Premiere: Siyabonga Maqungo as Tamino in ChemnitzWith his success as Count Almaviva in Rossini’s “La cenerentola”, young South African Siyabonga Maqungo has earned another sprig for his laurels,…
Thomas LichteneckerCounter-tenor Blind Date: Thomas Lichtenecker’s music meets visual arts at the mumok in ViennaTo mark the closing of the “55 dates” exhibition at the mumok, the Vienna Museum of Modern Art, countertenor Thomas Lichtenecker and…
Erich PolzConductor Invited back: Erich Polz conducts the Nordwestdeutsche PhilharmonieYoung Austrian conductor Erich Polz recorded some of Shostakovich’s works with the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie, a recording that not only gathered favourable reviews left and…
Anton LegkiiConductor Outreach: Anton Legkii conducts concerts for kidsAnton Legkii, since 2017 Zweiter Kapellmeister at the Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern, is rapidly garnering the sympathy of his public; critics speak…
Philipp KapellerTenor Rare treat: Philipp Kapeller in Rameau’s “Les Paladins” in OldenburgPhilipp Kapeller sings a true haute-contre part at the Staatstheater Oldenburg: As Manto (also cast as Atis), he makes sure that…
Wolfgang ReschBaritone Science Fiction: Wolfgang Resch in Leonard Evers’s “Humanoid”Austrian baritone Wolfgang Resch returns to his former artistic home, the Konzert Theater Bern, to mount the stage as Piet in the…
Nora SourouzianMezzo-soprano Faust in Mexico: Nora Sourouzian as Marguerite in “La Damnation du Faust”Fresh from her stellar performances as Azucena in Seattle (“her singing is dramatically spot-on and, particularly in her duets with…
Unnsteinn ÁrnasonBass Contemporary opera: Unnsteinn Arnason as Wolf Beifeld in Johanna Doderer’s “Liliom”From February, Unnsteinn Arnason and his luxuriant bass will be on the stage of the Tiroler Landestheater to sing the part of…
Sophie RennertMezzo-soprano Baroque opera: Sophie Rennert sings Handel’s “Lotario” in BernThe rising star among mezzo-sopranos, Sophie Rennert, returns to the Konzert Theater Bern to perform the part of Lotario in Handel’s eponymous opera. She…