Angel Blue, Pretty Yende, Javier Camarena & Matthew Polenzani Lead Metropolitan Opera’s New Year’s Eve Gala

Angel Blue, Javier Camarena, Matthew Polenzani, and Pretty Yende will celebrate the New Year with the Metropolitan Opera’s “Met Stars Live in Concert” series on Dec. 31, 2020. The performance, which will begin at 9:00 p.m. GMT, will feature the superstars live from Parktheater, a stunning example of neo-Baroque architecture situated in Augsburg, Germany. The program will include arias, duets, {…}

Dec 18, 2020

Pretty Yende, Elina Garanca, Roberto Alagna, Benjamin Bernheim Headline Opéra de Paris’ Streams for the Holiday Season

In lieu of the recent postponement of its 2020-21 season opening, the Opéra National de Paris has announced that it will be streaming several works that were originally set to open its new season. First up, the company will stream Verdi’s “La Traviata” in Simon Stone’s modern take. Pretty Yende and Benjamin Bernheim headline the famed opera. Audiences will also {…}

Dec 12, 2020

Gran Teatre Del Liceu Resumes The Run Of ‘La Traviata’ & Adds New Performances

(Credit: Barcelona Connect website) Gran Teatre De Liceu has announced that it will resume the presentation of Verdi’s “La Traviata” on Dec. 14, 2020. According to an official statement, the opera house will reopen with a 50 percent seating capacity limitation. As a result, two new performances will be added to the run, on Dec. 22 and Dec. 23 2020. {…}

Nov 22, 2020

Jonas Kaufmann, Elīna Garanča & Pretty Yende Lead Teatro San Carlo’s December Streams

(Credit: Gregor Hohenberg / Sony Classical / Dario Acosta) The Teatro San Carlo di Napoli has announced a slate of December streaming concerts. The purposes of this article we will only focus on operatic and vocal performances. The Italian concerts open on with Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” conducted by Juraj Valčuha. The opera stars Elīna Garanča as Santuzza, and Jonas Kaufmann {…}

Nov 18, 2020

Javier Camarena, Angel Blue, Matthew Polenzani & Pretty Yende Highlight Metropolitan Opera’s New Year’s Gala

The Metropolitan Opera has announced plans to live-stream a pay-per-view New Year’s Eve Gala, featuring performances by Met stars Angel Blue, Javier Camarena, Matthew Polenzani, and Pretty Yende, from the Parktheater, a stunning example of neo-Baroque architecture situated in Augsburg, Germany. The concert, which will be part of the Met Stars Live in Concert series, will be streamed live on {…}

Nov 9, 2020

Elina Garanča, Pretty Yende & Nadine Sierra to Headline Teatro San Carlo’s ‘7 Deaths of Maria Callas’

The Teatro San Carlo di Napoli has announced it will present the “7 Deaths of Maria Callas” in December. The company announced that the opera will be performed five times and will star Elina Garanča as Carmen, Pretty Yende as Desdemona, Maria Agresta as Norma, Selene Zanetti as Tosca, Nadine Sierra as Lucia di Lammermoor, and Carmen Giannattasio as Cio-Cio San. The {…}

Nov 9, 2020

Lisette Oropesa & Pretty Yende Join Gran Teatre del Liceu’s ‘La Traviata’ Production

The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced a cast change for its upcoming production of “La Traviata.” The company announced that Lisette Oropesa and Pretty Yende will replace Rosa Feola as Violetta. They will alternate with Kristina Mkhitaryan, who is also set to sing the role. Oropesa is well known for her interpretation of Violetta having performed it at the {…}

Oct 21, 2020

Bolshoi Theatre to Celebrate Plácido Domingo’s Career

The Bolshoi Theatre is set to present “Plácido Domingo: Life in Opera.” The concert, which will celebrate the legendary singer, features a roster of operatic superstars including Anna Netrebko, Pretty Yende, Christina Nilsson, Emily D’Angelo, Piotr Beczala, Yusif Eyvazov, Ildar Abdrazakov, Michael Volle, and Xabier Anduaga. The Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra will accompany the soloists, led by conductor Tugan Sokhiev. Domingo {…}

Sep 18, 2020

Juan Diego Flórez Takes Over Performance of ‘L’Elisir d’Amore’ at Wiener Staatsoper

(Credit: Gregor Hohenberg / Sony Music Entertainment) The Wiener Staatsoper has announced that tenor Juan Diego Flórez will sing the role of Nemorino in Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore” on Sept. 21, 2020. The tenor will replace Liparit Avetisyan, who is ill, in the final performance of the run. Flórez is the latest artist in a series of cast changes at the {…}

Sep 17, 2020

Wiener Staatsoper Announces Two Cast Changes

(Credit: Wiener Staatsoper) The Wiener Staatsoper has announced two cast changes for the upcoming performances of Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’amore” and “La fille du régiment.” Per an official statement on the company’s website, Swedish soprano Johanna Wallroth will take over the role of Giannetta in the presentations of “L’Elisir d’amore” on Sept. 17 & 21, 2020. Per the same statement, conductor {…}

Sep 15, 2020

Javier Camarena Saves the Day at Wiener Staatsoper

On Monday, Sept. 14, Javier Camarena jumped in last minute for the Wiener Staatsoper’s opening of Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore.” The tenor, who is currently in Vienna rehearsing “La Fille du Regiment” replaced Liparit Avetisyan, who was ill. The opening night marked Pretty Yende’s debut at the Wiener Staatsoper and also reunited Camarena and Yende, who have collaborated at the Metropolitan {…}