(Credits: © Sim Canetty-Clarke / Dario Acosta / Patrick Allen) BBC Proms has announced the schedule for the two weeks of live performances at the Royal Albert Hall. Compared to the initial plans that were conveyed to the public in May, there will be no live audience. For the purpose of this article, we will focus only on vocal performances. {…}
The English National Opera has announced its drive-in production of Puccini’s “La Bohème.” The 90-minute version of Puccini’s beloved opera will be led by Natalya Romaniw and Sinéad Campbell-Wallace sharing the role of Mimì and David Butt-Philip and David Junghoon Kim as Rodolfo. The cast will also include Soraya Mafi, Nardus Williams, Matthew Durkan, William Thomas, Jonathan Lemalu, and Benson Wilson. The {…}
This week features two debut albums, a highly acclaimed opera production and new album by an acclaimed countertenor. Here is a look at this week’s albums to stream: Leonardo Vinci – Veni, Vidi, Vinci Franco Fagioli releases his latest solo album for Deutsche Grammophon. This time the great countertenor teams up with Il Pomo d’Oro directed by its concertmaster Zefira {…}
(Credit: Patrick Allen) This May, soprano Natalya Romaniw and Lada Valesova will release a new album on Orchid Classics marking rising singer’s first album and the latest collaboration between the soprano and pianist. Romaniw has been called the “British Anna Netrebko” and has garnered praise for her stellar turns in Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” and “Tosca.” She has performed all over {…}
The Garsington Opera has announced its 2020 season which will feature four staged operas including two repertory staples and two rarities. Here is a look. Verdi and Romani’s “Un giorno di regno” gets a new staging by Christopher Alden with Tobias Ringborg conducting. Richard Burkhard, Henry Waddington, Christine Rice, Siobhan Stagg, Konu Kim, and Grant Doyle star in the production. Performance {…}
(Credit: Clive Barda) OperaVision will showcase the Garsington Opera production of Smetana’s “The Bartered Bride” on Nov. 29, 2019. The famed opera will star Natalya Romaniw, Brenden Gunnell, Joshua Bloom, Stuart Jackson, Peter Savidge, Heather Shipp, Paul Whelan, Anne-Marie Owens, Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts, and Lara Marie Müller. Jac van Steen conducts a production directed by Paul Curran. The stream kicks off {…}
(Credit: Theater an der Wien/Opera de Monte Carlo) This weekend is filled with rarities and curiosities. And those burning for repertory staples will also be obliged as some of the great opera stars of today are taking on iconic operas. Here is a look at what we reccommend. La Vestale – Theater an der Wien, Vienna Elza Van Den Heever {…}
The Garsington Opera has announced its 2020 season which will feature two well established masterpieces of the standard repertory as well as two rare operas by legendary composers. The season kicks off with Verdi’s very first comedy “Un Giorno di Regno.” The work will be directed by Christopher Alden in his company debut and conducted by Tobias Ringborg. Richard Burkhard {…}
The BBC Proms has announced its 2019 festival featuring some of the great singers, performers and orchestras in the world. For this season announcement we will concentrate on the vocal performances. Omer Meir Wellber leads the BBC Proms Youth Choir and BBC Philharmonic in Haydn’s “The Creation.” He is joined by soloists Sarah-Jane Brandon, Benjamin Hulett, and Christoph Pohl. Performance Date: July 29, {…}
The Scottish Opera has announced its 2019-20 season, featuring five main stage performances and a number of concert opera performances. Sydney Mancasola, Duncan Rock, and Wallis Giunta headline the European premiere of Missy Mazzoli and Roy Vavrek’s “Breaking the Waves.” Stuart Stratford conducts Tom Morris’ new production. Performance Dates: August 21-24, 2019 Natalya Romaniw and Sinéad Campbell-Wallace alternate the title role in Puccini’s “Tosca” with {…}
The English National Opera has announced its 2019-20 season featuring seven new productions and three revivals, the greatest number of new productions in five years. The season will also include four new productions that present the same story: the Orpheus myth will be seen in four operas spanning 230 years, interpreted by four directors from radically different theatrical disciplines, all within the {…}