Germany’s Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe has announced its 2023-24 season. Here are the operatic and vocal performances. Premieres Verdi’s “Nabucco” will get a new production by Thaddeus Strassberger. Yura Yang conducts. Premiere Date: Oct. 21, 2023 Strauss’ “Die schweigsame Frau” will be conducted by Georg Fritzsch and directed by Mariame Clément. Premiere Date: Dec. 19, 2023 Mozart’s “Così fan tutte” will {…}
The International May Festival has announced its 2023 season at the Staaststhater Wiesbaden. Opera Uwe Eric Laufenberg stars in “Flieg, Gedanke, auf goldenen Schwingen.” Performance Date: April 30, 2023 Elissa Huber, Aaron Cawley, Erik Biegel, and Fleuranne Brockway Leoš Janáček’s “Die Sache Makropulos” while Christopher Bolduc, Julian Habermann, Aaron Cawley, Ralf Rachbauer, and Darcy Carroll star in Janáček’s “Aus einem {…}
This week audiences will get to hear a rare recording by Maria Callas, a cover album, two DVDs of popular composers, and a passion project for Ukraine. Han Gál: Complete Music for Voice, Volume Two Toccata Classics releases the second album of Han Gál’s choral music. The recording offers a vivid cross-section of music for chamber choir, featuring mixed voices, {…}
This week audiences will get to listen to rare repertoire, new works, and a holiday classic. Here is a look at this week’s new releases. Spring Night Solo Musica releases Lena Belkina new album accompanied by pianist Natalia Sidorenko. The album is devoted to romances written by Peter Tchaikovsky and Sergei Rachmaninov. The new CD marks her third solo album. {…}
The New National Theatre, Toyko is set to showcase a production of Offenbach’s famed “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” starting on Feb. 28, 2018. The opera will star tenor Dmitry Korchak in the lead role with Lena Belkina as Nicklausse. Korchak previously appeared with the company in 2016 in “Werther.” The three heroines will be performed by three separate Japanese artists, including {…}