The Staatsoper Hamburg has suspended all performances between September through December with a few exceptions. The company has announced an opening concert entitled “Molto Agitato” which will take place on Sept. 5, 2020 and will feature music by Weill, Ligeti, and Brahms. The concert will feature five soloists and a chamber orchestra. Per the German company’s official website, the first {…}
(Credit: Chad Batka) Plácido Domingo has canceled his upcoming performances at the Staatsoper Hamburg. The theater announced in a press release that due to medical recommendations regarding his regarding age and a higher risk of infection of the coronavirus, Domingo has opted out of performances scheduled on March 22, 26, and April 2. The Staatsoper Hamburg stated, “We understand and {…}
(Credit: Dario Acosta) The Staatsoper Hamburg has announced a cast change for Verdi’s “Otello.” The company announced that Ailyn Pérez will take over the role of Desdemona replacing Krassimira Stoyanova. Pérez is coming off acclaimed performances at the Wiener Staatsoper where she sang the title role in Massenet’s “Manon.” The soprano is scheduled to return to the Metropolitan Opera in {…}
The Staatsoper Hamburg has announced the death of baritone Jan Buchwald. He was 45. Buchwald was born in Solingen in 1974. According to Musik Heute, the baritone studied with teachers including Carl-Heinz Müller, Klesie Kelly, and Alois Orth before making his opera debut in Britten’s “Billy Budd” at the Niedersächsischen Staatstheater Hannover. From fall of 2000 to the summer of {…}