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 {…}

Jul 13, 2020

Sonya Yoncheva, Ludovic Tézier, Benjamin Bernheim, Fatma Said Headline Bastille Day Concert in Paris

For the eighth straight year, audiences will get a chance to see the Concert de Paris to celebrate Bastille Day on July 14, 2020. Eun Sun Kim will conduct the Orchestre National de France in a performance that will feature a host of superstar artists including Sonya Yoncheva, Ludovic Tézier, Benjamin Bernheim, and Fatma Said performing music by Edith Piaf, {…}

Jul 13, 2020

Sonya Yoncheva, Francesco Meli & Leo Nucci Lead Maggio Musicale Fiorentino’s Summer Season

(Credit: Dario Acosta) The Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino will open its summer season with two in-concert operas. The festival opens with Verdi’s “Un Ballo in Maschera” starring Francesco Meli, Krassimira Stoyanova, Carlos Álvarez, Enkeleda Kamani, and Judit Kutasi. Carlo Rizzi conducts two performances scheduled for July 15 and 18, 2020. The second opera of the season will be a {…}

Jul 11, 2020

Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko, Renée Fleming, Angel Blue, Joyce DiDonato Headline Metropolitan Opera’s International Pay-Per-View Series

The Metropolitan Opera has announced a new pay-per-view series “Met Stars Live in Concert” featuring opera’s greatest stars from around the world. The concert series, which was announced via a Zoom press conference, will consist of 12 live performances starting on July 18 and running through December. “This new initiative is intended to create live performance opportunities for our artists {…}

Jul 7, 2020

Ainhoa Arteta, Sonya Yoncheva, Joyce DiDonato & René Pape Headline Palau de les Arts’ 2020-21 Season

The Palau de les Arts in Valencia, Spain has announced its 2020-21 season featuring zarzuela, opera, and recitals. Opera The Palau de les Arts opens with Romeo Castellucci directing a new production of Mozart’s “Requiem” with Stefano Montanari conducting. Anett Fritsch, Sara Mingardo, Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani, and Nahuel Di Pierro star. Performance Dates: Sept. 27-Oct. 8, 2020 Kurtág’s “Fin de {…}

Jul 6, 2020

Saioa Hernández, Sonya Yoncheva, Anna Netrebko, Ailyn Pérez & Plácido Domingo Lead Maggio Musicale Fiorentino’s 2020-21 Season

The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced its 2020-21 season featuring concerts, opera productions, and a star-studded summer festival. For this article, we will only focus on the Italian theater’s operatic and vocal concerts. Season Federico Maria Sardelli conducts a new production of Handel’s “Rinaldo” with Pierluigi Pizzi directing. The cast includes Raffaele Pe in the title role, Leonardo Cortellazzi, Carmela {…}

Jul 1, 2020

Luciano Pavarotti, Anna Netrebko, Ben Heppner, Sonya Yoncheva Headline Week 17 of Metropolitan Opera’s Nightly Streams

The Metropolitan Opera has announced the 17th week of its nightly streams. This week’s streams include such opera stars as Anna Netrebko, Luciano Pavarotti, Ben Heppner, and Eva Marton. Monday, July 6 – Puccini’s La Bohème Starring Sonya Yoncheva, Susanna Phillips, Michael Fabiano, Lucas Meachem, Alexey Lavrov, Matthew Rose, and Paul Plishka, conducted by Marco Armiliato. From February 24, 2018. Tuesday, {…}

Jun 17, 2020

Luciano Pavarotti, Kathleen Battle, Joyce DiDonato, Sonya Yoncheva Headline Week 15 of Metropolitan Opera’s Nightly Streams

(Credit: Metropolitan Opera) The Metropolitan Opera has announced Week 15 of its streaming service, which includes performances by such superstars as Sonya Yoncheva, Kathleen Battle, Luciano Pavarotti, Roberto Alagna, and Joyce DiDonato among others. Here is a full breakdown. Monday, June 22 – Verdi’s La Traviata Starring Sonya Yoncheva, Michael Fabiano, and Thomas Hampson, conducted by Nicola Luisotti. From March 11, 2017. {…}

Jun 14, 2020

Sonya Yoncheva Announces Gala in Bulgaria

(Credit: Dario Acosta) Sonya Yoncheva has announced a gala concert at the Roman Theater in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The soprano revealed the event on social media stating “I am very happy to come back to Plovdiv, my home town, and sing for my audience and friends after more than 7 years. I will be presenting an Opera Gala in the majestic {…}

Jun 12, 2020

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 {…}

Jun 10, 2020

Domingo Hindoyan Appointed Chief Conductor of Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

(Image Source: Domingo Hindoyan Official Website) The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra has announced that Domingo Hindoyan will become the organization’s Chief Conductor, effective September 2021. The Venezuelan conductor will be succeeding Vasily Petrenko, who will be named Conductor Laureate for his 15 years of service to the company. On his new appointment, Hindoyan wrote, “Since the very first time I {…}

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