It’s going to be an exciting week with a combination of live streams and other performances being made available digitally for opera lovers worldwide. And while we are at it – get ready for more in coming weeks as opera companies around the world start to embrace digital opera as part of their 2020-21 seasons. Before we kick off our {…}
OperaVision has announced the next parts of its #OperaHarmony series. On August 11, the company will present five new operas including “Wisdom of Stone” by Anne Sophie Duprels; “Essential Business;” “Sleeping & Walking Are Their Names;” “Harold & Keith Attempt To Use Zoom To Discuss The Potential Takeover of Beloved Football Club Newcastle United: An Opera;” and No Room. No {…}
We are reaching an interesting point in the summer for the opera world. Europe has essentially returned to “normalcy” as far as performances go. That also means an increasing lack of online content for operagoers from Europe’s biggest houses. Meanwhile, the rest of the opera world is in a transitional phase. With most companies preparing for digital starts to their {…}
OperaVision has announced the launch of #OperaHarmony, a new online series of digital operas. The organization revealed that the project will unite over 100 opera creators from across the globe to create online operas. The initative was kickstarted by Ella Marchment. The company will stream five short operas every Tuesday throughout August and allow audiences an opportunity to vote on {…}
OperaVision has announced its July schedule featuring several classics from the standard repertoire. The month opens with a 2015 New Zealand Opera production of Puccini’s “Tosca” starring Simon O’Neill in his first major role in his home, Orla Boylan as Tosca, and Phillip Rhodes as Scarpia. Streaming Date: July 3, 2020 The second stream will be the 2020 Nederlandse Reisopera {…}
(Credit: Tristram Kenton / Alastair Muir / Monika Ritterhaus / Jon Persson) OperaVision has announced its programming for the first half of June which will be mainly focused on English-language operas. First up will be Opera North’s production of “Trouble in Tahiti” starring Wallis Giunta and Quirjin de Lang. Tobias Ringborg conducts. Streaming Dates: June 2, 2020 – June 30, {…}
(Credit: Iko Freese / Operavision) OperaVision has announced that its May streaming slate will be dedicated to Russian opera. On May 1, the company will stream the Komische Oper Berlin’s production of “Eugene Onegin.” The opera stars Asmik Grigorian, Karolina Gumos, Ales Briscein, and Günter Papendell under the musical direction of Henrik Nánási. The performance will be available for repeat {…}
(Credit: Roberto Ricci) OperaVision is going to keep the opera going throughout the month of April. The streaming service has announced that it will showcase six Italian operas throughout the month. It all kicks off with La Fenice’s “Alceste” on April 3, 2020. The presentation will be available for repeat viewings for six months thereafter. “Guillaume Tell” will start streaming {…}
(Credit: Michele Crosera) OperaVision will showcase Mozart’s “Il Sogno di Scipione” from Teatro La Fenice starting on March 31, 2020. The opera stars Giuseppe Valentino Buzza, Francesca Boncompagni, Emanuele D’Aguanno, Bernarda Bobro, Luca Cervoni, and Rui Hoshina. Federico Maria Sardelli conducts the opera in a production by Elena Barbalich. The stream kicks off at 7 p.m. CET. That’s around 2 {…}
(Credit: Patrick Redmond) OperaVision will present “La Cenerentola” from the Irish National Opera on New Year’s Day 2020. The famed Rossini opera will star Tara Erraught in the title role with Andrew Owens as the Prince Ramiro. Riccardo Novaro, Graeme Danby, David Ostrek, Rachel Croash, and Niamh O’Sullivan will round out the cast. Fergus Sheil conducts a production directed by {…}
(Credit: Johanna Olafsdottir) OperaVision will showcase the Icelandic Opera’s production of Bjarnason’s “Brothers” on Dec. 13, 2019. The opera, which tells the story of a soldier who suffers a traumatic period of captivity during a mission in Afghanistan, stars Oddur Arnþór Jónsson, Marie Arnet, Selma Buch, Ørum Villumsen, Elmar Gilbertsson, Þóra Einarsdóttir, James Laing, Jakob Zethner, Hanna Dóra Sturludóttir, and {…}