Top 5 Operas to See This Weekend – International (3/9-11): Jonas Kaufmann & Bryan Hymel Open New Productions

After a number of adventurous choices last week, this weekend we’re sticking to some of the greatest hits in opera as this week will feature the greatest singers in the world. One simply cannot ignore when singers like Jonas Kaufmann and Bryan Hymel are performing major works. Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci – La Monnaie, Belgium Damiano Michieletto’s acclaimed production of the popular verismo {…}

Feb 15, 2018

Six Major Stars Returning To The Metropolitan Opera in 2018-19

Every year the Metropolitan Opera throws in some surprises whether in repertoire or in casting choices. Sometimes those casting choices are curveballs that include important returns to the stage. This season, OperaWire pointed out six major artists that have not performed on the Met stage in years and will be pleasant surprises to hear and see in 2018-19. Denyce Graves {…}

Feb 15, 2018

5 Singers Who Are Poised to Dominate the Metropolitan Opera’s 2018-19 Season

Every year, one superstar rises above the rest to become one the centerpieces of a particular Metropolitan Opera season. With the 2018-19 season, there is no doubt that this will continue to be the case with a number of singers getting chances to really stake their claim as major forces at the Met for years to come. This season we {…}

Feb 2, 2018

Top 5 Operas To See This Weekend (2/2-4): Diana Damrau, Jonas Kaufmann & Sonya Yoncheva Headline Concert Tours

This weekend offers a variety of different options from the around the world. Among the choices will be concert tours as well as new productions and premieres. Lulu – Hamburg State Opera, Germany Grammy winner Barbara Hannigan continues her run in the title role of “Lulu,” Berg’s masterpiece. The production by Christoph Marthaler also stars Angela Denoke, Jochen Schmeckenbecher, and Sergei Leiferkus. {…}

Jan 29, 2018

Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko & Sonya Yoncheva To Be Featured In Paris Opera 2018-19 Season

The 2018-19 Paris Opera will celebrate a double anniversary including the signing, in 1669, of the letters patent authorizing Perrin to establish an Academy of Opera – rapidly named the Royal Academy of Music and that of the inauguration of the Opéra Bastille in 1989. The season will feature a number of new productions, classic revivals, and world premieres. It {…}

Jan 25, 2018

Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko & Renée Fleming Headline Star-Studded Carnegie Hall 2018-19 Season

Carnegie Hall announced its 2018-19 season featuring some of the world’s greatest singers and musicians. To stick with opera, we will only be highlighting the singers who will be featured in the season. Orchestras Mezzo-soprano Lucile Richardot will be featured with the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique under the direction of Sir John Eliot Gardiner in an all-Berlioz program. The program will feature {…}

Jan 19, 2018

Jonas Kaufmann Confirmed To Return To The Metropolitan Opera

Jonas Kaufmann will return to the Metropolitan Opera in 2018-19. The AP confirmed the news in an interview with Kaufmann. According to the interview “he is scheduled to return next season for Puccini’s ‘La Fanciulla del West.’” The interview also revealed that the coming seasons will see more stagings of “Otello” and the French version of Verdi’s “Don Carlos.” He is also {…}

Jan 18, 2018

The Broad Stage Review 2018: Jonas Kaufmann’s Musical Genius Comes to Fore in Schubert’s ‘Die Schöne Mullerin’

Here is the story of a man and his brook… the poet and the maiden, the tenor and his Schubert. In other words – Jonas Kaufmann in Santa Monica, MLK day, 2018. Thirty somethings, 80 somethings, 39s, 48s, 24s… be-earringed, high-heeled, suited, sweat-shirted, flaming red and ocean blue hair, finely-knit sweaters, plain black jackets – all pressed through the doors {…}

Jan 5, 2018

Top 6 Operas to See This Weekend – International (1/5-7): Leah Crocetto, Jonas Kaufmann & Jessica Pratt Headline Weekend

This weekend opera audiences are in for some classic gems with some rising stars. Jonas Kaufmann also returns to the stage while the Prague National Opera showcases a rare opera two times. “No Man” – Prague National Opera, Czech Republic The Prague National Opera gives audiences a rare chance to see Jiří Kadeřábek’s music drama with an all-Czech cast on {…}

Jan 1, 2018

11 Anticipated Productions to See in 2018

With 2018 beginning there is so much to look forward to as many of the greatest stars will take on new roles while others will reprise signature parts in new productions alongside star-studded casts. The following is a look at some of the most anticipated new and revival productions that are all likely to create buzz and conversations around the {…}

Dec 29, 2017

Jonas Kaufmann Cancels New Years Eve Concert

Jonas Kaufmann has canceled his New Years Eve concert in Moscow. The concert was scheduled with the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia at the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatoire. Speranza Scappucci was scheduled to conduct the concert. As a result, the concert will be postponed for another date. Kaufmann is still slated to kick off the New Year with a {…}