Anna Netrebko, Leontyne Price, Jonas Kaufmann & Renée Fleming Highlight Metropolitan Opera Matinee Broadcasts

The Metropolitan Opera has announced the 2020-21 season encore radio broadcast. The company will broadcast encore recordings starting Dec. 5 at 1 p.m. with Mary Jo Heath hosting and Ira Siff as a commentator for the broadcasts. The broadcasts will also include dynamic intermission features, live backstage interviews with artists, and the ever-popular Opera Quiz. The broadcasts begin with Prokofiev’s “War {…}

Nov 22, 2020

Jonas Kaufmann, Elīna Garanča & Pretty Yende Lead Teatro San Carlo’s December Streams

(Credit: Gregor Hohenberg / Sony Classical / Dario Acosta) The Teatro San Carlo di Napoli has announced a slate of December streaming concerts. The purposes of this article we will only focus on operatic and vocal performances. The Italian concerts open on with Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” conducted by Juraj Valčuha. The opera stars Elīna Garanča as Santuzza, and Jonas Kaufmann {…}

Nov 20, 2020

Opera de Paris Announces Cast Change for Ring Cycle

The Opera de Paris has announced cast changes for its upcoming concert performances of The Ring Cycle. The company announced that Jonas Kaufmann and Eva-Maria Westbroek will no longer perform the roles of Siegmund and Sieglinde and as a result, they will be replaced by Lise Davidsen and Stuart Skelton. Davidsen recently performed her first Sieglinde at the Deutsche Oper {…}

Nov 13, 2020

Cecilia Bartoli, Jonas Kaufmann, Lawrence Brownlee & Michael Spyres Lead New CD/DVD Releases

This week audiences can experience dueling tenors, two Christmas albums, two baroque albums, two choral albums, and a pianist interpreting operatic favorites. Here is what you can stream this week. Amici e Rivali Michael Spyres and Lawrence Brownlee celebrate the art of the trailblazing star singers of Rossini’s time in a new album for Erato. The recording showcases arias, duets, {…}

Oct 22, 2020

Anja Harteros Cancels Recital At Semperoper Dresden

(Credit: Marco Borggreve) The Semperoper Dresden has announced that the Oct. 28, 2020 recital of German soprano Anja Harteros has been canceled. In a press release, the company stated, “in the view of the current COVID-19 situation in Germany, the soprano very much regrets having to cancel her appearance at the Semperoper out of caution.” Harteros is scheduled to return {…}

Oct 17, 2020

Jonas Kaufmann to Perform at Teatro Alla Scala

(Credit: © Gregor Hohenberg / Sony Classical) Famed tenor Jonas Kaufmann will give an exclusive recital at the Teatro alla Scala on Oct. 22, 2020. For this occasion, Kaufmann will partner with his longtime collaborator, pianist Helmut Deutsch. The program reflects the tenor’s personal choice of repertoire, much of it has been featured on Kaufmann’s latest album Selige Stunde. The {…}

Oct 13, 2020

Jonas Kaufmann Announces Christmas Album

(Credit: Gregor Hohenberg / Sony Classical) Jonas Kaufmann has announced a new album entitled “It’s Christmas” for Sony Classical. In a statement the tenor said, “The new album ‘It’s Christmas!’ echoes holiday memories and joys, celebrating the most festive time of the year with a unique selection of beloved songs and carols. This diverse holiday album features 40 favorites that {…}

Oct 9, 2020

Jonas Kaufmann, Margaret Marshall & Handel Lead New CD/DVD Releases

This week audiences will be able to stream a summer concert, a legend’s unreleased recordings, and a world premiere piece. These are the latest albums that OperaWire recommends. Summer Night Concert 2020: Vienna Philharmonic with Valery Gergiev & Jonas Kaufmann Sony Classical will release this year’s Summer Night Concert 2020 with the Vienna Philharmonic, conducted by Valery Gergiev with tenor Jonas Kaufmann as soloist. The concert will {…}

Oct 5, 2020

Jonas Kaufmann, Andreas Schager, Ricarda Merbeth, Eva-Maria Westbroek, Iain Paterson Lead Opéra de Paris 2020 Ring Cycle Concert Performances

(Credits: Gregor Hohenberg/Sony Classical /© David Jerusalem / © DR / Fazil Berisha / http://arsis-artists.com/en/iain-paterson/) L’Opéra de Paris has announced full casts and dates for the concert performances of Wagner “Der Ring des Nibelungen.” The Ring cycle was initially planned as a series of four fully staged operas but had to be reorganized into concert performances due to the ongoing {…}

Sep 26, 2020

Jonas Kaufmann, Diana Damrau Featured in Major Changes for Bayerische Staatsoper’s 2020-21 Season

(Credits: © Gregor Hohenberg / Sony Classical / Jiyang Chen) The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced that it has cancelled the whole run of Francis Poulenc’s “Dialogues des Carmélites” that was on the schedule for Nov. 14 – Nov. 22, 2020 due to the current COVID-19 situation. The opera was set to star Ermonela Jaho, Adrianne Pieczonka, and Doris Soffel. Instead, {…}

Sep 24, 2020

Anna Netrebko, Hildegard Behrens, Jonas Kaufmann, Elīna Garanča Headline Week 29, 30, 31 of Metropolitan Opera Nightly Streams

The Metropolitan Opera has announced week 29, 30, and 31 of its Nightly Streams. which will center on Mozart, Wagner, and Donizetti. Here is a full rundown of the schedule which features some of opera’s greatest stars making multiple appearances throughout the week. All Nightly Met Opera Streams begin at 7:30 p.m. and remain available via metopera.org for 23 hours. The {…}