breaking
Tenor Yusif Eyvazov, who was scheduled to sing Rodolfo in the upcoming four performances of Puccini’s La bohème, is ill and has withdrawn.
By La Cieca
18 comments
Soprano Angel Blue has been named the winner of the 2022 Richard Tucker Award.
By La Cieca
Sponsored
Advertise on “the most essential blog in opera”
parterre box, “the most essential blog in opera” (New York Times), is now booking display advertising for fall 2022. Join Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Warner Classics and many others in reaching your target audience through parterre box.
Anna Netrebko has issued a statement explicitly condemning the war in Ukraine.
By La Cieca
“Eleonora Buratto will make her role debut as Elisabeth de Valois in Verdi’s Don Carlo in the 2022–23 season, replacing Anna Netrebko for the first five performances of the run.”
By La Cieca
Sponsored
Advertise on parterre box!
parterre box, “the most essential blog in opera” (New York Times), is now booking display advertising for summer 2022. Join Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Warner Classics and many others in reaching your target audience through parterre box.
As we continue to watch the world of live performance come cautiously back to post-COVID levels, I felt the greatest surge of joy so far when I saw Opera Philadelphia’s announcement of their 2022-23 season—and most especially, the reboot of Festival O.
By David Fox
The Metropolitan Opera announced today “A Concert for Ukraine” on Monday, March 14, at 6:00pm ET, with Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin leading the Met Orchestra and Chorus.
By La Cieca
“Plus, he never laid a glove on those kids.” — Jonas Kaufmann, probably.
By La Cieca
“It is a great artistic loss for the Met and for opera,” said Met General Manager Peter Gelb.
By La Cieca
In a busy flurry of Instagram posts earlier today, Anna Netrebko announced a temporary withdrawal from her performing career.
By La Cieca
The Metropolitan Opera’s 2022-2023 season will offer seven new productions including the world-premiere staging of The Hours and the company premieres of Champion and Medea.
By La Cieca
Tantalizing tenor Michael Fabiano adds a new role to his repertoire barely five weeks from today.
By La Cieca
San Francisco Opera prepares to barge down the Nile.
By La Cieca
Jamie Barton will sing Eboli in the Met’s new production of the original five-act French version of Verdi’s Don Carlos, replacing Elina Garanca, who has withdrawn.
By La Cieca
For a number of reasons including a surge in COVID cases, PROTOTYPE Festival has canceled its Winter 2022 season.
By La Cieca
