The Palau de la Musica Catalana has announced its 2020-21 season featuring some of the greatest singers and choruses in the world. For the purposes of this article, vocal performances are highlighted. Marta Mathéu, Gemma Coma-Alabert, David Alegret, and Joan Martín-Royo are joined by pianists Jordi Armengol and Francisco Poyato for a program of Brahms. Performance Date: Sept. 17, 2020 {…}
“Opera Meets Film is a feature dedicated to exploring the way that opera has been employed in cinema. We will hone in on a selection or a film in its entirety, highlighting the impact that utilizing the operatic form or sections from an opera can alter our perceptions of a film that we are viewing. This week’s installment features Akira Kurosawa’s {…}
Opera San José has announced that it will be streaming its 2011 production of “Idomeneo” starting on April 18, 2020. The stream will be available via the company’s official website through May 18, 2020. The production, which was made possible by a collaboration with the Packard Humanities Institute, featured a cast of 73 singers, 41 chorus members, 14 ballet dancers, {…}
(Credit: Roberto Ricci) OperaVision is going to keep the opera going throughout the month of April. The streaming service has announced that it will showcase six Italian operas throughout the month. It all kicks off with La Fenice’s “Alceste” on April 3, 2020. The presentation will be available for repeat viewings for six months thereafter. “Guillaume Tell” will start streaming {…}
Pacific Opera Project is ready to party. The company announced that on April 8, 2020, it will be offering up a watch party to go along with its stream of “The Abduction of the Seraglio.” The fun begins at 5 p.m. PST / 8 p.m. EDT and will feature interactive elements throughout the evening. Audiences can check out interviews with {…}
(Credit: Michele Crosera) OperaVision will showcase Mozart’s “Il Sogno di Scipione” from Teatro La Fenice starting on March 31, 2020. The opera stars Giuseppe Valentino Buzza, Francesca Boncompagni, Emanuele D’Aguanno, Bernarda Bobro, Luca Cervoni, and Rui Hoshina. Federico Maria Sardelli conducts the opera in a production by Elena Barbalich. The stream kicks off at 7 p.m. CET. That’s around 2 {…}
(Credit: James Glossop) Opera is quivering, twisting, and turning. Could it be that we are in an opera renaissance? There is a new blood pulsing through its veins. Opera and theater makers are pulling at its heart, resuscitating our interest and taking us to diverse locations with as yet unclassifiable languages and forms. The Xen of Opera looks at the {…}
OperaVision will showcase Mozart’s “Lucio Silla” from La Monnaie / De Munt starting on March 24, 2020. The opera stars Jeremy Ovenden, Lenneke Ruiten, Anna Bonitatibus, Simona Saturová, Ilse Eerens, and Carlo Allemano. Antonello Manacorda conducts the opera in a production by Tobias Krazer. The stream kicks off at 7 p.m. CET. That’s around 2 p.m. Eastern time and 11 {…}
(Credit: Marc Douet) OperaVision will showcase Mozart’s and Da Ponte’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” from Garsington Opera starting on March 27, 2020. The opera stars Joshua Bloom, Jennifer France, Stephen Richardson, Janis Kelly, Marta Fontanals-Simmons, Timothy Robinson, Duncan Rock, Kirsten MacKinnon, Andrew Tipple, Alun Rhys-Jenkins, Alison Rose, Hollye-Anne Bangham, and Hazel McBain. Douglas Boyd conducts the opera in a production {…}
Mezzo-sopranos Teresa Berganza and Christa Ludwig shared a great deal in common. In addition to both being born on March 16, albeit of different years, they both practically made all their major debuts as Cherubino (Met Opera debuts, Vienna State Opera debuts). So in celebration of these two historic singers, here is a short little quiz, a lightning round if {…}
The Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo in Bogotá, Colombia has announced that it will be offering up a streaming service of past performances and productions for those stuck at home. Among those offerings is the company’s recent presentation of Mozart and Da Ponte’s “Don Giovanni” in a production by Marcelo Lombardero and featuring an international cast that included Nahuel {…}