The Polish National Opera is set to open a new production of Verdi’s “Falstaff.” The production will open on April 17 and run through 26, 2026 at the Moniuszko Auditorium with Marek Weiss directing. The production will mark Weiss’ 50th year of his artistic career and will mark the 150th theatre performance he has directed. In a statement he said, {…}
(Photo: Brescia e Amisano / Teatro alla Scala) A major project with deeply feminine roots took place at Teatro alla Scala with the world premiere of “Anna A.,” a commission that, for the first time in the theater’s history, was entrusted to a female composer. The honor went to none other than Silvia Colasanti, currently the most frequently performed living {…}
(Credit: SF/Anne Zeuner) The Salzburg Festival has revealed the participants of the Young Singers Project 2019. In sum, there will be 13 participants from 11 different countries, including Canada, Spain, the UK, France, Russia, Poland, the U.S., Ukraine, Ireland, Mexico, and New Zealand; this is the first time that the program features young singers from Mexico and New Zealand. The {…}
