo: Andy Henderson This review is of the premiere on Friday, July 26, 2024. Bard SummerScape Festival 2024 took a daring leap, presenting Giacomo Meyerbeer’s “Le Prophète” in a fully staged production. This opera is a rarity, and after sitting through it, I can see why. It’s probably best left on the fringes of the repertoire but shouldn’t be missed {…}
Opera Colorado is set to present Wagner’s “The Flying Dutchman” at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House. The opera will be presented between Feb. 24 and March 3, 2024, and it will mark the first time in 15 years since Wagner has been heard at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House. “The Flying Dutchman” will feature brand-new sets from EMMY-nominated designer Alan {…}
The Metropolitan Opera is set to close out its 2022–23 season with two Mozart works in new productions. The productions will be “Don Giovanni” with Ivo van Hove directing and “Die Zauberflöte” with Simon McBurney directing. “Don Giovanni,” which will be performed between May 5 and June 2, will star Peter Mattei in the title role, Adam Plachetka, Federica Lombardi, {…}
Opera Colorado has announced its 2023-24 Season featuring three productions. “Our 41st season offers something for opera lovers and the opera curious alike, including perennial favorites, epic tales, and evocative music,” said Greg Carpenter, The Ellie Caulkins General & Artistic Director. “I am thrilled to bring Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman to life for the first time since 1997 with a {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced a cast change for its performance of “Aida” on Dec. 21, 2022. The company announced that for this evening’s performance the role of Ramfis will now be sung by Harold Wilson, who will replace Christian Van Horn. Wilson has performed with the Opera Colorado, Dayton Opera, Opera Southwest, Baltimore Concert Opera, Opera Delaware, and Caramoor Festival. {…}
Bard SummerScape is set to present Richard Strauss’s “The Silent Woman (Die Schweigsame Frau),” one of the composer’s rarely performed works. The production is set to be directed by German director Christian Räth. The work which is based on the on Epicoene, a comedy by Shakespeare’s contemporary Ben Jonson, represents the first and only fruit of Strauss’s collaboration with the celebrated {…}
The Bard SummerScape festival is set to present R. Strauss’ “The Silent Woman (Die Schweigsame Frau),” the only true comic opera by Richard Strauss. The production will be a rare American presentation of the work with the new production directed by German director Christian Räth. The director noted, “in my eyes, ‘The Silent Woman’ is first and foremost a declaration {…}