OperaVision will start streaming the Norske Opera and Ballett’s production of Britten’s “Billy Buddy” on Feb. 8, 2019. The production will be directed by Annilese Miskimmon with conductor Mark Wigglesworth in the pit to lead the Norwegian National Opera. The cast will feature Peter Hoare as Vere, Jacques Imbrailo as the title character, John Relyea as John Claggart, Aleksander Nohr {…}
On Jan. 29, 2019, the Deutsche Oper Am Rhein will present Handel’s “Xerxes.” Those who are unable to attend the performance in Germany will luckily be able to watch it via OperaVision’s live streaming service and for several months thereafter. The stream kicks off at 7 p.m. local time. That’s around 1 p.m. EDT and 10 a.m. PST for the {…}
A performance of the Polish National Opera’s production of Paderewski’s “Manru” will get a live stream via OperaVision on Jan. 18, 2019. The opera will feature Peter Berger in the title role with Ewa Tracz as Ulana. Urok will be interpreted by Mikolaj Zalasinski. Grzegorz Nowak conducts the performance, which will be directed by Marek Weiss. The opera, which had {…}
OperaVision will showcase a performance of Mozart’s perennial masterpiece “The Marriage of Figaro,” live from the Royal College of Music on Jan. 1, 2019. The new opera will feature Harry Thatcher, Josephine Goddard, Julieth Lozano, Adam Maxey, Lauren Joyanne Morris, Katy Thomson, Timothy Edlin, Joel Williams, Samuel Jenkins, Poppy Shotts, and Conall O’Neill. The production will be conducted by Michael {…}
Janacek’s “The Cunning Little Vixen” will be streamed live on OperaVision on Nov. 18, 2018 in a production from the National Theatre Brno. The opera will be staged in a new production by Jiří Heřman who is also the Artistic Director of Opera at the National Theatre Brno. The famed opera will star Jana Šrejma Kačirková, Julie Šebestová, Václava Krejči {…}
Opera Vision will showcase Jakov Gotovac’s “Ero the Joker” live from the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb on Nov. 6, 2018. The opera has been a fixture in Croatia since its world premiere in 1935. This production will feature Valentina Fijačko Kobić, Stjepan Franetović, Dubravka Šeparović Mušović, Siniša Štork, Ljubomir Puškarić, Ana Zebić Kostel, and Neven Mrzlečki. Maestro Josip Šego {…}
Smetana’s “Libuse” will be showcased on OperaVision live from the National Theatre Prague. The work will star Iveta Jiříková, Svatopluk Sem, František Zahradníček, Jaroslav Březina, Jiří Sulženko, Jiří Brückler, Petra Alvarez Šimková, and Stanislava Jirků, among others. Jan Burian will direct the production. Not only is he the General Director of the National Theatre Prague, but he also directs the {…}
Verdi’s “Rigoletto” will be live stream from the Teatro Massimo Palermo on Oct. 19, 2018. The famed repertory classic will feature George Petean in his signature role alongside Maria Grazia Schiavo as Gilda and Giorgio Berrugi as the Duke of Mantua. The opera will also feature Luca Tittoto, Martina Belli, and Carlotta Vichi, among others. Stefano Ranzani conducts while John {…}
Opera Vision will showcase Cherubini’s “Medea,” live from the Moscow State Stanislavsky Music Theatre on Oct. 12, 2018. The work will star international soprano Hibla Gerzmava in the title role with the cast also including Natalia Vladirmiskaya, Daria Terekhova, Najmiddin Mavlyanov, Felix Kudrayavtsev, and Maxim Osokin. Conductor Felix Korobov leads the ensemble while Alexander Titel directs the production. The stream {…}
OperaVision will start streaming the world premiere production of composer Iiro Rantala and librettist Minna Lindgren’s “Sanatorio Express” live from the Finnish National Opera and Ballet on Oct. 2, 2018. The new opera will feature Johanna Rusanen as a soprano, Päivi Nisula as a Receptionist, Hannu Niemelä as a Healer, Markus Nykänen as a Tenor, and Waltteri Torikka as a {…}
Opera Vision will start streaming a production of Korngold’s “Die tote Stadt” live from the Komische Oper Berlin on Sept. 30, 2018. Korngold’s famed opera will showcase Ales Briscein as Paul, Sara Jakubiak as Marietta and Marie’s Apparition, Günter Papendell as Frank and Fritz, and Maria Fiselier as Brigitta, among others. The performance will feature a production directed by Robert {…}