Magdalena Kožená, Angel Blue, Natalya Romaniw, Malin Byström, Karen Cargill Headline Edinburgh International Festival 2022

The Edinburgh International Festival has announced 2022 season. For the purposes of this article, we will focus solely on vocal and operatic performances. Opera Sir Don Runnicles will lead a performance of “Fidelio” starring Clay Hilley, Jennifer Davis, Markus Brück, Sir Willard White, Gideon Poppe, and Kim-Lillian Sterbel. Performance Dates: August 10, 2022 Natalya Romaniw will lead “Rusalka” in a {…}

Feb 22, 2022

Saioa Hernández, Erwin Schrott & Malin Byström Lead New CD/DVD Releases

It’s all about the complete opera recording this week. Opera lovers will be able to discover two new interpretations of famed works as well as four rarely performed works. One of the recordings is also a world premiere and will be a discovery for all operatic lovers. Rossini in 1819 Opera Rara will releases an 8-CD boxset Rossini in 1819 {…}

Dec 31, 2021

Wiener Staatsoper Announces Opera Change for Jan. 2

(Credit: Peter Knutson) The Wiener Staatsoper has announced an opera change for Jan. 2, 2022. The company noted that “due to Omicron infections in the vocal ensemble, the first performance of the revival of “La bohème” has been canceled. As a result, the company will present “Tosca” with Malin Byström in the title role. The soprano will return to the Wiener {…}

Dec 2, 2021

Bergen Philharmonic Cancels Barcelona Concert

The Bergen Philharmonic has canceled its Friday, Dec, 3, 2021 concert at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona. The theater noted in a press release, “we regret to announce that the concert with the Bergen Philharmonic has been canceled due to the Norwegian government’s recommendation to cancel the orchestra’s European tour in the current pandemic context due to {…}

Oct 29, 2021

Malin Byström Replaces Lise Davidsen at Palau de la Música Catalana

(Credit: Peter Knutson) The Palau de la Música Catalana has announced that soprano Malin Byström will replace Lise Davidsen for a concert on Dec. 3, 2021. Per the statement, Davidsen had to cancel her participation in the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra tour with conductor Edward Gardner for reasons beyond the control of the Palau de la Música Catalana. The program for {…}

Jun 20, 2021

Kristine Opolais, Michael Volle, Angela Gheorghiu & Evelyn Herlitzius Lead Semperoper Dresden’s 2021-22 Season

The Semperoper Dresden has announced its 2021-22 season featuring new productions, revivals, jung oper, and Chamber works. Premieres Gaetano d’Espinosa conducts a new production of Peter Konwitschny Bellini’s “Norma” with Yolanda Auyanet in the title role. The cast will also include Dmytro Popov, Alexandros Stavrakakis, and Stepanka Pucalkova. Performance Dates: Oct. 2-31, 2021 Ivan Repušić conducts a new production of {…}

Jun 18, 2021

Christine Goerke, Karita Mattila, Susan Graham, Michael Fabiano Headline San Francisco Opera’s July Streams

San Francisco Opera has announced new streams for the month of July. The first stream will be a 2016 production of “Jenufa” starring Malin Byström in the title role alongside Karita Mattila, William Burden, and Scott Quinn. The production was directed by Oliver Tambosi with Jiří Bĕlohlávek conducting. Streaming Dates: July 10-11, 2021 Next up the company will stream a {…}

May 10, 2021

Marina Rebeka, Malin Byström, J’Nai Bridges & Adela Zaharia Highlight Dutch National Opera’s 2021-22 Season

The Dutch National Opera has announced its 2021-22 season featuring new productions, new voices, films, and a festival dedicated to Orpheus. Productions Zemlinsky’s “Der Zwerg” opens the season in a new production by Nanouk Leopold. Lorenzo Viotti conducts the opera which is set to star Clay Hilley in the title role, Olga Kulchynska as Donna Clara, Annette Dasch as Ghita, {…}

May 3, 2021

Russell Thomas, Roberto Alagna, Christine Goerke, John Holiday, Ghena Dimitrova, Ildebrando d’Arcangelo Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

Are you looking for classic operas with star-studded casts? Or major concerts with diverse repertory? Or some new works that explore that the possibilities of the artform? We have all of that covered in this week’s top 10 operas to stream. So without further ado, let’s kick things off… Vanished – The Dallas Opera (NOW) Ryan McKinney has taken the {…}

Apr 26, 2021

Malin Byström Leads OperaVision’s May Streams

OperaVision has announced the streams for the month May. The first stream of the month will be from the Nationaltheater Mannheim. “Hippolyte et Aricie” will feature a production by Lorenzo Fioroni and is conducted by Bernhard Forck. Streaming Date: May 1, 2021 The Royal Swedish Opera’s “Tosca“ from a performance in February will be streamed. Malin Byström stars as Tosca {…}

Mar 20, 2021

Bayerische Staatsoper Cancels ‘Lucia Di Lammermoor’ and ‘Les Vêpres Siciliennes’

(Credits: LA Opera official website / Peter Knutson) The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced the cancelation of its run of Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor” between March 20 & 26, and the presentations of Verdi’s “Les Vêpres siciliennes” on April 5, 10 & 13, 2021. The opera house stated that the performances could not be presented due to the worsening of the {…}