The Metropolitan Opera is set to revive the holiday presentation of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.” The opera will be presented nine times starting Dec. 16 in the English-language adaptation which runs under two hours. Julie Taymor’s production returns to the Met with conductor Duncan Ward leading a stellar cast that includes tenors Ben Bliss and David Portillo as Tamino and {…}
The Royal Opera House will present Robert Carsen’s new production of Verdi’s “Aida” live in cinemas on Oct. 12. The live broadcast from Covent Garden will reach over 1,000 cinemas in 34 countries around the world. Carsen’s large-scale production of Verdi’s political drama is set within a modern totalitarian government and explores public duty versus private passions. He is joined {…}
San Francisco Opera is set to present “Eun Sun Kim Conducts Verdi,” a one-night-only concert honoring the work of Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi. The concert is set to be performed on June 30 at the War Memorial Opera House and will include soloists Nicole Car, Arturo Chacón-Cruz, Etienne Dupuis, and Soloman Howard. The concert will also include San Francisco Opera {…}
The Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced its 2022-23 season featuring two newly-commissioned world premieres, three premieres of works never before seen on Lyric’s stage, and a host of classic favorites. Here is a look. Russell Thomas sings the title role in Verdi’s “Ernani.” He is joined by Tamara Wilson, Quinn Kelsey, and Christian Van Horn. Enrique Mazzola conducts the production by Louisa {…}
(Credit: Javier del Real) The Teatro Real succumbed to the latest wave of infections of the new Omicron variant, with COVID once again causing cancellations of opera performances across Europe. But Teatro Real remained determined not to cancel performances and (despite some controversy on how many people were infected) pushed forward to keep the theatre open for the sold-out performances {…}
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra has announced a series of new performances for the winter and spring of 2022. Among those showcases is a concert performance of Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” scheduled for April 1-5, 2022. The opera will star Étienne Dupuis and Nicole Car alongside Pavol Breslik, Brindley Sherratt, Deniz Uzun, Keith Jameson, Claudia Chapa, Alexis Galindo, Will Hughes, and Allen {…}
(Credit: Teatro Real official website) The Teatro Real has announced a completely new cast for the performance of Puccini’s “La bohème” on Jan. 3, 2022. Per the official statement, Francesco Demuro replaced Andeka Gorrotxategi as Rodolfo, Ailyn Pérez replaced Eleonora Buratto in the role of Mimì, Javier Franco replaced Andrzej Filonczyk as Marcello, and Gabriel Bermúdez replaced Manel Esteve in {…}
(Credit: Jon Adjahoe) The Washington Performing Arts has announced that operatic bass and social justice advocate Soloman Howard is the recipient of its 2021 Ambassador of the Arts Award. Howard is a well-known bass who has appeared at the Metropolitan Opera House, Los Angeles Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Washington National Opera, San Francisco Opera, Teatro Real, and Teatro Municipal de {…}
(Credit: Chris Singer/Fay Fox/Yan Bleney/Bree Anne Clowdus) The San Francisco Opera has announced its 2021-22 season featuring a variety of classic works and some of the greatest stars in the industry. The season will open with Puccini’s “Tosca“ with Eun Sun Kim conducting an all-star cast that includes soprano Ailyn Pérez as Tosca, tenor Michael Fabiano as Cavaradossi, and bass-baritone Alfred {…}
Those who want a major dose of operatic classics will not be disappointed by this week’s list. And what’s more, the slate is full of opera’s major superstars in these prominent works. But there is also a special performance this week, courtesy of the Houston Grand Opera. So without further ado, here are the top 10 operas to stream this {…}
Pianist and activist Lara Downes is making the stars align in a video of Leonard Bernstein’s song “Take Care of this House.” The video, which is being released on Sept. 22 in honor of National Voter Registration Day, features a wide range of major superstars from the opera and classical music world including Thomas Hampson, Anthony Orth Costanzo, Julia Bullock, {…}