Jonas Kaufmann, Isabel Leonard, Lise Davidsen, Gabriella Reyes, Olga Peretyatko Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

If you’ve been reading OperaWire over the past few weeks, you’ll have noticed a clearcut uptick in the number of announced seasons as companies gear up for a return to in-person performances. But that hasn’t dampened the desire for streaming showcases, as evidenced in this week’s 10 selections, all diverse in their structures and style. Additionally, you’ll notice that many {…}

May 4, 2021

Jonas Kaufmann & Lise Davidsen Headline Bayerische Staatsoper’s ‘Die Walkure’ Stream

The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced that it will stream a performance of the first act of Wagner’s “Die Walkure.” The company will stream the act on May 13 and will star Lise Davidsen as Sieglinde, Jonas Kaufmann as Siegmund, and Georg Zeppenfeld as Hunding. Asher Fisch will conduct the concert performance. The stream was added after the company canceled its {…}

Apr 30, 2021

Lise Davidsen To Perform Concert at Teatro alla Scala

(Credit: Ray Burmiston) Soprano Lise Davidsen will perform the concert at the Teatro alla Scala on May 10, 2021. The concert will be streamed on Raiplay from May 11, 2021 from 12 p.m. CET for a period of one week. The concert will be open to the audience within the limits of current Italian government’s COVID-19 legislation. Davidsen will present {…}

Apr 28, 2021

Nina Stemme, Stuart Skelton, Lise Davidsen, and Hanna-Elisabeth Müller Highlight Philharmonie de Paris Fall 2021 Season

(Photo Credits: Artists Management Zürich official website / Sim Canetty-Clarke / Ray Burmiston / Chris Gonz) Philharmonie de Paris has announced its fall 2021 season, which will run from Sep. 8 until Dec. 23, 2021. For the purpose of this article, we will focus on vocal works only. Soprano Christine Goerke and tenor Klaus Florian Vogt perform Richard Wagner’s works {…}

Apr 22, 2021

PBS Announces Schedule for Broadcast of Lise Davidsen’s Metropolitan Opera Performance

PBS has announced that it will start broadcasting Lise Davidsen’s concert from the Met Opera in 2020 on May 7, 2021. Additionally, the organization revealed that “Great Performances at the Met: Lise Davidsen in Concert” will be hitting the New York metro area on Monday, May 17, 2021 at 8 p.m. on THIRTEEN. The performance featured the soprano taking on a {…}

Mar 26, 2021

Lise Davidsen & Oksana Volkova Lead New CD/DVD Releases

This week audiences can hear the latest album by one of the most exciting artists in opera right now as well as a new exciting works. There are also rarely performed works, a DVD of a recent world premiere and a new album by a famed mezzo. Let’s take a look. Beethoven Wagner Verdi Lise Davidsen releases her second album {…}

Mar 19, 2021

Lise Davidsen to Perform Recital from Vocal Arts DC

Lise Davidsen is set to present a recital for Vocal Arts DC on March 19. The virtual concert will showcase the soprano alongside pianist James Baillieu in selections by Johannes Brahms, Edvard Grieg, and Richard Strauss. The recital will also feature Robert Schumann’s “Gedichte der Königin Maria Stuart” and Jean Sibelius’ “Luonnotar.” The performance was recorded at London’s Guildhall School {…}

Mar 8, 2021

Jonas Kaufmann, Pretty Yende, Juan Diego Flórez & Lise Davidsen Headline Wiener Staatsoper’s Streaming Slate

The Wiener Staatsoper has announced a new week of streaming featuring recent live performances and several Verdi operas. Michael Volle, Hans-Peter König, Ricarda Merbeth, and Herbert Lippert star in Wagner’s “Der Fliegende Hollander” from a 2015 performance. Peter Schneider conducts Christine Mielitz’s production. Streaming Date: March 9, 2021 Peter Schneider conducts R. Strauss’ “Ariadne auf Naxos” from a 2017 performance. {…}

Feb 6, 2021

Lise Davidsen To Release New Album in March

(Credit: James Hole) Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen will release a new album on March 26, 2021. The album, which will be released by Decca Classics, will spotlight works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Richard Wagner, Luigi Cherubini, Pietro Mascagni, and Giuseppe Verdi, including the arias “Pace Pace” from “La Forza del destino,” “Ave Maria, piena di grazia” from “Otello,” “Dei tuoi {…}

Feb 3, 2021

Peter Gelb Reveals Future Plans for Metropolitan Opera’s Upcoming Seasons

With the Metropolitan Opera’s Live concert series continuing this week, General Manager Peter Gelb recently spoke with several artists separately via Zoom and revealed numerous future productions and engagements for many of the singers. In his conversation with Sonya Yoncheva, Gelb noted that the diva will perform a new production of “Fedora,” as well as revivals of “Madama Butterfly,” “The {…}

Jan 31, 2021

Christine Goerke, Lise Davidsen & Klaus Florian Vogt Highlight Bayreuth Festival’s 2021 Season

The Bayreuth Festival has announced programming for the 2021 season. The season will open with “Die Fliegende Hollander” with Oksana Lyniv becoming the first woman conductor to lead an opera at the festival. Dmitri Tcherniakov directs the new production, which will star Eric Cutler, Georg Zeppenfeld, Asmik Grigorian, and Marina Prudenskaya. Performance Dates: July 25 – August 20, 2021 The festival {…}