The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced a date change for its final performance of Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly.” The company noted that the final showcase of the run scheduled for Dec. 19 has been changed to Dec. 22, 2021. The new production is set to open on Dec. 9, 2021 and will be directed by Chiara Muti. Francesco Ivan Ciampa will conduct {…}
The Canadian Opera Company has announced three new mainstage productions at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts for the 2021-22 season. In a statement COC General Director Perryn Leech, “Through our digital fall, it’s been wonderful to be able to support artists, creators, and technicians in returning to the stage and sharing their talents with audiences from coast {…}
The Bregenz Festival in Austria has announced the 2022 season. The festival will present Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” with Enrique Mazzola conducting a new production by Andreas Homoki. Performance Dates: July 22-August 21, 2022 The second opera of the season will be Giordano’s rarely performed “Siberia.” Valentin Uryupin will conduct the opera with Vasily Barkhatov directing. Performance Date: July 21, 2021 {…}
Author Paul Anthony is set to release his new novella “Sorrow: the legacy of cio-cio-san,” a follow-up to Puccini’s famed opera “Madama Butterfly.” The book starts during that tragic final scene of the famed opera with Pinkerton finding Cio-Cio San dead and taking their son Sorrow with him to the U.S. The book follows the story of the young boy {…}
(Credit: Fabrizio Sansoni-Teatro dell’Opera di Roma) On July 16 the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma will open a new production of Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” at the Circo Massimo. The production will be one of the two operas the company presents during the summer. Donato Renzetti conducts the production by Àlex Ollé de La Fura dels Baus. Corinne Winters will take on the {…}
The Latvian National Opera has announced the first part of its 2021-22 season. The season opens with Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” starring Sonora Vaice and Dana Bramane as Cio-Cio San, Raimonds Bramanis and Andris Ludvigs as Pinkerton, Ilona Bagele and Laura Grecka as Suzuki, and Jānis Apeinis and Armands Siliņš as Sharpless. Mārtiņš Ozoliņš and Normunds Vaicis conduct. Performance Dates: Sept. 17 & 19, {…}
(Credit: Martin Sigmund) The Staatsoper Stuttgart has announced its 2021-22 season. Here is a look at the operatic and vocal performances. Opera Premieres Paul Dessau’s “Die Verurteilung des Lukullus” opens the season. The complex work stars Friedemann Röhlig, Alina Adamski, Torsten Hofmann, Elliott Carlton Hines, Maria Theresa Ullrich, Linsey Coppens, Philipp Nicklaus, Heinz Göhrig, Jasper Leever, Laia Vallés, Clare Tunney, {…}
(Credits: Dario Acosta / Sonya Yoncheva official website / © Gregor Hohenberg / Kasskara/DG / Operabase official website / Staatsoper Berlin official website) The Staatsoper unter den Linden in Berlin has announced its 2021-22 season. Here is the full slate. Operas Beethoven’s “Fidelio” will open the season. The opera stars Roman Trekel, Matthias Goerne, Pavel Černoch, Andreas Schager, Simone Schneider, {…}
(Credits: Dario Acosta / © Gregor Hohenberg / Sony Classical / Angela Gheorghiu official website / Michael Cooper / Kasskara/DG / Chris Singer) The Royal Opera House Covent Garden has announced full details of its exciting 2021-22 season, which will star some of the world’s greatest performers. The Royal Opera House Live Cinema Season and digital program will be announced {…}
The Boston Lyric Opera has postponed plans for its new production of “Madama Butterfly.” The company announced that “after internal reflection, and discussions with company leadership and the original creative team, BLO has changed previously announced plans to mount a new production of Puccini’s ‘Madama Butterfly.’” Acting General & Artistic Director Bradley Vernatter said that the change is an affirmation {…}
Sonya Yoncheva has announced she will sing two new roles next season. The soprano took to social media to announce that she will sing the role of Cio-Cio San at the Royal Opera House and she will make her role debut as Anna Bolena at the Theatre des Champs-Elysee. She also noted that she will make her Gran Teatre del {…}