Unnsteinn ÁrnasonBass Première in Innsbruck: Unnsteinn Árnason as Kuligin in “Katya Kabanova”On the heels of his sucessful debut as Sparafucile in Verdi’s “Rigoletto”, Icelandic bass Unnsteinn Árnason now takes on the role of Kuligin…
House debut: Kai Anne Schuhmacher stages Peter Maxwell Davies’ “The Lighthouse” in InnsbruckYoung German stage director Kai Anne Schuhmacher already drew wide-spread attention with her productions at the Oper Köln, at the Staatstheater Mainz,…
Première: Sophie Rennert as Phèdre in Rameau’s “Hippolite et Aricie” in MannheimAustrian mezzo Sophie Rennert had a stellar success as Angelina in Rossini’s “La Cenerentola” in Mannheim last year; now she returns tot…
Katharina RuckgaberSoprano Première: Katharina Ruckgaber sings Susanna in FreiburgIn Joan Anton Rechi’s and Ektoras Tartanis’s new production of “Le nozze di Figaro” at the Theater Freiburg, Katharina Ruckgaber once more successfully defends…
Tamara IvanišSoprano Première, the second: Tamara Ivaniš in Donizetti’s “Viva la Diva” at the Salzburger LandestheaterOn the heels of her rousing success as Madame Silberklang in Stuttgart, young Croatian soprano Tamara Ivaniš returns to the stage at…
Unnsteinn ÁrnasonBass Première, the hat trick: Unnsteinn Árnason in Verdi’s “Rigoletto” at the Tiroler LandestheaterIn the new production of Verdi’s “Rigoletto” currently being staged at the Tiroler Landestheater Innsbruck, young Unnsteinn Árnason, the mighty bass from Iceland,…
Playing for a home crowd: Siyabonga Maqungo returns to South Africa for the Starlight ClassicsTenor Siyabonga Maqungo has again been invited to his home country South Africa, as the guest star of the popular show “Starlight…
CD Recording: Sophie Rennert as Irene in Vivaldi’s “Il Tamerlano”Austrian mezzo Sophie Rennert has enjoyed a number of fruitful collaborations with Ottavio Dantone and his Accademia Bizantina, and the next one is…
Philipp KapellerTenor Revival: Philipp Kapeller as Arturo in “Lucia di Lammermoor” in OldenburgAustrian tenor Philipp Kapeller, currently a member of the ensemble of the Staatsoper Hannover, often guests with his previous artistic home, the…