On Feb. 1, 2020, the Vienna State Opera will continue its live streaming series by featuring Beethoven’s “Fidelio.” The iconic opera will feature Jennifer Davis as Leonore with Benjamin Bruns as Florestan. Other cast members include Tobias Kehrer, Thomas Johannes Mayer, Chen Reiss, and Jörg Schneider. Tomás Netopil will conduct a production that will be directed by Amélie Niermeyer. The {…}
(Credit: Wiener Staatsoper) After it had announced that conductor Michael Boder would replace Mikko Franck in both presentations of Strauss’ “Salome” on January 20 and January 24, the Wiener Staatsoper formally notified the audiences that Michael Boder had to withdraw from the performance on January 20 due to illness. Dennis Russell Davies will take over the musical direction in his {…}
(Credit: Rosie Hardie) The Vienna State Opera will live stream Richard Strauss’ “Salome” on Jan. 24, 2020. Taking on the title role will be Lise Lindstrom with Waltraud Meier as her mother Herodias and Herwig Pecoraro as the villainous Herodes. As Jochanaan, audiences will see Michael Volle. Mikko Franck is set to conduct the production directed by Boleslaw Barlog. The {…}
(Credits: Johannes Ifkovits) The Vienna State Opera will live stream Wagner’s “Lohengrin” on Jan. 19, 2020. The opera will feature tenor Piotr Beczala as Lohegrin, a role that he has made his own over the past few years. He will be joined by Ain Anger, Cornelia Beskow, Egils Silins, Linda Watson, and Boaz Daniels. Valery Gergiev will conduct the opera {…}
(© Gregor Hohenberg / Sony Classical) Jonas Kaufmann is set to make a surprise cameo appearance at the Vienna State Opera’s New Year’s Eve gala. The famed tenor will be among the “surprise guests” that appear during the second Act of “Die Fledermaus” at Prince Orlovsky’s part. Throughout the production’s history, the company has had a tradition of expanding the {…}
(Credit: Michael Poehn) Every New Year’s Eve, the Vienna State Opera puts on a production of “Die Fledermaus.” This year is no different and audiences around the globe can get a chance to see the performance live via the company’s own live stream platform. The performance will star Adrian Eröd, Laura Aikin, Jochen Schmeckenbecher, Margarita Gritskova, Benjamin Bruns, Clemens Unterreiner, {…}
Update: Irina Lungu will appear in these performances. The original story follows. Soprano Anita Hartig has announced that she will cancel her three upcoming performances of “La Bohème” at the Wiener Staatsoper due to illness. “Dear friends,” the soprano wrote on her social media accounts. “Unfortunately, I have to cancel my 3 upcoming performances of La Bohème at the Wiener Staatsoper. {…}
The Vienna State Opera will live stream Puccini’s “La Bohème” on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. The famed opera will star Anita Hartig in a role that she has performed around the world. Saimir Pirgu will star as her beloved Rodolfo with Marco Caria as Marcello, and Mariam Battistelli as Musetta. The iconic Franco Zeffirelli production will be conducted by Marco {…}
The Vienna State Opera will live stream Puccini’s “Tosca” on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019. The opera will showcase soprano Evgenia Muraveva in the title role with Joseph Calleja as her lover Cavaradossi and Bryn Terfel in his signature role of Scarpia. The production, directed by Margarethe Wallmann, will be conducted by Marco Armiliato. The stream kicks off at 7 p.m. {…}
The Vienna State Opera will live stream Tchaikovsky’s ”Eugene Onegin” on Nov. 26, 2019. The opera will showcase soprano Marina Rebeka as Tatiana, Boris Pinkhasovich in the title role, Ferruccio Furlanetto as his signature Gremin, Pavol Breslik in his noted interpretation of Lensky, and Margarita Griskova as Olga. The Falk Richter production will be conducted by Michael Güttler. The stream {…}
(Credit: Pedro Walter) The Vienna State Opera will live stream “Macbeth” on Nov. 1, 2019. The Verdi work will feature the return of Plácido Domingo to the theater for the first time since being accused of sexual misconduct in the United States. The Vienna State Opera stated openly that it would support Domingo in his upcoming contracts, which included his {…}