Johannes WildnerConductor Johannes Wildner as conductor and teacherOn the occasion of Friedemann Katt’s — also known as Franz Xaver Frenzel — 80th birthday, Johannes Wildner will give the first performance of…
Katleho MokhoabaneTenor Katleho Mokhoabane as Tamino in WiesbadenThe South African tenor Katleho Mokhoabane won first prize at the 22nd Concours International de Chant Lyrique de Canari and first prize…
Nora SourouzianMezzo-soprano Nora Sourouzian sings Kurt WeillThis summer the Franco-Canadian mezzo-soprano Nora Sourouzian returned to one of her signature roles, the title part in Bizet’s Carmen, stepping in at…
Fabrice Di FalcoCounter-tenor Fabrice di Falco as Akhnaten in ParisCountertenor Fabrice Di Falco was acclaimed by audiences and the press in 2021 for his portrayal of Akhnaten in Philip Glass’s eponymous…
Renewed energy for a new seasonThe summer challenged all open-air festivals with its variable weather ranging from blistering heat to torrential rains. But it is…
Sophie Rennert with the Accademia Bizantina in BucharestMost recently, Sophie Rennert was celebrated in the title role of Handel’s Giulio Cesare in Egitto in the Nationaltheater Mannheim production at the Schlosstheater…
Ilia StapleSoprano Ilia Staple as Esmeralda at the Vienna State OperaTo mark her role debut as the Fiakermilli in Richard Strauss’s Arabella under Christian Thielemann, the magazine Die Bühne published an in-depth portrait of…
Li KengSoprano Li Keng debuts as Elsa in Wagner’s LohengrinSoprano Li Keng, recently successful as Manon in Puccini’s Manon Lescaut and as Agathe in Carl Maria von Weber’s Der Freischütz, now takes on…
Wolfgang Stefan SchwaigerBaritone Wolfgang Stefan Schwaiger as Papageno at the Oper KölnAustrian baritone Wolfgang Stefan Schwaiger once again puts his stage presence, charisma, and abundant charm at the service of a role he…