(Photo: Monica Ritterhaus) Piotr Beczała has withdrawn from his remaining performances of “Turandot” at the Opernhaus Zürich. The tenor took to social media to announce that he has been struggling with a severe viral infection over the last six weeks and that unfortunately his body is too weak to take on the performances. Beczała He wrote, “Dear friends, as you {…}
By the end of the first act, I knew it: to watch Sabine Devieilhe singing “Lakmé” is one of the greatest privileges of my life. Sopranos who can undertake Leo Delibes’ most cultivated operatic role are so rare that generations could be named after them: from Mady Mesplé to Natalie Dessay, Joan Sutherland to Christiane Eda-Pierre, Mado Robin to {…}
The Opernhaus Zürich has announced its 2023-24 season featuring more than 20 productions, concerts, and reictals. Ermonela Jaho stars in Puccini’s “La Rondine” with Sandra Hamaoui, Benjamin Bernheim, Juan Francisco Gatell, and Vladimir Stoyanov. Marco Armiliato conducts the production by Christof Loy. Performance Dates: Sept. 17-Oct. 28, 2023 Nahuel Di Pierro, Olga Peretyatko, Renato Girolami, Alasdair Kent, Pietro Spagnoli, and {…}
The Opernhaus Zürich has announced a cast change for its Feb. 26 performance of Donizetti’s “Roberto Devereux.” The company said that Elena Moşuc will sing the role of Elisabetta, replacing Inga Kalna, who continues to be ill. This will be the fourth performance Moşuc sings in the run. She first performed on Feb. 12 from the wings of the theater {…}
The Opernhaus Zürich has reinvited Anna Netrebko for 2025. The news comes after Netrebko was forced to cancel her performance of “Macbeth” in February 2022. A year ago intendant Andreas Homoki noted that while Netrebko released a statement condemning the war, “she came to the conclusion that, in light of the current situation, she would prefer not to sing the performances {…}
The Opernhaus Zürich has announced a cast change for its production of Donizetti’s “Roberto Devereux.” The company said that Elena Moşuc will sing the role of Elisabetta on Feb 17, 2023, replacing Inga Kalna, who is ill. The performance will mark Moşuc’s first time performing the famed Donizetti role on stage. The soprano previously sang the role on Feb. 12 {…}
The Opernhaus Zürich has announced a cast change for “Eugene Onegin.” The company said that Ekaterina Sannikova will replace Anita Hartig as Tatiana in the opera. The Ukrainian soprano recently performed at the Mariinsky Theatre in a production of “Tosca,” Oper im Steinbruch in a production of “Nabucco”, and Teatro Massimo di Bellini in a production of “Tosca.” She graduated from {…}
Conductor Gianandrea Noseda has extended his contract as the General Music Director of the Zürich Opera House through 2027-28. He assumed the position back in 2021-22. “Since the beginning of my tenure as General Music Director in 2021 my impression of the Zurich Opera House as one of the world’s greatest opera houses has only grown. The artists of the {…}
(Credit: ©Paulo César) The Opernhaus Zürich has announced a cast change for its revival of Verdi’s “Il Trovatore.” The company noted that Elena Mosuc will sing the role of Leonora replacing Anja Harteros, who was originally announced. Mosuc has been closely connected with the Zürich Opera House, where she has appeared in various roles and débuted as the Queen of {…}
(Credit: Toni Suter + Tanja Dorendorf) Lisette Oropesa has canceled the June 12 performance of “Lucia di Lammermoor” at the Opernahus Zürich. The soprano took to social media and wrote “Dear friends, I’m very sorry to share that I must cancel my participation in tonight’s performance of Lucia di Lammermoor. I have been in close contact with a confirmed positive case, {…}
The Opernhaus Zürich has announced a cast change for Bellini’s “Il Pirata.” The company noted that Javier Camarena has withdrawn from the role of Gualtiero from the concert performances and will be replaced by Andrew Owens. Owens is an ensemble member of the Zürich Opera and was originally scheduled to perform Itulbo in the opera. This season he has performed {…}