Elīna Garanča, Jakub Józef Orliński & Thomas Hampson Highlight Elbphilharmonie & Laeiszhalle Hamburg’s 2020-21 Season

(Credit: Dario Acosta/Deutsche Grammophon/Jiyang Chen) The Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg has announce its 2020-21 season. As always we are highlighting the vocal performances of the season. Mikhail Petrenko and Behzod Abduraimov perform works by Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky. Performance Date: Sept. 16, 2020 Ottavio Dantone conducts Vivaldi’s “Il Tamerlano” with the Accademia Bizantina and Gesangssolisten. Performance Date: Sept. 29, 2020 Beethoven’s “Leonore” {…}

Apr 6, 2020

Fabio Sartori, Tamara Wilson & Franz Welser-Möst Highlight Cleveland Orchestra’s 2020-21 Season

The Cleveland Orchestra has announced its 2020-21 season. For the purposes of this article we will only highlight vocal performances. Franz Welser-Möst conducts Eldman’s Rothko Chapel and Mozart’s Requiem and Ave verum corpus. The concert features soloists Lauren Snouffer, Daryl Freedman, Julian Prégardien, Matthew Plenk, Peter Kellner, and violist Wesley Collins. Performance Dates: Sept. 24-30, 2020 Alan Gilbert conducts Beethoven’s {…}

Apr 3, 2020

Ailyn Pérez, Barbara Hannigan & Iréne Theorin Lead New CD/DVD Releases

This week three CDs will be available to stream featuring some of the greatest soloists in the world. Check these out! Dvořák Requiem Jakub Hrůša and Jiri Belohlavek lead the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and Prague Philharmonic Choir in Dvořák’s Requiem, Biblical Songs, and Te Deum. The album, which is being released by Decca, includes soloists Ailyn Pérez, Christianne Stotijn, Michael {…}

Apr 2, 2020

René Pape, Olga Peretyatko, & Sonya Yoncheva Highlight Staatsoper Unter Den Linden’s 2020-21 Season

The Staatsoper Unter Den Linden has announced its 2020-21 season, which features eight new productions and numerous revivals. Premieres Barbara Wysocka directs Francesconi’s “Quartett” with Daniel Barenboim conducting Mojca Erdmann and Thomas Oliemanns. Performance Dates: Oct. 3-18, 2020 Mozart’s “Mitridate, Re di Ponto” is set to be conducted by Marc Minkowski and directed by Satoshi Miyagi. Pene Pati, Julie Fuchs, {…}

Mar 7, 2020

Teatro Real de Madrid 2019-20 Review: Die Walküre

(Credit: Javier del Real) The Teatro Real de Madrid continued its staging of Wagner’s tetralogy with the second, and arguably most popular installment, “Die Walküre.” The production features the same artistic-conducting team with Robert Carsen directing and Pablo Heras-Casado on the pit. Sadly, given that each opera of this cycle is being performed one season at a time, the casts {…}

Mar 4, 2020

Nina Stemme & Sarah Traubel Highlight New CD/DVD Releases (Week of March 2)

This week sees the release of two debut albums and a special performance of “Die Walküre.” Mélodies Adriana Gonzalez releases her first album on Audaux Records accompanied by pianist Iñaki Encina Oyón, who is well known for performing neglected and unknown repertoire. The album will delve into early 20th-century French Mélodie with a focus on the exceptional expressive qualities of {…}

Feb 27, 2020

Sir Simon Rattle, Stuart Skelton & Joyce DiDonato Lead London Symphony Orchestra’s 2020-21 Season

(Credit: Karen Almond / Metropolitan Opera) The London Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2020-21 season at the Barbican Centre. For the purposes of this article we will only focus on Vocal performances. Sir. Simon Rattle conducts Berg’s “Wozzeck” with Anja Kampe, Christian Gerhaler, Thomas Blondelle, John Tomlinson, and Peter Hoare. Performance Dates: Sept. 15-17, 2020 Sir Simon Rattle conducts Melodic {…}

Feb 22, 2020

Q & A: Heldentenor Stuart Skelton on His Ongoing Relationship With Wagner’s Music

(Credit: Sim Canetty-Clarke) Few tenors today have the Wagnerian pedigree that Stuart Skelton has. The Australian tenor, who has taken on pretty much every major role by the master of Bayreuth, has opened major productions of Wagner’s operas around the world. In the midst of his recent production of “Die Walküre” at the Teatro Real de Madrid, Operawire had an {…}

Nov 19, 2019

San Francisco Symphony 2019-20 Review: Die Walküre

(Credit: Stefan Cohen) The San Francisco Symphony showcased Richard Strauss and Richard Wagner at Davies Symphony Hall under the baton of Australian conductor Simone Young. The opening performance was a remarkable achievement with Stuart Skelton, Emily Magee, and Ain Anger shining in the first Act of Wagner’s “Die Walküre.” Elegance Embodied Young replaced Sir Anthony Pappano who had prior commitments {…}

Jul 30, 2019

Watch ‘Die Walküre’ On Great Performances At the Met on PBS

Wagner’s “Die Walküre” is set to appear on Great Performances at the Met on August 12 at 12 p.m. The opera will feature Robert LePage’s famed production with Christine Goerke, Greer Grimsley, Stuart Skelton, Jamie Barton, Eva-Maria Wesbroek, and Günther Groissböck among the cast members. Philippe Jordan conducts the second installment in Wagner’s famed tetralogy. Of the opera’s opening performance, {…}

Jun 11, 2019

Michael Fabiano, Vivica Genaux, & Jessica Pratt Among Major Nominees For Helpmann Awards 2019

The Helpmann Awards have announced their 2019 nomination, which envelop all performing arts. However, our main focus will be on the opera nominees. The awards will be presented on July 14 and 15, 2019. The nominees for Best Opera are Arts Projects Australia, Adelaide Festival, and Perth Festival’s “The Magic Flute;” “Opera Australia’s “Wozzeck” and “Metamorphosis,” and Pinchgut Opera’s “Artaserse.” {…}

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