(Credit: © Marc Walter / OnP) The Opéra National de Paris has warned its audiences to regularly consult the company’s official website because of the complicated epidemiological situation. France has logged new 91,608 COVID-19 cases on Dec. 22., thus setting a new pandemic record. “In the current health context, ensuring that performances are maintained is a daily challenge. Rest assured {…}
(Credit: Gran Teatre del Liceu official website) The Opéra National de Paris and Gran Teatre del Liceu have announced that they have been forced to postpone the first joint project scheduled for the 2021-22 season. The decision comes on the heels of a drastic increase of COVID-19 cases throughout Europe due to new Omicron variant. The two institutions have agreed {…}
(Credit: Andrey Uspensky) Opéra National de Paris has announced that mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina will perform the role of Rosina in Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” for the performances between May 30 – June 10, 2022. Akhmetshina joins a cast that includes René Barbera in the role of Count Almaviva, Renato Girolami as Bartolo, Alex Esposito as Don Basilio, Katherine Broderick {…}
(Credit: ©Barbara Anmüller) “Comedy today, tragedy tomorrow.” American soprano Sydney Mancasola uttered these words before going to the stage at the Adelaide Festival on March 13 2020, in the role of Bess in opera “Breaking the Waves.” The opera had a second performance on March 15, and at that time the coronavirus pandemic already begun its deadly march across Europe {…}
(Credit: © Marco Borrelli) American tenor Michael Spyres has been honored with the prestigious Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres designation by the government of France. Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres is one of the main distinctions among the four ministerial orders of the French Republic, which rewards three times a year people who have distinguished themselves by their {…}
(Credit: © Gregor Hohenberg) The Staatsoper Hamburg has announced an upcoming concert by tenor Roberto Alagna. The concert, entitled “THE ART OF Roberto Alagna,” will feature music by a wide variety of composers ranging from Händel to Wagner. Alagna will be joined onstage by pianist Morgane Fauchois-Prado. Alagna is broadly regarded as one of the greatest living tenors. His huge {…}
(Credit: Gerald Finley official website) Famed Canadian bass-baritone Gerald Finley has joined the roster of the MWA Management. “I am absolutely thrilled to welcome one of my favorite artists to the MWA family. I have always been a huge fan of Gerald Finley’s astonishing artistry and commitment to the art form. It is hard to imagine a more complete artist {…}
The Opéra National de Paris has announced a farewell concert in honor of music director Philippe Jordan on July 2, 2021. Jordan will conduct the Orchestre et Choeurs de l’Opéra National de Paris in Liszt’s “Faust” Symphony as well as three songs featuring tenor Andreas Schager. The tenor will then join Peter Mattei, René Pape, and Ève-Maud Hubeaux in a {…}
(Credit: Vincent Pontet/Opera de Paris) This review is from the opening night on the 4th of June 2021 For months the Opéra de Paris was doing it all it could to reopen. But the pandemic would not allow it. The result was that many productions were forced on digital platforms, including its recent “Faust” showcase. But alas, after 15 months {…}
The Opéra National de Paris will be honoring the memory of director Nicolas Joel with an online broadcast of Bruno Mantovani’s “Akmatova.” Audiences will be able to check out the performance between June 19-26 on the Opéra de Paris’ official website. The work, which Joel directed back in 2011, starred Janina Baechle, Atilla Kiss-B, Lionel Peintre, Varduhi Abrahamyan, Valérie Condoluci, {…}
The Opéra National de Paris has announced that it will be presenting Mozart’s “La Clemenza di Tito” at the Palais Garnier, starting on June 30, 2021. The production will star Stanislas de Barbeyrac in the title role alongside Amanda Majeski, Anna El-Khashem, Christian Van Horn, Michèle Losier, and Jeanne Ireland. Mark Wigglesworth will conduct the Orchestre de l’Opéra National de {…}