(Credit: Viktor Shmatov) Tenor Jonathan Tetelman will not be appearing in the role of Rodolfo in Puccini, Giacosa and Illica’s “La Bohème” for the presentation on March 2, according to the official statement on the company’s website. Instead, audiences will hear tenor Pavel Valuzhin in the lead role. Valuzhin will join the cast that includes Hrachuhí Bassénz, Elena Gorshunova, Christoph {…}
(Credit: Robert Workman) Back in 2018 when Jonathan Tetelman made a surprise debut at the Tanglewood Festival, OperaWire wrote “we’ll all be hearing a lot more about him, and soon.” The tenor showed promise and immediately became a major tenor on the rise. Two years later, Tetelman has fulfilled that promise bringing his career to an international level with major {…}
The Royal Opera House has announced that Jonathan Tetelman and Charles Castronovo will replace Rame Lahaj in the company’s production of Verdi’s “La Traviata” on Jan. 22, 25, 30 and Feb. 1, 2020. Tetelman will make his house debut during the Jan. 22 showcase and will also appear on the 30th of January and on Feb. 1. Castronovo will sing {…}
(Credit: Elena-Cherkashyna/ Arielle Doneson/ Fay Fox) It’s that time of year during which we look back at the past 365 days and the big moments that defined them. Every year, the opera world has its share of rising and breakout artists that are likely to become the next generation of stars. These singers are discovered in competitions, festivals or young {…}
Jonathan Tetelman is set to make his Semperoper Dresden debut. The company announced that Tetelman will sing Mario Cavaradossi in “Tosca” on Nov. 14, replacing Riccardo Massi. Tetelman is coming off a run of “Tosca” at the Teatro Regio di Torino and is set to sing the opera at the Malmö Opera in December. He also sings in a production {…}
The Teatro Colón de Buenos Aires has announced its 2020 season, which will feature eight productions and a number of concerts and chamber works. Here is a look at the operas that will be presented. Main Stage The season opens with Verdi’s “Nabucco” starring Sebastián Catana and Leonardo López Linares in the title role, Rebeka Lokar and Mónica Ferracani sharing {…}
The Royal Opera House is set to revive its production of “La Bohème” this coming winter. The work, which features a production by Richard Jones, will feature a number of casts. In the role of Rodolfo, audiences will get a chance to see Charles Castronovo and Jonathan Tetelman, while Mimì will be interpreted by Sonya Yoncheva and Eleonora Buratto and {…}
(Credit: Teatro Regio di Torino/Royal Opera/Bilbao Opera This weekend is filled with new productions, season openings, role debuts and some of operas greatest masterpieces. Lolita – Prague State Opera, Czech Republic Rodion Shchedrin’s new opera gets another performance at the Estates Theatre with Pelageya Kurennaya in the title role, as well as Petr Sokolov, Alexander Kravets, Daria Rositskaya, Michaela Zajmi, {…}
It is the first weekend of October, which means that it is one filled with opening nights, new productions, contemporary works, classics, and baroque works. Let’s have a go. A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Wiener Staatsoper, Austria Lawrence Zazzo, Erin Morley, Théo Touvet, Peter Kellner, Szilvia Vörös, Josh Lovell, Rafael Fingerlos, Rachel Frenkel, Valentina, Naforniţa, Peter Rose, Benjamin Hulett, Wolfgang {…}
(Credit: SF/Ruth Walz /Metropolitan Opera / Rossini Opera Festival) Stars, season finales, and some of the greatest operas in the standard repertoire are set to take over your weekend. Here are our picks for the operas to see this weekend. Luisa Miller – Salzburg Festival, Austria Plácido Domingo returns to the Salzburg stage in a concert performance of one of his {…}
The Teatro Regio di Torino has announced its 2019-20 season. Bizet’s “Les pêcheurs de perles” opens the season starring Hasmik Torosyan, Yaroslav Abaimov, Fabio Maria Capitanucci, and Ugo Guagliardo. The production will be directed by Julien Lubeck and Cécile Roussat and conducted by Ryan McAdams. Performance Dates: Oct. 3-20, 2019 Anna Pirozzi and Carmen Giannattasio share the title role in Puccini’s “Tosca.” The two divas are {…}