(Credit: Teatro Real official website) The Teatro Real has announced several cast changes for the title role in Verdi’s “Nabucco.” The company noted that baritones Amartuvshin Enkhbat and George Petean have dropped out of the production and as a result, Gabriele Viviani, George Gagnidze, and Luca Salsi will sing the title role. They will join Luis Cansino, who will also {…}
(Credit: Antoni Bofill) The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced the upcoming performances of Verdi’s “Rigoletto.” The opera will star Benjamin Bernheim, Saimir Pirgu and Josep Bros in the role of Duca di Mantua; Olga Peretyatko and Aigul Khismatullina as Gilda; Grigory Shkarupa and Liang Li in the role of Sparafucile; Rinat Shaham and Nino Surguladze as Maddalena; and Christopher {…}
(Credit: Bolshoi Theatre official website) Plácido Domingo withdrew from a performance of Verdi’s “La Traviata” at the Bolshoi Theatre on Nov. 25. The reason for the last minute cancellation was Domingo’s indisposition. As a result, Polish baritone Stanislav Kuflyuk took over the role of Giorgio Germont. Kuflyuk joined a cast that included Arturo Chacón-Cruz as Alfredo Germont, and Nadezhda Pavlova {…}
(Credit: © The Royal Opera / Clive Barda) Covent Garden has a good line in Verdi revivals – Richard Eyre’s “Traviata” has been running over a quarter of a century; David McVicar’s “Rigoletto” lasted nearly two decades; and now Phyllida Lloyd’s “Macbeth” returns too, also nearly 20 years old. It’s a production that has aged gracefully, with no signs of wear. Though chock {…}
The Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced its “Verdi Voices” concert set for Feb. 6, 2022. The showcase, which will be led by conductor and new company Music Director Enrique Mazzola, will star soprano Tamara Wilson and tenor Russell Thomas as they take on major moments from Verdi’s iconic canon of operas. Audiences will get a chance to hear music {…}
(Credit: Klaus Frahm) The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced its upcoming December 2021 performances. Mezzo-soprano Doris Soffel will give a concert singing lieder by Gustav Mahler and Kurt Weill. Performance date: Dec. 2, 2021 Soprano Anja Harteros gives a concert featuring Wagner’s “Wesendonck-Lieder” and “Liebestod” from “Tristan und Isolde.” The orchestra will also present Richard Strauss’ “Tod und Verklärung” op. {…}
(Credit: © Monika Rittershaus/Oper Graz) The Nürnberger Oper has decided to end its collaboration with the opera director Peter Konwitschny for the production of Verdi’s “Il Trovatore.” “The background to this is a disagreement with the director’s behavior in dealing with the artists in the house,” said the opera house in a statement for BR24. “The theater management came to {…}
(Credit: Wiener Staatsoper official website) The Wiener Staatsoper has announced that tenor Massimo Giordano will no longer be appearing in the final performance of Verdi’s “Nabucco” on Nov. 12, 2021. As a result, tenor Carlos Osuna takes over the role. Osuna joins a cast that includes Saioa Hernández, Szilvia Vörös, Roberto Tagliavini, Dan Paul Dumitrescu, Daniel Jenz, Aurora Marthens, and {…}
(Credits: Bayerische Staatsoper official website) The Palau de Les Arts Reina Sofía in Valencia, Spain has postponed baritone Leo Nucci and bass-baritone Erwin Schrott’s concert. The event, which was scheduled for Nov. 11, 2021, was postponed for undisclosed reasons and has not been rescheduled at this time. Nucci and Schrott were supposed to perform music by Giuseppe Verdi with Jordi {…}
(Credits: Matilde Fasso / Salzburger Festspiele / Doris Wild) The Wiener Staatsoper has announced multiple cast changes for the upcoming performances of Gounod‘s “Faust” and Verdi‘s “Nabucco.” Per an official press release, tenor John Osborn will sing the title role in “Faust” on Nov. 7, 2021, replacing Stephen Costello. Osborn joins a cast that includes Rachel Willis-Sørensen as Marguerite, Adam {…}
The Town Hall and PREformances Chamber Music Collaborative are set to present a unique virtual performance of Verdi’s masterpiece “Otello.” The showcase, which is set to kick off on Nov. 18, will be part of a series that presents operas in under an hour and features a diverse array of singers from around the world. “Otello” will be headlined by {…}