The 13th European Opera-directing Prize was awarded by Camerata Nuova Wiesbaden in Birmingham. The competition, which is organized every two years by the Wiesbaden-based association Camerata Nuova in cooperation with Opera Europa, is the only competition for young opera directors in the German-speaking world. The 2023 prize was awarded to 31-year-old Italian stage director Lorenzo Ponte and his team consisting {…}
The opera company of the National Moravian-Silesian Theatre in Ostrava, Czech Republic is set to present “The Two Widows” starting on June 9, 2022. The opera by Smetana will be directed by Rocc and conducted by Marek Sedivy with a cast starring Lada Bocková, Veronika Rovná, Martin Srejma, Frantisek Zahradnicek, Václav Cizek, Karolina Levkova, and Petr Urbanek. The opera is {…}
Pocket Opera’s “The Two Widows” was a treat. A Smetana rarity, Pocket Opera performed the work with gusto. The opening performance at Berkeley’s historic Hillside Club provided an intimate setting for this charming production directed by Nicholas A Garcia, Pocket Opera’s current Artistic Director. Donald Pippin’s English version of the original Czech libretto by Emanuel Züngel, aptly enhanced the music. {…}