(Credit: Courtesy of TACT International) Boris Pinkhasovich is one of today’s rising baritones. Born in Saint Petersburg to a family of musicians, he studied at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory of Music and in 2011 became an ensemble member at the Mikhailovsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg. His career eventually went international after major debuts at the Royal Opera House, Paris Opera, {…}
(Credit: W. Hösl) The Bayerische Staatsoper is set to stream its new production of Tchaikovsky’s “The Queen of Spades.” The company will showcase the opera on Feb. 10, 2024, on its Staatsoper.TV and on Medici.TV. This brand-new production is conducted by young maestro Aziz Shokhakimov and directed by Benedict Andrews. The production features Set Design by Rufus Didwiszus, Costume Design by Victoria Behr, {…}
The Berlin Philharmonic has announced a cast change for its upcoming performances of “The Queen of Spades.” The company noted that “due to ill health, Asmik Grigorian has to cancel her participation in the opera performances of Tchaikovsky’s ‘The Queen of Spades’ with the Berliner Philharmonic conducted by Kirill Petrenko at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden on 9, 12, 15 and 18 {…}
Sondra Radvanovsky has canceled all performances of the Gran Teatre del Liceu’s upcoming “The Queen of Spades” production. As a result, Lianna Haroutounian will sing performances on Jan. 26, Feb. 1, 5, 8, and 11, 2022 while Irina Churilova will sing on Jan. 27, Feb. 2, 4, 6, and 10, 2022. Radvanovsky had originally canceled only the first performances of {…}
(Credit: Sven Helge Czichy) The Staastheater Weisbaden has postponed the opening of its new production of “The Queen of Spades.” The company noted that due to COVID-19 precautions, the organization was forced to delay the opening of the production which will now open on Jan. 29, 2022. In a statement, the company said, “due to the measures decided by the {…}
The Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, Spain has announced cast changes for its production of “The Queen of “Spades.” The company revealed that due to scheduling issues for soprano Serena Sáenz, Mercedes Gancedo will now join the production as Prilepa. Additionally, tenor Martin Muehle has been forced to cancel his participation as Hermann due to health reasons. As a {…}
“Page to Opera Stage” looks at stories – real-life or fiction, old and new – that have inspired operas, and the ways these narratives have been edited and dramatized to fit a new medium. This month, we return to Pushkin and Tchaikovsky with “The Queen of Spades”, where an opera has expanded the original novella, radically altering characters and atmosphere {…}
(Credits: Julian Hargreaves / Gregor Hohenberg / Sony Classical / Jürgen Frank / Alexey Kostromin / Sony / Gregor Hohenberg) The famed Austrian venue Musikverein Wien has announced its 2021-22 season, featuring concerts and recitals with some of the greatest performers in the world. Here is the full slate. Baritone Christian Gerhaher performs works by Schönberg and Berlioz alongside seven {…}
(Credit: Oleh Pavluchenkov) The Opéra national de Paris has announced a series of concert performances set to take place between June 6-12, 2021. Conductor Oksana Lyniv will direct the Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris for the very first time in a showcase that will star Étienne Dupuis, Varduhi Abrahamyan, Asmik Grigorian, and Ivan Gyngazov; Grigorian and Gyngazov will be {…}
(Credits: Michael Cooper / Dario Acosta / Sonya Yoncheva official website / © Gregor Hohenberg / Gregor Hohenberg / Sony Music Entertainment) The Teatro alla Scala in Milan has announced its 2021-22 season, featuring some of the greatest performers in the world. Here is the full slate. Operas Anna Netrebko and Luca Salsi open the season in Verdi‘s “Macbeth” in {…}
The Opéra National de Paris has announced further changes to its schedule for the month of May, June, and July. In an email message, General Director Alexander Neef announced that productions of “Tosca,” and “The Queen of Spades” will be canceled. “Tosca” was set to run between May 6-28 while the Tchaikovsky masterwork was set for the stage between May {…}