(Credits: Bayerische Staatsoper official website / Lourdes Balduque / Elena Cherkashyna / Victor Santi) The Ópera de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in Spain has announced its schedule for the first half of 2021. The program will feature a total of five operas. Here is a look at the schedule. Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” will feature Murat Karahan, Saioa Hernández, Massimo {…}
(Credit: Todd Rosenberg) The Teatro La Fenice has announced that it will present its annual New Year’s Eve celebration to a virtual audience. This year, the gala will be conducted by Daniel Harding and will star soloists Rosa Feola and Xabier Anduaga. The performance will feature music by Mozart, Donizetti, Verdi, Offenbach, Gounod, and Mascagni from the operas “Nabucco,” “Cavalleria {…}
Spanish Tenor Xabier Anduaga is set to headline the Christmas gala in Pamplona, Spain. The rising star tenor will perform alongside the AGAO (Asociación Gayarre de Amigos de la Ópera) on Dec. 22, 2020. The gala will be held at the Teatro Gayarre in Navarra with the tenor accompanied by pianist Patxi Aizpiri Múgica. Anduaga will also be joined baritone {…}
(Credit: Gregor Hohenberg / Sony Classical / Dario Acosta) The Teatro San Carlo di Napoli has announced a slate of December streaming concerts. The purposes of this article we will only focus on operatic and vocal performances. The Italian concerts open on with Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” conducted by Juraj Valčuha. The opera stars Elīna Garanča as Santuzza, and Jonas Kaufmann {…}
The Bolshoi Theatre is set to present “Plácido Domingo: Life in Opera.” The concert, which will celebrate the legendary singer, features a roster of operatic superstars including Anna Netrebko, Pretty Yende, Christina Nilsson, Emily D’Angelo, Piotr Beczala, Yusif Eyvazov, Ildar Abdrazakov, Michael Volle, and Xabier Anduaga. The Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra will accompany the soloists, led by conductor Tugan Sokhiev. Domingo {…}
(Credit: Ópera Actual website) The Teatro de la Maestranza in Sevilla has announced that soprano Vanessa Goikoetxea will perform the role of Fiordiligi in Mozart and Da Ponte’s opera “Così fan tutte” On Nov. 1, 3, 5 & 7, 2020. Goikoetxea will replace soprano Carmela Remigio. Goikoetxea will join a cast that includes Maite Beaumont in the role of Dorabella, {…}
The Donizetti Opera Festival has announced postponed its upcoming production of “La Fille du Régiment.” The production, which was set to star Xabier Anduaga and Sara Blanch, will be pushed to 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. As a result, the festival will showcase Anduaga in a recital alongside Giulio Zappa on Nov. 22 at the Teatro Sociale and {…}
An operetta, a VR opera, a couple of star-studded galas, recitals led by some of opera’s greatest and rising stars, and some classic productions from opera’s greatest theaters. Our digital recommendations this week span a wide range of operatic experiences that we think will reach a similarly diverse audience. La Rondine – Metropolitan Opera (Sept. 21) The Met will dedicated {…}
(Credits: Karina Schwarz/DG / Merri Cyr / Elena Cherkashyna / Marco Borggreve) The Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona has announced that it will stream a special concert on September 27, 2020. The concert will be realized in collaboration between Gran Teatre del Liceu and Monasterio de Montserrat. The performance will feature the voices of mezzo-soprano Elina Garanča, soprano Nadine {…}
It’s going to be an exciting week with a combination of live streams and other performances being made available digitally for opera lovers worldwide. And while we are at it – get ready for more in coming weeks as opera companies around the world start to embrace digital opera as part of their 2020-21 seasons. Before we kick off our {…}
(Credit: Elena Cherkashyna / Merri Cyr) Soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor Xabier Anduaga will appear together in a concert on Sep. 9, 2020. The performance, entitled “A Celebration of Opera” will also feature pianist David Aronson. Concert, which will not include a live audience, will be organized by the Gibraltar Philharmonic Society. Sierra will perform “Ah, je veux vivre” from {…}