The Wexford Festival Opera has announced that it will team up with RTÉ and ARTE to bring opera to audiences in Ireland and worldwide. The festival will run between Oct. 11-18 and features performances by Lisette Oropesa, Antonio Pappano, Angela Meade, Celine Byrne, Ermonela Jaho, Aigul Akhmetshina, Simone Alberghini, Nicola Alaimo, Daniela Barcellona, Joseph Calleja, Roberto de Candia, Paolo Bordogna, Helena {…}
With opera companies returning in full force digitally, this week’s selections will highlight a mix of repertory staples with some unique and experimental new works. Before we kick off our list, don’t forget to check out important discussions taking place regarding issues of race and equality in opera with such programs as Karen Slack’s “KikiKonversations,” Kenneth Overton’s “Black Opera Live,” and Mark {…}
(Credit: Tatyana Vlasova) The Royal Opera House has announced the casting for its live concert on September 4, 2020. Due to travel restrictions, soprano Sonya Yoncheva had to withdraw from the performance with soprano Kristine Opolais performing in her stead. Opolais is set to perform “The Song to the Moon” from Dvorak’s “Rusalka.” She will also appear in the final {…}
September brings the opening of several major companies in Europe. And that means new streaming opportunities of concerts and operas. Before we kick off our list, don’t forget to check out important discussions taking place regarding issues of race and equality in opera with such programs as Karen Slack’s “KikiKonversations,” Kenneth Overton’s “Black Opera Live,” and Mark S. Doss’ “Heart and Soul” series {…}
Teatro Nuovo has announced the release of Bel Canto in Thirty Minutes, premiering Sept. 15 at 7:30 p.m. on YouTube Live. The new video production is set to feature the first-ever complete recording of Nicola Vaccai’s “Practical Method of Italian Singing,” a delicious collection of miniature arias that has been a cornerstone of Bel Canto training for nearly two centuries. {…}
(Credits: Sonya Yoncheva official website / Charles Castronovo official website / Jason Homa / Sim Canetty-Clarke / Andrey Uspensky / © DR/Opéra National de Paris) The Royal Opera House Covent Garden has announced that it will reopen its doors for the first time Since March 16, 2020. The Royal Opera House will present the Live in Concert event on September {…}
(Credit: Met Opera / Ken Howard / Marty Sohl) The Met Opera has unveiled its 25 and 26th weeks of streaming, continuing its theme-based streaming options. For week 25, the company will focus on 20th-century classics, while the ensuing week of streams will place an emphasis on French operas. Monday, August 31 – R. Strauss’s Elektra Starring Nina Stemme, Adrianne Pieczonka, Waltraud {…}
(Credit: Met Opera / Ken Howard / Marty Sohl) The Metropolitan Opera has announced the 24th week of its nightly streams. For the final week of August, the company will be dedicated to presenting operas by Verdi. This is the second time that the company places a focus on one composer, having done a similarly themed marathon of Wagner operas. {…}
(Credit: Jason Homa) Lisette Oropesa has announced a five year deal with San Francisco Classical Recording Company The soprano made the news official on social media stating, “Cheers! I am so incredibly happy and GRATEFUL to share that this week here in Munich, I have been recording my first ever solo+orchestra album: a full CD of Mozart Concert Arias with {…}
(Credit: Javier del Real) This review is for the performance on July 25, 2020. One of the unique features of the Teatro Real de Madrid’s “Traviata” was the fact that the company provided audiences with a chance to see four different sopranos perform the iconic title role in close proximity to one another. While we have already looked at Marina {…}
At the beginning of July, the Teatro Real de Madrid kicked off a project that many other opera houses around the world observed attentively. The company launched a production of Verdi’s “La Traviata” with some of the world’s greatest opera stars, presenting the work 27 times over the course of an entire month. That production’s run came to an end {…}