(Photo Credit: ©Gianni Cravedi) Emanuel Schikaneder, a prolific stage comedian, singer, and skilled impresario, proposed to Mozart the creation of a new singspiel–a form of German musical theater that alternates spoken dialogue without musical accompaniment–in response to the enduring hegemony of Italian opera, which had long dominated European stages. The entrepreneur’s brilliant insight, as highlighted by Mattia Marino Merlo in {…}
Spain’s Orquesta de Córdoba has announced its 2024-25 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Enrique Parra and Alfonso Mujica lead Puccini’s “Messa di Gloria.” The program also includes music by Resphigi. Salvador Vázquez conducts. Performance Dates: Dec. 12 & 13, 2024 Leonor Bonilla and Salvador Vázquez headline a Christmas concert that includes music by Rossini, Gound, Strauss {…}
The ABAO Bilbao Opera is set to present Mozart’s “Die Entführung aus dem Serail.” The performances, which will take place between Jan. 20 and 29, 2024 at the Euskalduna Bilbao, will star Jessica Pratt in the role of Kostanze, Moisés Marín as Belmonte, Leonor Bonilla as Blonde, Mikeldi Atxalandabaso as Pedrillo, Wojtek Gierlach as Osmin, and Wolfgang Vater as Selim. {…}
The Gobierno de Aragón in Spain has announced the 2024 Lírica and Danza season. Originally scheduled for 2023, the new season will feature three operas. The first work will be “El Hilo Rojo” which will be presented by Tanzensemble Pfalztheater Kaiserlauten at the Palacio de Congresos de Zaragoza. Performance Date: Jan. 27, 2024 Bernstein’s “West Side Story” will follow at {…}
Spain’s Orquesta Sinfonica de RTVE has announced its 2023-24 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Christoph König opens the season with music by Arriaga, Mozart, and Bruckner. The soloists are Marina Monzó, Štěpánka Pučálková, Airam Hernández, and Damián del Castillo. Performance Dates: Oct. 5 & 6, 2023 Marc Albrecht and Ekaterina Antipova lead a performance of music {…}
The Teatro Municipale di Piacenza has announced its 2023-24 season. The season opens with Verdi’s “Otello” starring Gregory Kunde, Luca Micheletti, Antonio Mandrillo, and Francesca Dotto. Leonardo Sini conducts the production by Italo Nunziata. Performance Dates: Dec. 11-17, 2023 Carmela Remigio sings the title role of Donizetti’s “Anna Bolena” alongside Arianna Vendittelli, Luigi De Donato, Ruzil Gatin, and Paola Gardina. Diego Fasolis conducts the {…}
The Teatro Cervantes in Malaga has announced its 2023-24 season featuring four operatic performances. Vives’ “Doña Francisquita“ will star María José Moreno, Mónica Redondo, Milagros Martín, Lucía Millán, Ismael Jordi, Santos Ariño, Jesús Álvarez, and Antonio Torres. Francisco López directs and José María Moreno conducts. Performance Dates: Sept. 29 & Oct. 1, 2023 Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro“ will star Pablo {…}
Soprano Leonor Bonilla has joined the roster of GoDirect Management. Bonilla is a rising star who has won such competitions as the Tenor Viñas and Alfredo Kraus. She has also won such awards as the Best Revelation and Best Zarzuela singer at the Opera XXI and Teatro de la Zarzuela. She is a principal singer at the Teatro Real de {…}
The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced its 2022-23 season featuring two world premieres and classic works with international stars. Here is a look at the new season. Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale” will star Carlos Chausson, Alessandro Corbelli, Andrzej Filonczyk, Carles Pachón, Xabier Anduaga, Iván Ayón-Rivas, Sara Blanch, and Serena Sáenz. Josep Pons conducts. Performance Dates: Sept. 21-Oct. 9, 2022 “La {…}
The Teatro de la Maestranza in Seville, Spain has announced its 2021-22 season. Here is a look at the operatic and vocal performances. Operas Ermonela Jaho and Carmen Solís alternate the title role in Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” with Amadi Lagha, Enrique Ferrer, Damián del Castillo, Gerardo Bullón, Moisés Marín, Felipe Bou, José Manuel Díaz, and Diana Larios. Alain Guingal conducts {…}
The Teatro de la Maestranza in Seville will celebrate its 30th anniversary on May 2 with a gala concert. The showcase will feature a cast of singers that includes Carlos Álvarez, Simón Orfila, Xabier Anduaga, José Bros, Ainhoa Arteta, Leonor Bonilla, and Rocío Ignacio, accompanied by the Royal Symphony Orchestra of Seville (ROSS) and the choir of the AA of {…}