Christine Rice has withdrawn from the role of Donna Elvira in Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” at the Royal Opera House. The company announced that due to personal reasons the soprano would not be able to sing the upcoming revival. As a result, Greek soprano Myrtò Papatanasiu will take over the role making her Royal Opera debut. Papatanisiu recently performed Donna Elvira in {…}
The Teatro Comunale di Bologna has announced its 2020 season. Here is a look at what to expect. The season opens with Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” conducted by Juraj Valčuha and in a new production by Ralf Pleger. Stefan Vinke and Ann Petersen take on the title role s with Albert Dohmen, Martin Gantner, and Ekaterina Gubanova. Performance Dates: Jan. 24-31, 2020 Karah Son, Cristina {…}
The Opera Orchestre National de Montpelier has announced its 2018-19 season featuring a vast array of repertoire. The season will feature established artists as well as rising stars. For this season announcement, we have only focused on the vocal events. Production Hervé’s “Mam’zelle Nitouche” opens the season with Laura Neumann, Damien Birgourdain, Samy Camps, and Olivier Py in the lead {…}
