Top 5 Operas to See This Weekend – International (12/22-24): Angela Gheorghiu & Piotr Beczala Headline ‘La Bohème’ In Berlin

It’s the weekend and while many companies will take off for Christmas, a number still have high profile performances that will showcase some of opera’s greatest stars. Take a look! Il Trittico – Bayerische Staatsoper, Germany Kirill Petrenko leads a star-studded cast in Puccini’s three operas. Ermonela Jaho sings her signature Suor Angelica while Eva-Maria Westbroek and Yonghoon Lee star in “Il {…}

Oct 27, 2017

Vienna State Opera 2017-18 Live Stream: Pieczonka, Maestri & Lee Lead Star Cast in ‘Tosca’

The Vienna State Opera’s current production of Puccini’s “Tosca” will get a live stream on Monday, Oct. 30, 2017, as part of the company’s season-long live streaming service. Led by conductor Jesús López Cobos, the production will feature soprano Adrianne Pieczonka as the famed diva and Yonghoon Lee as her lover Mario Cavaradossi. As the villainous Scarpia, audiences will get {…}

Aug 22, 2017

Danielle De Niese, Michael Fabiano, Jessica Pratt, Leo Nucci & Ferruccio Furlanetto Headline Opera Australia’s 2018 Season

Opera Australia has announced its 2018 season featuring a number of important debuts and some of the most prestigious singers in the world. Sydney Summer 2018 The summer season kicks off with Lehár’s “The Merry Widow” featuring Danielle De Niese in her Opera Australia debut. The opera will be Conducted by Vanessa Scammell and directed by Graeme Murphy. Presented at {…}

May 6, 2017

Aviva Fortunata To Sing Final ‘Norma’ At The Dallas Opera

Elza van den Heever will not perform the final “Norma” at the Dallas Opera. In her stead soprano Aviva Fortunata will take on the lead role for the performance on Sunday, May 7, 2017. Fortunata performed the role of the priestess this past fall at the Canadian Opera Company. The Calgary native was a finalist in the 2016 Operalia Competition {…}

May 1, 2017

Asian Heritage Month 2017: Celebrating the Asian Singers Dominating the Opera World Today

May is Asian Heritage Month in the United States and in honor of cultural diversity, OperaWire will look at honoring the Asian opera stars making major headlines at this very moment. Yonghoon Lee There are few tenors at this moment who can truly dominate the spinto tenor repertoire like Yonghoon Lee does. The South Korean tenor has established himself as {…}

Mar 28, 2017

Five Stars To See At Zurich Opera’s 2017-18 Season

A plethora of stars will converge on Zürich’s 2017-18 season. Here is a look at the ones that we expect to shine the brightest and recommend you do your utmost to go watch. Karita Mattila – ‘The Rise and Fall of Mahogany’ Anytime an audience member has a chance to see the legendary Finnish soprano, it is advisable that he {…}

Jan 29, 2017

4 Stars To Watch At the Washington National Opera’s 2017-18 Season

There may only be a total of six operas being shown at the Washington National Opera next season, but there is a wealth of great singers going to the house. Among them are some of the greatest stars as well as some very exciting rising stars. OperaWire takes a look at some of the stars that cannot be missed this {…}

Jan 19, 2017

Weekend Preview – International (1/20-1/22): Juan Diego Florez and Aida Garifullina Team Up while Jonas Kaufmann Perform’s ‘Lohengrin’

Do you have any plans this weekend? If not the world’s greatest singers are currently on stage all over Europe and you may have a chance to catch them singing a great opera. Austria The weekend kicks off at the Vienna state Opera with Korngold’s “Die Tote Stadt” with Klaus Florian Vogt, Camilla Nylund and Adrian Erod. Mikko Franck conducts the {…}

Dec 6, 2016

Elina Garanca’s makes role debut in Mascagni’s ‘Cavalleria Rusticana’ at the Paris National Opera

On Tuesday Dec. 6 the Paris National Opera will broadcast Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” and Hindemith’s “Sancta Susanna.” The broadcast will mark the role debut of Elina Garanca in the role of Santuzza in “Cavalleria Rusticana.” Garanca recently noted that Santuzza was a dream role and was the basis of her newest album “Revive.” It also marks Garanca’s entry into dramatic Mezzo {…}