(Credit: Bolshoi Theatre official website) Plácido Domingo withdrew from a performance of Verdi’s “La Traviata” at the Bolshoi Theatre on Nov. 25. The reason for the last minute cancellation was Domingo’s indisposition. As a result, Polish baritone Stanislav Kuflyuk took over the role of Giorgio Germont. Kuflyuk joined a cast that included Arturo Chacón-Cruz as Alfredo Germont, and Nadezhda Pavlova {…}
On April 21 the Bolshoi Theatre is set to open its new production of Puccini’s “Tosca.” The new production will be directed by Stefano Poda and marks the first time in seven years that the Russian Opera house presents Puccini’s dramatic work. Poda will act as the productions director, costume designer and lighting designer and said in a press release {…}
The Bolshoi Theatre has announced the “Spring. Love Opera!” gala. The gala, which will be held on March 9, will be headlined by Plácido Domingo who will bring a number of important opera stars to the Bolshoi for the first time. Domingo will be accompanied by Sonya Yoncheva, Aida Garifullina, Oksana Dyka, Maria Kataeva, Javier Camarena, and Erwin Schrott. The Bolshoi {…}
The Bolshoi Theatre has announced its 2019-20 season celebrating its 244th anniversary. For this article, we will only concentrate on the opera being presented in new productions and in concert. New Productions Rimsky-Korsakov’s “The Tale of Tsar Saltan” will be conducted by Tugan Sokhiev in a new production by Alexei Frandetti. Premiere Date: Sept. 26, 2019 Vasily Pashkevich’s chamber opera “The {…}
Talents of the World has announced its first International Music Festival, which will take place at Carnegie Hall over the course of three days. The company has described its mission as “the development of the intellectual and spiritual potential of Human beings, to restore and promote the disappearing traditions of bel canto, and to draw audience’s attention to the inexhaustible {…}
The Bolshoi Theatre announced its 2018-19 season featuring a number of new productions, tours, and concerts. For its 243rd season, the Bolshoi Theatre is set to present 26 operas with a number of new productions. The season will get a new production of Tchaikovsky’s opera “Eugene Onegin” by director Eugeny Arye. The production will replace Dmitry Tcherniakov’s 12-year-old production. The Bolshoi will {…}
