Credit: https://www.visitvalencia.com/ The Palau de Les Arts Reina Sofía has announced the cancellation of its whole run of Verdi’s “Falstaff” due to COVID-19 cases in the production team. The opera was scheduled to take place between Jan. 21 and Jan. 31, 2021. The opera house has stated that the detection of positive cases has been possible due to the extensive {…}
(Credits: © Carmine Maringola / © Gregor Hohenberg / Sony Classical / Erwin Schrott / Dario Acosta / Francesco Squeglia) Italian television channel Rai5 has announced broadcasts for the week of Jan. 18 – Jan. 22, 2021. The broadcasts will be dedicated to the director Emma Dante’s opera stagings. The only opera in the slate that was not directed by {…}
(Credits: Matilde Fasso / © DR / Deutsche Oper am Rhein official website / Opus 3 Artists official website) Italian television channel Rai5 has announced broadcasts for the week of Jan. 11 – Jan. 15, 2021. First up will be a production of Donizetti’s “L’elisir d’amore” with Mariangela Sicilia, John Osborn, Iurii Samoilov, Alex Esposito and Francesca Benitez. Francesco Lanzillotta {…}
The Festival Aix-En-Provence has announced its 2021 season. The French festival will showcase Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” conducted by Sir Simon Rattle and directed by Simon Stone. The production will star Stuart Skelton, Nina Stemme, Jamie Barton, Franz-Josef Selig, and Josef Wagner. Premiere Date: July 2, 2021 Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” will be conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock and directed by {…}
On. Oct. 18 the Teatro dell’opera di Roma will stage the company premiere of Mozart’s “Zaide.” The new production will be directed by Graham Vick and conducted by the company’s music director Daniele Gatti. The cast will be headed by Remo Girone, who will narrate the production, and Chen Reiss, who will sing the title role of Zaide. Paul Nilon, {…}
The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has announced a new autumn season for the Teatro Costanzi following restrictions due to the COVID-19 crisis. The company announced that due to the state of emergency it is canceling “Notre-Dame de Paris,” “The Rake’s Progress,” and “Oedipus Rex.” In August there will be a series of concerts with the Orchestra e il Coro del {…}
The Teatro dell Opera di Roma’s summer festival continues at the Circo Massimo with Franz Lehár’s “The Merry Widow.” The operetta, which will be performed starting July 31 through August 12, will be conducted by Stefano Montanari and will star Nadja Mchantaf as Hanna Glawari, Markus Werba as Danilo Danilowitsch, Andrea Concetti as Mirko Zeta, Hasmik Torosyan as Valencienne, Juan {…}
The Palau de les Arts in Valencia, Spain has announced its 2020-21 season featuring zarzuela, opera, and recitals. Opera The Palau de les Arts opens with Romeo Castellucci directing a new production of Mozart’s “Requiem” with Stefano Montanari conducting. Anett Fritsch, Sara Mingardo, Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani, and Nahuel Di Pierro star. Performance Dates: Sept. 27-Oct. 8, 2020 Kurtág’s “Fin de {…}
The “Teatro Digitale” dell’Opera di Roma is set to continue this week with several new streams. It all begins on June 22 with a production of Lehár’s “The Merry Widow” with conductor Daniel Oren leading Mauro Bolognini’s production. The cast includes Raina Kabaivanska, Mikael Melbye, Silvano Pagliuca, Daniela Mazzuccato, Luca Canonici, Andrea Snarski, Maurizio Scarfeo, Angelo Degl’Innocenti, Scilly Fortunato, Fernando {…}
This week, four complete operas, as well as an oratorio recording, will be available to stream. Here is a look. Otello After long delays, Sony Classical will finally release the full studio recording of Verdi’s masterpiece opera with Jonas Kaufmann singing the title role and Antonio Pappano conducting the Orchestra e Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. Soprano Federica Lombardi sings her {…}
The “Teatro Digitale” dell’Opera di Roma has announced programming for the first week of June. The week starts with Rossini’s “La Cenerentola” in a 2016 production by Emma Dante. The production is conducted by Alejo Pérez and stars Juan Francisco Gatell, Serena Malfi, Vito Priante, Alessandro Corbelli, and Ugo Guagliardo. Streaming Dates: June 2-5, 2020 It will be followed by {…}