Angel Blue, Renée Fleming, Eva-Maria Westbroek, Anita Rachvelishvilli, Matthew Polenzani Lead Opéra de Paris 2021-22 Season

(Photo Credits: Emma Birski / OnP) Opéra National de Paris has announced its 2021-22 season. Here is the full slate. Operas “The Seven Deaths of Maria Callas” by Marina Abramovic will open the season. The showcase stars Nadezhda Karyazina, Selene Zanetti, Leah Hawkins, Adela Zaharia, Lauren Fagan, Gabriella Reyes, and Hera Hyesang Park. Yoel Gamzou conducts. Performance dates: Sep. 1 {…}

Dec 1, 2020

Miah Persson, Andrea Carroll, & Jack Swanson Lead Garsington Opera’s 2021 Season

The Garsington Opera at Wormsley, England has announced the 2021 season program. The season opens with R.Strauss’ “Der Rosenkavalier” starring Miah Perrson, Hanna Hipp, Soraya Malfi, Derrick Ballard, and Richard Burkhard. Jordan de Souza conducts Bruno Ravella’s production. Performance Dates: June 2-July 3, 2021 Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” is set to star Jonathan McGovern, Natalia Tanasii, Sam Furness, and Mathew Rose. {…}

Nov 2, 2020

Leontyne Price, Andriana Chuchman, Leo Nucci, Thomas Hampson, Luca Pisaroni Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

This week’s top 10 will feature numerous selections ranging from baroque operas to more modern works, including one by Rufus Wainwright. Those who are looking for some star power can bank on a Leontyne Price special flanked by Giuseppe Giacomini and Leo Nucci. Or maybe you want some comedic gold, in which case we have two distinct productions and four {…}

Aug 15, 2020

Elena Stikhina, Christiane Karg & Ann Hallenberg Highlight Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra 2020 Fall Season

(Credits: Daniil Rabovsky / Gisela Schenker / Monteverdi Choir & Orchestras official website) The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra will be returning to the stage on August 28, 2020. The Orchestra has announced its fall season which will last until December 23, 2020. For the purpose of this article, we will focus only on the vocal works. Mezzo-soprano Ann Hallenberg will perform {…}

Aug 3, 2020

Joyce DiDonato, Clay Hilley, Will Liverman, Topi Lehtipuu Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

We are reaching an interesting point in the summer for the opera world. Europe has essentially returned to “normalcy” as far as performances go. That also means an increasing lack of online content for operagoers from Europe’s biggest houses. Meanwhile, the rest of the opera world is in a transitional phase. With most companies preparing for digital starts to their {…}

Jul 17, 2020

Christopher Purves, Miah Persson, Marie-Nicole Lemieux Headline Latest Additions to Glyndebourne Open House

(Credit: Alasdair Muir) Glyndebourne has unveiled the next set of operas that will stream as part of its online “Open House Series.” The company revealed that it will be streaming a production of Verdi’s “Falstaff” as directed by Richard Jones. The production, which was conducted by Vladimir Jurowski, stars Christopher Purves in the iconic title role alongside Alasdair Elliott, Paolo {…}

May 28, 2020

Luca Pisaroni, Isabel Leonard, Miah Persson Headline Glyndebourne’s Open House Virtual Series

(Credit: Glyndebourne Productions Ltd / I. Cooper) Glyndebourne’s YouTube channel will start streaming free operas every Sunday starting on May 24, 2020. For the first set of operas, the company is turning to Mozart and Da Ponte’s famed trilogy. The series kicked off with Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” with a cast featuring Vito Priante, Isabel Leonard, Andrew Shore, Lydia {…}

Apr 29, 2020

Vladimir Jurowski, Miah Persson & Sabine Devieilhe Highlight Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin’s 2020-21

The Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin has announced its 2020-21 season featuring a number of soloists. For this article we will highlight vocal performances. Vladimir Jurowski and Anne Schwanewilms perform works by Webern, Berg, and Schnittke. Performance Date: Sept. 5, 2020 Vladimir Jurowski conducts a Christmas concert featuring soloists Sophie Klußmann, Alice Lackner, Michael Taylor, Stefan Gähler, Christian Oldenburg, and Philipp Alexander Mehr. The program {…}

Feb 21, 2020

Bryn Terfel, Jamie Barton & Edward Gardner Lead London Philharmonic’s 2020-21 Season

The London Philharmonic has announced its 2020-21 season featuring a number of important soloists around the world. For this article we will highlight the vocal performances. The season opens with a program entitled Fantastic Symphony with Edward Gardner leading a program of works by Tchaikovsky, Lutosławski, and Berlioz. Gerald Finley will be the featured soloist. Performance Date: Sept. 23, 2020 Edward {…}

Jun 10, 2019

Thomas Hampson Headlines Pierre Boulez Saal’s 2019-20 Season

The Pierre Boulez Saal of Berlin has announced its 2019-20 season featuring numerous concerts. For this article, we will only feature vocal performances. Marion Tassou performs an evening with conductor Matthias Pintscher and director Silvia Costa. The program will include music by Blondeau, Lindberg, and Vivier. Performance Date: Sept. 22, 2019 Christian Gerhaher performs an evening of Mahler with Gerold Huber. {…}

May 17, 2019

Benjamin Appl & Jennifer Johnston Headline Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2019-20 Season

The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra has announced its 2019-20 season. For the purposes of this article, we will focus on vocal performances. Soprano Anna Crookes will be joined by flutist Fiona Fulton, cellist Jonathan Aasgaard, and pianist Ian Buckle of Pixels Ensemble to perform works by Hildegard of Bingen, Dani Howard, George Crumb, Luciano Berio, and Maurice Ravel. Performance Date: {…}