More options, more variety. That is what is going on with the release of more streams from more companies. This week’s recommendations features the best mix of classical performances, traditional operas, and new works to engage the widest range of audience. Eugene Onegin – Opera Vision / Komische Oper Berlin (NOW) OperaVision kicks off its Russian festival in May with {…}
The Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires has transformed its basement workshops into a face mask-making venue creating approximately 1,500 per week. The people working on creating the masks, more than 50 in total, usually work at the theater creating stage props and managing special effects, among other endeavors. “This is a factory of dreams,” said stage director Enrique Bordolini in {…}
Colombian President Ivan Duque has stated that concert halls, bars, and stadiums could remain closed for another 18 months due to the coronavirus pandemic. In a press conference, the president stressed that while quarantine will end on April 27, social gatherings will still be prohibited with limitations continuing into the immediate future until there is a proper vaccine and treatment. {…}
The Teatro Colón de Buenos Aires is also streaming operas for audiences around the world during this time of social distancing to contain the spread of COVID-19. Every Sunday evening at 8 p.m. local time, audiences can connect to the company’s official YouTube or Facebook page to watch past performances. The famed company kicked off its slate with a showcase {…}
-We will update this article as more cancellations are announced.- Latin American theaters have begun to cancel performances due to the coronavirus outbreak. The Teatro Colón de Buenos Aires has announced that all artistic performances have been canceled through April 19. The performances included “Nabucco,” the Orquesta Académica del Instituto Superior de Arte and the Orquesta Filarmónica de Buenos Aires, {…}
The Teatro Colón de Buenos Aires has announced its 2020 season, which will feature eight productions and a number of concerts and chamber works. Here is a look at the operas that will be presented. Main Stage The season opens with Verdi’s “Nabucco” starring Sebastián Catana and Leonardo López Linares in the title role, Rebeka Lokar and Mónica Ferracani sharing {…}
The Americas Society has announced that it will present “A Night At the Opera: Instituto Superior de Arte Teatro Colón” on Oct. 21, 2019 in New York City. The event will feature a wide range of unique young artists, all of them winners of the Alejandro Cordero Competition from the Instituto Superior del Teatro Colón, the training division of the {…}
(Photo credit: Khalid AlBusaidi / ROHM) This review is for performances on Sept. 11 and 14, 2019. Writing a review after an initial performance of any run is a challenging proposition. You are essentially recording your views on a first impression without really getting a chance to see the full picture. There are many reasons why this is the case, {…}
The Teatro Colón de Bogota in Colombia is set to present Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas” on Sept. 14 and 15, 2019. The production by Pedro Salazar is set to star Monica Danilov and Andrés Silva in the title roles. The production will also star Meliza Metzger, Mónica López, Claudia Grenier, Mónica López, Valeria Bibliowicz, Luis Mora, Emilio Angola, Juliana Morales, Matilde Acevedo, Andrés Gaitán, David Agudelo, and {…}
The Teatro Colón de Bogota is set to open Britten’s “The Turn of the Screw” on Sept. 5 and 6, 2019. The Colombian theater is set to present a production, which won the Opera al Parque competition in 2018 by OPERACIVIL. Ramiro Gutiérrez Castro will direct the acclaimed production with Guerrasim Voronkov conducting the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Colombia. The cast {…}
Argentinian soprano Adelaida Negri passed away on Aug. 17, 2019 at the age of 75, due to an enduring illness. Born in Buenos Aires to Italian parents in 1943, Negri, as noted by Platea Magazine, “had a very meritorious and unanimously recognized international career, with outstanding appearances in some of the great theaters of the world.” According to her website, {…}