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 {…}

Feb 23, 2017

Sonya Yoncheva To Make Her Philadelphia Orchestra Debut As Tosca

Sonya Yoncheva will make her role debut as Tosca. As part of the Philadelphia Orchestra’s 2017-18 season, the Bulgarian soprano will sing her first Tosca in Puccini’s masterpiece under the direction of Yannick Nezet-Seguin. The event will also mark the soprano’s debut with the orchestra. In a statement for the Philadelphia inquirer Nezet-Seguin said, “I finally got the ‘Tosca’ that I’ve {…}

Feb 22, 2017

Metropolitan Opera 2016-17 Preview: Sonya Yoncheva Set To Enchant In Verdi’s ‘La Traviata’

Willy Decker’s production of Verdi’s “La Traviata” opens on Friday, marking the final revival of the acclaimed production. Sonya Yoncheva reprises her acclaimed Violetta which critics said, “was a creation full of searching details.” The soprano has been hailed as one of the great Violettas of our time and has sung the role in Munich, Paris, Zurich and London. Michael {…}

Feb 15, 2017

Everything You Need to Know About the Metropolitan Opera 2017-18 Season

The Metropolitan Opera has announced its 2017-18 season and as promised, it contains a lot of hotly anticipated productions and performances. Here is a quick rundown with OperaWire set to include additional content throughout the day. The New Productions The Metropolitan Opera season will feature five new productions. David McVicar’s new production of Bellini’s “Norma” will open the season on {…}

Feb 7, 2017

Breaking News: Sonya Yoncheva Cancels ‘Eugene Onegin’ At The Paris National Opera

Sonya Yoncheva has cancelled her upcoming performances of “Eugene Onegin” at the Paris National Opera. In a statement the soprano said that Tatiana no longer suited her “both in terms of the character and of her musical writing.” She also noted that she would not sing the role in any future production. Yoncheva was to sing “Eugene Onegin” in the June {…}

Feb 1, 2017

Sonya Yoncheva Returns To The Stage With ‘Vissi d’Arte’ [Video]

Sonya Yoncheva has returned to the stage. After having cancelled her run of Massenet’s “Manon” at the Opera de Monte Carlo due to back pains, the soprano returned to the stage for “Les Victoires de la musique classique.” The soprano performed “Vissi d’Arte” from Puccini’s “Tosca.” Yoncheva has yet to perform the complete opera but based the on the frequency with which {…}

Jan 30, 2017

CD/DVD Releases -Week of Jan. 30: Four Divas Set To Storm Stores This Week

It’s Diva week as three of the most popular sopranos will be releasing new albums and DVDs. One will showcase her second album while another will be debuting her first CD. Sonya Yoncheva’s Handel It was only two years ago when Yoncheva impressed in her first album, an homage to Paris. After winning the prestigious Echo Award, it would have {…}

Jan 25, 2017

7 Role Debuts You Cannot Miss At The 2017-18 Opera National Paris Season

Role debuts are usually among the most fascinating events in international opera. For years, adoring fans ponder at what their favored interpreter might sound and look like as a character that they have only dreamed about. Once the singer finally sets foot on the stage to embody the character, all bets are off. The Opera National de Paris’s new 2017-18 {…}

Jan 25, 2017

Everything You Need to Know About the Opera National de Paris’ 2017-18 Season

The 2017-18 season announcements just keep on coming in. After Washington National Opera, Los Angeles Opera and Festival d’Aix-en-Provence announced their upcoming schedules, the Paris National Opera has finally unveiled its hotly anticipated season. In sum there are a grand total of 21 operas to see, including nine new productions. Opening Night “The Merry Widow” kicks off the proceedings on {…}

Jan 24, 2017

Sonya Yoncheva and Piotr Beczala’s Silver Gala to Be Broadcast on Arte

For those who missed the Silver Gala from Baden Baden on New Years Eve, Arte will present it on March 19, 2017. The concert, which rung in the New Year starred Sonya Yoncheva and Piotr Beczala and was condcuted by Yoncheva’s husband Domingo Hindoyan. The concert was divided into two parts. The first included popular arias and duets from opera {…}

Jan 10, 2017

Plácido Domingo’s Operalia Competition Returns to Eastern Europe in July 2017

Kazakhstan will play host to the 25th Operalia Competition in July 2017. The famed competition will be making its return to Eastern Europe after making an appearance there in 2011 at Moscow. It also took place in Pécs and Budapest in 2009. Otherwise the competition has mainly done rounds in Western Europe, North America and Asia (Tokyo and Beijing). Last {…}

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