The Metropolitan Opera has announced a cast change for its production of “Lohengrin.” The company noted that Thomas Hall will sing in the final two performances as Telramund on March 28 and April 1. He will replace Evgeny Nikitin. Hall performed on March 2, 5, and 21 making his Met debut. Hall made his European debut in 2011, singing Telramund {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced a cast change for its final performance of Bellini’s “Norma” on March 25. The company said, “for this afternoon’s performance of Bellini’s Norma, the role of Norma will be sung by Helena Dix.” Dix also commented on Twitter stating, “Just got notice that Ms. Yoncheva is not well enough to do our final Norma today {…}
The Metropolitan has announced that it is dedicating the run of Bellini’s “Norma” to Maria Callas for her centennial. In a statement, the company said, “this season’s performances of Bellini’s ‘Norma’ are dedicated to the memory of legendary soprano Maria Callas on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of her birth. Join us in remembering the incredible career of Callas {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced a cast change for its March 22 performance of Bellini’s “Norma.” The company said, “for this evening’s performance of Bellini’s ‘Norma,’ the title role will be sung by Helena Dix.” Dix returns to the Met after making her debut in 2019 as Alice Ford. The soprano is a bel canto specialist who has performed at {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced cast changes for its performance of “Lohengrin” on March 21. The company said that for the performance “the role of Ortrud will be sung by Rebecca Nash replacing Christine Goerke. Meanwhile, the part of Telramund will be sung by Thomas Hall replacing Evgeny Nikitin. Nash made her Met debut last season as “Elektra” and already {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced the 20 singers from the United States, Canada, and Mexico regions to compete in the semifinal round of the Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition on April 17 at 10 am ET. Finalist include sopranos Yihan Duan (Midwest: Anhui, China), Midori Marsh (Upper Midwest: Cleveland, OH), Teresa Perrotta (Great Lakes: Orlando, FL), Meredith Wohlgemuth (Eastern: Winter {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has fired Yusif Eyvazov from a production of “Tosca.” The company said that Eyvazov’s association with Anna Netrebko was problematic and did not want to disrespect the Ukrainian soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska, who will sing the role of Tosca in four performances. General Manager Peter Gelb added, “that he had hoped Eyvazov would withdraw from the production but {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has been ordered by an arbitrator to pay soprano Anna Netrebko more than $200,000 for performances it canceled last year when Peter Gelb distanced himself from “Putin-supported artists.” The arbitrator, in a decision issued last month that had not been previously reported, ruled that the Met would be obligated to compensate Netrebko for 13 canceled performances, including {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced a cast change for its production of “Norma” on March 17. The company said that Angela Meade will sing the title role of Bellini’s masterpiece replacing Sonya Yoncheva. Meade performed the title role in David McVicar’s production back in 2017. She has also performed the opera at the LA Opera. The cast change comes days {…}
The Metropolitan Opera is set to perform Strauss’ “Der Rosenkavalier” with Lise Davidsen returning to the Met stage. The opera, which will be showcased seven times between March 27 and April 20, will also feature mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey in her house role debut as Octavian, Soprano Erin Morley as Sophie, and bass Günther Groissböck as Baron Ochs. Maestro Simone Young, {…}
(Credit: Chris Christodoulou) In April, Domingo Hindoyan will return to the Metropolitan Opera for the second time. This time he will conduct Puccini’s masterpiece “Tosca” in David McVicar’s production. It will also be the second of three Puccini works in the season. OperaWire had a chance to speak with the conductor about his love for Puccini, “Turandot,” and the upcoming {…}