The Bühnen Bern has announced its 2024-25 season. Opera The season opens with Offenbach’s “La Vie Parisienne” starring Ian Matthew Castro, Dominik Koninger, Katharina Abt, Adrian Weinek, Jonathan McGovern, Cinzia Zanovello, Evgenia Asanova, Lucija Ercegovac, Daria Akulova, Nora Schulte, Kaspar Krieger, Jan Schreiber, Simon Burkhalter, and Fabian Meinen. Hans Christoph Bünger conducts the production by Amélie Niermeyer. Performance Dates: Sept. {…}
(Photo: Teatro Municipale Valli) Weill and Brecht had major disagreements over the meaning and location of their opera “Aufstieg und Fall Der Stadt Mahagonny.” While Brecht saw it as a criticism of the evils of capitalism, for Weill, it was more an exploration of human greed, which for many people, with only a superficial understanding of the word capitalism, amounts {…}
(Credits: Opéra de Limoges official website / Vincent Pontet) Opéra de Limoges has announced its 2021-22 season. Here is a look at the operatic and vocal performances. “Goyescas” features Vanessa Goikoetxea, Kévin Amiel, Armando Noguera, and Héloïse Mas. Robert Tuohy conducts. Performance dates: Nov. 7 – 9, 2021 Clémentine Bourgoin, Pierre Lebon, Flannan Obé, and Antoni Sykopoulos perform Olivier Py’s {…}
The Hungarian State Opera has announced its 2021-22 season featuring new productions, revivals, and concerts. Here is a look: Premiere Andrea Szántó stars in Calixto Bieto’s new production of Bizet’s “Carmen.” The opera also features Szabolcs Brickner , Kinga Kriszta, Gábor Bretz , and Zoltá Nagy . Balázs Kocsár conducts. Performance Dates: Sept. 3-Oct. 10, 2021 Beethoven/Strauss’ “König Stephan / {…}
The Opera de Oviedo has announced its 2019-20 season featuring five productions and a number of important international artists. Here is a look! The season opens with Wagner’s “Götterdämmerung” with Mikhail Vekua as Siegfried, Elisabete Matos as Brunnhilde, Boaz Daniel as Gunther, Zoltan Nagy as Alberich, Taras Shtonda as Hagen, Berna Perles as Gutrune, and Agnieszka Rehlis as Waltraute. The new {…}