Joyce DiDonato, Angela Gheorghiu, Nadine Sierra, Pretty Yende & Renée Fleming Lead Philharmonie de Paris’ 2022-23 Season

The Philharmonie de Paris has announced its 2022-23 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances of the season. Matthias Pintscher conducts Olga Neuwirth’s “The Outcast” with a cast that includes Susanne Elmark, Otto Katzameier, Andrew Watts, Georgette Dee, Johan Leysen, Steve Karier, Johannes Bamberger, and Peter Brathwaite. Performance Date: Sept. 26, 2022 Matthias Goerne and Leif Ove Andsnes {…}

Apr 12, 2022

Natalya Romaniw, Benjmain Bernheim, Pretty Yende, & Saioa Hernández lead Staatsoper Hamburg’s 2022-23 Season

The Staatsoper Hamburg has announced its 2022-23 season featuring five new productions and its Italian festival. Premiere Tomislav Mužek, Maria Kataeva, Elbenita Kajtazi, and Guanqun Yu lead Bizet’s “Carmen” in a new conducted by Yoel Gamzou and directed by Herbert Fritsch. Performance Date: Sept. 17, 2022-May 23, 2023 Kent Nagano conducts a new production of Wagner’s “Der Fliegende Holländer” with {…}

Apr 8, 2022

Yannick Nézet-Séguin & Pretty Yende Lead Philadelphia Orchestra’s 2022-23 Season

The Philadelphia Orchestra has announced its 2022-23 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances for the season. Nathalie Stutzmann conducts the Philadelphia Symphonic Choir in Purrington Words for Departure, Schoenberg’s Transfigured Night, and Mozart’s Requiem. Performance Dates: Oct. 20-23, 2022 Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Pretty Yende in Xi Ensō’s world premiere, Haydn Cello Concerto in D {…}

Apr 5, 2022

Rolando Villazón, René Pape, Sonya Yoncheva & Michael Volle Lead Berlin State Opera’s 2022-23 Season

The Berlin State Opera has announced its 2022-23 season featuring a new Ring Cycle. The Ring Cycle Daniel Barenboim conducts a new production of Wagner’s epic The Ring Cycle by Dmitri Tcherniakov. Wagner’s “Das Rheingold” is set to star Michael Volle, Lauri Vasar, Siyabonga Maqungo, Rolando Villazón, Claudia Mahnke, Anett Fritsch, Anna Kissjudit, Johannes Martin Kränzle, Stephan Rügamer, Mika Kares, {…}

Mar 22, 2022

Royal Opera House Announces ‘Concert for Ukraine’

The Royal Opera House Covent Garden has announced a series of special fundraising performances in support of the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. “The Royal Opera – Concert for Ukraine” will be led by Oksana Lyniv and Antonio Pappano and will feature Yuriy Yurchuk, Pretty Yende, Freddie De Tommaso, Dymtro Popov, and members of the Jette Parker Young Artists. The concert {…}

Mar 15, 2022

Pretty Yende & Stephen Costello Head to Cinemas in ROH’s ‘La Traviata’

(Credit: Elena Cherkashyna) The Royal Opera House is set to present a live broadcast of “La Traviata” on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. The opera, which was directed by Richard Eyre, will star Pretty Yende as Violetta with Stephen Costello taking on the role of Alfredo. Rounding out the trio will be Dimitri Platanias as Germont. Other cast members include Kseniia {…}

Feb 9, 2022

Staatsoper Hamburg Announces Cast Change for ‘Manon’ Performance on Feb. 9

The Staatsoper Hamburg has announced a cast change for its production of “Manon.” The company noted that Pretty Yende will take over the title role of “Manon“ in the performance on Feb. 9, 2022 as Elbenita Kajtazi remains ill. Yende sang the title role during the Feb. 4 performance and recently starred in Hamburg’s production of “La Traviata.” She has {…}

Feb 3, 2022

Staatsoper Hamburg Announces Cast Change for ‘Manon’

(Credit: Elena Cherkashyna) The Staatsoper Hamburg has announced a cast change for its production of “Manon.” The company noted that Pretty Yende will take over the title role of “Manon“ in the performance on Feb. 4, 2022. Yende most recently starred in Hamburg’s production of “La Traviata” and previously performed the title role of “Manon” at the Paris Opera. This season {…}

Feb 3, 2022

Palau de les Arts 2021-22 Review: Les Contes d’Hoffmann

After struggling with the general rise in COVID infections, the Palau de Les Arts managed to lift its curtain to present “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” on the 23rd of January, after cancelling the original premiere date of January 20th. Expectations were high, as this production used one of the most complete critical editions (by M. Kaye & J.C. Keck), which contains {…}

Jan 19, 2022

Michael Fabiano, Julia Bullock, Karah Son, Pretty Yende, Nina Stemme Headline San Francisco Opera’s Centennial 2022-23 Season

San Francisco Opera has announced its 2022-23 season, which represents the 100th anniversary of the organization. To that effect, the company will aim to honor its history as just the third American opera company to ever reach the centennial milestone. The season will kick off with an “Opera Ball – The Centennial Celebration” which will feature such performers as Nadine {…}

Dec 30, 2021

Brian Jagde & Pretty Yende Lead Teatro La Fenice’s New Year’s Eve Concert

On Jan. 1 the Teatro La Fenice is set to televise the New Year’s Eve concert. The concert, which will be presented on WDR + ARTE DE and ARTE FR, will be conducted by Fabio Luisi and will star Pretty Yende and Brian Jagde. The evening will showcase the orchestra performing Antonin Dvořák’s Symphony No 9 in e minor in the first {…}