Metropolitan Opera 2024-25 Review: Tosca - OperaWire
This season’s premiere of Met Opera’s “Tosca” features Polish soprano Aleksandra Kurzak, in the titular role, marking her 100th Met performance.Her Met debut was in 2004 as Olympia in Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” and her performances leading up to this season have all been unforgettable, especially Kurzak as Tosca.
Best of 2024: OperaWire’s Top 11 Singers of the Year
Dec 23, 2024 · It is time to wrap up the year and look back at our favorite moments and performers. After releasing our favorite performances of 2024 and showcasing our rising stars of the year, it’s time for OperaWire’s annual tradition of naming our top 11 singers of the year, performers that we thought stood out.Performers who had major breaks, headlined major productions or simply had some of the ...
Opera Australia Unveils 2025 Season - OperaWire
Opera Australia has announced its 2025 season. Sydney. The season opens with Massenet’s “Cendrillon.”Evan Rogister and Tahu Matheson conduct. Laurent Pelly directs a cast starring Emily Edmonds, Margaret Plummer, Sian Sharp, and Emma Matthews.
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4 days ago · (Photo: Maru Teppei) Beth Morrison Projects (BMP) is an organization actively changing the roadmap of opera production and composition one project at a time.
Glyndebourne 2024 Review: La Traviata - OperaWire
Oct 22, 2024 · By Mike Hardy. Mike Hardy is a Royal Television Society award-nominated investigative journalist who has worked in the British television and print media industries for over 25 years.
Obituary: Soprano Patricia Burda Janečková Dies at the Age of 25
On Oct. 1, 2023, Patricia Burda Janečková died of breast cancer. She was 25. An official statement on Facebook said, “The opera and musical singer lost her courageous fight with an aggressive disease.
Met Opera General Manager Peter Gelb Takes Another Shot at …
By David Salazar. Prior to creating OperaWire, DAVID SALAZAR, (Editor-in-Chief) worked as a reporter for Latin Post where he interviewed major opera stars including Placido Domingo, Anna Netrebko, Vittorio Grigolo, Diana Damrau and Rolando Villazon among others.
Glyndebourne Festival Opera 2024 Review: The Merry Widow
Jun 24, 2024 · There was much to fuel the excitement around a brand new production of Franz Lehár’s “The Merry Widow” for Glyndebourne Festival Opera this year. It’s the first time the work has ever been mounted there, and it’s always a treat to see what the slickly-oiled operatic operation, with its six weeks of rehearsals, can do when faced with …
‘Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration’ to be Released in Cinemas
Oct 10, 2024 · Mercury Studios and Fathom have announced the U.S. theatrical release date for iconic Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli’s concert film, “Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration.”. The film chronicles Bocelli’s three-day July concert event in Italy honoring his 30th anniversary in music.
Operalia Competition Announces 2024 Participants - OperaWire
Jun 11, 2024 · The Operalia Competition has announced the 2024 participants. The competition will showcase singers from the USA, China, UK, India, Cuba, Italy, Kazakhstan, New ...