(Credits: Opera Australia official website / Opera Online) The Teatro Verdi di Padova has announced that it will livestream Franz Léhar’s “Die Lustige Witwe.” The showcase will star Omar Montanari in the role of Baron Mirko Zeta, Ruth Iniesta as Valencienne, Alessandro Safina as Count Danilo Danilovitsch, and Anastasia Bartoli as Hanna Glawari. The cast also includes Matteo Roma, William {…}
(Credits: David Agassi / Johannes Ifkovits / Deniz Saylan / Sony Classical / Wiener Staatsoper official website) Wiener Staatsoper has announced the next slate of operas that it will be presenting on its streaming platform over the next week. First up is Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” with Mariusz Kwiecien, Erwin Schrott, Marina Rebeka, Juliane Banse, and Benjamin Bruns. Ádám Fischer conducts {…}
Opera Fuoco in Paris, France is set to present a unique 14-episode production of “Figaro in the City” starting on Valentine’s Day. The showcase will be available to stream on Marquee TV and presents the legendary Mozart masterpiece in a modern production throughout the streets of Paris. The opera is conducted by the company’s artistic director David Stern with Alexandre {…}
(Credit: Studioline Photography / Xavier Sabata official website / Ascolta Artists official website) The Orquesta y Coro Nacionales de España has announced that it will perform a version of Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana” for two pianos and the percussion on Feb. 12-14, 2021. The showcase will be presented by the Coro Nacional, and the percussion section of the Orquesta Nacional {…}
Hawaiʻi Opera Theatre (HOT) will present the company’s digital debut of Mozart’s “Bastien & Bastienne” beginning on February 12 at HOT Digital. Audiences can pre-order tickets now. Written in 1768 when Mozart was 12-years-old, “Bastien & Bastienne” is a one-act opera about two young lovers who after a quarrel come back together through the help of Colas, the village magician {…}
(Credits: Kiran West / sbs.com.au / Wiener Staatsoper official website) Le Grand Théâtre de Genève will live stream a new production of Mozart’s opera “La Clemenza di Tito” on GTG Digital and MEZZO TV. Due to Swiss COVID-19 regulations, the premiere on Feb. 19 will be presented without the live audience. The opera will star Serena Farnocchia in the role {…}
(Credit: Uwe Arens) The celebrated British baritone Sir Simon Keenlyside will not be appearing for the concert at the Teatro alla Scala on Feb. 6, 2021. It was originally planned for Sir Simon Keenlyside to perform alongside soprano Chen Reiss with Maestro Zubin Mehta conducting. The Teatro alla Scala did not provide a reason for the famed baritone’s withdrawal. Keenlyside {…}
(Credit: afar.com) Opéra de Toulon has canceled its run of Mozart and Da Ponte’s opera “Così fan tutte.” The opera was scheduled to take the stage between March 16 and 21, 2021. The famed operatic masterwork was set to star Ana Maria Labin in the role of Fiordiligi, Marion Lebègue as Dorabella, Pauline Courtin in the role of Despina, Alasdair {…}
Opera NexGen has announced the official casting for its virtual performance of Mozart’s “Così fan tutte,” which is currently scheduled for March 12 and 14, 2021. The performance, which will be conducted by Jesse Leong and directed by Lauren Lenz, will star Claire Galloway as Fiordiligi, Taylor-Alexis DuPont as Dorabella, Arianna Paz as Despina, Matthew Reynolds as Guglielmo, Angel Romero {…}
(Credits: Jason Homa / © Brian Tarr / Lyric Opera of Chicago official website / Opera Online website / Schneiderphotography) The Wiener Staatsoper has announced the next slate of operas that it will be presenting on its streaming platform over the next week. All streams begin at 7 p.m. CET, except for the live stream of “Le Nozze di Figaro” {…}
(Credit: Basel.com) Theater Basel has announced changes for two of its scheduled productions in the 2020-21 season. Per an official statement on the company’s website, Monteverdi’s “Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria” will be postponed until the 2021-22 season, while the production of Mozart’s “Requiem” will be postponed until the 2023-24 season. “Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria” was supposed to star {…}