The Greek National Opera is now streaming a new production of Verdi’s “Falstaff” on its platform GNO TV The recording took place during the production’s initial run from Jan. 26, 2023-Feb. 12, 2023. The production, which was directed by Stephen Langridge and conducted by Pier Giorgio Morandi, starred Dimitri Platanias in the title role alongside Tassis Christoyannis as Ford, Vassilis {…}
Following three years in partnership with the Dallas Opera’s TDO Network, OperaWire will continue its digital content on its new YouTube channel. This past March, OperaWire ended its series “The News” with OperaWire for The Dallas Opera. Since kicking off in mid-2020, the series featured over 130 episodes and millions of views. It was a pleasure working with the company {…}
Every year we like to run down a retrospective on the most-read stories of 2021. And this year will be no different. So here are the top 20 most-read stories starting with the most frequently read piece: Vienna Philharmonic Releases Statement Regarding Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Tulsa Opera Removes Composer Daniel Roumain From Concert Commemorating Race Massacre Over One Word Obituary: Mezzo-Soprano {…}
Dear Readers, Over the course of the past few days, you may have noticed that OperaWire has not functioned properly. In truth, the website has grown so quickly that it was too big for the server that we were hosting it on. From one day to the next the website simply was impossible to access. Once we were aware of {…}
Dear Readers, As you may have noticed over the last few days, OperaWire has a completely new look. This is a development that we have been working on for the last few months and we are happy to finally present it to you. We took this step in the hopes of making the new site easier to navigate and the {…}
Over the last few years, we have become increasingly impassioned by this wondrous art form called opera. Despite being seen by many as a dying art form, we firmly believe that opera is in fact, not necessarily taking a U-Turn back to a golden age, but making a sharp left turn in a new direction. A direction that like many {…}