Sophie RennertMezzo-soprano Music, live and recorded: Sophie Rennert sings Brahms and VivaldiInvited by Graham Johnson to contribute to his multi-volume edition of every lied by Brahms, mezzosoprano Sophie Rennert joined the…
Well-rounded: Christoph Seidl as prison governor Frank and with a lied recital in EssenAustrian Bass Christoph Seidl, who relocated from the Gärtnerplatztheater Munich to the Aalto-Theater in Essen this summer, mounts the stage…
Philipp KapellerTenor Première: Philipp Kapeller returns to Oldenburg for “L’heure espagnole”Tenor Philipp Kapeller, currently a member of the ensemble of the Staatsoper Hannover, returns to the Oldenburgisches Staatstheater, his previous…
Fabrice Di FalcoCounter-tenor Premiere: Fabrice di Falco as Akhnaten at the Opéra de NiceThe Opéra Nice Côte d’Azur has chosen Fabrice di Falco, hailing from Martinique, for the role of Akhnaten in Philip…
Thomas LichteneckerCounter-tenor Returning: “Vivaldi – die fünfte Jahreszeit” with Thomas Lichtenecker at the Volksoper ViennaWith a splendid success in Michael Haydn’s “Der Traum” under his belt, Austrian countertenor Thomas Lichtenecker returns to the stage…
Concert: The Heartbreakers—the Gärtnerplatztheater’s five tenorsMaximilian Mayer, the fresh-voiced German, is one of the five tenors that are members of the ensemble at the Gärtnerplatztheater.…
Wolfgang Stefan SchwaigerBaritone Recital: Wolfgang Stefan Schwaiger presents Mahler’s “Rückert-Lieder”Baritone Wolfgang Stefan Schwaiger, currently also acclaimed as Papageno at the Oper Köln, has already made a name for himself…
Unnsteinn ÁrnasonBass Première: Unnsteinn Árnason as Kuligin (“Katja Kabanova”) in InnsbruckUnnsteinn Árnason, member of the ensemble at the Tiroler Landestheater in Innsbruck, will soon be on stage as Kuligin in…
Perennial favourite: At the Gärtnerplatztheater, Alexandra Reinprecht as mother in “Hänsel und Gretel”At the Gärtnerplatztheater, “Hänsel und Gretel” by Engelbert Humperdinck is close to being a tradition—and so is Alexandra Reinprecht as…