Barno Ismatullaeva, Jacquelyn Wagner, Pumeza Matshikiza, Mario Rojas & Daniel Luis de Vicente Lead Staatsoper Hannover’s 2024-25 Season

The Staatsoper Hannover has announced its 2024-25 season. Premieres Philip Glass’s “Satyagraha” will be conducted by Masaru Kumakura and directed by Daniel Kramer. The production will star Shanul Sharma, Meredith Wohlgemuth, Ketevan Chuntishvili, Beatriz Miranda, Lluís Calvet i Pey, Markus Suihkonen, Ruzana Grigorian, Darwin Prakash, and Markus Suihkonen. Performance Dates: Sept. 6-Oct. 31, 2024 Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci” will receive a new {…}

Aug 21, 2023

Mario Rojas & Desirée Rancatore Lead ‘La Bohème’ at Luglio Musicale Trapanese

The Luglio Musicale Trapanese is set to present Puccini’s “La Bohème.” The opera will be presented in a production by Maestro Walter Roccaro on August 20 and 22 at the Teatro Giuseppe Di Stefano. Carlo Goldstein conducts the Orchestra e del Coro del Luglio Musicale Trapanese with a cast that includes Desirée Rancatore as Mimi, Francesca Benitez as Musetta, Mario Rojas {…}

Jun 20, 2023

Luglio Musicale Trapanese Announces 2023 Summer Season

The Luglio Musicale Trapanese has announced its 2023 summer season featuring opera, dance, and concerts. Here is a look at the vocal and operatic performances. Special Event The season opens with the concerto “Uniti per la pace.” Sasha Yankevych conducts the evening with pianist Dmitry Shishkin and soprano Chiara Fiorani. Performance Date: June 16, 2023 Opera Verdi’s “Macbeth” opens in a {…}

Jun 8, 2023

Olga Peretyatko, Jennifer Rowley, Lidia Fridman & Brian Mulligan Lead Teatro Regio di Torino’s 2023-24 Season

The Teatro Regio di Torino has announced its 2023-24 season. Halévy’s “La Juive” will star Mariangela Sicilia, Gregory Kunde, Nina Minasyan, and Enkeleda Kamani. Daniel Oren conducts the production by Stefano Poda. Performance Dates: Sept. 19-Oct. 3, 2023 Offenbach’s “Un mari à la porte” will star Pawel Żak, Ksenia Chubunova, Amélie Hois, and Matteo Mollica. Riccardo Bisatti conducts Anna Maria Bruzzese’s production. Performance {…}

May 27, 2022

Dorothea Röschmann, Enkeleda Kamani & Mario Rojas Lead Opera National de Lorraine’s 2022-23 Season

The Opera National de Lorraine has announced its 2022-23 season. Here is a look at the opera productions. Opera Viktoriia Vitrenko stars in “Rendez-vous près du feu.” Performance Dates: Sept. 27-Oct. 3, 2022 Eldar’s “Like Flesh” will star Helena Rasker, William Dazeley, and Juliette Allen with Maxime Pascal conducting and Silvia Costa directing. Performance Dates: Sept, 28-Oct. 2, 2022 “L’Amour des {…}

May 31, 2021

Simone McIntosh & Mario Rojas Announced Winners of Festival Napa Valley’s New Young Artist Initiative

Festival Napa Valley has announced the launch of the Manetti Shrem Opera Program. The new initiative will nurture the careers of young singers through fully staged opera productions and recitals, a summer vocal conservatory, and a $10,000 Manetti Shrem Prize. The winners of the 2021 Prize include Mario Rojas and Simone McIntosh. “The Manetti Shrem Opera Program enables Festival Napa {…}

Nov 13, 2020

Will Liverman, Ana María Martinez, René Barbera, Mario Rojas, David Portillo Headline New Productions by Lyric Opera of Chicago for 2020-21

The Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced additional productions for its 2020-21 season. In addition to its “Twilight: Gods” the company will present “Pasión Latina,” a free concert featuring such renowned artists as Ana María Martínez, René Barbera, David Portillo, Mario Rojas, Richard Ollarsaba, Denis Vélez, and Ricardo José Rivera. The performance will feature music from Puerto Rico, Mexico, Cuba, {…}

Dec 17, 2019

Lyric Opera of Chicago Announces ‘Rising Stars in Concert’ For 2020

(Credit: Simon Pauly / David Lack) The Ryan Opera Center at the Lyric Opera of Chicago is set to present “Rising Stars in Concert” on Jan. 19, 2020. The concert will feature music of Bellini, Berlioz, Bizet, Debussy, Donizetti, Rossini, R. Strauss, and Verdi, among others, with the aim of spotlighting the artists of the 2019-20 Ryan Opera Center Ensemble. These artists {…}

Aug 15, 2019

Sonya Yoncheva, Javier Camarena, Major European Opera Stars Come To Plácido Domingo’s Defense

Editor’s Note: This piece has been edited as statements have come out regarding the situation. Following accusations of sexual harassment, numerous opera personalities have come in defense of Plácido Domingo. In the wake of accusations by nine women, opera stars have taken to Twitter, Instagram, and news outlets to defend their colleague. Among them is Bulgarian superstar soprano Sonya Yoncheva {…}

Mar 4, 2019

Mario Rojas Replaces Giorgio Berrugi In ‘La Traviata’

Giorgio Berrugi has canceled tonight’s performance of Verdi’s “La Traviata.” The Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced that due to the flu, Berrugi will not be able to perform tonight. As a result, second-year Ryan Opera Center member Mario Rojas will sing the role of Alfredo. Rojas made his Lyric opera debut as Borsa in “Rigoletto” during the 2017-18 Lyric {…}