Sarasota Opera has announced its 2023-24 season. The season opens with “The Music of Giacomo Puccini,” a concert featuring famed arias by one of opera’s most renowned composers. The showcase will feature soloists from the Sarasota Opera alongside the Sarasota Orchestra and conductor Victor DeRenzi. Performance Dates: Nov. 10 & 12, 2023 Next up is Benjamin Britten’s “The Little Sweep.” {…}
Cape Town Opera is set to present Puccini’s “Tosca” this September at the Artscape Opera House. The production, which opens on Sept. 12, 2023, and runs through the 17th, will be directed by Magdalene Minnaar and conducted by Björn Bantock, who leads the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra and Cape Town Opera Chorus. The work will star Nobulumko Mngxekeza in the {…}
(Photo: Opera Holland Park 2023 © Craig Fuller) Part of “La bohème’s” appeal is surely in its cinematic quality. Puccini’s score does so much meticulous work that directors sometimes feel that they have little to do other than show the singers to the stage – and ensure they take the right cues from the orchestra. There are sudden close-ups and {…}
U.K.’s Opera Greenwich will make its debut with a production of “Suor Angelica” at St. Alfege Church in Greenwich. The production, which will be directed by Valeria Perboni and conducted by Dominic Veall, is scheduled for August 19, 2023; there will be two shows – one at 5 p.m. and another at 8 p.m. local time. The opera will star {…}
The Palacio de Bellas Artes has announced its upcoming presentation of Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly.” The renowned Mexican theater will feature the orchestra and chorus of the Teatro de Bellas Artes, led by conductor Iván López Reynoso. Juliana Faesler will direct the production, marking her return to the iconic theater after more than a decade. The Mexican cast includes soprano Maribel {…}
In a celebration of its 25th anniversary, The New National Theatre – Tokyo (NNTT) will conclude with Puccini’s “La Bohème,” running from June 28 to July 8, 2023. Alessandra Marianelli and Stephen Costello will take the stage as Mimì and Rodolfo, respectively, in a production directed by Aguni Jun and conducted by NNTT Artistic Director Ono Kazushi. Additionally, making her {…}
(Photo Credit: @Guergana Damianova – OnP) When Claus Guth’s spatial version of “La Bohème” opened in 2017, the Opéra Bastille shook with all the insults it received. Puccini’s opera is often understood as an artefact, and productions will flirt with disaster if they do not depict a snow-globe Paris, crystallized in everyone’s mind. Guth did not abandon a visually beautiful {…}
Kazuki Yamada/courtesy of CBSO The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) has unveiled its 2023-24 season, and it’s full to the brim with opportunities to hear some of the world’s finest music and musicians. With over 12 months of programming, the Orchestra has something for everyone. The Orchestra will also celebrate the 50th anniversary of the City of Birmingham Symphony {…}
Juilliard Opera is set to present a double bill of Puccini operas starting on April 18, 2023. The institution will showcase fully staged productions of “Suor Angelica” and “Gianni Schicchi” with students from the Ellen Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts. The showcase will also feature the Juilliard Orchestra. Daniela Candillari conducts and John Giampietro directs. Robert Kahn is the assistant {…}
Credit: Keith Saunders Opera Australia’s annual Handa Opera on the Harbor, named after Opera Australia’s Patron-in-Chief, Japanese businessman Haruhisa Handa, is undoubtedly one of Sydney’s most anticipated yearly social events. At the premiere of Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly,” helmed by Spanish director Àlex Ollé on March 24th, a black-tie audience including three former Australian prime ministers indicated that the show had an {…}
On Site Opera is set to present “Il Tabarro” between May 14 – 17, 2023. The company will showcase the opera at the historic lightship Ambrose at the South Street Seaport, making the second time the organization partners with the Seaport Museum. “Il Tabarro” will be conducted by Geoffrey McDonald and will feature guest director Laine Rettmer. The cast will {…}