Opera National Bordeaux To Feature Elina Garanca, Sonya Yoncheva & Benjamin Bernheim in 2017-18 Season

The Opera National Bordeaux has announced its 2017-18 season with a number of important stars headlining the year. The season starts off with Offenbach’s “La Vie Parisienne” on Sept. 23, 2017. The production by Vincent Huguet is set to star Anne-Catherine Gillet and Philippe Talbot. Marc Minkowski conducts. Paul Daniel leads a concert performance of Bellini’s “Il Pirata” with Joyce El-Khoury {…}

May 9, 2017

Metropolitan Opera 50th Anniversary Gala: What the Stars Wore To The Gala

Ever wonder what the stars of the opera world wear on the fancy red carpets? Well, here we put together a list of what some of the opera’s greatest stars wore to the Metropolitan Opera’s 50th-anniversary gala! Check it out. Anna Netrebko wore a purple Zac Posen Gown accompanied by the designer himself. The soprano has been dressed several times {…}

Apr 28, 2017

Weekend Preview – International (4/28-30): Nadine Sierra, Ailyn Pérez and Sonya Yoncheva Lead Busy Weekend

The weekend will bring a wide variety of repertoire from rare Wagner and Rodgers and Hammerstein to Mozart and Rimsky-Korsakov. And as always the biggest stars including Sonya Yoncheva, Ailyn Pérez, Kate Lindsey, Aida Garifullina and Nadine Sierra will be on stage performing signature roles. Argentina Wagner’s “Das Liebesverbot” takes center stage at the Teatro Colón. The opera will see Lise {…}

Apr 18, 2017

How to Watch Sonya Yoncheva Live From Paris on Tuesday

Sonya Yoncheva fans from around the world will get a chance to hear the star soprano live in concert via Medici.tv. The soprano’s concert at the Philharmonie de Paris will be broadcast via the online website starting at 2:30 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, April 18. Accompanying the soprano in a program that includes Handel, Rameau and Purcell will be the {…}

Apr 7, 2017

Social Media Beat (Week 3/31-4/6): Sonya Yoncheva Announces A New CD

It’s the weekend, which means that it is now time to take a look back at the week that was and see what opera’s biggest stars have been up to. First up? Well none other than Bulgarian soprano Sonya Yoncheva, who announced via social media that she was recording her third album for Sony Classical. We wonder what that album {…}

Apr 5, 2017

All The Major Opera Stars Performing At The Vienna State Opera 2017-18 Season

The Vienna State Opera has announced its 2017-18 season with six new productions and 48 revivals. Given the sheer size of the schedule, you might expect the company to feature opera’s greatest stars. You would be absolutely right. As always the company will feature the biggest stars in the world including Anna Netrebko in her second run of performances of {…}

Mar 31, 2017

Sonya Yoncheva Cancels Part Of Her Baroque Tour

Sonya Yoncheva has canceled two concerts from her “Baroque Heroines tour.” The soprano announced on Facebook that due to contractual issues she would not perform in Munich nor Vienna. She stated, “I am very sorry that after a year of preparations and rehearsals two of my four ‘Baroque Heroines’ concerts had to be canceled. Unfortunately, the promoter ‘München Musik’ and {…}

Mar 17, 2017

Social Media Beat (3/10-16): Find Out Who Was Caught In Blizzard Stella

New York’s Winter Storm seemed to be the prevailing theme on most opera singer’s social media feeds. Find out what they were up to this week in coping with the tough weather. Tenor David Portillo took time out his hectic rehearsal period to see Gounod’s “Romeo et Juliette” with his fiance and a friend. He is currently the role of {…}

Mar 13, 2017

Sonya Yoncheva to Sign CDs At Met Opera Shop

New Yorkers will have a chance to meet Bulgarian soprano Sonya Yoncheva at the Metropolitan Opera Shop next Wednesday, March 15 at 3 P.M. EST. The soprano’s new album “Handel” recently hit stores and includes music from the composer’s opera’s, “Giulio Cesare in Egitto,” “Alcina,” “Rodelinda,” “Agrippina,” “Theodora” and “Rinaldo.” This is Yoncheva’s third album with Sony Classical. In 2015 {…}

Mar 6, 2017

Sonya Yoncheva May Have An Interest In A Bizet Role

Sonya Yoncheva revealed she might just be interested in singing “Carmen” During a Facebook Live at the Metropolitan Opera, the Bulgarian soprano jokingly said that she would be interested in performing the title role of Bizet’s “Carmen.” She joked and said that it would have to be “now.” But Yoncheva has performed several arias from the opera in concert most recently {…}

Mar 5, 2017

Metropolitan Opera 2016-17 Review – La Traviata: Sonya Yoncheva Strong Vocally But Dramatically Amiss in Surprisingly Unfulfilling Rendition of Willy Decker’s Masterpiece Production

I preface this by stating that this review is for the performance on March 5, 2017. I would also like to recognize that this is just one performance of a seven-performance run. In an ideal situation, I would attend every performance and write a detailed review of the overall work. As it stands, I can only go on my perspective {…}

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