(photo credit: Lennart Sjöberg) Baritone Luthando Qave has been awarded the 2026 Birgit Nilsson Stipendium, valued at 250,000 Swedish kronor (approximately $27,000). Qave is set to present his Stipendium Recital on Aug. 7, 2026, at Västra Karup Church alongside pianist Magnus Svensson as part of the Birgit Nilsson Festival. “I am both very happy and extremely proud to receive the {…}
(Photo credit: Lennart Sjöberg) Göteborg Opera is celebrating its 30th season with an exciting lineup of favorites, beginning with Sir David McVicar’s production of Bizet’s “Carmen,” with libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on a novella by Proper Mérimée. This production was originally presented at Glyndebourne in 2002, and like most McVicar productions, it gets to the point {…}
Sweden’s Göteborg Opera has announced its 2024-25 season. Opera Katarina Giotas headlines Bizet’s “Carmen” with Joachim Bäckström, Adam Frandsen, Luthando Qave, and Matilda Sterby. Aivis Greters and Martyna Szymcza alternate at the pit. Performance Dates: August 24-Oct. 12, 2024 Michael Weinius and Tomas Lind lead Verdi’s “Otello” with Jens Søndergaard, Adam Frandsen, Julia Sporsén, Carolina Sandgren, and Ann-Kristin Jones. Vincenzo Milletarì conducts the production by Rafael {…}
Photo credit: © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. “La bohème”, as the archetypal verismo opera, tends to resist stagings that take it much beyond the confines of nineteenth-century Paris, and indeed non-naturalistic approaches to the work. (Audiences tend to resist them too.) The two most successful in London recently have been John Copley’s recently retired version at the Royal Opera House – {…}
The Royal Danish Opera has announced its 2021-22 season featuring new productions, world premieres, and experimental works. There will also be several international stars and household names. Productions “Opera i det fri” will be presented to open the season. Performance Dates May 21 – August 8, 2021 “Opera i Roskilde” will be part of the Out and About series. Performance {…}
The Göteborg Opera has announced its 2020-21 season, which features one world premiere and a number of new productions. Here is a look:Puccini’s “La Bohème” opens the 2020-21 season featuring a cast that includes Ida Falk Winland, Jung Soo Yun, Luthando Qave, and Sofie Asplund. Henrik Schaefer conducts the production. Performance Dates: August 30-Sept. 20, 2020 Offenbach’s “Champagne Tears” gets a {…}
