OperaVision has announced its March program celebrating musical theatre in short form. The first stream of the month will be a new choreography by Deutsche Oper am Rhein’s ballet director Demis Volpi entitled “A Simple Piece.” Streaming Date: March 5, 2021 Straus & Strauss & Co from Gärtnerplatztheater in Munich will be the second showcase of the month. The concert {…}
OperaVision is set to premiere “Tempo ritrovato” on Feb. 10, 2021. The 32-minute video poem with music and voice is the first short from the Fondazione Rete Lirica delle Marche for 2021. Filmed in December 2020 at the Teatro della Fortuna in Fano and then partly in Ascoli Piceno, Fano, and Fermo, the film is based on a project by {…}
OperaVision has announced streams for the month of February. The first stream of the month will be from Oslo’s Den Norske Opera. The company will present Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville” conducted by Tobias Ringborg and directed by Jetske Mijnssen. Polish baritone Hubert Zapiór sings the title role. Streaming Date: Feb. 5, 2021 The second stream of the month will {…}
(Credit: Fabien Bergerat) The Grand Théâtre De Genève has announced that it will stream a production of Debussy’s “Pelléas et Mélisande” which was due to premiere on Jan. 18, 2021. The production will be filmed without the presence of a live audience, respecting all the safety measures imposed by the government of Switzerland due to new COVID-19 regulations in Switzerland. {…}
(Credit: Monika Rittershaus) OperaVision has announced streams for the first month of 2021. The first opera to be streamed starting on Jan. 3, 2021 will be Barrie Kosky’s production of Handel’s operatic masterpiece “Semele” from the Komische Oper Berlin. The opera features Eric Jurenas as Athamas, Prince of Bœotia; Allan Clayton in the role of Jupiter, King of the Gods; {…}
OperaVision has announced its December program filled with holiday treats for all ages. The first stream of the month will be Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” from the Gran Teatre del Liceu. The production by Christof Loy stars Christopher Maltman in the title role. Streaming Date: Dec. 4, 2020 Massenet’s “Werther” will be streamed from the Teatro Sociale di Como and stars {…}
OperaVision has announced its November programming. The month begins with Royal Swedish Opera’s stream of Prima Donna on Nov. 5. The work is the first venture into opera by Rufus Wainwright and the story of a self-destructive diva, inspired by Maria Callas. On Nov. 10 Staatsoper Hannover will stream “Carmen” in a new arrangement for chamber ensemble by Marius Felix {…}
Opera Europa has announced that on Oct. 25, World Opera Day, there was record participation on the streaming platform. OperaVision, Opera Europa’s free view streaming service supported by the European Union’s Creative Europe program, recorded its highest ever number of views for a single day since the launch of the platform in October 2017. OperaVision’s dedicated World Opera Day program {…}
(Credits: Michael Cooper / Boston Symphony Orchestra official website / Jiyang Chen / Fay Fox OperaVision has announced, in collaboration with Opera Europa, Opera America, Ópera Latinoamérica, and Opera For Peace, the final program for the big World Opera Day Celebration concert on Oct. 25, 2020. The concert is structured in four acts, in four different time zones. The first {…}
OperaVision has released a short film entitled “Violetta’s Ghost.” The short by Max Hoehn showcases Verdi’s famed prelude to “La Traviata” with haunting animated images. The film was made with the participation of Opera Lab Europe. Hoehn was nominated as Best Young Director at the 2016 International Opera Awards, won the 2015 Independent Opera Directing Fellowship, and was a prize-winner {…}
OperaVision has announced the winners of their #OperaHarmony series, as well as details on their upcoming September programming. Running throughout August, #OperaHarmony presented 20 short, digital opera created by artists at home, with audiences voting for their favorite. Winning first prize was “Essential Business,” by composer Judith Lynn, librettist Anna Pool, and baritone Will Liverman. Second prize went to “A {…}
