Olga Peretyatko, Rolando Villazón & Thomas Hampson Highlight Pierre Boulez Saal’s 2020-21 Season

(Credit: Jiyang Chen/Rabovsky) The Pierre Boulez Saal has announced its 2020-21 Season. The German hall will present some of the greatest soloists in the world, including numerous great vocalists. For the purposes of this article, vocal performances will be highlighted. Olga Peretyatko and pianist Elena Bashkirova perform a recital of Russian music by Shostakovich, Prokofiev, and Rachmaninoff. Performance Date: Sept. {…}

May 29, 2020

Leontyne Price, Anna Netrebko, Renée Fleming, Plácido Domingo & At Home Gala Headline Weeks 13 & 14 of Metropolitan Opera Nightly Streams

The Metropolitan Opera has announced Weeks 13 and 14 of its nightly streams. The streams will include music by Mozart, Bartok, Rossini, Handel, Verdi, and Glass. Also, audiences will get a chance to check out the At Home Gala once again. Monday, June 8 – Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito Conducted by Harry Bicket; starring Lucy Crowe, Barbara Frittoli, Elīna Garanča, {…}

May 25, 2020

Sonya Yoncheva, Anita Rachvelishvili, Michael Fabiano, Olga Peretyatko Headline Opéra de Paris’ Streaming Slate Through July

The Opéra National de Paris has announced its streaming slate for the next month. Starting on Monday, May 25, the company will stream “Boris Godunov.” The opera stars Ildar Abdrazakov, Evdokia Malevskaya, Ruzan Mantashyan, Alexandra Durseneva, Maxim Paster, Boris Pinkhasovich, Ain Anger, Dmitry Golovnin, Evgeny Nikitin, and Peter Bronder. The Mussorgsky opera will stream until May 31, 2020. Then starting on June 1, audiences will get a {…}

May 25, 2020

Plácido Domingo, Joyce DiDonato, Aleksandra Kurzak, Anthony Roth Costanzo Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

We’re starting to see the world open up slowly in some countries and rapidly in others. But the performing arts world isn’t quite opening at the same pace with few organizations back in the full swing of things. As a result, streaming options are ever-prevalent. So as we move into the summer months, here is a look at what operas {…}

May 2, 2020

Renée Fleming, Joyce DiDonato & Michael Fabiano Headline San Francisco Opera’s Streams

(Credit: Cory Waver/San Francisco Opera) The San Francisco Opera has announced that it will stream performances from its archives beginning Saturday, May 9. The company will begin with a recent performance of Boito’s “Mefistofele.” The production stars Ildar Abdrazakov in his staged role debut as Mephistopheles, Ramón Vargas as Faust and Patricia Racette in the dual roles of Margherita and {…}

Apr 30, 2020

Andris Nelsons, Kristine Opolais & Ildar Abdrazakov Lead Boston Symphony Orchestra’s 2020-21 Season

(Credit: Tatyana Vlasova) The Boston Symphony Orchestra announce its 2020-21 season noting that anything can change due to the coronavirus pandemic. As always we highlight the vocal performances in this season announcement. The Beethoven Cycle concludes with Andris Nelsons leading the composer’s Ninth Symphony with soloists Amanda Majeski, Tamara Mumford, Pavel Černoch, Kwangchul Youn, and Tanglewood Festival Chorus. The program {…}

Apr 27, 2020

Riccardo Muti, Francesco Meli & Luca Salsi Headline Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s Verdi Streams

(Credit: Silvia Lelli) The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has teamed RMMUSIC (riccardomutimusic.com) to showcase three Verdi operas. The works, which are all conducted by Riccardo Muti, will be available to stream for two months on the company’s Youtube page and Riccardo Muti’s official website. Here is a look. The presentation will be “Simon Boccanegra“ from the 2012-13 season. The production {…}

Apr 25, 2020

The Top 7 Moments From the Metropolitan Opera’s At-Home Gala (And One Major Misstep)

The Metropolitan Opera’s At-Home Gala was one of the most hotly anticipated performances of the first half of 2020; one might argue that given its sheer star power, the showcase, which was announced just two weeks ago, was more anticipated than any performance the Met had lined up as part of its regular season. While the Met initially reneged on {…}

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 {…}

Apr 13, 2020

Roberto Alagna, Anna Netrebko, Joyce DiDonato Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

We hope you are all doing well and holding up during these challenging times. Another week passes by but that means more opera streaming online. This week’s selections range from the standard repertory to unique new experiences spread across the world. Here are the top 10 operas we think you should check out this week. Madama Butterfly – Royal Swedish {…}

Apr 8, 2020

Renée Fleming, Anna Netrebko, Aida Garifullina Headline Vienna State Opera Daily Streams in April

The Vienna State has announced the remainder of its online programming through the rest of April. To watch, head over to the company’s official website. April 14, 2020: Schwanensee (performance of 16. März 2014) conductor: Alexander Ingram | choreography: Rudolf Nurejew with Vladimir Shishov (Prinz Siegfried), Olga Esina (Odette/Odile), Dagmar Kronberger (Königin), Eno Peci (Zauberer Rotbart) April 15, 2020: Parsifal {…}