(Photo: John-Halvdan Olsen-Halvorsen) There is always a buzz about a competition. It’s almost palpable. Especially one as prestigious as this year’s Queen Sonja Singing Competition, it being the 30th anniversary edition. As the audience streamed into the venerable Oslo Konserthus, the talk turned to the six singers that made it to the final concert. Every single one of these singers {…}
(Photo credit: Admill Kuyler) Beginning in Autumn 2026, Australian conductor Nicholas Carter will become General Music Director of Staatsoper Stuttgart and Staatsorchester Stuttgart. Carter is currently the Chief Conductor and Co-Opera Director of Bühnen Bern, a position he has held since 2021. Earlier this year, he conducted performances of “Das Rheingold” at Staatsoper Stuttgart and will take over the musical {…}
(Credit: Karen Almond / Met Opera) Back in 2017, The Guardian meditated on why, despite being one of the world’s greatest plays, “Hamlet” had no great corresponding operatic adaptation. The article notes that despite there being about 40 actual operatic adaptations, none have stood the test of time or held the stage. Perhaps the lone work with staying power is {…}
