(Credit: Allison Michael Orenstein) Audra MacDonald has postponed her recital at the Teatro Real de Madrid in Spain. The singer and actress was forced to reschedule the highly anticipated recital due to restrictions imposed by COVID-19. The concert, which was scheduled to be performed on Sept. 13, was set to be an hommage to the music of Broadway. Per the {…}
(Credits: Michael Cooper / Lourdes Balduque / The Israeli Opera official website / Silvia Beltrami – Mezzosoprano Facebook Page) Russian soprano Tatiana Serjan has cancelled performances as Amelia in Verdi’s “Un Ballo in Maschera” at the Teatro Real. Per the official statement on the company’s website, the Russian soprano has withdrawn from the production due to illness. Sondra Radvanovsky, Saioa {…}
(Credit: Emelie Kroon) When COVID-19 struck a few months back, one of the final “live” performances to take the stage was a rendition of Wagner’s “Die Walküre” in Sweden. Among the performers in that production was dramatic soprano Elisabet Strid, who took on the role of Sieglinde. Strid, who has performed in such opera houses as the Teatro Real, Lyric {…}
(Credits: Dragana Branković/Katarina Bradić) Known for her deep and diverse vocal versatility and also theatrical prowess, Katarina Bradić swiftly conquered the major European opera stages—Teatro Real, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Staatsoper unter der Linden, Komische Oper Berlin, Theater Basel, Bolshoi Theater, Theater an der Wien, Den Norske Opera, Opernhaus Zürich, Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Bayerische Staatsoper, La Monnaie, De Nationale Opera {…}
(Credit: Javier del Real) The Teatro Real is scheduled to present a live worldwide broadcast of Verdi’s “La Traviata.” The broadcast, which will be in co-production with TVE, MOVISTAR, and the Teatro Real, will be held on July 15 and will star Marina Rebeka, Michael Fabiano, and Artur Rucinski. Nicola Luisotti conducts the Teatro Real’s Chorus and Orchestra. The broadcast {…}
(Credit: Staatsoper Berlin/Ken Howard-Metropolitan Opera/P.S. Zoeller) With social distancing in full effect, the opera world has come together to offer up a lot of streaming services. The beauty of it all is that there is seemingly endless choice. But on the other hand, there is so much choice that it could be hard to figure out what to check out. {…}
The Teatro Real is teaming up with a number of star singers to create the #OperaFest The festival will begin on March 21 and run through March 22 with each artist performing digitally via Instagram Live. The artists will perform songs and arias from a diverse array of repertoire. Among the singers who are scheduled to join the concert include {…}
The Teatro Real and the Gran Teatre del Liceu are joining forces to showcase operas on the streaming platform MyOperaPlayer.com The company will offer free streams starting on March 19 with programming already set through March 25. It all begins with “Aida” followed by “Madama Butterfly,” “Romeo et Juliette,” “Un Ballo in Maschera,” “La Traviata,” “La Bohème,” and “Macbeth.” The {…}
The Teatro Real de Madrid has announced that it will continue to perform without audiences. The Theater announced that following the government’s regulation to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the company will showcase the new production of “Achille in Sciro” via the company platform “My Opera Player.” All performances from March 17 through the 25 will be performed via {…}
The Teatro Real de Madrid has announced two cast changes for its upcoming production of Wagner’s “Die Walküre.” The company announced that Günther Groissböck will no longer sing the role of Hunding in this production with René Pape replacing him on performances scheduled for Feb. 12, 16, 21, 25 and 28, 2020. Groissböck will be performing “Der Rosenkavalier” in Berlin {…}
(Credit: Giuliano Scalvini) Davinia Rodriguez has canceled her upcoming performances of Bellini’s “Il Pirata.” The Teatro Real de Madrid announced that due to illness the Spanish soprano would not be able to sing her two scheduled performances for Dec. 16 and 18, 2019. As a result, Maria Pia Piscitelli will replace Rodriguez. Piscitelli is a well-known interpreter of the Bel {…}
