Opera studios as a start to a career?More and more opera companies, including smaller ones, are establishing opera studios for young singers. Are these singers being exploited…
Sascha Zarrabi in a new operetta premiere in WiesbadenIn an effort to explore new paths in musical theatre and to attract new audiences, the Staatstheater Wiesbaden has commissioned composer Misha…
Philipp KapellerTenor Philipp Kapeller as Alfred in Die Fledermaus in BraunschweigTyrolean tenor Philipp Kapeller, now a member of the ensemble at Staatstheater Braunschweig, is currently rehearsing for his role debut as…
Anton LegkiiConductor Anton Legkii with Hänsel und Gretel in MannheimAnton Legkii, a permanent member of the company at the Nationaltheater Mannheim since last season and, as of October, also…
Wolfgang Stefan SchwaigerBaritone Wolfgang Stefan Schwaiger as Don Giovanni in Ghent and Antwerp and as Dandini in CologneAfter several guest engagements at Opera Ballet Vlaanderen, the Flemish opera and ballet company with venues in Ghent and Antwerp, Wolfgang…
Katharina RuckgaberSoprano Katharina Ruckgaber as Zerlina in Ghent and AntwerpKatharina Ruckgaber has had an exceptionally exciting and successful year. It began with New Year’s concerts in Canada, continued with Musetta…
Matthias HoffmannBass-baritone Matthias Hoffmann back at the MusikTheater an der WienBass-baritone Matthias Hoffmann, who was recently heard at the Staatstheater Braunschweig as Masetto in Mozart’s Don Giovanni and at the Staatsoper Unter den…
Corina KollerSoprano Corina Koller as Gabriele in Wiener BlutAt Oper Graz, bringing music to new audiences is taken very seriously. There is, for instance, a whole series of…
Thomas EsslBaritone Thomas Essl as Peter, the broom-maker, in ChemnitzWith his Tonio in Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci, Thomas Essl was rightly celebrated in November. As one review put it: “In the magnificently shaped Prologue…
