On May 5, British-Ukrainian bass-baritone Pavlo Hunka died at the age of 67. Born in England to a Ukrainian father and an English mother on April 7, 1959, Hunka qualified as a linguist and practiced as a lawyer in the UK before changing to a singing career. He first began vocal studies at Manchester’s Royal Northern College of Music and {…}
The Estonian National Opera has announced its 2022-23 season featuring an array of productions and international stars. The season opens with the X Old Tallinn Gala conducted by Arvo Volmer and starring Olga Mykytenko, Ain Anger, and Raimonds Bramanis. Performance Date: August 27, 2022 Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette” is set to star Perrine Madeouf and Nico Darmanin in the September performances. Performance Dates: Sept. {…}
(Credit: Simon Van Rompay) La Monnaie Opera House in Brussels will stream Alban Berg’s opera “Lulu” until Jan. 24, 2022. The opera stars Natascha Petrinsky as Gräfin Geschwitz; Bo Skovhus in the roles of Dr. Schön & Jack The Ripper; Toby Spence as Alwa; Pavlo Hunka as Schigolch; and Barbara Hannigan in the title role. The cast also includes Lilly {…}
(Photo Credits: In Art Management / © Jiyang Chen / Gillian Riesen / © Raphael Brand / LA Opera official website / © Jean-Baptiste Millot) La Monnaie De Munt has announced its new 2021-22 season, consisting of 12 operas and seven recitals. Here is the full slate. Operas Kris Defoort and Peter van Kraaij’s opera “The time of our singing” {…}