Moving Towards Greater Financial Security for PerformersUntil now, artists with so-called “guest contracts” at German theaters have been in a rather particular situation: while technically “employed,”…
Sophie GordeladzeSoprano Sophie Gordeladze Sings Fauré and BachBefore Georgian soprano Sophie Gordeladze arrives at the Wiener Kammeroper for the MusikTheater an der Wien production of Marianna Martines’ opera Isacco, she…
Corina KollerSoprano Corina Koller Sings Operetta in GrazAfter her resounding success as Fiordiligi in Mozart’s Così fan tutte at the Oper Graz, Corina Koller once again demonstrates her versatility. In an…
Wolfgang ReschBaritone Wolfgang Resch as Edwin in Die CsárdásfürstinAustrian Baritone Wolfgang Resch, whose voice in the production of Pascal Dusapin’s Passion last autumn was compared by one critic to the young…
Philipp KapellerTenor Philipp Kapeller in Martinů’s Greek Passion in HanoverFollowing Echo 72, an opera about the terrorist attack on the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich in which eleven Israeli athletes…
Katleho MokhoabaneTenor Katleho Mokhoabane as Basilio in Le nozze di Figaro in WiesbadenKatleho Mokhoabane, who joined the ensemble of the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden at the start of the season, is now taking…
Ilia StapleSoprano Ilia Staple as Fiakermilli at the Wiener StaatsoperThe Austrian soprano Ilia Staple, a member of the ensemble of the Wiener Staatsoper since the beginning of this season, is…
Katharina RuckgaberSoprano Katharina Ruckgaber Records Songs by Anno SchreierThe German soprano Katharina Ruckgaber is recording songs by Anno Schreier for a portrait CD on the Ecoutez label. The focus is on the Morgenstern-Lieder, accompanied…
Sophie Rennert with the Accademia bizantina in SpainOpernmagazin wrote about the role debut of the Austrian mezzo-soprano Sophie Rennert on March 20: “And how Sophie Rennert’s Donna Elvira loves! With fiery…