Ilia StapleSoprano Versatile: Ilia Staple sings musical and operetta – July 7th and 14th, Aug. 1stYoung Austrian soprano Ilia Staple, who is joining the ensemble of the Gärtnerplatztheater Munich in fall, is mixing it up after…
Contemporary opera: Thomas Lichtenecker in Sciarrino’s “Ti vedo” at Unter den Linden – from July 7thSubsequent to the world premiere at La Scala in November 2017, Salvatore Sciarrino’s latest work “Ti vedo, ti sento, mi perdo” is…
Wolfgang ReschBaritone Classic musical, modern opera: Wolfgang Resch at Grafenegg and in Kufstein – July 8th; from Aug. 3rdOn July 8th, Wolfgang Resch will be part of a matinée with one-act operas by Ernst Krenek and Paul Hindemith. With Leon Botstein…
Florian SpiessBass Well matched: Florian Spiess as Fafner in Ljubljana – July 10thWagner’s giant Fafner will not complain about this choice: Florian Spiess will lend him his voice and his stature when…
Sophie GordeladzeSoprano Sophi(e)sticated: Sophie Gordeladze brings Georgia to Erl – July 10thSoprano Sophie Gordeladze, recently as Elettra in Lisbon and as Gabriele (in Schoeck’s “Schloß Dürande”) in Bern, travels to Erl in…
Johannes WildnerConductor Unplugged: Oper Burg Gars showing “Tosca” – from July 12thJohannes Wildner does it again: open air opera without electronic amplification, lifts, revolving stages, smoke or mirrors. Nothing but a riveting…
Christoph FillerBaritone Première: Christoph Filler as Koloman Zsupán at the Seefestspiele Mörbisch – from July 12thAustrian baritone Christoph Filler has racked up a number of successes last season – Danilo, Papageno and Malatesta (“Don Pasquale”) in Munich,…
Matthias HoffmannBass-baritone Cultural interchange: Matthias Hoffmann sings Mozart in Teheran – July 12thTyrolean bass-baritone Matthias Hoffmann, most recently on stage as Figaro (“Le nozze di Figaro”) at the Oper Köln where he is…
Wolfgang Stefan SchwaigerBaritone A regular, by now: Wolfgang Stefan Schwaiger returns to the Bregenz Festival – from July 18thIn June, baritone Wolfgang Stefan Schwaiger wooed and won Lavaux with his Lied interpretations at the Lavaux Classic Festival, where he and accompanist…