House debut: Siyabonga Maqungo as David at the Staatsoper Unter den LindenIn April, tenor Siyabonga Maqungo celebrates his house debut as David in Richard Wagner’s “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg” at the…
Matteo MacchioniTenor Mozart: Matteo Macchioni on stage as Don Ottavio at the Theater FreiburgFresh from his most recent success as Ernesto in Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale” at the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa, Matteo…
Sophie GordeladzeSoprano Gems, the first: Sophie Gordeladze in Schubert’s rarely-shown “Fierabras”Sophie Gordeladze’s love for operatic rarities is bearing fruit—in bunches. She just celebrated (and still is celebrating, additional performances are…
Matthias HoffmannBass-baritone Gems, the second: Matthias Hoffmann in Braunfels’s “Jeanne d’Arc” at the Oper KölnFor the foundations of his opera “Jeanne d’Arc”, written while he himself, as “half-jew”, was subject to the Nazi despotism,…
Unnsteinn ÁrnasonBass Première: In Innsbruck, Ambroise Thomas’s “Mignon” with Unnsteinn Árnason als LotharioUnnsteinn Árnason, the Icelandic bass currently member of the Tiroler Landestheater in Innsbruck, already has a diverse set of roles…
Dream role: Erika Miklosa’s unforgettable Violetta Valéry in BudapestHer agile and beatific coloratura soprano has graced every major opera venue on Earth as Queen of the Night. This…
Elbphilharmonie: Dominik Köninger sings the bass part in Mozart’s Great MassThe Philharmonischen State Orchestra Hamburg and its Music Director Kent Nagano have invited Dominik Köninger to sing the bass part…
Première: Christoph Seidl in “L’heure espagnole” at the GärtnerplatztheaterIn his Don Iñigo Gomez persona, Austrian Bass Christoph Seidl is one of the admirers of Concepción, the wife of…
Johannes WildnerConductor Concert: Johannes Wildner and the Hof Symphony in KronachJohannes Wildner’s annual concerts, with the Hofer Symphoniker, in Kronach are already a solid tradition. This year, the programme lists…
