The National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying) in Taiwan is set to present Verdi’s “Don Carlo” starting on Oct. 27, 2022. The opera, which will run through Oct. 30, 2022 for a total of four performances, will be conducted by Wen-pin Chien. The production by Stefano Mazzonis Di Pralafera (Gianni Santucci will be the revival director) will star Irakli {…}
On March 18, the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts Weiwuying is set to open a production of Verdi’s immortal “La Traviata,” which will be performed for a live audience. For many opera singers, the possibility of returning to the stage in front of a live audience is something truly unique and special, and this is undoubtedly the case for {…}
While we are slowly but surely seeing the light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel, there is a long way to go before industries like the opera world can return to anything approximating “normalcy” that we experienced prior to the pandemic. While some companies have experimented with live performances throughout the past year, the results usually force those organizations {…}