The Canadian Opera Company has announced a cast change for its production of “Medea.” The company said, “Regrettably, Sondra Radvanovsky has been diagnosed with laryngitis and is unable to perform as Medea on May 9 and 11 as scheduled. The COC is grateful to Italian soprano Chiara Isotton for stepping into the title role for the remainder of the performance {…}
Canadian Opera Company is set to present the company premiere of Cherubini’s “Medea.” The opera will be presented in Sir David McVicar’s acclaimed production which was presented at the Metropolitan Opera. The opera will star Sondra Radvanovsky, Matthew Polenzani, and Janai Brugger, who all made their role debuts at the Met in 2022. Of those performances, OperaWire said “Sondra Radvanovsky {…}
Soprano and director Eilin O’Dea takes on the title role in Fusion Theatre’s upcoming production of Cherubini’s “Medea.” The cast includes Alessandro Caronna, Kat Collins, Kara Gordon, Kenny Harmon, Rina Haruki, Nicole LeBlanc, Maureen O’Boyle, Alexa Rabago, Patricio Rabago, and Ruth Rooney. Additional casting will be announced at a later date. Areti Giovanou serves as the music director. Fusion Co-Founder {…}
In the second cast of the Teatro Real de Madrid’s “Medea,” Saioa Hernandez proved a revelation. Her dramatic instrument with a bright dark timbre, her expansive vibrato, her thunderous high register, her sonorous low register in chest voice, and her fluid vocal line make her ideal for this role. Medea’s writing is mostly central, we could even say that it {…}
(Credit: Javier del Real) Teatro Real opened its 2023-24 season with Cherubini’s masterpiece “Medea.” The opera had a great success and was very popular in Europe during the XIX century, where it was usually performed in German or Italian and with a newly written recitative instead of the original French dialogues between arias and scenes. “Medea” was rarely performed during {…}
The Greek National Opera is currently performing a production of Cherubini’s rarely performed opera “Medea.” The run of the opera is part of the company’s tribute to the centennial of Maria Callas’ birth. Callas was well known for rediscovering “Medea” and made it one of her signature roles. She went on to perform it more than 30 times at the Dallas {…}
Greek National Opera has announced a series of events in tribute of legendary soprano Maria Callas. Curated by GNO Artistic Director Giorgios Koumendakis, the tribute will focus on Callas’ early years in Greece, where she performed with the company within the year of its founding. Among the events are: First up is Cherubini’s “Medea.” Paying homage to Callas’ 1953 portrayal, {…}
Photo credit: Marty Sohl The Greek National Opera (GNO) will present the Greek premiere of Sir David McVicar’s production of Cherubini’s “Medea” starring soprano Anna Pirozzi. Alongside Pirozzi is bass-baritone Yanni Yannissis as Creon, soprano Vassiliki Karayanni as Glauce, tenor Giorgio Berrugi singing the role of Jason, mezzo-soprano Nefeli Kotseli as Neris, bass Nikolas Douros as the Captain of the {…}
Did you know the Metropolitan sells jean jackets inspired by some of its productions? Did you know that it also sells painted violins with unique designs? For three years the company has now been selling Rafael Colon’s unique designs which include the aforementioned jean jackets and violins. Born in Puerto Rico and raised in the Bronx, NYC, Colon is a former {…}
(Credit: © Tessa Traeger) On Sept. 26, Carlo Rizzi opened the Metropolitan Opera for the third time in his career. However, that experience was unique because he was conducting “Medea” for the time ever. And it’s just the first of three works at the Met this season. A few days after the opening, the conductor returned to the podium to {…}
(Credit: Marty Sohl) The Metropolitan Opera is set to take Cherubini’s “Medea” to movie theaters around the world on Oct. 22, 2022. The broadcast, which kicks off at 12:55 p.m. Eastern time, is conducted by Carlo Rizzi and stars Sondra Radvanovksy in the title role. She is joined by Matthew Polenzani, Janai Brugger, and Michele Pertusi. David McVicar directs with {…}