Saimir Pirgu, Camilla Nylund & Thomas Hampson Headline ‘Christmas in Vienna’

(Credit: Paul Scala) The “Christmas in Vienna” concert will be presented via broadcast on Dec. 21 and 24, 2020. The performance will showcase a number of artists including Camilla Nylund, Angelika Kirchschlager, Thomas Hampson Luca Pisaroni, and Saimir Pirgu alongside the Vienna Boys Choir and ORF Radio-Sinfonieorchester Wien. The presenation will be conducted by Sascha Goetzel and will also include {…}

Plácido Domingo, Sonya Yoncheva & Carmen Giannattasio Lead La Grande Musica alla Reggia di Caserta’s 2020 Summer Season

La Grande Musica alla Reggia di Caserta has announced a summer edition featuring some of the greatest stars in the world. Sonya Yoncheva and Vittorio Grigolo perform an evening entitled “Summertime” with Daniel Oren leading the Orchestra Filarmonica Giuseppe Verdi di Salerno. The performance features music by Verdi and Puccini. Performance Date: August 3, 2020 Jordi Bernàcer conducts the “Gala {…}

Rosa Feola, Saimir Pirgu Headline Grand Théâtres de la Ville de Luxeumbourg’s 2020-21 Season

(Credit: Saimir Pirgu Official Website / Todd Rosenberg) The Grand Théâtres de la Ville de Luxeumbourg has announced its 2020-21 season. The season opens with “Telegrams from The Nose” by William Kentridge, François Sarhan, and Ictus. Georges-Elie Octors leads the musical performance. Performance Date: Nov. 12, 2020 Gustavo Gimeno conducts “An Evening of Opera” with Rosa Feola, Marianne Crebassa, and Saimir Pirgu. {…}

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 {…}

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 {…}

Markus Werba, Leo Nucci & June Anderson Lead Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s Streams

(Credit: Teatro dell’Opera di Roma) The “Teatro Digitale” dell’Opera di Roma has announced operas streaming from June 9-21, 2020. The first stream will be the ballet “Marco Spada” with Rudolf Nureyev in the title role. The performance also stars Ghislaine Thesmar, Lucia Colognato, Michaël Denard, and Alfredo Rainò. The ballet features music by Daniel François Esprit Auber and is conducted {…}

Saimir Pirgu, Andrè Schuen Headline New National Theatre, Tokyo’s Streaming Options in June

(Image Source: New National Theatre Tokyo Official Website) The New National Theatre, Tokyo has announced its streaming program for the month of June. It all kicks off on June 5 with Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” with a cast that includes Sava Vemic, Steve Davilim, Yoko Yasui, Masako Hayashi, Andrè Schuen, Kane Kushima, and Tadahir Masujima. Roland Böer conducts. The performance will {…}