(Credit: © Gregor Hohenberg) The Metropolitan Opera Stars Live in Concert series continued this Sunday with a performance by the celebrated French-Italian tenor Roberto Alagna and Polish soprano Aleksandra Kurzak on the hilltop medieval village of Èze, France. On the outdoor terrace located at the Château de la Chèvre d’Or, Alagna and Kurzak were accompanied by the Vienna Morphing Quintet. {…}
“Opera Meets Film” is a feature dedicated to exploring the way that opera has been employed in cinema. We will select a section or a film in its entirety, highlighting the impact that utilizing the operatic form or sections from an opera can alter our perception of a film that we are viewing. This week’s installment features Patrick Forbes’ “Brexit {…}
The Teatro alla Scala in Milan presented Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette” in a production by the American director Bartlett Sher and revived by Dan Rigazzi. For this production, the tragedy of the Verona lovers, with the libretto by Carré and Barbier, is set in an eighteenth-century Italian city, with a sumptuous neoclassical style palace at the core of the scenery {…}
Atlanta-based Capitol City Opera Company will present a production of Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette” to open its 37th season. The opera, which is written by Barbier and Carré, is set to open on March 6, with additional performances on March 7 and 8 at the Conant Performing Arts Center at Oglethorpe University. Rachele Eve Holmes and Michael Vavases will star {…}
The Teatro alla Scala has announced two cast changes for its Jan. 21, 2020 performance of Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette.” The company announced that due to indisposition Damrau will not perform. As a result, Vannina Santoni will takeover the title role. La Scala also announced that Marina Viotti, who is performing Stephano, will not take part in the performance and {…}
(Credit: Cory Weaver / San Francisco Opera) The San Francisco Opera opened its 97th season with Gounod’s “Romeo and Juliette,” reminding us that music is the food of love and that it spills over all the battles we fight and brings them down. Even though the production was pleasant but not perfect, the evening’s performance brought us into a harmony that {…}
(Credit: Merri Cyr) The San Francisco Opera is set to open its 97th season with Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette.” The season, which opens on Sept. 6 with two season-opening benefit events (Opera Ball 2019: The Capulets’ Masked Ball and BRAVO! CLUB’s Opening Night Gala), will showcase French-Canadian conductor Yves Abel in a new production of Gounod’s work by Jean-Louis Grinda. In {…}
(Credit: Merri Cyer) The San Francisco Opera will produce a live simulcast of “Roméo et Juliette” at Oracle Park as part of it Opera at the Ballpark series. The event, which is set for Sept. 21, 2019, will be the result of a partnership with the San Francisco Giants baseball team. The production is set to showcase superstar soprano Nadine {…}
(Photos: Lisa Tomasetti) Gounod is one of the core composers of the French repertory. Born on June 17, 1818, two of his operas remain major staples of the repertory. But Gounod composed more than just “Faust” and “Roméo et Juliette.” How well do you know that repertory? This quiz will test your knowledge of Gounod’s entire operatic output.
The Metropolitan Opera has announced its 2019 Summer Encores series which will feature four total operas over the years. First up will be “Roméo et Juliette” which features Diana Damrau and Vittorio Grigolo in the title roles. This was transmitted live on Jan. 21, 2017, but this summer will appear in the U.S. on June 19, 2019 and in Canada {…}
Charles Gounod is one of the great composers of French opera. Born on June 17, 1818, in Paris, he learned the piano with his mother, a pianist, from a young age. He then entered the Paris Conservatoire and won a prize for his cantata “Fernand” in 1839. Despite attempts of becoming a priest, he resumed composition, his first opera “Sapho” premiering {…}