The Opéra National de Paris will be streaming a past performance of Bizet’s “Carmen” in a production by Calixto Bieito. The famed opera will be conducted by Bertrand de Billy with Roberto Alagna as Don José, Elina Garanca in the title role, and Maria Agresta as Micaëla. The stream is available between April 27 through May 3; only audiences in {…}
(Credit: Silvia Lelli) The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has teamed RMMUSIC (riccardomutimusic.com) to showcase three Verdi operas. The works, which are all conducted by Riccardo Muti, will be available to stream for two months on the company’s Youtube page and Riccardo Muti’s official website. Here is a look. The presentation will be “Simon Boccanegra“ from the 2012-13 season. The production {…}
The Salzburg Easter Festival is launching a streaming platform in collaboration with Unitel. From April 4 through 16, the dates of the festival, there will be free videos of the opera productions from the era of Christian Thielemann/Staatskapelle Dresden from 2013 to 2017. The program kicks off with a 2017 recording of “Die Walküre,” in a production by Vera Nemirova {…}
The Palau de les Arts has announced that it will begin a streaming cycle on March 31. The theater will collaborate with Unitel GmbH & Co.KG to offer a diverse program on the Palau de les arts website. The program will begin with Verdi’s “Otello” conducted by Zubin Mehta from 2013. The opera stars Gregory Kunde in the title role, {…}
The Opéra National de Paris has announced its 2020-21 season featuring a number of new productions revivals. Here is a look. Domingo Hindoyan and Keri-Lynn Wilson lead performances of Bizet’s “Carmen” with Clémentine Margaine, Elīna Garanča, and Varduhi Abrahamyan sharing the title role and Vittorio Grigolo and Charles Castronovo as Don José. Adam Plachetka and Lucas Meachem alternate as Escamillo, {…}
The Opernhaus Zürich has announced its 2020-21 season with 13 new productions and a number of international stars. Premiere Michael Volle sings the title role in a new production of Mussorgky’s “Boris Godunov” by Barrie Kosky. Lina Dambrauskaité, Irène Friedli, John Daszak, Konstantin Shushakov, Brindley Sherratt, Edgaras Montvidas, Oksana Volkova, Johannes Martin Kränzle, and Wenwei Zhang also star. Kirill Karabits {…}
The International Opera Awards have announced the nominees for its 2020 Awards. The annual event, which celebrates achievement in opera around the globe over the 2019 calendar year, recognizes excellence in a wide range of categories that cover performance, design and direction, as well as education and outreach. This year, two opera companies topped the 2020 nominees with three a {…}
(Credit: Courtesy of San Francisco Opera) The San Francisco Opera has announced its 2020-21 season featuring a number of new productions and stars. Here is a look. Productions The first production of the season will be Beethoven’s “Fidelio” celebrating the composer’s 250th anniversary. The new production will be directed by Matthew Ozawa with Music Director Designate Eun Sun Kim conducting {…}
(Photo Credit: Marty Sohl / Metropolitan Opera) On Jan. 9, 2020, the Metropolitan Opera resumed this season’s run of Puccini’s “La Bohème.” Zeffirelli’s classically gorgeous production was enlivened by a solid cast of artists under the baton of conductor Marco Armiliato. For this revival, Gregory Keller directed the production which saw it’s performers through a myriad of comedic, animated interactions {…}
(© Gregor Hohenberg / Sony Classical) The Festival Castell de Peralada has confirmed that Jonas Kaufmann and Maria Agresta will perform during the 2020 edition. The two stars are set to perform a Puccini gala on August 9, 2020 alongside conductor John Rieder and the Orquestra Sinfònica del Vallès. Kaufmann and Agresta have performed together in multiple productions including “Pagliacci” {…}
This weekend its all about star performances, repertory staples, new productions and a season opening. Check out what we believe you need to see. Eugene Onegin Wiener Staatsoper, Austria Marina Rebeka continues the run in her first Tatiana alongside a star cast that includes Boris Pinkhasovich in the title role, Pavol Breslik as Lenski and Ferruccio Furlanetto as Gremin. The {…}