Anna Netrebko, Aigul Akhmetshina, Angel Blue, Jonas Kaufmann, Amartuvshin Enkhbat, Piotr Beczała, Luca Salsi, & Aleksandra Kurzak Lead Arena di Verona’s 2025 Season

The Arena di Verona has announced its 2025 season. Verdi’s “Nabucco” will get a new production. Stefano Poda will direct the new production. Amartuvshin Enkhbat, Youngjun Park, Luca Salsi, and Igor Golovatenko lead the cast that includes Anna Pirozzi, Maria José Siri, Anna Netrebko, and Olga Maslova as Abigaille, Francesco Meli and Galeano Salas as Ismaele. The cast is rounded out by Roberto {…}

Nov 4, 2024

Arte to Present Teatro Alla Scala’s Homage to Puccini with Jonas Kaufmann, Mariangela Sicilia & Anna Netrebko

On Nov. 29, Arte.de is set to present the Teatro Alla Scala’s Homage to Puccini gala. The concert will be filmed by Rai Cultura cameras and will also be broadcast on Rai Radio 3. Riccardo Chailly will conduct the evening which will feature soloists Mariangela Sicilia, Jonas Kaufmann, and Anna Netrebko. The first part of the concert will feature Puccini’s {…}

Nov 3, 2024

Jonas Kaufmann Speaks out Against Anna Netrebko Boycotts

(Credit: Bernd Uhlig) In a new interview, Jonas Kaufmann is speaking out against the Anna Netrebko boycotts. Speaking with Blick ahead of his concert in Lucerne at the KKL, where Netrebko’s concert was canceled, Kaufmann said the bans were “short-sighted.” He also praised the soprano, stating, ” She is undisputedly one of the most talented artists we have. And it {…}

Oct 28, 2024

NHK to Broadcast ‘La Gioconda’ with Anna Netrebko & Jonas Kaufmann

NHK Classic is set to broadcast “La Gioconda” on Oct. 28, 2024 from the Teatro San Carlo. The Japanese broadcasting company announced the news via social media. The recording which was made in April 2024 stars Anna Netrebko in the title role, Jonas Kaufmann as Enzo, Eve-Maud Hubeaux as Laura, Ludovic Tézier as Barnaba, Ksenia Nikolaeva as La Cieca, and {…}

Oct 23, 2024

Jonas Kaufmann, Diana Damrau, Sonya Yoncheva, Rolando Villazón, Jonathan Tetelman & Aigul Akhmetshina Lead Festspielhaus Baden-Baden’s 2025 Season

The Festspielhaus Baden-Baden has announced its 2025 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Camilla Nylund, Andreas Schager, and Pietari Inkinen perform an evening of Wagner, Strauss, Kálmán, Lehar, Performance Dates: Jan. 12, 2025 Zum Rahmenprogramm des Festivals Gianandrea Noseda, Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, and Philharmonia Zürich lead an all-Strauss program. Performance Dates: Feb. 22, 2025 Andris Nelsons conducts Mahler’s {…}

Oct 8, 2024

Théâtre du Châtelet Postpones Jonas Kaufmann’s ‘Viva Puccini’ Concert

The Théâtre du Châtelet has postponed Jonas Kaufmann’s Viva Puccini concert to Nov. 4, 2024. The concert, which was originally set for Oct. 9, 2024, was postponed due to Kaufmann’s COVID illness. The news comes a few days after Kaufmann was forced to postpone his Oct. 6 concert at the Teatro San Carlo due to the illness. On Nov. 4, {…}

Oct 4, 2024

Teatro San Carlo Postpones Jonas Kaufmann/Ludovic Tézier Concert

The Teatro San Carlo has postponed the upcoming Jonas Kaufmann/Ludovic Tézier concert on Oct. 6, 2024. The company said that due to the sudden Covid-illness of Jonas Kaufmann, the concert Jonas Kaufmann/Ludovic Tézier has been postponed to a new date to be announced shortly. Ticket owners will be able to save the tickets they have bought to attend the concert {…}

Sep 24, 2024

CD Review: Jonas Kaufmann’s ‘Puccini: Love Affairs’

“Puccini: Love Affairs” is Sony Classical’s response to the marketing of the centenary of the Lucchese composer’s death. Sadly, instead of a complete opera recording, it is yet another compilation (in the fullest sense!) of familiar duets, and an aria from “Tosca” and “La Bohème” each. Jonas Kaufmann – its titular singer – represents the main selling point. The German {…}

Sep 13, 2024

Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko, Davóne Tines, Sonya Yoncheva & Zoltán Daragó Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week audiences will get to hear one of the great tenors of his generation alongside some of the greatest sopranos in one album dedicated to Puccini. There are also world premiere recordings of new works and one debut album. Here is a {…}

Sep 9, 2024

Jonas Kaufmann Cancels Hollywood Bowl Concert

(Credit: Jonas Kaufmann, Otello, Sony Music) (Update: While in Verona, I unfortunately started experiencing cold like symptoms which turned into a rather awful flu. This forced me to reschedule my performance in Bratislava and cancel my performance in Hollywood. As you can imagine, this is a great disappointment, and I always feel badly letting down my fans. By resting this {…}

Sep 6, 2024

Jonas Kaufmann, Elīna Garanča, Jonathan Tetelman, Véronique Gens, Corinne Winters Among Nominees for Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2024

Gramophone Classical Music Awards has announced its nominees for its 2024 edition. Here is rundown of the vocal nominees. CHORAL Delius – “Mass of Life” – Bergen Philharmonic, Sir Mark Elder (LAWO) Elgar – “The Dream of Gerontius” – Gabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh (Signum) Parry – “Prometheus Unbound” – London Mozart Players (Chandos) EARLY Josquin – “Motets & chansons” – Cut Circle, Jesse Rodin (Musique en {…}