Music was always a major part of bass-baritone Wayne Tigges’ youth. As the youngest of 10 kids, his father was part of a professional barbershop quartet and the majority of his family members were singers in one way or another. The young Tigges was also a lead singer in a heavy metal band called Aftershock. From there he would eventually {…}
The Cincinnati Opera has announced its 2018 summer festival. The festival kicks off with Verdi’s “La Traviata” on June 14, 2018. French soprano Norah Amsellem will sing the title role with Korean tenor Ji-Min Park as her lover Alfredo. Korean baritone Youngjoo An will make his company debut singing the role of Giorgio Germont. Bliss Hebert will stage direct the production designed {…}
Wagner’s first masterpiece “Der Fliegende Holländer” returns to the Metropolitan Opera on Tuesday, April 25 after a seven-year absence. Despite being well-known throughout the opera world, “The Flying Dutchman,” as translated in English, has had a rather interesting history at the Met marked by long hiatuses. The opera opened the 1889-1890 season in its first-ever performance. The cast that included {…}
With each passing week, the opera world gets the lates ton the 2017-18 season. The Atlanta Opera has joined the fray announcing the six operas that its audiences will get to clamor over between November 2017 and June 2018. The Flying Dutchman – Nov. 4, 7, 10, 12 (2017) Wagner’s early masterwork gets a new production by the company’s General {…}
On Jan. 13 the Opera Platform will present Wagner’s “The Flying Dutchman” from the Finnish Opera. The production by director Kasper Holten interprets “The Flying Ditchman” without four-masters, hawsers and nautical romanticism. In his production the sailor becomes an artist, trapped in the world of international jet set and tells the story of a man, driven by his inspiration and {…}
Audiences around the world will get a chance to see La Fura dels Baus’ production of Wagner’s “Der Fliegende Hollander” at the Teatro Real in Madrid on Dec. 23 via the company’s Facebook page. The performance will take place at 8 p.m. local time / 2 p.m. EST. The production stars Evgeny Nikitin and Samuel Youn in the title role. {…}
