Plácido Domingo has withdrawn from his upcoming performances at the Royal Opera House in Verdi’s “Don Carlo.” Per a press release, the break was mutual, though the Royal Opera House has stated that there were no claims of misconduct from the famed singer during his time with the company. “Plácido is an outstanding singer and artist and we are hugely {…}
(Credit: Bill Cooper / ROH) The Royal Opera House has announced cast changes for its upcoming performances of “Fidelio.” For the performance on March 3, 2020, Baritone Simon Neal has withdrawn from the role of Don Pizarro. In a press release, the company noted at the British artist was indisposed and was replaced by German baritone Michael Kupfer-Radecky as Don {…}
The Olivier Awards have announced the 2020 nominations. For the purpose of this article we will only focus on the two operatic categories. In the Best New Opera Production category “Billy Budd” at Royal Opera House will compete against “Berenice” at Royal Opera House – Linbury Theatre, “Hansel And Gretel” at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, and “Noye’s Fludde” at {…}
(Credit: Mikołaj Mikołajczyk) The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden has announced that baritone Mariusz Kwiecien has withdrawn from his previously scheduled performances in the company’s production of “Don Carlo.” He will be replaced by baritone Luca Micheletti, who will make his Royal Opera House debut on June 29, 2020; he is also set to take on the role of the {…}
(Credit: Victoria Cadisch) The Royal Opera House has announced that Alison Langer will be performing the role of Barena in Jancek’s “Jenufa,” starting on March 24, 2020. She will replace Masabene Cecilia Rangwanasha, who, per the press release, could not take on the role due to her commitment to performances of “Susanna,” also with the company. Langer is a graduate {…}
The Royal Opera House has announced a cast change for its HD broadcast of Puccini’s “La Bohème.” The company announced that due to illness, Russian soprano Aida Garifullina has withdrawn from singing the role of Musetta in on Jan. 29, 2020 As a result, the role will be sung by Romanian-born British soprano Simona Mihai, who sang both Musetta and {…}
The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden has announced a recital with Anna Netrebko. The company announced that Netrebko will perform alongside Antonio Pappano in a recital. The soprano recently starred in the Royal Opera’s “La Forza del Destino” and “Macbeth” and is set to sing “Tosca” in London this summer alongside Brian Jagde and Bryn Terfel. This will mark her {…}
(Credit: Julian Hargreeaves) On Jan. 29, 2020, the Royal Opera House will stream Puccini’s “La Bohème” into local cinemas, with international audiences getting a chance to see the transmission at a later date. The performance will be conducted by Emmanuel Villaume, who will lead a cast headlined by Sonya Yoncheva and Charles Castronovo as Mimì and Rodolfo, respectively. Aida Garifullina {…}
(Credit: Robert Workman) Back in 2018 when Jonathan Tetelman made a surprise debut at the Tanglewood Festival, OperaWire wrote “we’ll all be hearing a lot more about him, and soon.” The tenor showed promise and immediately became a major tenor on the rise. Two years later, Tetelman has fulfilled that promise bringing his career to an international level with major {…}
(Credit: Ruth Waltz) The Royal Opera House is set to open a new production of Leoš Janáček‘s “Jenůfa” starting on March 24, 2020. The production, which will be directed by Claus Guth, is the third in the company’s Janáček series following productions of “Kát’a Kabanová” in 2019 and “From the House of the Dead” in 2018. Moreover, this will be {…}
The Jette Parker Young Artists Programme has announced four new singers set to join in Sept. 2020. The singers include British soprano Alexandra Lowe, Ukrainian mezzo-soprano Kseniia Nikolaieva, Russian tenor Egor Zhuravskii, and Congolese bass Blaise Malaba. These four artists were picked from a pool of 424 applicants from more than 25 countries. Lowe is currently a National Opera Studio {…}