Perm Opera in Russia has announced Migran Agadzhanyan as the new Chief Director and Music Director. Agadzhanyan is a singer, conductor, and pianist who graduated from the St. Petersburg State Conservatory and is the founder of the St. Petersburg Youth Symphony Orchestra, with which he actively tours. He has studied under Renata Scotto and Giuseppe Sabbatini and has performed with {…}
The Royal Danish Opera has announced its 2021-22 season featuring new productions, world premieres, and experimental works. There will also be several international stars and household names. Productions “Opera i det fri” will be presented to open the season. Performance Dates May 21 – August 8, 2021 “Opera i Roskilde” will be part of the Out and About series. Performance {…}
The New National Theatre, Tokyo has announced its 2020-21 season. The season will open with Britten’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” in a production by Sir David McVicar. Per the company’s official website, the production will be modified into “A New Normal” style which will include social distancing protocols for artists. The opera will star Daichi Fujiki as Oberon, Kerstin Avemo {…}
(Credit: J. Henry Fair/Victor Santiago/Manon Leprévost/Johannes Kaplan) One of the most exciting aspects of a new season is the fact that audiences will get an opportunity to experience new and exciting artists for the very first time. This is also the case at the Metropolitan Opera, which will feature a plethora of debuts in numerous major productions. Here is a {…}
The New National Theatre, Tokyo has announced its 2020-21 season, featuring four new productions and six revivals. Here is a look at what to expect next season. New Productions The new season Opens with the company premiere of Britten’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” in a new production by David McVicar originally seen at La Monnaie in Brussels. The opera is {…}
The Fondazione Teatro Coccia has announced its 2019-20 season. Opera Verdi’s “Ernani” opens the season with Matteo Beltrami conducting a production Pier Francesco Maestrini. The cast is set to include Migran Agadzhanian, Courtney Mills, Enkhbat Amartuvshin, and Simon Orfila. Performance Dates: Oct. 18 & 20, 2019 A double bill of Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” and Puccini’s “Suor Angelica” is set to be conducted {…}
The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has announced its 2019-20 season featuring numerous new productions and two special concerts. Daniele Gatti conducts a new production of Verdi’s “Les Vêpres Siciliennes” by Valentina Carrasco. The production stars Roberto Frontali, John Osborn, Michele Pertusi, and Roberta Mantegna. Performance Dates: Dec. 10-22, 2019 Lyudmila Monastyrska and Monica Zanettin share the title role in Puccini’s “Tosca” with Giorgio Berrugi {…}
The Royal Danish Opera announced its 2019-20 season, a well balanced season which will feature two world premieres, a musical, a concert version of a Wagner opera, modern rarities, and several favorites. The season opens with Barrie Kosky’s production of “Carmen,” which was previously seen in Frankfurt and in London. French Canadian soprano Michele Losier will sing her first staged Carmen, {…}
Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov have withdrawn from the Baden Baden festival’s production of “Adriana Lecovreur.” The festival announced that due to a virus both singers have been forced to cancel the two performances scheduled for July 20 and 23. As a result, the Baden Baden Festival was able to recruit Tatiana Serjan in the title role and rising star tenor Migran {…}
The Opéra de Lyon has recently announced its offerings for the 2018-19 season, which will feature staged productions, concerts, and the Opera Underground series. Here’s a look at what’s on offer for next season. Opera Boito’s “Mefistofele” opens the season with the company’s Music Director Daniele Rustioni leading the musical forces. Evgenia Muraveva takes on the two lead roles of {…}