The Semperoper Dresden has announced that it has begun rehearsals for upcoming productions. Artistic Director Peter Theiler said in a statement, “We’re getting started again! Since February 15, the Semperoper, the Staatskapelle, and Semperoper Ballett have begun rehearsals, and our workshops are up and running. Under our internal step-by-step plan, small ensembles and formations can now start their artistic preparations {…}
(Credit: Lauren Bloom) The Santa Fe Opera has announced the appointment of David Lomelí as its Chief Artistic Officer. Lomelí will be responsible for the artistic operations of the company including casting. “I could not be more thrilled to welcome David to the Santa Fe Opera. Not only is he one of the leading casting directors of his generation with {…}
Credit: Klaus Gigga Peter Theiler, the Intendant of the Semperoper Dresden, has canceled the planned rehearsal for Strauss’ “Ein Heldenleben” due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic concerns. Per the sources from the German press, Chief Conductor Christian Thielemann and the orchestra board of the Staatskapelle Dresden felt that their work was hindered. “You do not believe how disappointed I am {…}
(Credit: Deutsche Oper am Rhein official website) The Deutsche Oper am Rhein has announced that it will extend its closure until at least March 2021. “Due to the planning uncertainty for our future performances, we have decided to resume our program in March 2021 at the earliest,” said the opera house in a statement. The decision was made in consultation {…}
(Credits: Simon Fowler / Frances Marshall / © Matthias Baus) Staatsoper Hamburg has announced that it will live stream its premiere of Massenet’s opera “Manon” on Jan. 24, 2021. Due to the German government COVID-19 regulations, the production will be performed without a live public. The opera will star Ioan Hotea as Chevalier Des Grieux, as Lescaut, Dimitry Ivashchenko as {…}
(Credits: Salzburger Festspiele official website / Allegorica Opera Management official website / Askonas Holt official website) The Teatro Massimo di Palermo will livestream its concert on Jan. 31, 2021. Mezzosoprano Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, tenor Giulio Pelligra and bass Alexandros Stavrakakis will perform a program that includes Sergej Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 1 in D major op. 25, and Igor Stravinsky’s “Pulcinella.” Gabriele {…}
(Credit: Mannheim.de) The Nationaltheater Mannheim has announced that it will remain shut down until at least March 31, 2021. Per a statement on the company’s website, after the decision of the federal and state governments to both extend and tighten the lockdown, the city of Mannheim and the Nationaltheater Mannheim agreed to suspend all performances until March 31, 2021. Additionally, {…}
(Credit: Linda Rabisch) When COVID-19 struck in March 2020, one of the final “live” performances to take the stage was a production of Dvořák’s “Rusalka” in Krefeld, Germany with dramatic soprano Dorothea Herbert in the title role. For her, the experience was surreal. “We performed on that night in a totally empty theater. There was no audience, just the darkness {…}
(Credit: Semperoper Dresden official website) In a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19, the Saxon Ministry of Science, Culture and Tourism has ordered the closure of all state theatres and opera houses until April 2021. As a result, the Semperoper Dresden has announced that it has canceled all the remaining performances that were scheduled for the 2020-21 season. The {…}
(Credit: © Semperoper Dresden/Matthias Creutziger) The Semperoper Dresden has announced that it will remain closed until at least Feb. 28, 2021. Per a press release, the Saxon Minister of Culture Barbara Klepsch has decided to extend the closure of all Saxony’s cultural institutions until end of February. In accordance with the decision, the Semperoper Dresden has cancelled all planned events {…}
The Semperoper Dresden has canceled all of its revised programmings until Dec. 28. The company said that due to the decree of the Saxon state government to help contain the Corona pandemic in Saxony, the company would not open and that the scheduled performances in Semper Zwei, as well as events at other venues, are also canceled. The company also {…}