As we continue through the month of Wagner, this week’s word search shifts focus to the character Gurnemanz in “Parsifal.” Your job is to find the first name of these noted interpreters. Instructions: You are free to solve the word search directly on your mobile or desktop device; just click the first and last letter of each word for it {…}
(Credit: Erik Berg) Over the last 20 years Maestro Keri-Lynn Wilson has developed one of the most distinguished careers as a conductor. She has led some of the greatest orchestras and opera companies and has worked with some of the world’s most renowned soloists and singers. Her repertoire is vast and ever-expanding as her curiosity to explore new works can {…}
For this week’s edition of the Word Search, we ask you to seek out the first name of these “Lohengrin” interpreters. Instructions: You are free to solve the word search directly on your mobile or desktop device; just click the first and last letter of each word for it to appear on the screen. For those using a mobile device, {…}
(Credit: Frances Marshall) “Opera in the Time of COVID” is an interview series in collaboration with photographer Frances Marshall of Marshall Light Studio. We talk to notable figures from around the opera world to get their perspective on how they feel these challenging times may change opera’s present and future. Soprano Lise Lindstrom is one of the great Wagnerians of this {…}
The Beethovenfest Bonn, Germany has announced that Steven Walter will be its new artistic director starting in 2022, succeeding Nike Wagner, who will be stepping down in 2021. Walter edged out nine other candidates. Steven Walter is a cellist who founded the festival Podium Esslingen in 2009. Wagner, the great-granddaughter of the legendary composer, has been at the head of {…}
The Royal Swedish Opera is showcasing two major performances on its official website. The first of these that is streaming is Verdi’s “Aida” in a production by Michael Cavanaugh. It stars Katarina Dalayman as Amneris, Christina Nilsson as Aida, Iva Defabiani as Radamès, and Alessio Cacciamani as Ramfis. Pier Giorgio Morandi conducts the performance, which is presented in two parts. {…}
(Credit: © Matthias Baus) The Staatsoper Stuttgart is joining the numerous opera companies around the world showcasing streams of previous productions. The company is currently showing its production of “The Love of Three Oranges” under the musical direction of Alejo Pérez. The work stars Patrick Zielke, Kai Luge, Stine Marie Fischer, Sigeo Ishino, Daniel Kluge, Johannes Kammler, and Michael Ebbecke, {…}
The Wagner Society of New York has revealed that the Met Opera’s next schedule of nightly streams will center on the operas of Wagner. A Wagner Festival, if you will. The schedule is set to kick off on March 23 with “Tristan und Isolde,” followed by the Ring Cycle, “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg,” and “Tannhäuser.” Here is the full slate {…}
(Image Source – Lyric Opera of Chicago) The Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced that it will cancel its production for Wagner’s “Der Ring des Nibelungen.” The tetralogy was set to run in three distinct cycles between April 13 through May 3. The first set of performances was set for April 13-18; the second was set for April 20-25; and {…}
The Met Opera’s Live in HD series for the 2019-20 season continues on Saturday, March 14, 2020 with a transmission of Wagner’s “Der Fliegende Holländer.” The broadcast, which kicks off 12:55 p.m. Eastern time, is conducted by Valery Gergiev, who captains a cast that includes Evgeny Nikitin, Anja Kampe, Franz-Josef Selig, David Portillo, Sergey Skorokhodov, and Mihoko Fujimura. Of the {…}
The Vienna State Opera will live stream Richard Wagner’s “Das Rheingold” on Sunday, March 15, 2020. The first opera of Wagner’s famed tetralogy will be headlined by Tomasz Konieczny, Norbert Ernst, Sophie Koch, Monika Bohinec, and Leigh Melrose. Adam Fischer will conduct the famed score in a production directed by Sven-Eric Bechtolf. The stream kicks off at 7 p.m. local {…}