On tour: Siyabonga Maqungo and the Minnesota Orchestra with Beethoven’s Ninth – July 21st, Aug. 17th through 19thSouth African tenor Siyabonga Maqungo, slated to join the ensemble of the Chemnitz opera this coming fall, is spending part…
Role debut: Alexandra Reinprecht as Lisa in “Land des Lächelns” at the Lehár Festival – from July 21stThe Franz Lehár Festival Bad Ischl and Alexandra Reinprecht commemorate the 70th anniversary of Franz Lehar’s death with one of…
Japan: Bernd Hofmann as Kuno in “Der Freischütz” – from July 20thYutaka Sado, Principal Conductor of the Tonkünstler Niederösterreich orchestra and artistic director of the Hyogo Performing Arts Center has invited…
Valentina KutzarovaMezzo-soprano Coming home: Valentina Kutzarova in Varna, as Angelina – July 4thMezzo Valentina Kutzarova, recently heard as Olga in “Eugen Onegin” at the Linzer Landestheater, is now giving her hometown debut. On July 4th, she…
Ilia StapleSoprano Versatile: Ilia Staple sings musical and operetta – July 7th and 14th, Aug. 1stYoung Austrian soprano Ilia Staple, who is joining the ensemble of the Gärtnerplatztheater Munich in fall, is mixing it up after…
Contemporary opera: Thomas Lichtenecker in Sciarrino’s “Ti vedo” at Unter den Linden – from July 7thSubsequent to the world premiere at La Scala in November 2017, Salvatore Sciarrino’s latest work “Ti vedo, ti sento, mi perdo” is…
Wolfgang ReschBaritone Classic musical, modern opera: Wolfgang Resch at Grafenegg and in Kufstein – July 8th; from Aug. 3rdOn July 8th, Wolfgang Resch will be part of a matinée with one-act operas by Ernst Krenek and Paul Hindemith. With Leon Botstein…
Florian SpiessBass Well matched: Florian Spiess as Fafner in Ljubljana – July 10thWagner’s giant Fafner will not complain about this choice: Florian Spiess will lend him his voice and his stature when…
Sophie GordeladzeSoprano Sophi(e)sticated: Sophie Gordeladze brings Georgia to Erl – July 10thSoprano Sophie Gordeladze, recently as Elettra in Lisbon and as Gabriele (in Schoeck’s “Schloß Dürande”) in Bern, travels to Erl in…
