Première: Marina M. Colda at the Kobersdorf festivalAfter her convincing performances as “Youth” in Ferdinand Raimund’s “Der Bauer als Millionär” at the Theater in der Josefstadt this…
Sophie RennertMezzo-soprano Festivals: Sophie Rennert has a busy summerAt the close of an intense but very rewarding season that saw her on the stages of the Mannheim Opera…
Première: Maximilian Mayer plays Gustl in “Das Land des Lächelns” on the Seebühne MörbischMaximilian Mayer, the young tenor from Germany who celebrated successes as Tamino, Ferrando and as Henze’s “Junger Lord” at the…
Sophie GordeladzeSoprano Rossini: Sophie Gordeladze and Matteo Macchioni return to ErlIn December, they reaped accolades for their performances in Rossini’s “L’occasione fa il ladro”; now, soprano Sophie Gordeladze and tenor…
Wolfgang Stefan SchwaigerBaritone New production: “Rigoletto” at the Bregenzer Festspiele, with Wolfgang Stefan Schwaiger als MarulloBaritone Wolfgang Stefan Schwaiger, member of the ensemble of the Oper Köln, recently collected a sizeable bunch of laurels as…
Johannes WildnerConductor Unplugged: Beethoven’s “Fidelio” at the Oper Burg GarsNow in his sixth season as Festival Director, Johannes Wildner remains true to his concept for the Oper Burg Gars…
Operetta! Alexandra Reinprecht at the Lehár Festival in Bad IschlViennese soprano Alexandra Reinprecht is traveling to Bad Ischl to bring a little Parisian ambiance to this summer resort of…
Thomas LichteneckerCounter-tenor Baroque to Contemporary: Countertenor Thomas Lichtenecker’s myriad facetsThe Bregenzer Festspiele are staging the Austrian première of Bernhard Lang’s opera “Der Reigen”, based on Arthur Schnitzler’s famous theatrical…
Concert: Dominik Köninger performs “Carmina Burana”In honour of Justus Frantz’s 75th birthday, Dominik Köninger sings the baritone part in Carl Orffs “Carmina Burana” at the…
