Wagner’s “Ring” in Oldenburg: Andreas Hörl as FafnerAmong the myriad performances that have been postponed and postponed again since 2020 is not only Jon Svinghammar’s concert but…
Oscar MarínTenor Carmen at Burg GarsAnother Covid victim: The Austrian Open Air Festival Oper Burg Gars. Bizet’s “Carmen” was originally planned for 2020 and had to…
Johannes WildnerConductor Carmen at Burg GarsAnother Covid victim: The Austrian Open Air Festival Oper Burg Gars. Bizet’s “Carmen” was originally planned for 2020 and had to…
Armonico TributoEnsemble Armonico tributo: Lorenz Duftschmid and friends in GrafeneggThe renowned Schloss Grafenegg festival has invited Austrian gambist Lorenz Duftschmid to play works by Tobias Hume, Antoine Forqueray, Francesco Corbetto, and Marin Marais…
Vienna Johann Strauss OrchestraOrchestra Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra at the Wiesbaden Rheingau FestivalWith its unique history under Eduard Strauss II, the last conductor/musician of the Strauss dynasty, Willy Boskovsky, and Johannes Wildner, the Vienna…
Unnsteinn ÁrnasonBass Unnsteinn Árnason at the Bregenzer FestspieleNot only will Icelandic bass Unnsteinn Árnason mount the famous Lake Stage to act as Imperial Commissioner in Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly”; he also…
Sophie GordeladzeSoprano Sophie Gordeladze in Heidenheim with “I due Foscari”Having enjoyed a great success with her Alcina in Handel’s eponymous opera, Georgian soprano Sophie Gordeladze now turns her talent to the…
Siyabonga Maqungo debuts in BayreuthIn July and August, Southafrican tenor Siyabonga Maqungo takes a short trip from Berlin — he is a member of the ensemble at the…
An intensely busy summer for Sophie RennertSophie Rennert certainly is anything but idle. The mezzo-soprano has just recorded two albums, Ferrandini’s “Il Pianto di Maria” and Vivaldi’s…
