Saioa Hernández, Piotr Beczala, Joyce DiDonato & Ailyn Pérez Lead Teatro Real’s 2023-24 Season

The Teatro Real de Madrid has announced its 2023-24 season featuring a wide array of repertoire. Opera Maria Agresta, Saioa Hernández, and Maria Pia Piscitelli star in Cherubini’s “Medea“ alongside Nancy Fabiola Herrera, Silvia Tro Santafé, Jongmin Park, Alexander Vinogradov, Sara Blanch, Marina Monzó, Enea Scala, and Francesco Demuro. Ivor Bolton conducts the production by Paco Azorín. Performance Dates: Sept. {…}

May 15, 2023

Saioa Hernandez, Carlos Alvarez, Sabina Puertolas & Juan Jesus Rodriguez Lead Teatro de La Zarzuela’s 2023-24 Season

The Teatro de la Zarzuela has announced its 2023-24 season featuring zarzuela productions, concerts, and recitals. Zarzuela The season opens with “El Caballero del Olmedo” starring Joel Prieto, Cesar Arrieta, Rocio Perez, Alba Chantar, German Olvera, Ramiro Maturana, Nicola Beller Carbone, Berna Perles, Gerado Bullon, and Ruben Amoretti. Guillermo Garcia Calvo conducts the production by Lluis Pasqual’s production. Performance Dates: {…}

May 5, 2023

Bayerische Staatsoper Announces Cast Change for ‘Nabucco’

The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced a cast change for its production of “Nabucco.” The company said that Ekaterina Semenchik has canceled the complete run of performances of Verdi’s work. The mezzo was set to perform from April 30 to May 9, in a total of four performances. As a result, Liudmyla Monastryska sang the first two and will sing the {…}

Apr 2, 2023

Jorge de León & Saioa Hernández Named Winners of the First Talía Awards

Tenor Jorge de León and soprano Saioa Hernández were announced as the first recipients of Talía Awards. León received his Talía Award in the Best Male Lyrical Performer category. He was nominated for his Radames in “Aida” at the Teatro Real. Hernández won Best Female Lyric Interpreter for her Abigaille in “Nabucco” also at Teatro Real. The company brought home {…}

Mar 9, 2023

Deutsche Oper Berlin Announces Cast Change for ‘Tosca’

Welsh soprano, Natalya Romaniw will be making her Deutsche Oper Berlin house debut, jumping in for Saioa Hernández to perform the role of Tosca for the Mar. 10 performance. Ramaniw is no stranger to the role, and is in the middle of a “Tosca” run at Staatsoper Hamburg. Previous to that engagement, Romaniw sang the part at the Royal Opera {…}

Mar 5, 2023

Jonas Kaufmann, Saioa Hernández, Lise Davidsen & Sonya Yoncheva Lead Bayerische Staatsoper’s 2023-24 Season

The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced its 2023-24 season. New Productions The first new production of the season will be Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro.” Stefano Montanari conducts the production by Evgeny Titov. The cast will include Huw Montague Rendall, Mattia Olivieri, Elsa Dreisig, Maria Bengtsson, Louise Alder, Konstantin Krimmel, Avery Amereau, and Dorothea Röschmann. Performance Dates: Oct. 30, 2023-July 17, 2024 {…}

Jan 24, 2023

Artist of the Week: Saioa Hernández

On Jan. 27, the Teatro de la Zarzuela is set to present Bretón’s “La Dolores” for the first time since 1937. The production will also mark 100 years since the composer’s death and will feature an international cast led by Saioa Hernández. For Hérnandez, La Dolores will mark a role debut and a return to Spanish opera, which she has {…}

Oct 26, 2022

Riccardo Frizza to Lead Gran Teatre del Liceu’s ‘Il Trovatore’

The Gran Teatre del Liceu is set to open its 2022-23 season with Verdi’s “Il Trovatore.” Maestro Riccardo Frizza will lead the opera for 10 performances with two different casts and will mark his latest foray into Verdian repertory since the Festival Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra.” In an official statement, Frizza said, “Taking a look back over this year, it has {…}

Oct 23, 2022

Saioa Hernández Joins Centre Stage Artist Management

Soprano Saioa Hernández has joined the roster of Centre Stage Artist Management for general management. Hernandez has been performing for over a decade and is a leading soprano at the Teatro Real Madrid, Vienna State Opera, Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Berlin Deutsche Oper, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Sidney Opera House, Opera de Paris, Bavarian State Opera among others. She {…}

Aug 30, 2022

Jonas Kaufmann, Jessica Pratt, Ermonela Jaho & Ferruccio Furlanetto Lead Opera Australia’s 2023 Season

Opera Australia has announced its 2023 season which will mark the 13th and final season of Artistic Director Lyndon Terracini’s tenure. Sydney Summer Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” will be conducted by Guillaume Tourniaire in Sir David McVicar’s production. The opera will star Ukranian baritone Andrei Kymach in the titular role, Israeli bass Yuri Kissin as Leporello, and Sophie Salvesani as Donna {…}

Jul 24, 2022

Saioa Hernández Cancels ‘La Gioconda’ in Les Choregies d’Orange Festival

Saioa Hernández has canceled her performance of “la Giocona” at Les Choregies d’Orange Festival. The soprano took to social media and said, “for personal reasons I have been forced to give up my participation in the Les Choregies d’Orange Festival, in the only performance of La Gioconda scheduled for August 6th, 2022. I’m sorry not being able to meet the {…}