Jonas Kaufmann, Elīna Garanča, Luca Salsi, Lisette Oropesa, Elena Stikhina, Asmik Grigorian Lead Salzburg Festival’s 2022 Season

(Credit: Anne Zeuner) The Salzburg Festival has announced its 2022 season, featuring eight operas, concerts, and international opera stars. For the purpose of this article we will focus on the vocal works only. Operas The season opens with Romeo Castellucci’s production of Béla Bartók’s “Bluebeard’s Castle.” The opera stars Mika Kares and Aušrinė Stundytė in the lead roles, alongside soprano {…}

Dec 7, 2021

Grange Park Opera To Present Film Version of ‘Gianni Schicchi’

(Credit: Richard Lewisohn) The Grange Park Opera has announced that it will present a film version of Puccini’s comic masterpiece “Gianni Schicchi.” “Though the real Donati family and Schicchi lived in the early 1300s, and Puccini set his opera at that time, we are depicting a greedy family and a rogue of today. However, our Schicchi is a loveable rogue, {…}

Dec 1, 2021

Royal Opera House Announces Cast Changes for ‘Tosca,’ ‘Lohengrin’ & ‘Don Pasquale’

(Credit: Royal Opera House official website) The Royal Opera House has announced multiple cast changes for its upcoming productions of Puccini’s “Tosca,” Wagner’s “Lohengrin,” and Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale.” Per an official press release, Oksana Lyniv will conduct the full run of Tosca in 2021, replacing Francesco Ivan Ciampa who was due to conduct the performances on Dec. 11, 14 & {…}

Dec 1, 2021

Staatsoper Berlin Announces Cast Change for ‘Turandot’

(Credit: Bolshoi Theatre official website) The Staatsoper Unter den Linden has announced that tenor Yusif Eyvazov will not be appearing in the role of Calaf in Puccini’s “Turandot” for performances between July 1 – 10, 2022. As a result, tenor Murat Karahan will take over the role. Karahan joins a cast that includes Graham Clark, René Pape, Grigory Shkarupa, Olga {…}

Nov 30, 2021

George Gagnidze Replaces Evgeny Nikitin in Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Tosca’

(Credit: © Dario Acosta) The Metropolitan Opera has announced that Evgeny Nikitin will not be appearing in the role of Scarpia in Puccini’s “Tosca” for the performances between Dec. 2 – 18, 2021 due to illness. As a result, George Gagnidze will take over the role. Gagnidze joins a cast that includes Brian Jagde as Mario Cavaradossi and Sondra Radvanovsky {…}

Nov 30, 2021

Marina Rebeka, Piero Pretti, Elsa Benoit & Mario Chang Headline OperaVision’s December 2021 Streaming Lineup

(Credit: Mikel Ponce / Miguel Lorenzo) OperaVision has announced its streams for the month of December. Clément Hervieu-Léger’s production of Philippe Hersant and Jean Echenoz’s “Les Éclairs” from Opéra Comique kicks off the streaming slate. The opera features Jean-Christophe Lanièce, Marie-Andrée Bouchard-Lesieur, François Rougier, Elsa Benoit, André Heyboer, Jérôme Boutillier, Alban Dufourt, and Mathieu Dubroca. Ariane Matiakh conducts. Streaming dates: {…}

Nov 28, 2021

Light Opera of New Jersey Unveils Cast for ‘La Bohème’ Production

Light Opera of New Jersey has announced the cast for its upcoming production of “La Bohème.” Soprano Molly Dunn will headline the production as Mimì with Jeremy Brauner as Rodolfo. In the role of Musetta, audiences will hear Gina Hanzlik. Meanwhile, Jason Detwiler will perform as Marcello. Rounding out the cast will be Suchan Kim as Schaunard and Gennadiy Vysotsky {…}

Nov 26, 2021

Royal Opera House Cancels Opening Night of ‘Tosca’

(Credit: Royal Opera House official website) The Royal Opera House has canceled the opening night of Puccini’s “Tosca” on Dec. 5 due to technical issues and increased cases of COVID-19. The opera was set to star Bryan Hymel as Mario Cavaradossi, Alexey Markov as Scarpia, and Elena Stikhina in the title role. The cast also included Hubert Francis, Yuriy Yurchuk, {…}

Nov 23, 2021

Elena Stikhina & Bryan Hymel to Headline Royal Opera House’s Cinema Screening of ‘Tosca’

The Royal Opera House is set to present “Tosca” to over 750 cinemas worldwide on Dec. 15, 2021. The opera will star Elena Stikhina in the title role alongside Bryan Hymel as Cavaradossi and Alexey Markov as Scarpia. “I am delighted to be opening The Royal Opera’s Cinema Season with Puccini’s Tosca – setting the tone for what is shaping {…}

Nov 18, 2021

Metropolitan Opera 2021-22 Review: La Bohème

On Nov. 17, 2021, the Metropolitan Opera presented the third performance of its 2021-22 run of Puccini’s seminal “La Bohème.” Franco Zeffirelli’s production is celebrating its 40th anniversary and is arguably the company’s most iconic. There was something quite uplifting about seeing the curtain rise on this expansive set, brimming with life and energy, especially after the time period we {…}

Nov 1, 2021

Jonathan Tetelman to Perform Concert With Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria

(Credit: Stephen Howard Dillon) American tenor Jonathan Tetelman will give two concerts this November with the Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria. The concerts will feature music by Verdi, Cilea, Puccini, Zandonai, Bizet, Massenet, Ponchielli, and Rossini. Karel Mark Chichon conducts. Tetelman is a rising tenor who has already appeared on the world’s biggest stages, including the Royal Opera House Covent {…}