The Vienna State Opera has announced that it will be streaming Wagner’s “Parsifal” live on Sunday, April 11, 2021. The new production by Kirill Serebrennikov will star Jonas Kaufmann in the title role alongside Ludovic Tézier as Amfortas, and Elīna Garanča as Kundry. Other cast members include Georg Zeppenfield as Gurnemanz, Wolfgang Koch as Klingsor, and Stefan Cerny as Titurel. {…}
The Vienna State Opera has announced its streaming slate for the upcoming week. It all kicks off with Janacek’s “The Cunning Little Vixen” starring Chen Reiss, Roman Trekel, Hyuna Ko, and Joseph Dennis, among others. Tomás Netopil conducts. Streaming Date: Jan. 12, 2021 Christian Franz, Linda Watson, Eric Halfvarson, and Jochen Schmeckenbecher headline a 2016 performance of “Götterdämmerung.” Adam Fischer {…}
It’s the last week of 2020. Which means there will be a lot of streaming options focused on end of the year celebrations and the holiday season. But our list also includes a number of unique opera productions and experiences. Without further ado, here is our final Top 10 operas to stream this week. Have a very Happy and Healthy {…}
The Vienna State Opera has announced its latest streaming options for this week. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on operas. Things kick off with Bellini’s “La Sonnambula” in a production by Marco Arturo Marelli. Juan Diego Florez, Daniela Fally, Luca Pisaroni, and Maria Nazarova star. Streaming Date: Dec. 22, 2020 After Christmas, audiences will {…}
The Vienna State Opera has announced its streaming options over the next week. Here is a full rundown of what audiences can check out on the company’s official streaming platform. The week kicks off with Henze’s “Das Verratene Meer” in a live performance. Simone Young conducts a cast that includes Vera-Lotte Boecker, Bo Skovhus, Josh Lovell, Erik Van Heyningen, Kangmin {…}
The Vienna State Opera has announced three additional streams from its archived performances throughout the weekend. First up will be a performance of “Adriana Lecouvreur” from the 2013-14 season. The performance stars Angela Gheorghiu in the title role alongside Massimo Giordano, Ekeba Zhidkova, and Roberto Frontali. Evelino Pidò conducted the production by David McVicar. Streaming Date: Dec. 11, 2020 The {…}
The Vienna State Opera has announced that it will resume the streaming of opera performances via its online platform. The company will kick it off with a production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” from Oct. 2, 2019 featuring Lawrence Zazzo, Erin Morley, Théo Touvet, Valentina Nafornita, Rafael Fingerlos, and Peter Rose, among others. Simone Young conducts. Streaming Date: Nov. 4, {…}
Even as we get deeper into the summer and watch theaters reopen, it is important to keep our focus on the important dialogues of racial equality taking place. We continue to recommend checking out the several online shows such as Karen Slack’s “KikiKonversations,” Kenneth Overton’s “Black Opera Live,” and “The Sitdown with LB,” hosted by Lawrence Brownlee. You can also add {…}
(Credit: MetOpera.org / Anna S / Manfred Baumann) The Vienna State Opera has announced that it will be present 15 live concert performances throughout June. In keeping with social distancing protocols, the concerts will be for a maximum of 100 audience members. All of the performances will be live-streamed via the company’s official platform (available also on Apple TV, Amazon {…}
(Credit: Met Opera) ***UPDATE: Opera America has released a comprehensive database of all streaming options from around the world with more details about schedules and offerings. We highly recommend you check it out here. There are a lot of opera companies currently offering up streaming services for opera lovers around the world. While we have published individual pieces over the {…}
More options, more variety. That is what is going on with the release of more streams from more companies. This week’s recommendations features the best mix of classical performances, traditional operas, and new works to engage the widest range of audience. Eugene Onegin – Opera Vision / Komische Oper Berlin (NOW) OperaVision kicks off its Russian festival in May with {…}