The Opéra National de Paris has announced that it will be canceling all performances up until April 5, 2021. As a result, all presentations of “Aida,” which were set to take place at the Opéra Bastille, will no longer be showcased. The same goes for the “Concert de musique Russe” on March 4, the Young Audience recital throughout March, the {…}
(Credits: Fabien Monthubert / Opera Online / Opéra National de Paris official website / Opéra National de Paris official website) The Opéra National de Paris will stream Jean-Philippe Rameau and Louis Fuzelier’s opera “Les Indes Galantes,” and Dmitri Shostakovich and Alexander Preis’ “Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk” on MEZZO TV. “Les Indes Galantes” stars Sabine Devieilhe in the roles of Hébé {…}
Credit: David Agassi Mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili will give a recital at the ABAO Bilbao Ópera on Feb. 27, 2020. Rachvelishvili will perform in lieu of Ermonela Jaho, who was previously scheduled for this showcase. The mezzo-soprano will be accompanied by pianist Vincenzo Scalera. Anita Rachvelishvili recently tested positive for COVID-19 for a second time, forcing a live stream of “Carmen” {…}
(Credit: © Pia Clodi) American tenor Charles Castronovo has been hospitalized after contracting COVID-19. Castronovo’s wife, soprano Ekaterina Siurina posted on social media that Castronovo has been sick for over two and a half weeks. “Charlie has been in the hospital in Vienna with coronavirus for a week now, but he’s getting better, we can’t put into words our experiences, {…}
(Credit: © Sebastien Galtier / Dutch National Opera) Ching-Lien Wu, Chorus Master of De Nationale Opera in Amsterdam, has been appointed new Chorus Master at Opéra National de Paris. Ching-Lien Wu studied in Taipei and at the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique de Lyon. In 1989, Wu was appointed Chief of Singing at l’Opéra de Nantes, which was followed by {…}
The Opéra National de Paris has announced several changes coming to its upcoming schedule. The company stated that its concert version of “Il Trovatore” would no longer be taking place at the Opéra de Bastille and that chamber concerts between Feb. 11-25 at the Studio and Amphithéâtre Bastille will also be canceled. Additionally, the ballet program scheduled for February at {…}
(Credit: Jason Homa) The ABAO Bilbao Ópera has announced that it will present a series of concerts, with the first taking place in February 2021. Between February and May 2021, six recitals will be held in collaboration with different institutions in Bilbao, such as the Euskaduna Palace or the Bilbao Philharmonic Society. Famed soprano Lisette Oropesa will open the series {…}
The Opéra National de Paris has announced that it will live stream “Die Zauberflöte” starting on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. The work is presented in Robert Carsen’s production starring Julie Fuchs as Pamina, Cyrille Dubois as Tamino, Alex Esposito as Papageno, Mélissa Petit as Papagena, Nicolas Testé as Sarastro, and Sabine Devieilhe as the Queen of the Night. Cornelius Meister {…}
(Credit: Koichi Miura/Metropolitan Opera) The Dallas Symphony has announced that it has extended the contract for its Music Director Fabio Luisi for another five years, throughout the 2028/29 concert season. Luisi began his first season as Music Director in the current 2020/21 season after a year of holding the title Music Director Designate. Luisi also holds the positions of General {…}
(Credit: David Agassi) Mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili will give a recital at Palau de Les Arts Reina Sofía on Jan. 17, 2021. Rachvelishvili will be accompanied by pianist Vincenzo Scalera. The program will include works by Otar Taktakishvili, Piotr Tchaikovsky, Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff, Francesco Tosti, and Manuel de Falla. Rachvelishvili recently performed the role of Amneris in concert performances of Verdi’s {…}
(Credit: Opéra National de Paris) The General Director of Opéra National de Paris Alexander Neef has officially confirmed the cancelation of Richard Strauss’ opera “Capriccio.” The opera house has also canceled the whole run of Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte.” Neef has stated that the stage rehearsals for Verdi’s opera “Il Trovatore” have been discontinued and that the opera house is exploring {…}
