The Opéra de Paris has announced a change to its opening night performance of ‘Les Contes d’Hofmann” on Nov. 30 due to the strike. The company said, “As a result of a strike followed by some of the Opera’s staff, the performance of the opera ‘Les Contes d’Hoffmann’ on Thursday 30th November at 7:30 p.m. will be given in a {…}
Opéra de Paris has canceled its Nov. 9, 2023 performance of “Turandot.” The company said that due to the mobilization of some of its employees as part of a national strike movement relating to the rights of intermittent workers in the entertainment industry, the Paris Opera is not able to present the opera ‘Turandot’ this Thursday, November 9 at 7:30. The {…}
The Opéra de Paris has canceled its Nov. 7 performance of “Cendrillon” due to the National Strike. The company said, “due to a nationwide strike affecting the cultural sector and involving some staff at the Paris Opera, the performance of the opera ‘Cendrillon’ scheduled on Tuesday 7th November 2023 at 7:30 pm at the Opéra Bastille is unfortunately cancelled.” The company added {…}
The Opéra de Paris has announced a change for its Oct. 27 performance due to the National Strike. The company said that “due to a nationwide strike affecting the cultural sector and involving some staff at the Paris Opera, the performance of the opera ‘Lohengrin‘ on Friday, Oct. 27 at 7 pm will be given in a concert version.” As {…}
The Opéra de Paris has announced a cast change for its production of “Turandot.” The company said that Sondra Radvanovsky has withdrawn from the production due to illness. As a result, Tamara Wilson will perform the title role on Nov. 6, 8, 11, 15, 19, 24, 28, 2023 while Irene Theorin will sing on the ice princess on Nov. 9, 13, 17, {…}
The Opéra de Paris has announced details for its upcoming “Vissi d’arte – Gala Maria Callas.” As previously announced, the gala will be conducted by Eun Sun Kim and directed by Robert Carsen. Sondra Radvanovsky will sing selections from “Tocsa,” “Macbeth,” “Norma,” and “Manon Lescaut.” Meanwhile, Pretty Yende will sing excerpts from “La Traviata” and “La Sonnambula,” while Elīna Garanča {…}
The Opéra de Paris has announced a cast change for its performance of “Lohengrin” on Oct. 11, 2023. The company said, “Piotr Beczala, unwell, has withdrawn from the performance of ‘Lohengrin.’ As a result, the title role will be performed by Klaus Florian Vogt.” Beczala also took to social media and said, “Dear friends, with regret, I must inform you {…}
(Credit: Monika Rittershaus) The Opéra de Paris has announced a cast change for its Oct. 6, 2023 performance of “Don Giovanni.” The company said that Julia Kleiter is unwell and has canceled the performance. As a result, the role of Donna Anna will be performed by Maria Bengtsson. Bengtsson is a Sweden soprano who has performed with the Royal Opera {…}
Opéra de Paris has announced a cast change for its production of “Romeo et Juliette.” The company has stated that Pretty Yende has canceled the performance on June 30, 2023. As a result, the role of Juliette will be performed by Amina Edris. The news comes after Yende took to Instagram following a June 27 performance in which she said {…}
American soprano Ilanah Lobel-Torres is making a name for herself as a young artist with her captivating voice and performances. Originally from New York City, Lobel-Torres received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Vocal Performance from the New England Conservatory of Music and Mannes School of Music, respectively. In 2019, she joined the prestigious young artist program, L’Académie de l’Opéra {…}
The Teatro alla Scala and the Opéra National de Paris have announced a new opera commission. The companies noted that Italian composer Francesco Filidei will write a new opera based on Umberto Eco’s most famous novel “The Name of the Rose.” The world premiere will be held on April 27, 2025 at the Milan Theater and will be conducted by {…}
