Sydney Mancasola, Tansel Akzeybek, Hagen Matzeit & Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke Lead Komische Oper Berlin’s ‘Orphée aux Enfers’

(Credits: LA Opera official website / Komische Oper Berlin official website / Oper Wuppertal official website / © Lioba Schöneck) The Komische Oper Berlin will present a production of Jacque Offenbach‘s opera buffa “Orphée aux enfers” in December 2021. American soprano Sydney Mancasola makes her long anticipated debut in the role of Eurydice, while tenor Tansel Akzeybek appears in the {…}

Nov 4, 2021

Annette Dasch & Magnus Vigilius Headline ‘Káťa Kabanová’ at Komische Oper Berlin

(Credits: Opera Online / Oper Leipzig official website) The Komische Oper Berlin will present a new production of Leoš Janáček‘s opera “Káťa Kabanová” in November and December 2021. The opera house has assembled a cast that includes heldentenor Magnus Vigilius as Boris Grigorjevič; bass Jens Larsen as Savël Prokofjevic Dikój; mezzo-soprano Doris Lamprecht in the role of Marfa Ignatěvna Kabanová; {…}

Nov 1, 2021

Jonathan Tetelman to Perform Concert With Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria

(Credit: Stephen Howard Dillon) American tenor Jonathan Tetelman will give two concerts this November with the Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria. The concerts will feature music by Verdi, Cilea, Puccini, Zandonai, Bizet, Massenet, Ponchielli, and Rossini. Karel Mark Chichon conducts. Tetelman is a rising tenor who has already appeared on the world’s biggest stages, including the Royal Opera House Covent {…}

Oct 28, 2021

Ric Furman Takes Over ‘Les Contes d’Hoffmann’ at Komische Oper Berlin

(Credit: Detlef Kurth) Tenor Arturo Chacón-Cruz will no longer be appearing in the Barrie Kosky’s production of Offenbach‘s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” at the Komische Oper Berlin. As a result, tenor Ric Furman will take over his performances, and will sing the entire run. Furman joins a cast that includes Sydney Mancasola as the Four Heroines, Andrew Foster-Williams as the Four {…}

Jun 29, 2021

Sydney Mancasola, Nicole Chevalier, Arturo Chacón-Cruz, Scott Hendricks, Annette Dasch, Francesca Dotto Lead Komische Oper Berlin’s 2021-22 Season

(Credits: LA Opera official website / Jan Windszus Photography / Lena Kern / Mark Janssen / Georg Schlosser / In Art Management official website) The Komische Oper Berlin has announced its 2021-22 season. Here is a look at the operatic and vocal performances. Opera – Premieres Enescu’s rarely performed masterwork “Œdipe” opens the season. The opera features Jens Larsen, Joachim {…}

May 30, 2021

Dominik Köninger & Nadja Mchantaf Headline Komische Oper Berlin’s June Reopening

(Credit: Monika Rittershaus) The Komische Oper Berlin has announced that it will reopen its doors for the live audiences with the premiere of Johann Strauss‘ operetta “Der Zigeunerbaron” in the new production by Tobias Kratzer on June 6, 2021. Stefan Soltesz leads the cast that includes Dominik Köninger, Thomas Blondelle, Philipp Meierhöfer, Alma Sadé, Helene Schneiderman, Alexander Fedorov, Nadja Mchantaf, {…}

May 3, 2021

Komische Oper Berlin Ends 2020-21 Season

(Photo Credit: Gunnar Geller) Komische Oper Berlin has announced the cancellation of the remainder of its 2020-21 season. The opera house said that due to the current epidemiological situation in Germany, it was forced to end the season prematurely. The season 2021-22 should be announced on June 22, 2021 and is set to open with the premiere of Enescu’s opera {…}

Apr 21, 2021

Berlin Opera Houses Shut Down Until June, Announce Program Changes

(Credit: AE Ebener / Staatsoper Berlin official website) The Staatsoper unter der Linden and Komische Oper Berlin have announced closures until at least June 2021. Additionally, the Staatsoper unter der Linden has canceled productions of Carl Maria von Weber’s “Der Freischütz” and Jörg Widmann’s “Babylon” in June, as well as Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” in July 2021. The opera house stated {…}

Apr 1, 2021

Senate of Berlin Extends Closure of Opera Houses & Concert Halls

(Credit: dpa) The Senate of Berlin has announced new measures in order to stem the exponential spread of new and highly infectious SARS-CoV-2 variants in the capital of Germany. Per the decision, theaters, concert venues, and opera houses will remain closed until April 18, 2021. Thus, the Senate has opted to align its decision with the latest extension of the {…}

Mar 7, 2021

Thuringian’s State Theaters & Concert Venues Extend Closure Until May

(Credit: www.weimar.de) State theaters, opera houses, and concert venues of the German federal state of Thuringia have decided to extend closures until May 2021. The decision comes as a result of a decision made by the German federal government and Prime Ministers of German federal states to extend the COVID-19 lockdown until March 28, 2021. A meeting between all the {…}

Mar 1, 2021

Leontyne Price, Juan Diego Flórez, Pretty Yende, Jamie Barton Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

I’m going to kick off this week’s edition of the top 10 operas to stream by saying that it is probably among the most varied from a repertory standpoint. You have your Verdi, Mozart, Strauss, and Wagner, of course. But then you also have music by African American composers, a baroque opera, a modern operatic classic, and even a recital {…}