(Credit: Yan Bleney) Opéra de Montréal has announced its 2022-23 season. “Throughout the pandemic, what we heard from our audience was how eager people were to return to the opera,” said Patrick Corrigan, General Director of the Opéra de Montréal, in an official press statement. “We are convinced that this new season will not only live up to this expectation {…}
On Oct. 28, The Welsh National Opera, to a packed Hippodrome, performed its modernized rendition of the Puccinian classic and arguably one of the most controversial operas in the 21st c. canon, “Madam Butterfly.” Notwithstanding the opera’s subject matter, an Asian girl of 15 being coaxed into an international marriage with a man very much her senior while also being {…}
The Welsh National Opera has announced its 2021-22 season. Autumn 2021 The season will open at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff in September with Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville.” The cast will include Nico Darmanin, Nicholas Lester, Heather Lowe, Andrew Shore, Keel Watson, and Tomáš Hanus will conduct. Performance Dates: Sept. 9, 2021 – Dec 2, 2021 at Cardiff, Plymouth, Birmingham, {…}
It’s happening. As the opera world starts progressing toward live performances, digital offerings are being tailored back a bit. We will continue this series nonetheless, providing our recommendations for some of the exciting upcoming opera events that you can stream from home in the event that you are not yet ready or able to return to a live performance. This {…}
(Credit: Fay Fox) On June 3, Opéra de Lille in France is set to stream a new production of Puccini’s “Tosca.” The production will be conducted by Alexandre Bloch and will be directed by Olivier Fredj. Joyce El-Khoury makes her role debut in the title role alongside rising star Jonathan Tetelman as Cavaradossi and Gevorg Hakobyan a Scarpia. The performance will be streamed {…}
(Credits: Fay Fox / © In Art Artists Management) Teatro Massimo di Palermo has announced that it will livestream a performance of Verdi’s Messa di Requiem on April 18, 2021. The performance was recorded on March 27, 2021 and will be showcased on the Teatro Massimo WebTV at 8 p.m. CET. The performance will spotlight soprano Joyce El-Khoury, mezzosoprano Martina {…}
(Credit: Fay Fox) The Opéra National Du Rhin in France has announced that soprano Joyce El-Khoury’s recital has been canceled due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns and the current lockdown in France. The recital was set to be held on March 26 and El-Khoury was supposed to present a mix of classic, traditional and Lebanese music. The French government imposed a {…}
(Credit: Fay Fox) Joyce El-Khoury has joined the Peace and Prosperity Trust (UK) as a Patron. The soprano announced the news via social media stating, “I’ve been working closely with the Trust over the last few months, and I’m greatly inspired by them and their mission, and proud of our work together. Over the last 25 years, the Trust has {…}
With the Dallas Opera canceling its 2020-21 season, the company has announced its 2021-22 season starting in February of 2022. The official grand opening of The Dallas Opera 2021-22 Season will feature Puccini’s “Madama Butterly” starring Latonia Moore as Cio Cio San and Evan LeRoy Johnson as Pinkerton. Emmanuel Villaume, TDO’s Mrs. Eugene McDermott music director, will conduct a cast {…}
(Credit: Fay Fox) The Opéra de Monte-Carlo has announced that Joyce El-Khoury will be appearing in its Bel Canto Concert scheduled for Feb. 5 and 7, 2021. El-Khoury will step in for soprano Olga Peretyako, who was originally scheduled to perform but has had to bow out due to pregnancy. El-Khoury will now perform alongside mezzo-soprano Karine Deshayes. The duo {…}
October 25 marks World Opera Day 2020, and in celebrating the impact the art-form has had worldwide, Opera Europa has partnered with several international organizations to bring opera to audiences across the globe. The theme for their 2020 edition pays tribute to Beethoven on the 250th year since his birth. To that end, online platform OperaVision will stream three different {…}