Jose Cura, Chiara Isotton, Klára Kolonits, Ildikó Komlósi & Yusif Eyvazov Lead Hungarian State Opera’s 2024-25 Season

The Hungarian State Opera has announced its 2024-25 season. Premieres Gergely Vajda conducts John Adams’ “Nixon in China” with Rita Rácz, Klára Kolonits, Zoltán Nyári, and Károly Szemerédy. András Almási-Tóth directs the production. Performance Dates: Sept. 22-Oct. 5, 2024 Péter Dobszay will conduct Verdi’s Requiem and will feature soloists Andrea Brassói-Jőrös, Andrea Szántó, István Kovácsházi, and Krisztián Cser. András Almási-Tóth {…}

Aug 20, 2023

Deutsche Oper Berlín Announces Several Cast Changes for 2023-24 Season

The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced several cast changes for its 2023-24 season. For its production of “Il Barbiere di Siviglia,” Kieran Carrel will take over the role of Almaviva in place of Matthew Newlin on Sept. 6, 9, and 29,2023. Meanwhile, on Dec. 31, Kangyoon Shine Lee will take over the role of Almaviva in place of Matthew Newlin. {…}

Mar 15, 2022

Emőke Baráth, Erika Miklosa, Gábor Bretz, Ildiko Komlosi Headline Hungarian State Opera’s 2022-23 Season

The Hungarian state Opera has announced its 2022-23 season featuring premieres and repertory staples. Here is a look at the extensive season. Premieres Puccini’s “Tosca” will be conducted by Gergely Kesselyák and will star Csilla Boross and Zsuzsanna Ádám in the title role. The cast will be rounded by Attila Fekete, Adorján Pataki, Péter Kálmán, and Michele Kalmandy. Performance Dates: {…}

Jun 30, 2021

Luciano Pavarotti, Kiri Te Kanawa, Renée Fleming, Elīna Garanča, Natalie Dessay Headline Metropolitan Opera’s 69th Week of Nightly Streams

The Metropolitan Opera has announced the 69th straight week of streams. Per a press release, this week’s streams, which will be dedicated to the operas of Richard Strauss, will include several first-time broadcasts. Here is a breakdown of the schedule. Week 69 – Strauss Week Monday, July 5 – Strauss’s “Der Rosenkavalier” Starring Kiri Te Kanawa, Tatiana Troyanos, Judith Blegen, Luciano Pavarotti, Derek Hammond-Stroud, and Kurt {…}

Sep 21, 2020

Ildiko Komlosi Tests Positive for COVID-19

Hungarian mezzo-soprano Ildiko Komlosi has tested positive for COVID-19. The mezzo tested positive for the virus on Monday, Sept. 14, and was immediately admitted into intensive care where she was hospitalized for a few days. She has since been discharged and avoided being put on a ventilator. The mezzo is the latest opera star to test positive following Anna Netrebko, {…}

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

Elīna Garanča, Ekaterina Semenchuk & Olga Peretyatko Highlight Berlin Philharmonic’s 2020-21 Season

Credit: Alexey Kostromin/Dario Acosta/Paul Schirnhofer-DG The Berlin Philharmonic has announced its 2020-21 season featuring a number of tours, vocal performances and world famous stars. For the purposes of this article we will only concentrate on vocal performances. The season opens with Musikfest, which was announced previously. Click here for more details. Philharmonie Daniel Harding conducts countertenor Andrew Watts in music {…}

Nov 22, 2019

Hungarian State Opera To Honor Ildikó Komlósi in Gala

(Credit: László Emmer, Zsófia Pályi) The Hungarian State Opera will present a gala on Dec. 9, 2019 to celebrate mezzo Ildikó Komlósi’s 35 years with the company. The gala event, which will be held at the Erkel Theatre, will highlight two of the mezzo’s major roles with the company. The first of these is Amneris in “Aida,” where she will {…}

Aug 2, 2019

Plácido Domingo Leads The Top 5 Operas To See This Weekend Internationally (8/2-4)

(Credit: Thomas Aurin/Arena di Verona) This weekend will feature the celebration of a major milestone for the living legend Plácido Domingo. But there are also a few fascinating productions around Europe (though to be fair, 80 percent of our choices are located in two countries) that you definitely have to check out if you have the chance. Médée – Salzburg Festival, {…}

Apr 12, 2019

Erwin Schrott, Bryn Terfel & Nino Machaidze Highlight Hungarian State Opera’s 2019-20 Season

The Hungarian State Opera has announced its 2019-20 season featuring a number of new productions and world premieres. Premieres Levente Gyöngyösi’s “The Master and Margarita” makes its world premiere in a new production by Szente Vajk. Performance Dates: Nov. 15, 2019 – May 28, 2020 Dóra Barta directs a new production of Monteverdi’s “L’incoronazione di Poppea.” Performance Dates: Dec. 6-29, 2019 {…}

Nov 6, 2018

Hungarian State Opera 2018 Tour Review: Mario and the Magician & Bluebeard’s Castle

As the Hungarian State Opera continues its New York tour at Lincoln Center, the second night saw a double feature of performances from Hungarian composers: “Mario and the Magician” by Janos Vajda, and “Bluebeard’s Castle” by Bela Bartok. What followed was an enthralling showcase of the talents of the company, wherein the artists powerfully brought to life the methods, and {…}