This article was written by David & Francisco Salazar The Met Opera is very consistent at bringing the best stars from around the world to perform on its legendary stage. And year after year, the audience is gifted with potent operatic performances. This year was no different and today, we enthuse about the 10 singers that remain stuck with us. {…}
The Metropolitan Opera’s first Ring Cycle of the 2018-19 season came to a glorious end with “Götterdämmerung” in a production featuring a tremendous cast. In some ways, this might have been the most satisfying evening of the entire cycle, with a luxurious cast of true singing actors against a production that, at times, had something to say. A Hero Above {…}
The Teatro Real has announced its 2019-20 season featuring seven Teatro Real premieres and three Spanish premieres. Here is a look at what to expect. The season opens with Verdi’s “Don Carlo“ with Nicola Luisotti conducting a production by David McVicar. The opera returns after a 14 year absence with Francesco Meli, Andrea Carè, and Alfred Kim sharing the title {…}
The Theater an der Wien has announced its 2019-20 season featuring numerous rarely performed works, concert operas and a number of new productions. Opera Productions David Afkham conducts Amélie Niermeyer’s new production of Dvorak’s “Rusalka.” Maria Bengtsson sings the title role alongside Ladislav Elgr, Günther Groissböck, Natascha Petrinsky, and Kate Aldrich. Performance Dates: Sept. 19 – 30, 2019 Stefan Gottfried conducts Sam Brown’s production of Mozart’s {…}
The Vienna State Opera has announced its 2019-20 season, which includes six new productions and a whopping 58 operas overall. There are also a plethora of concert performances as well featuring some of the greatest opera stars on the planet. New Productions The new season kicks off with a new production of Britten’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Directed by Irina {…}
On March 14, 2019, the Metropolitan Opera raised the curtain on the next run of performances for its new production of Saint-Saens’ “Samson et Dalila.” Darko Tresnjak’s vision of ancient Israel is one that is both strange and stunning. While there is much to be savored visually, many aspects overplay certain elements of the opera, while not giving their due {…}
Wagner’s “Der Ring Des Nibelungen” made its long-awaited comeback to the Met Opera on Saturday afternoon with a performance of “Das Rheingold.” The Wagner epic is always a major draw for audiences and the house was packed for the matinee performance which marked the return of the famed “machine” production by Robert LePage as well as a number of debuts {…}
Richard Strauss’ “Arabella” will be featured on the Vienna State Opera’s live streaming service on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. The showcase will star Wolfgang Bankl, Emily Magee, Chen Reiss, Tomasz Konieczny, and Daniel Behle. Axel Kober will conduct the production directed Sven-Eric Bechtolf. The stream kicks off at 7 p.m. local time and is slated to run until around 10 {…}
We hope that you are set for a great weekend! Here are suggestions for performances to see! Arabella – Wiener Staatsoper, Austria Emily Magee stars in Strauss’ operatic gem alongside Tomasz Konieczny, Daniela Fally, and Chen Reiss. Axel Kober conducts the Vienesse score in Sven-Eric Bechtolf’s classic production. La Gioconda – La Monnaie, Belgium Beatrice Uria-Monzon and Hui He share {…}
Polish bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny was granted the honorary title of Kammersänger, or “chamber singer,” on stage following his Jan. 16 performance as The Wanderer in Wagner’s “Siegfried.” The performance also featured KS Stephen Gould as Siegfried, Iréne Theorin as Brünnhilde, Jochen Schmeckenbecher as Alberich, KS Herwig Pecoraro as Mime, Monika Bohinec as Erda, and Sorin Coliban as Fafner. The ensemble {…}
The weekend is here and as we get closer to the holiday season new productions are opening. Among those are a number of world premieres. The Teatro alla Scala is also set to open its season with a new production of another popular Italian work. Here is a look at what we think you should check out. Die Weiden – Wiener {…}