Credit: https://www.visitvalencia.com/ The Palau de Les Arts Reina Sofía has announced the cancellation of its whole run of Verdi’s “Falstaff” due to COVID-19 cases in the production team. The opera was scheduled to take place between Jan. 21 and Jan. 31, 2021. The opera house has stated that the detection of positive cases has been possible due to the extensive {…}
(Credit: Koichi Miura/Metropolitan Opera) The Dallas Symphony has announced that it has extended the contract for its Music Director Fabio Luisi for another five years, throughout the 2028/29 concert season. Luisi began his first season as Music Director in the current 2020/21 season after a year of holding the title Music Director Designate. Luisi also holds the positions of General {…}
(Credit: David Agassi) Mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili will give a recital at Palau de Les Arts Reina Sofía on Jan. 17, 2021. Rachvelishvili will be accompanied by pianist Vincenzo Scalera. The program will include works by Otar Taktakishvili, Piotr Tchaikovsky, Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff, Francesco Tosti, and Manuel de Falla. Rachvelishvili recently performed the role of Amneris in concert performances of Verdi’s {…}