Oscar MarínTenor Oscar Marín in Berlin for Webber’s “Requiem”Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Requiem, written for his father, received the “Best Contemporary Composition” Grammy award in 1986. This month, Oscar Marín sings the…
Wolfgang Stefan SchwaigerBaritone Wolfgang Stefan Schwaiger sings contemporary operaWildly celebrated at its 2017 world première in Glyndebourne, Bret Dean’s opera “Hamlet” is now performed in Cologne. Libretto author Matthew Jocelyn…
Sophie Rennert sings the Mozart Requiem in MadridSophie Rennert does love variety. Most recently seen (and heard, and acclaimed!) in Budapest, as Harper Pitt in Peter Eötvös’s contemporary…
Christoph Seidl as Colline in La Bohème, as the peasant in Carl Orff’s “Die Kluge”, and on CDWhen the critic of the Neuer Merker commented on Christoph Seidl’s role debut as Colline this past season, he found that “Colline and Christoph Seidl…
Johannes WildnerConductor Johannes Wildner showing the breadth and depth of his expertiseJohannes Wildner, Principal Conductor of the Sønderjyllands Symphony, returns to Sønderborg; in the wake of his successful initial concerts with “his”…
Alexander MedemDirector Alexander Medem stages “La traviata” in KošiceWith delicacy, sensitivity and his innate musicality, Alexander Medem has found a unique approach to his staging of “La traviata” at the Slovak State…
Matteo MacchioniTenor Matteo Macchioni singing Mozart in Freiburg and CopenhagenLast season, Italian tenor Matteo Macchioni had rousing successes as Don Ottavio; now, as the production is revived for another run of…
Katharina RuckgaberSoprano Opera, lied, and concerts: Katharina Ruckgaber shows the many facets of her sopranoKatharina Ruckgaber, the up-and-coming German soprano, shows off her versatility. At the Theater Freiburg Ms. Ruckgaber’s Zerlina in Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” captivates…
Philipp KapellerTenor Philipp Kapeller singt Monostatos in HannoverPhilipp Kapeller currently is on the stage of the Staatstheater Oldenburg to play the part of Ari Leschnikoff in “Comedian Harmonists”,…