Karita Mattila, Sara Jakubiak & Camilla Nylund Headline Finnish National Opera’s 2021-22 Season

The Finnish National Opera has announced its 2021-22 season featuring new productions and several workshops, concerts, and musicals. The season will also mark the first season of Chief Conductor, Hannu Lintu. Here is a breakdown of the season: Opera & Musicals Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci“ and Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana“ open the season with Hannu Lintu conducting. Mascagni’s opera stars Niina Keitel, Johanna Lehesvuori, {…}

Apr 12, 2021

Teatro dell’Opera di Roma Record High TV Viewership

The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has broken yet another record with its “La Traviata” film. The company announced that 967,000 viewers tuned in on April 9 on Rai 3 to watch the premiere of “La Traviata” directed by Mario Martone and starring Lisette Oropesa. In a statement superintendent, Carlos Fuortes said, “The high number demonstrates that there is great appreciation {…}

Mar 24, 2021

ABAO Bilbao Opera Cancels ‘Tosca’ Production, Expands On Stage Cycle

ABAO Bilbao Opera has canceled its May production of “Tosca” and announced new recital performances as part of its ABAO On Stage cycle. Due to the sanitary restrictions imposed by the authorities in light of the continued spread of COVID-19, the organization has decided to cancel its presentations of “Tosca.” To move forward with the production, the company would have {…}

Feb 9, 2021

Lisette Oropesa Headlines Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s ‘La Traviata’

The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma will continue its 2020-21 season with a new production of Verdi’s “La Traviata.” The new filmed production will be directed by Mario Martone and conducted by Daniele Gatti and will broadcast on Rai 3 and Rai Cultura on April 15, 2021. Lisette Oropesa will star in the role of Violetta Valéry alongside Saimir Pirgu as {…}

Nov 27, 2020

From Historical Documents to Strange Production Choices: An Analysis of the 2020 Donizetti Opera Festival

The Donizetti Festival has become one of the most anticipated festivals of the year. It is a chance for audiences to discover unknown works from the bel canto master and experience the city where the great composer was born. There are operas, concerts, and family events. The city itself welcomes tourists from around the world and puts signs all over {…}

Nov 16, 2020

Marina Rebeka, Michael Fabiano, Sonya Yoncheva, Deborah Nansteel, Aleksandra Kurzak Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

There’s no doubt that it hasn’t been an easy week in the opera world. With COVID-19 continuing to spread across the world at alarming rates, companies across Europe have entered a second lockdown, ending what many hoped would be a continuation of performances throughout the 2020-21 season. But it has not quite worked out that way. As such, online broadcasts {…}

Jul 10, 2020

Teatro dell’Opera di Roma Opens Summer Festival with ‘Rigoletto;’ Livestream on Rai 5

The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma will open its summer festival with a new production of Verdi’s “Rigoletto.” The new production will be conducted by Daniele Gatti and directed by Damiano Michieletto in collaboration with Indigo Film. The historic production, which will be staged at the Circo Massimo, will follow all sanitary regulations to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and will {…}

Jul 10, 2020

Teatro dell’Opera di Roma Announces Cast Change for ‘Rigoletto’

(Credit: Cory Weaver/Metropolitan Opera) The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has announced a cast change for its upcoming “Rigoletto.” The company announced that Roberto Frontali will take over the title role in Verdi’s masterpiece for Luca Salsi. In a statement, Salsi noted that on July 6 he lost his voice and was told to not sing for seven days. He added {…}

Jun 15, 2020

Juan Diego Flórez, Leontyne Price, June Anderson, Leo Nucci, Sondra Radvanovsky Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

In keeping with last week’s themes of dialogue regarding racial equality in the opera world, we highly recommend checking out the several online shows such as Karen Slack’s “KikiKonversations,” Kenneth Overton’s “Black Opera Live,” and The Sitdown with LB,” hosted by Lawrence Brownlee. There is also a new conversation from Long Beach Opera regarding “Equity & Diversity in the Arts” that is {…}

Jun 12, 2020

Anna Netrebko, Sonya Yoncheva, Lisette Oropesa & Plácido Domingo Lead Arena di Verona’s Revised Summer 2020 Edition

The Arena di Verona has announced its alternative 2020 Summer Festival entitled “In the Heart of Music.” The season opens with a concert entitled “Il cuore italiano della Musica” featuring soloists Eleonora Buratto, Donata D’Annunzio Lombardi, Rosa Feola, Barbara Frittoli, Maria José Siri, Daniela Barcellona, Annamaria Chiuri, Veronica Simeoni, Annalisa Stroppa, Fabio Armiliato, Roberto Aronica, Francesco Meli, Saimir Pirgu, Fabio {…}

Jun 9, 2020

Nina Stemme, Eva-Maria Westbroek, Danielle De Niese Headline OperaVision’s Summer Gala

OperaVision has announced that it will present a Summer Gala on Sunday, June 21, 2020, at 7 p.m. CET. The gala will be presented in collaboration with several opera companies including the Dutch National Opera Amsterdam, Komische Oper Berlin, Glyndebourne, Teatro Real Madrid, Opéra Comique Paris, Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Royal Swedish Opera Stockholm and Polish National Opera Warsaw. Among {…}