Demonstrators outside the Royal Opera House protested the Russian soprano’s return to the London stage in a new production of “Tosca.”
Category: Hrusa, Jakub
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At the Royal Opera House, a New Season Brings New Drama
The company’s director, Oliver Mears, talks about the opening performance of “Tosca,” the return of the soprano Anna Netrebko and more.
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Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Alisa Weilerstein Make Sparks Fly at N.Y. Phil
Guest conductors and the firebrand soloists Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Alisa Weilerstein brought welcome energy to David Geffen Hall.
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At 200, Bruckner Is More Popular Than Ever. Why?
Seven conductors share what it’s like to lead Anton Bruckner’s monumental symphonies, and why they resonate today.
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Hilary Hahn Announced as Avery Fisher Prize Winner at Philharmonic Concert
The star violinist’s appearance as artist in residence included an announcement that she had received the $100,000 Avery Fisher Prize.
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Lise Davidsen Is an Opera Star Worth Traveling For
Her high notes emerging like shafts of sunlight, Davidsen is playing the title role in Janacek’s “Jenufa” at the struggling Lyric Opera of Chicago.
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Jakub Hrusa, the Royal Opera’s Next Leader, Keeps Quality in Mind
“I don’t want to exclude anything,” says the Czech conductor Jakub Hrusa, who plans to present Czech music alongside mainstream repertoire in London.