Famed tenor Jonas Kaufmann has announced that he will be donating $5,000 to help artists facing unemployment due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After his recital on Saturday afternoon as part of the Met Stars Live in Concert series, the tenor made the announcement of his intent. However, he has made the announcement official via his social media platforms. “Dear friends, {…}
Jonas Kaufmann has announced his upcoming album “Selige Stunde.” The new album with pianist Helmut Deutsch will be released on September 4 and will feature a highly personal selection of lieder by Schubert, Brahms, Strauss, Mahler, and other masters. Kaufmann recorded the album with Deutsch during the coronavirus lockdown in Germany. The new album will mark the tenor’s eleventh recording {…}
(Credit: Gregor Hohenberg / Sony Classical) When the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown the entire planet, the Metropolitan Opera was among the first companies to realize the potential of streaming operas to audiences worldwide. With its massive catalogue of opera recordings from both this century and the last, the company set out to present performances on a nightly basis. Other companies caught {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced its schedule for Week 20 of nightly streams. The company will present a slew of major superstars in this latest edition, including Anna Netrebko, Roberto Alagna, Jonas Kaufmann, Mirella Freni, and Renée Fleming, among others. Here is the full breakdown. Monday, July 20 –Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” Starring Isabel Leonard, Lawrence Brownlee, Christopher Maltman, {…}
(© Gregor Hohenberg / Sony Classical) Famed tenor Jonas Kaufmann is set to kick off the Metropolitan Opera’s “Met Stars Live in Concert” series on July 18, 2020. The event, which will kick off at 1 p.m. ET, will feature the opera superstar live from the Polling Abbey located in the countryside outside Munich, Germany. Kaufmann will perform a wide {…}
This week there will be a mix of live streams with older performances also shown on various streaming platforms. And just a reminder to not forget to check out important discussions taking place regarding issues of race and equality in opera. We continue to recommend checking out several online shows such as Karen Slack’s “KikiKonversations,” Kenneth Overton’s “Black Opera Live,” “The {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced a new pay-per-view series “Met Stars Live in Concert” featuring opera’s greatest stars from around the world. The concert series, which was announced via a Zoom press conference, will consist of 12 live performances starting on July 18 and running through December. “This new initiative is intended to create live performance opportunities for our artists {…}
(Credit: Theo Gosselin/Andrea Torres Balaguer, persimmon, 2018) FRA Cinema has announced the 2020-21 cinema season for the Opéra de Paris. The season will include previously recorded performances and live performances. The season begins with Massenet’s “Manon” starring Pretty Yende and Benjamin Bernheim. The production, which was the final production of the 2019-20 season at the Opéra de Paris also stars {…}
Artist Elizabeth Peyton has started an online exhibition of her new works, with the first two in the series emphasizing scenes from opera. Peyton, who has painted such subjects as David Bowie, Leonardo Di Caprio, Napoleon, Queen Elizabeth II, David Hockney, has taken on images of Otello and Isolde. For the “Otello” painting, Peyton was inspired by famed tenor Jonas {…}
While theaters are opening, more and more American opera companies are committing to the online presentation. So there is no doubt that there will be plenty of streaming options for the foreseeable future. And we will be here to spotlight 10 operas every week. But as we have done over the past few weeks, do not forget to check out {…}
Even as we get deeper into the summer and watch theaters reopen, it is important to keep our focus on the important dialogues of racial equality taking place. We continue to recommend checking out the several online shows such as Karen Slack’s “KikiKonversations,” Kenneth Overton’s “Black Opera Live,” and “The Sitdown with LB,” hosted by Lawrence Brownlee. You can also add {…}
