(Photo credit: Lerner Productions, LLC) Whether or not it’s been spurred by COVID, more and more companies seem to be making post-streams or online streams of their productions available. This one, of Verdi’s “Il Trovatore,” comes from Houston’s Opera in the Heights, a regional company that seeks to provide a platform for emerging artists and affordable and accessible productions for {…}
(Credit: © Monika Rittershaus/Oper Graz) The Nürnberger Oper has decided to end its collaboration with the opera director Peter Konwitschny for the production of Verdi’s “Il Trovatore.” “The background to this is a disagreement with the director’s behavior in dealing with the artists in the house,” said the opera house in a statement for BR24. “The theater management came to {…}
(Credits: Dragana Ranković/Semperoper Dresden official website/ NZ Opera official website/ Bayerische Staatsoper official website/Bayerische Staatsoper official website) The New Zealand Opera has announced its 2022 slate, featuring numerous international artists and productions. “Summer of Opera” will take place in Wellington, Auckland, and at Hamilton Garden Arts Festival. The event will spotlight music by Bizet, Bernstein, and other famous composers. Performance {…}
(Photo: Cory Weaver/ LA Opera) After an 18-month Covid-induced hiatus, Los Angeles Opera launched its 2021-22 season with Verdi’s “Il trovatore,” in a production by Francisco Negrín, new to Los Angeles, but co-produced with Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Teatro Real (Madrid) and Royal Danish Opera (Copenhagen). While audiences were welcomed back into the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, the company offered patrons the {…}
On Oct. 8, the Toledo Opera will open its 2021-22 season with Verdi’s “Il Trovatore.” The production will mark the Ohio company’s return to the Valentine Theater after nearly two years due to the pandemic. The performance will star Leah Crocetto as Leonora, Carl Tanner as Manrico, mezzo-soprano Deborah Nansteel as Azucena, and baritone Kyle Pfortmiller as Count di Luna. Adam Turner will conduct the production by {…}
On Sept. 18, 2021, LA Opera will open its 2021-22 season with Verdi’s “Il Trovatore,” officially making its return to fully-staged productions since March 8, 2020. Renowned Verdi conductor James Conlon will conduct six performances, leading a cast featuring Guanqun Yu as Leonora, tenors Limmie Pulliam and Gregory Kunde sharing the role of Manrico, Raehann Bryce-Davis as Azucena, Vladimir Stoyanov {…}
(Credit: Karli Cadel Photography) This review for a performance on August 7, 2021 For the past few years, I have been a big fan of the Glimmerglass opera festival. Taking place in Cooperstown — a significant three and a half hour drive from New York City, and set on a lake — this jewel of a festival consistently presented powerful {…}
OperaVision has announced its July 2021 streaming slate. First up will be a production of “Andrea Chénier” from the Hungarian State Opera. The work will feature Boldizsár László, Eszter Sümegi, and Michele Kalmandy. Balázs Kocsár conducts a production by Fabio Ceresa. Streaming Date: July 2, 2021 Next up will be a production of “The Haunted Manor” from Poznan Opera. The {…}
(Credits: © Aymeric Giraudel / Fabien Monthubert / © Simon Fowler) Opéra de Rouen Normandie, France has announced its 2021-22 season. For the purpose of this article, we will only focus on the operatic and vocal performances. Here is the full slate. Opera and Musicals Verdi‘s “Il Trovatore” opens the season with Lionel Lhote as Count di Luna, Brigitta Kele {…}
Opernhaus Zürich has announced a cast change for its fall performances of “Il Trovatore.” The company announced that Agnieszka Rehlis will now sing the role of Azucena replacing Anita Rachvelishvili, who was forced to cancel due to pregnancy. Rehlis is a Polish mezzo who is set to perform Amneris in “Aida” at Opera Australia, Savonlinna Festival, and the Teatro di San {…}
Over the last few years, few tenors have made their mark quite the way Korean Yonghoon Lee has. The tenor has built up an enviable career that has seen him perform all over the world at the major companies including the Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House, Opéra National de Paris, Opernhaus Zürich, Vienna State Opera, San Francisco Opera, and many, {…}