Renée Fleming, Renata Scotto, Joyce DiDonato, Juan Diego Flórez, Mirella Freni Headline Weeks 32 & 33 of Metropolitan Opera Nightly Streams

The Metropolitan Opera has announced the next two weeks of its streaming slate which will focus on opera’s greatest comedies and political dramas. Renée Fleming and Joyce DiDonato lead the way, appearing in three different streams each over the course of the two weeks. Here is a full rundown. Week 32– Operatic Comedies Monday, October 19 – Rossini’s Il Barbiere di {…}

Oct 4, 2020

Sarah Connolly, Julia Bullock, Iestyn Davies Headline ‘Eight Songs from Isolation’

Conductor Oliver Zeffman has commissioned a new opera, “Eight Songs From Isolation,” which bring together prominent composers and artists to explore themes of distance. Zeffman conducts the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, and features artists such as Sarah Connolly, Iestyn Davies, Sophie Bevan, Toby Spence, Julia Bullock, and more. Over 50 people across North America, Europe, Africa and {…}

Aug 20, 2020

Jonas Kaufmann, Angel Blue, Joyce DiDonato, Anna Netrebko, Eric Owens Headline Weeks 25 & 26 of Metropolitan Opera Nightly Streams

(Credit: Met Opera / Ken Howard / Marty Sohl) The Met Opera has unveiled its 25 and 26th weeks of streaming, continuing its theme-based streaming options. For week 25, the company will focus on 20th-century classics, while the ensuing week of streams will place an emphasis on French operas. Monday, August 31 – R. Strauss’s Elektra Starring Nina Stemme, Adrianne Pieczonka, Waltraud {…}

Aug 20, 2020

Simon Keenlyside, Sarah Connolly, Elizabeth Llewellyn & Christian Gerhaher Highlight Wigmore Hall’s Fall 2020 Season

(Credits: ROH/Bill Cooper / Christopher Pledger / Shirley Suarez / Gregor Hohenberg/Sony) Wigmore Hall has announced the full slate for the 2020 fall season. For the purpose of this article, we will focus on the vocal works only. All the concerts will be live-streamed on the Wigmore Hall’s website in HD. Here is the rundown. Baritone Christian Gerhaher and the {…}

Aug 19, 2020

Iestyn Davies & Katherine Broderick Feature in Hatfield House Chamber Music Festival

Starting on September, the ninth annual Hatfield House Chamber Music Festival will be streaming four weekly concerts on the organization’s YouTube channel. The concerts were filmed in late July, in front of a private audience at the historic home of Lord Salisbury, whose family has owned Hatfield House since 1607. Led by Dr. Emily Burns, each broadcast will also include {…}

Jul 28, 2020

Kiri Te Kanawa, Roberto Alagna, Joyce DiDonato, René Pape, Plácido Domingo Headline Week 21 of Metropolitan Opera’s Nightly Streams

The Metropolitan Opera has announced the 21st week of its nightly streams. This week’s slates will feature a number of notable artists as well as performances dating between 1992 through 2020. Monday, August 3 – Mozart’s The Magic Flute Starring Ying Huang, Erika Miklósa, Matthew Polenzani, Nathan Gunn, and René Pape, conducted by James Levine. From December 30, 2006. Tuesday, August {…}

Jul 7, 2020

Iestyn Davies, Katherine Broderick Headline Hatfield House Chamber Music Festival 2020

(Credit: Official Website / Chris Sorensen) The Hatfield House Chamber Music Festival will now take place between Sept. 11 through Oct. 2, 2020. The event will now be comprised of four online chamber concerts set to take place every Friday over the course of one month. Audiences will be able to watch the performances via the organization’s YouTube channel. “We {…}

May 19, 2020

Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Agrippina’ To Be Broadcast on PBS This June

(Credit: Marty Sohl / Metropolitan Opera) In continuation of the 2019-20 Great Performances Series, PBS will present the Live in HD broadcast of “Agrippina” from the Metropolitan Opera on Sunday, June 7, 2020 The broadcast will kick off at 12 p.m. EDT. The cast includes Joyce DiDonato in the title role, Brenda Rae, Kate Lindsey, Matthew Rose, and Iestyn Davies. {…}

May 18, 2020

Plácido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Anna Netrebko, Renée Fleming, Shirley Verrett Headline Weeks 11 & 12 of Metropolitan Opera Nightly Streams

For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown theaters around the world, the Metropolitan Opera has announced not one but two weeks of nightly streams in advance. The next few weeks feature a mix of more recent performances with some classic showcases from decades ago. Here’s the rundown. Monday, May 25 – Berlioz’s La Damnation de Faust Conducted by James {…}

Apr 21, 2020

Leontyne Price, Anna Netrebko, Plácido Domingo Headline Week 7 of Metropolitan Opera Weekly Streams

The Metropolitan Opera has announced Week 7 of its weekly streams. This week’s slate will feature Donizetti’s Tudor Trilogy in addition to showcasing a rare modern opera and a Russian classic. But the big surprise this week will be the showcase of a legendary performance starring Leontyne Price, suggesting that the company will start to showcase some of its historic {…}

Mar 9, 2020

Anna Netrebko Headlines Salzburg Osterfestpiele’s 2021 Season

The Salzburg Easter Festival has announced its 2021 festival with a number of great artists and one major new operatic production. For this article we will only focus on the vocal selections. For the entire program click here. Christian Thielemann conducts a new production of Puccini’s “Turandot” with Yona Kim directing. Anna Netrebko sings the title role with Yusif Eyvazov {…}