Nora SourouzianMezzo-soprano Debut: Nora Sourouzian at the Seattle Opera, as AzucenaNora Sourouzian has presented her evocative interpretation of Azucena (“Il trovatore”) in cities such as Graz, Essen and Copenhagen. Now, she…
Alexander MedemDirector Alexander Medem directs: “Herr Mozart wacht auf” at the Theater Next Liberty, GrazWolfgang Amadeus Mozart awakens in a location unknown to him as well as in a time that is also not…
Tamara IvanišSoprano Première: Tamara Ivaniš in Salzburg as Lisetta in Rossini’s “La Gazzetta”A young Gioachino Rossini composed his spirited “La gazzetta” on the basis of Carlo Goldoni’s 1763 comedy “Il matrimonio per concorso”, satirizing…
Philipp KapellerTenor Premiere: Philipp Kapeller as Lord Arturo in OldenburgWith his riveting interpretations of Tonio in “La fille du régiment” and Belmonte in “The abduction from the seraglio”, to…
Anton LegkiiConductor Première: Anton Legkii to conduct Lehár’s “Land of Smiles”Now in his second season as Second Kapellmeister at the Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern, Russian conductor Anton Legkii is charged with the…
Concert: Bach’s Christmas Oratorio and a recital with Sophie RennertIn December, while continuing to perform Angelina’s role in “La Cenerentola” at the Nationaltheater Mannheim, Sophie Rennert also sings the…
Career launch: Marina Margaritta Colda at the Theater in der JosefstadtMarina Margaritta Colda, the young Carinthian soprano studying voice at mdw, Vienna’s University of Music and Performing Arts, has begun…
Ilia StapleSoprano World première: “Momo” with Maximilian Mayer as Gigi and Ilia Staple as Grauer Herr 1The Gärtnerplatztheater frequently orders bespoke plays and operas which it then premières. In December, the children’s opera “Momo” will be…
Painting with music: Thomas Lichtenecker in a musical homage to Liesl KarlstadtAmong the greatest comedians to ever have lived is Karl Valentin; but so is his congenial partner, foil, and friend,…