Pittsburgh Opera To Celebrate Holidays with ‘Hansel & Gretel’

Pittsburgh Opera will continue its 80th season with Humperdinck’s classic “Hansel & Gretel.“ The opera is set to star Pittsburgh favorite Marianne Cornetti as the witch, as well as Ashley Fabian as Gretel, Corrie Stallings as Hansel and Caitlyn Gotimer as the Dew Fairy/Sandman. Leah Heater will perform the Mother, while Craig Verm will sing the Father. Anthony Walker will conduct the performances, which will be sung in {…}

Lawrence Brownlee, Olga Peretyako & Serena Farnocchia Headline Opera Royal De Wallonie’s 2018-19 Season

The Opera Royal del Wallonie-Liege has announced its 2018-19 season featuring five new productions and nine showcases in total. The season contains a number of rarely performed works in addition to repertoire staples featuring many prominent and rising stars. Here is a look. Productions  Stefano Vizioli directs Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” with Fabio Sartori in the title role and Violetta Urmana as {…}

CD/DVD Releases-Week of June 5: Olga Peretyatko & Jose Bros Leads This Week’s New Releases

This week will feature three high profile releases, allowing for a unique exploration of music from some of the most recognized performers around the world. Russian Light  Olga Peretyatko returns with a new album for Sony Classical. This time she explores the Russian repertoire in works by Rimsky-Korsakov, Glinka, Rachmaninoff, Stravinsky and rare pieces from Shostakovich. The album is conducted by {…}