Matteo MacchioniTenor Rossini. Pesaro. Macchioni. As good as it gets! – from Aug. 12thIn-between his triumph as Conte Almaviva at Den Kongelige Opera, the Royal Danish Opera in Copenhagen, and his upcoming house…
Chamber music: Erich Polz and Modus 21 – Aug. 11th, 24th, and 25thErich Polz, who just conducted the Nordwestdeutsches Philharmonic in Hanover, is returning to Austria, to the rostrum of the Modus…
Philipp KapellerTenor More festivals: Philipp Kapeller at the Peter Dvorsky festival – Aug. 4thToday’s Czech Republic, Slovakia and Austria have a long history, and even older traditions. Together with Aleš Briscein (Czech Republic)…
Sophie RennertMezzo-soprano Repeat invitations: Sophie Rennert in Mannheim (July 1st) and Bayreuth (from July 21st and Aug. 5th)Fresh from her rousing success as Angelina in Rossini’s “La cenerentola”, mezzosoprano Sophie Rennert finds herself invited, again, by the…
Johannes WildnerConductor Master class: Johannes Wildner works with conductors and soloists – July 25th through Aug. 1stConducting is truly a form of art, but it also requires craftsmanship. From July 25th through August 1st, Johannes Wildner,…
On tour: Siyabonga Maqungo and the Minnesota Orchestra with Beethoven’s Ninth – July 21st, Aug. 17th through 19thSouth African tenor Siyabonga Maqungo, slated to join the ensemble of the Chemnitz opera this coming fall, is spending part…
Role debut: Alexandra Reinprecht as Lisa in “Land des Lächelns” at the Lehár Festival – from July 21stThe Franz Lehár Festival Bad Ischl and Alexandra Reinprecht commemorate the 70th anniversary of Franz Lehar’s death with one of…
Japan: Bernd Hofmann as Kuno in “Der Freischütz” – from July 20thYutaka Sado, Principal Conductor of the Tonkünstler Niederösterreich orchestra and artistic director of the Hyogo Performing Arts Center has invited…
Valentina KutzarovaMezzo-soprano Coming home: Valentina Kutzarova in Varna, as Angelina – July 4thMezzo Valentina Kutzarova, recently heard as Olga in “Eugen Onegin” at the Linzer Landestheater, is now giving her hometown debut. On July 4th, she…