(Credit: Dario Acosta) The Opéra National de Paris has announced a cast change for its upcoming production of “Parsifal.” The company noted that Iain Paterson has withdrawn from the production and as a result, the role of Amfortas will be performed by Brian Mulligan. This season Mulligan is set to appear at the Staatsoper Stuttgart in a production of “Die {…}
The Opéra de Paris has canceled the second performance of “Manon” on Feb. 8, 2022. The company announced that due to the identification of positive cases of COVID-19, it will not be able to present the opera. This is the latest performance that the Paris Opera cancels following the similar decisions on presentations of “Khovanshchina” and the opening night of {…}
Opéra de Paris has canceled its performamce of “Khovanshchina” on Feb. 6 2022. The company noted that due to the identification of COVID-19 positive cases, the company has had to cancel the performance. The Paris Opera previously canceled the Feb. 3 presentation of the opera and was also forced to cancel its opening of “Manon” on Feb. 5 at the {…}
Opéra de Paris has canceled its performamce of “Khovanshchina” on Feb. 3 2022. The company noted that due to the identification of Covid-19 positive cases, the company has had to cancel the performance. The announcement comes a day after it was forced to cancel its opening of “Manon” scheduled for Feb. 5 at the Opéra Bastille. As a result, ticket {…}
(Credit: © Franz Neumayr) The Opéra de Paris has announced a cast change for its first performance of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni.” The company noted that Anna El-Khashem has canceled the performance on Feb. 1 after testing positive for COVID-19. As a result, Christina Gansch will sing the role of Zerlina. Gansch has performed at the Royal Opera House, Salzburg Festival, San {…}
The Opéra de Paris has announced cast changes for its productions of “Khovanshchina” and “Le Nozze di Figaro.” The company noted that Olga Busuioc has withdrawn from “Khovanshchina” and as a result, the role of Emma will be sung by Anush Hovhannisyan. Hovhannisyan made her Paris Opera debut during the first performance on Jan. 26 and once again joins a {…}
The Opéra de Paris has canceled the Jan. 27, 2022 performance of “Le Nozze di Figaro.” The company noted, that “despite all its efforts to maintain performances during the health crisis and following positive Covid-19 test results among the artists, they were unfortunately obliged to cancel the performance.” As a result, ticketholders who paid with a credit card will automatically be {…}
The Opéra de Paris has canceled its Jan. 25 performance of “Le Nozze di Figaro.” The company noted that despite all its efforts to maintain performances during the health crisis and following the unavailability of too many artists, it was forced to cancel the performance. Ticketholders who paid with a credit card will automatically be refunded within a few days {…}
Opéra de Paris has announced a cast change for “Le Nozze di Figaro” The company noted that Lea Desandre has canceled the Jan 23 and 25, 2022 performances. As a result, the role of Cherubino will be performed by Chloé Briot. Briot has performed at the Glyndebourne Festival, Opéra de Lyon, Opéra de Lille, Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, Théâtre de la Monnaie, Opéra {…}
Over the past few weeks we have returned to an old end-of-year tradition, spotlighting some of our standout artists of the year. And we will conclude that series with a return to our spotlight of the year’s best performances. As in the past, we have compiled the efforts of different members of our staff to create a list of our {…}
The Opéra de Paris has announced a cast change for its upcoming production of “Le Nozze di Figaro.” The company noted that Ildebrando d’Arcangelo has withdrawn from the role of Figaro. As a result, Adam Palka will sing the title role. Palka has performed at the Warsaw Grand Theatre, Baltic Opera, and Deutsche Oper Berlin. He was a Zurich Opera Studio {…}