Concert: Katharina Ruckgaber sings Mahler’s Fourth in LudwigshafenGerman soprano Katharina Ruckgaber most recently exceeded already-high expectations as Mélisande at the Theater Freiburg. At the Friedenskirche in Ludwigshafen, she sings…
Johannes WildnerConductor Season opener: Johannes Wildner begins his tenure as Principal Conductor with the Sonderjylland SymfoniorkesterWearing his hat as artistic director of the Oper Burg Gars Festival, Mo. Johannes Wildner just concluded his sixth successful festival summer;…
Nora SourouzianMezzo-soprano Role debut: Nora Sourouzian as Ježibaba at the Theater St. GallenNora Sourouzian is already well-known for her expressive dramatic mezzo, especially strong in the Italian Fach. In the upcoming season, she once…
Tamara IvanišSoprano Première: Tamara Ivaniš in Carl Maria von Weber’s “Oberon”Tamara Ivaniš, the radiant young Croatian soprano, kicks off her second season as a member of the ensemble at the…
Wolfgang ReschBaritone Austrian première: Sophie Rennert and Wolfgang Resch in Peter Eötvös’s “Angels in America”“Angels in America” is an opera by Peter Eötvös, after a play in which Tony Kushner grapples with the McCarthy-era…
Versatile: Thomas Lichtenecker between Baroque and modern timesAustrian Counter Thomas Lichtenecker, most recently celebrated his stellar success in “Der Reigen” (Bernhard Lang/Arthur Schnitzler) at the Bregenzer Festspiele, a production that…
Première: Siyabonga Maqungo as Wagner in Arrigo Boito’s “Mefistofele” in ChemnitzSiyabonga Maqungo, the incredible tenor who, just a few months ago, debuted as David in Wagner’s “Meistersinger” under Daniel Barenboim…
Première: Marina M. Colda at the Kobersdorf festivalAfter her convincing performances as “Youth” in Ferdinand Raimund’s “Der Bauer als Millionär” at the Theater in der Josefstadt this…
Festivals: Sophie Rennert has a busy summerAt the close of an intense but very rewarding season that saw her on the stages of the Mannheim Opera…
