Q & A: Lise Lindstrom discusses Wagner, Strauss, Puccini, & Life

(Credit: Rosie Hardy) Lise Lindstrom recently took time to converse with Benjamin Torbert for OperaWire. Lindstrom sings all three Brünnhildes in “Die Walküre,” “Siegfried,” and “Götterdämmerung” in the Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s very lightly staged concert presentation of Wagner’s “Der Ring Des Nibelungen,” on 13-20 October 2024. She already appeared with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra for two performances of “Walküre” in {…}

Sara Blanch, Maria José Siri & Lise Lindstrom Lead Teatro Filarmonico’s 2025 Season

The Teatro Filarmonico in Verona has announced its 2025 season featuring rarely performed works and concerts. Opera Salieri’s “Falstaff” opens the season with Francesco Ommassini conducting a production by Paolo Valerio. The cast includes Giulio Mastrototaro, Gilda Fiume, Marco Ciaponi, Michele Patti, Laura Verrecchia, Romano Dal Zovo, and Eleonora Bellocci. Performance Dates: Jan. 19-26, 2025 Catalani’s “La Wally” will be {…}

Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s Caracalla Festival Announces 2024 Season

The Caracalla Festival has announced its 2024 season. The season will celebrate Puccini and will open with Puccini’s “Tosca” in a new production by Francesco Micheli. Antonino Fogliani conducts a cast that includes  Carmen Giannattasio and Sonya Yoncheva in the title role, Saimir Pirgu, Vittorio Grigolo, and Arsen Soghomonyan as Cavaradossi. Claudio Sgura and Roberto Frontali complement the cast as Scarpia. {…}

Stefan Vinke, Barry Banks, Michael Mayes & Meigui Zhang Lead Atlanta Opera’s 2024-25 Season

The Atlanta Opera has announced its 2024-25 Season. Here is a look at the diverse productions that will be performed. Discoveries Series: The Atlanta Opera immersive “Bohème Project” Following the present season’s traditional production of Puccini’s “La bohème,” in September the Atlanta Opera Discoveries series continues the “Bohème Project” with two immersive productions at Pullman Yards. Produced by Tomer Zvulun {…}

Daniela Köhler and AJ Glueckert to Lead Oper Köln’s Season Opening Premiere of ‘Die Frau ohne Schatten’

On Sept. 17, Oper Köln will kick off its 2023-24 season with the premiere of R. Strauss and Von Hoffmansthal’s “Die Frau ohne Schatten (The Woman Without a Shadow).” Considered exceptionally demanding, and requiring a massive orchestra, the opera is a fairy tale that Strauss believed was his most important work. The story relates the tale of an ethereal Empress {…}

Camilla Nylund, Amanda Majeski & Lise Lindstrom Lead Semperoper Dresden’s 2023-24 Season

The Semperoper Dresden has announced its 2023-24 season. Here is a look at the operatic productions of the season. Premieres  Puccini’s “Turandot” is set to star Elisabeth Teige, Aleksei Kulagin, Yonghoon Lee, and Elbenita Kajtazi. Ivan Repušić conducts the new production by Marie-Eve Signeyrole. Performance Dates: Oct. 7-Nov. 25, 2023 Mary Plazas, Katerina von Bennigsen, Peter Tantsits, and Andrew Nolen {…}