Chancellor Angela Merkel has extended Germany’s lockdown until May 3 as a result of the coronavirus. Merkel announced in a video that Germany would maintain restrictions and would slowly open non-essential businesses after May 3. However, theaters and sporting events would be banned until August 31, 2020 due to the high risk these venues pose. The new restrictions will undoubtedly {…}
(Credit: Jiyang Chen / Marco Borggreve) The Semperoper Dresden has announced its 2020-21 season featuring seven new operatic productions and a number of revivals. Here is a look at the operatic productions. Premieres The first new production of the season will be Rossini’s “Guillaume Tell,” written by de Jouy and Bis. The new production by Georg Schmiedleitner will star Christoph {…}
(Credit: Viktor Shmatov) Tenor Jonathan Tetelman will not be appearing in the role of Rodolfo in Puccini, Giacosa and Illica’s “La Bohème” for the presentation on March 2, according to the official statement on the company’s website. Instead, audiences will hear tenor Pavel Valuzhin in the lead role. Valuzhin will join the cast that includes Hrachuhí Bassénz, Elena Gorshunova, Christoph {…}
(Credit: Osterfestpiele Salzburg/© Matthias Creutziger) The Semperoper Dresden has awarded Mezzosoprano Christa Mayer the honorary title of Kammersängerin des Freistaates Sachsen. The decision for the award was made by the Minister of State for Culture and Tourism at the suggestion of the Managing Director of the Sächsischen Semperoper Dresden. The Honorary Award of the Kammersänger was last presented in 2015 {…}
(Photo Credit: © Semperoper Dresden/Matthias Creutziger ) The Semperoper Dresden has announced that Soprano Francesca Dotto will replace soprano Iulia Maria Dan in the role of Fiordiligi in Mozart and Da Ponte’s “Così Fan Tutte” on Feb. 11, 21 and 24, 2020. Dotto recently performed the roles of Violetta in Verdi’s “La Traviata,” Liù in Puccini’s “Turandot” and Donna Anna {…}
(Credit: © Semperoper Dresden/Matthias Creutziger) Ruzan Mantashyan is set to perform at the Dresden Opera Ball. After reports alleged that Yusif Eyvazov refused to perform the singer earlier this month, the Semperoper released a statement confirming the participation of the soprano. Semper Opernball stated, “the 30-year-old soprano, born in Yerevan, will sing Tatyana’s great aria from the opera ‘Eugene Onegin’ {…}
(Photo Credit: Simon Pauly) The Sempoper Dresden has announced a cast change for its upcoming performances of Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” The company announced that conductor Moritz Gnann will take over the musical direction on Jan. 24 & 29 replacing conductor Patrick Lange. Gnann recently conducted Humperdinck’s “Hänsel und Gretel” and Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” at the Semperoper Dresden, Britten’s “Billy Budd,” {…}
(Photo Credit: © Semperoper Dresden/Matthias Creutziger) Soprano Christiane Hossfeld will not be appearing in the role of Papagena in the upcoming presentation of Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” scheduled for January 24, 2020, according to the official statement on the company’s website. As a result, soprano Jeannette Oswald will perform in her stead. Oswald will join a cast that includes Tilmann Rönnebeck {…}
(Credit: Royal Opera House/Clive Barda) Soprano Angela Gheorghiu will not be appearing in the title role of Puccini’s opera “Tosca” on March 7, 2020 at the Semperoper Dresden, according to the official press statement on the company’s website. In her stead, audiences will get a chance to see British soprano Emily Magee, who was already scheduled to take on the {…}
(Credit: © Semperoper Dresden/Matthias Creutziger) The Semperoper Dresden has announced a cast change for its production of “Cabaret.” The company announced that Soprano Sabine Brohm will not appear in the role of Fräulein Schneider in John Kander’s Musical “Cabaret” in the first three performances. As a result, Brigitte Roth will perform on Jan. 17, 18 & 19. Roth recently appeared {…}
The Semperoper Dresden has announced a cast change for the Jan. 3, 2020 performance of Weber’s “Der Freischütz.” The company announced that Carolina Ullrich will sing Ännchen in the performance, replacing Katerina von Bennigsen. Ullrich has been a soloist at the Semperoper since 2010 and has performed such roles as Pamina in “The Magic Flute,” Susanna in “Le Nozze di {…}
