Director David Freeman tells why this is an event worth experiencing in the Olympic year.
Category: Commentary
Torsten Kerl to Perform Tannh‰user
Casting changes continue at the Bayreuth Festival, now only three months
away.
The Kathleen Ferrier Awards 2012
This year’s Kathleen Ferrier Awards final was both a competition and a
celebration, marking as it did the centenary anniversary of the great singer’s birth.
Christopher Koelsch Tapped by LA Opera
Christopher Koelsch has been tapped Wednesday as the new president and chief executive officer of the Los Angeles Opera. Koelsch, 41, was the opera’s chief financial officer and will take the new post September 15.
Ignacio Garcia-Belenguer Appointed
Ignacio Garcia-Belenguer, 45, has been named as the new general manager of Madrid’s opera, Teatro Real.
Uwe Eric Laufenberg Resigns
The director of the Cologne Opera, Uwe Eric Laufenberg, has confirmed at the
press conference this afternoon that he will leave his post at the end of the
coming season. His contract runs until 2016.
Denoke Bows Out of Bayreuth
Soprano Angela Denoke announced on Wednesday that she would not be appearing as Br¸nnhilde, one of the critically important roles, at the 2013 Bayreuth Festival Ring Cycle.
Cologne Opera to Cancel Next Season?
On Tuesday evening, Cologne Opera’s director indicated he was planning to cancel the next season, 2012-2013.
Chinese Conductor to Lead Italian Opera
The Chinese conductor and pianist Xu Zhong will be the new artistic director
of an Italian opera house, the Teatro Massimo Bellini in Catania.
Thunder Storm at the Theater an der Wien
Conflicts like this usually remain inside opera house walls. The three Viennese daily newspapers carried headlines reporting that Oscar-winning director William Friedkin called the intendant of the Theater an der Wien a “liar.”