Diana Damrau, Elīna Garanča, Patricia Nolz & Fatma Said Lead Wiener Konzerthaus’ 2023-24 Season

The Wiener Konzerthaus has announced its 2023-24 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Riccardo Chailly conducts a Verdi program with the chorus and orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala. Performance Date: Sept. 4, 2023 The Bayerisches Staatsorchester will perform alongside Yefim Bronfman and Elsa Dreisig in a Schumann, Wagner, and Mahler program. Vladimir Jurowski conducts. Performance Date: {…}

Feb 10, 2023

Opéra National de Paris 2022-23 Review: Carmen (Cast B)

Paris Opera’s “Carmen” staging was sold as the same production staged last November, yet everything was different. Adding one or two gestures here and there can almost completely change the characters’ psychology. Calixto Bieito’s staging remains impressive and provocative. He emphasizes the importance of true meaning to the detriment of the exploitation of empty forms. The impact of such a {…}

Oct 31, 2022

Metropolitan Opera 2022-23 Review: Peter Grimes

(Credit: Richard Termine / Met Opera) (This review is for the performance on Oct. 26, 2022) The last time the Met Opera presented “Peter Grimes” was in 2008. The world has certainly changed quite a bit in that time and somehow, that timeless work’s themes seem all the more relevant than ever before. The opera opens on the trial of {…}

Oct 11, 2022

Allan Clayton & Nicole Car Headline ‘Peter Grimes’ at the Metropolitan Opera

Britten’s “Peter Grimes” is set to return to the Metropolitan Opera for the time since 2008. The opera, which is set to be performed between Nov. 16 and Nov. 12 for eight performances, will star tenor Allan Clayton, who made his acclaimed Met debut in the title role of Brett Dean’s “Hamlet” last season. Critics raved with OperaWire stating “Allan {…}

Sep 7, 2022

Fonds Tutti Announces Programme Tremplin for 2022

(© photo : Eléna Bauer/OnP) Le Fonds Unisson has changed its name to Fonds Tutti and its founding members being Sandra Lagumina, Marie Lambert, and Philippe Do have announced its Programme Tremplin. The foundation will select eight singers to be part of the Programme Tremplin with the intent of supporting them in their career through private vocal lessons, public master {…}

Jul 9, 2022

Nicole Car Shuts Down COVID-19 Relief Program & Establishes New Award

Nicole Car has shut down the Freelance Artist Relief Australia initiative she created during the pandemic and has announced the Nicole Car Award. In a statement, the organization said, “International soprano Nicole Car today announced the winding up of Freelance Artist Relief Australia (FARA). Ms. Car established the charity in mid-2020 – to provide financial relief to those Australian freelance {…}

Jun 23, 2022

San Francisco Opera 2021-22 Review: Don Giovanni

San Francisco Opera’s summer production of Mozart’s dark comedy “Don Giovanni” gives us so much more than we could ever ask for from this operatic gem. From the opening downbeat, conductor Bertrand de Billy led us through the variant plot twists and turns with the only questions being – Will we cheer for the great libertine’s demise? Or will we {…}

Jun 1, 2022

San Francisco Opera to Present ‘Eun Sun Kim Conducts Verdi’

San Francisco Opera is set to present “Eun Sun Kim Conducts Verdi,” a one-night-only concert honoring the work of Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi. The concert is set to be performed on June 30 at the War Memorial Opera House and will include soloists Nicole Car, Arturo Chacón-Cruz, Etienne Dupuis, and Soloman Howard. The concert will also include San Francisco Opera {…}

May 21, 2022

Étienne Dupuis, Luca Pisaroni, Adela Zaharia, Nicole Car, Konu Kim, Meigui Zhang, Hongni Wu Headline San Francisco Opera Streams During Summer Season

San Francisco Opera has announced that it will live stream three of its summer season performances. The company will stream “Don Giovanni” on June 12. The production will star Étienne Dupuis, Luca Pisaroni, Adela Zaharia, Nicole Car, Christina Gansch, and Amitai Pati. Bertrand de Billy conducts. That will be followed up by a stream of “Dream of The Red Chamber” {…}

May 18, 2022

San Francisco Opera Announces Major Cast Change for ‘Don Giovanni’

The San Francisco Opera has announced a major cast change for its upcoming production of “Don Giovanni.” The company revealed that Nicole Car will take over the role of Donna Elvira, replacing Carmen Giannattasio who was originally scheduled to perform. “I am incredibly sad to share that I will not be singing Donna Elvira in San Francisco Opera’s new production {…}

May 13, 2022

Nicole Car, Anna Pirozzi & Corinne Winters Lead Opéra de Lyon’s 2022-23 Season

The Opéra de Lyon has announced its 2022-23 season featuring opera, concerts, and ballet. here is a look at the vocal performances of the season. Daniele Rustioni conducts the new production by David Hermann of Wagner’s “Tannhäuser.” The cast includes Simon O’Neill, Christoph Pohl, Robert Lewis, Pete Thanapat, Elena Guseva, and Irène Roberts. Performance Dates: Oct. 11-30, 2022 Massenet’s “Hérodiade” will be performed in {…}

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