From the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Sir Donald Runnicles conducts and Stefan Herheim directs a new production of Der Ring des Nibelungen.
By La Cieca
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From the Metropolitan Opera, Matthew Polenzani, Sonya Yoncheva, Jamie Barton, Etienne Dupuis, Eric Owens and John Relyea.
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Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Ségui will lead the Met Orchestra and Chorus and star soloists.
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Krassimira Stoyanova, Oksana Volkova, Francesco Meli, Georg Zeppenfeld and Quinn Kelsey; conducted by Christian Thielemann.
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Jonathan Dove’s Flight, which premiered at Glyndebourne in 1998 and is now being streamed by the Seattle Opera, is structured like one of those baroque extravaganzas where some half dozen characters find themselves (in every sense) on a magical island, its properties little understood.
By John Yohalem
Proudly and vividly on display was Anna Netrebko’s unique and glamorous ability to wear the music like a parade of couture gowns—some more sparkly than others, some a more flattering fit, but all thoughtfully chosen and laced into with care.
By Harry Rose
The Met Orchestra will stream a concert including the virtual participation of Angela Gheorghiu live from Bucharest.
By La Cieca
Wagner’s early masterpiece returns to the Met conducted by Valery Gergiev (not pictured).
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Franco Faccio‘s delightfully obscure operatic version of Hamlet, as recorded at Delaware Opera.
By La Cieca
Live from the Teatro Comunale di Modena.
By La Cieca
Live video stream from the Staatsoper Stuttgart starting at 11:00 AM.
By La Cieca
For your Wednesday listening enjoyment, here’s a BBC broadcast of the Gala Farewell to Sir David Webster (pictured, left) at the Royal Opera House on July 9, 1970.
By La Cieca
“Oubliez le XVIIIè siècle. A l’Opéra Comique, Platée s’installe sur les podiums d’une fashion week parisienne!”
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The controversial production of La traviata from La Monnaie directed by Andrea Breth is now available for viewing online.
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