Every Friday, Polina Lyapustina delivers a short essay on some of the most essential topics in the industry with the intent of establishing a dialogue about the opera world and its future. This week, many of you, I guess, got a chance to watch then new production of “Parsifal” staged by Kirill Serebrennikov at the Wiener Staatsoper. I also got a chance {…}
The Wiener Staatsoper has announced the streaming program for the week featuring Wagner, Rossini, Bellini, and Puccini. The week begins with Bellini’s “La Sonnambula“ conducted by Guillermo García Calvo and starring Daniela Fally, Juan Diego Flórez, Luca Pisaroni, and Maria Nazarova. Streaming Date: April 13, 2021 Kamil Pavelka, Maria Yakovleva, Denys Cherevychko, and Olga Esina star in “Don Quixote” conducted by {…}
Full disclaimer – this week’s recommendations, with the exception of two works that you can watch right now, all take place between Friday and Sunday (with an emphasis on Friday when half of the recommendations are set to take place). So yes, in many ways this is more of a weekend edition of streams. In any case, here are the {…}
The Vienna State Opera has announced that its upcoming performance of Wagner’s“Parsifal,” set to be recorded on April 11, 2021 will now be streamed on April 18, 2021 on Arte Konzert. The opera will be directed by Kirill Serebrennikov with Jonas Kaufmann in the title role alongside Ludovic Tézier as Amfortas, and Elīna Garanča as Kundry. The remaining cast members include Georg {…}
The Vienna State Opera has announced that it will be streaming Wagner’s “Parsifal” live on Sunday, April 11, 2021. The new production by Kirill Serebrennikov will star Jonas Kaufmann in the title role alongside Ludovic Tézier as Amfortas, and Elīna Garanča as Kundry. Other cast members include Georg Zeppenfield as Gurnemanz, Wolfgang Koch as Klingsor, and Stefan Cerny as Titurel. {…}
If last week’s central theme was all about Wagner, it seems that this week formed around tenors. Superstar tenors. Of course, there are loads of other types of performers, but if you’re a fan of the tenor, you’re in for a nice series of offerings (especially today, April 5). So without further ado, let’s take stock of the top 10 {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced its next two weeks of streams, which include a plethora of famed opera stars and classic productions. The company will also showcase the premiere stream of the 1987 “Turandot.” The first week’s theme will be From Page to Screen while the second will be Once Upon a Time. Here is a breakdown. Week 56 – {…}
With the Easter holiday coming at the end of the week, there should be no surprise that there are a lot of Wagnerian offerings in the operatic streaming world. And so Wagner figures prominently on this week’s list. But there’s also a lot more going on that we’re happy to share. So without further ado, here come the top 10 operas {…}
PBS has announced that it will start broadcasting Jonas Kaufmann’s concert from the Met Opera in 2020 starting on April 2, 2021. Additionally, the organization revealed that “Great Performances at the Met: Jonas Kaufmann in Concert” will be hitting the New York metro area on April 11, 2021 at 12 p.m. on THIRTEEN. The showcase featured the tenor in a {…}
The Wiener Staatsoper has suspended rehearsals for “Parsifal” following one positive COVID-19 case. The company announced via press release that it would put rehearsals on pause and delay the opening, which was set to premiere on April 1. The company announced that the new production, which will be performed for a stream without an audience, will be rescheduled for a {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced its next two weeks of streams, which will be dedicated to two themes. The first week will be dedicated to Myths and Legends and the second will be dedicated to Love Triangles. Here is a breakdown. Week 54 – Myths and Legends Monday, March 22 – Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice Starring Danielle de Niese, Heidi {…}