(Credit: Courtesy of Bowman Media) San Diego Opera has announced a major cast change for its upcoming production of “Così fan tutte.” The company noted that John Brancy will be joining the cast in place of Gihoon Kim, who had been scheduled to make his North American debut. However, per a press statement, he withdrew from the production due to {…}
The Mozarteum Foundation has announced that the cancelation of Salzburg Mozart Week in 2022. The famed festival was set to kick off on Jan. 27 and run through Feb. 6, 2022. However, due to the rising numbers of COVID-19, the organization felt that it was necessary to take this step. “The situation in Salzburg has deteriorated dramatically, and according to {…}
(Credit: Ken Howard) On January 8, 2022, the Metropolitan Opera presented the season premiere for Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro.” The matinee performance saw the audience gather for an afternoon of musical comedy. While not a full house, there was a respectable turnout amid concerns over the Omicron variant which has seen closures and cancellations worldwide. As people found their {…}
The ABAO Bilbao Opera has announced that it has ceased ticket sales its performances of Mozart’s “La Clemenza di Tito.” Per the opera house’s official statement, the Basque Government ordered the venue to limit its seating capacity to a maximum of 800 spectators, within other measures to stem the exponential spread of the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus. {…}
(Credit: David Ruanoquer) The Staatsoper Unter den Linden has announced that mezzo-soprano Marina Viotti will perform the role of Cherubino for the final season performances of Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” on April 9 & 16, 2022. Viotti joins a cast that includes Gyula Orendt in the role of Count Almaviva, Elsa Dreisig as Countess Almaviva, Regula Mühlemann as Susanna, {…}
(Credit: Gregor Hohenberg) This past fall soprano Aleksandra Kurzak released a new album, “Mozart Concertante.” It was a departure from the work that she had recently done for Sony Classical, which was dedicated to the Romantic repertoire and which was in line with the repertoire she is currently performing all over the world. In many ways, this album represents a {…}
(Credit: Staatstheater Wiesbaden) The Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden has announced that coloratura soprano Aleksandra Jovanović will not be appearing in the role of Konstanze in the revival of Mozart’s “Die Entführung aus dem Serail” between Jan. 9 – May 15, 2022. As a result, coloratura soprano Gloria Rehm will take over the role for all performances in the run. Rehm joins {…}
(Credit: Bayerische Staatsoper official website / Deutsche Oper am Rhein official website / Yan Bleney) Opéra National de Paris has announced an upcoming production of Mozart and Da Ponte’s “Don Giovanni.” The opera opens on Feb. 1, and runs through March 11, 2022, for a total of 13 performances. The famed work will be headlined by Christian Van Horn in {…}
The Opéra National de Paris will present “Concert des artists de l’Académie” at the Palais Garnier on Jan. 20, 2022. The program will be dedicated to the operas of Mozart. Kicking off the program will be Kiup Lee, Alexander Ivanov, Niall Anderson in a trio from “Così fan tutte” followed by Fernando Escalona taking on music from Mitridate. Marine Chagnon {…}
(Credit: Staatsoper Unter den Linden official website) The Staatsoper Unter den Linden has announced that soprano Narine Yeghiyan will perform the role of Pamina in Mozart’s singspiel “Die Zauberflöte” on Dec. 25, 2021 at 3 p. m. CET. Yeghiyan joins a cast that includes Peter Sonn as Tamino, Hila Fahima as Die Königin der Nacht, Gyula Orendt as Papageno, and {…}
Opera performances resumed at the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in Lisbon earlier this year as Portugal’s handling of the pandemic was widely praised as possibly the best within the European Union. In Lisbon, ensembles large and small have begun filling up local church series, community performance spaces, and neighborhood stages, while fado singers have returned to smokey late-night bars {…}
