(Photo: Baptiste Lacaze) Gioachino Rossini’s “Cendrillon,” the French language version of “La Cenerentola,” tells the story of Cinderella in real-life and not fairytale. The French translation, by Louis-Ernest Crevel de Charlemagne (1868), brings to life Jacopo Ferretti’s libretto, which follows the story of a young woman abused by her stepfather, Don Magnifico, and two stepsisters, Eléonore and Isabelle. Cinderella’s real {…}
France’s Opéra De Saint-Étienne has announced its 2022-23 season. Here is a look at the operatic productions and the concert performances. Opera Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Requiem is set to be conducted by Giuseppe Grazioli. Clémence Barrabé, Anne-Lise Polchlopek, Sébastien Droy, and Guilhem Worms star. Performance Date: Sept. 29, 2022 Giuseppe Grazioli conducts Mozart’s “Le Nozze {…}
The Opéra de Toulon has announced its 2021-22 season. It all kicks off with a production of “Don Giovanni” headlined by Anaïs Constans, Marie-Ève Munger, Khatouna Gadelia, Guido Loconsolo, Emanuele D’Aguanno, Pablo Ruiz, Ramaz Chikviladze, and Nika Guliashvili. Jordan de Souza conducts a production directed by Daniel Benoin. Performance Dates: Oct. 8-14, 2021 The company will present “Les Petites Noces,” {…}
(Credit: Opera Online) Opéra de Rouen Normandie has announced the cancellation of April performances due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic concerns. Among the affected performances are the recital of Lea Desandre on April 7, as well as the presentations of Gérard Pesson’s opera “Trois Contes” on April 8 & 9. The opera was set to star Camille Merckx, Marc Mauillon, {…}
Opéra Grand Avignon has announced its 2019-20 season. Opera The opera season will kick off with a new production o Offenbach’s “La Périchole,” directed by Eric Chevalier. Marie Karall stars in the title role, alongside Pierre Derhet as Piquillo, Philippe Ermelier as Viceroy of Peru, Enguerrand de Hys as Don Pedro of Panatellas, and Ugo Rabec as Don Pedro of {…}
On March 14, 2019, the Opéra de Lille will present“Trois Contes.” Those who are unable to attend the performance in France will luckily be able to watch it via OperaVision’s live streaming service and for several months thereafter. The stream kicks off at 8 p.m. local time. That’s around 3 p.m. EDT and 12 p.m. PST for the start time. {…}