This review is for the performance on Dec. 8 and featured Maria Jose Moreno’s first performance in the role of Donna Anna. Claus Guth, the stage director, is famous for his scandalous and modern productions. He certainly did not disappoint with his approach to Mozart’s “Don Giovanni,” which was presented at the Teatro Real 15 times throughout the holiday season. {…}
(Credit: Andreas Weiss) Bass-baritone Florian Boesch will give a recital at the Teatro de la Zarzuela on Jan. 25, 2021. Boesch will perform Franz Schubert’s song cycle “Winterreise,” op. 89, D 911 alongside pianist Justus Zeyen. The presentation of “Winterreise” marks Boesch’s second performance at Teatro de la Zarzuela this season. For his first concert in the lied cycle on {…}
(Credits: Simon Fowler / Frances Marshall / © Matthias Baus) Staatsoper Hamburg has announced that it will live stream its premiere of Massenet’s opera “Manon” on Jan. 24, 2021. Due to the German government COVID-19 regulations, the production will be performed without a live public. The opera will star Ioan Hotea as Chevalier Des Grieux, as Lescaut, Dimitry Ivashchenko as {…}
(Credits: Salzburger Festspiele official website / Allegorica Opera Management official website / Askonas Holt official website) The Teatro Massimo di Palermo will livestream its concert on Jan. 31, 2021. Mezzosoprano Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, tenor Giulio Pelligra and bass Alexandros Stavrakakis will perform a program that includes Sergej Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 1 in D major op. 25, and Igor Stravinsky’s “Pulcinella.” Gabriele {…}
(Credits: Ilia Korotkov / Bayerische Staatsoper official website) The Mariinsky Theatre will live stream a performance of Prokofiev’s opera “The Fiery Angel” on MEZZO TV on Jan. 31 at 5:30 p.m. CET. The opera will star Elena Stikhina, Evgeny Nikitin, Anna Kiknadze, Evgeny Akimov, and Mikhail Petrenko. Valery Gergiev will conduct the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra in the production by David {…}
L’Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège in Belgium ill stream two operas on the MEZZO TV throughout January and February. First up will be the production of Mozart’s “La Clemenza di Tito” starring Patrizia Ciofi in the role of Vitellia, Anna Bonitatibus as Sesto, Veronica Cangemi as Servilia, Cecilia Molinari in the role of Annio, and Markus Suihkonen as Publio. Thomas Rösner {…}
(Credit: Athole Still Artists official website) Conductor Andrew Greenwood has died. Greenwood was born in Yorkshire. He graduated from Clare College, Cambridge. He went on to join the music staff at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden from 1977 until 1984. He then became a Chorus Master at the Welsh Opera until 1990. He served as Artistic Director of the {…}
(Credit: Jason Homa) The ABAO Bilbao Ópera has announced that it will present a series of concerts, with the first taking place in February 2021. Between February and May 2021, six recitals will be held in collaboration with different institutions in Bilbao, such as the Euskaduna Palace or the Bilbao Philharmonic Society. Famed soprano Lisette Oropesa will open the series {…}
The Opéra National de Paris has announced that it will live stream “Die Zauberflöte” starting on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. The work is presented in Robert Carsen’s production starring Julie Fuchs as Pamina, Cyrille Dubois as Tamino, Alex Esposito as Papageno, Mélissa Petit as Papagena, Nicolas Testé as Sarastro, and Sabine Devieilhe as the Queen of the Night. Cornelius Meister {…}
“Opera Meets Film” is a feature dedicated to exploring the way that opera has been employed in cinema. We will select a film section or a film in its entirety and highlight the impact that utilizing the operatic form or sections from an opera can alter our perception of a film that we are viewing. This week’s installment features Patty {…}
(Credit: Opéra National de Paris) The General Director of Opéra National de Paris Alexander Neef has officially confirmed the cancelation of Richard Strauss’ opera “Capriccio.” The opera house has also canceled the whole run of Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte.” Neef has stated that the stage rehearsals for Verdi’s opera “Il Trovatore” have been discontinued and that the opera house is exploring {…}