Posted inBerlin State Opera Frankfurt Opera Guggeis, Thomas Metropolitan Opera Opera The Conductor Thomas Guggeis Is Rising Fast After a Surprise Debut Not yet 30, Guggeis already leads a major opera house and has conducted the “Ring” in Berlin. Next up: his arrival at the Metropolitan Opera. Posted by By Joshua Barone
Posted inHamburg State Opera Opera Sciarrino, Salvatore Venere e Adone (Opera) Salvatore Sciarrino Returns to Myth in the Opera ‘Venere e Adone’ Salvatore Sciarrino’s “Venere e Adone,” his 15th opera, premieres this weekend at the Hamburg State Opera. Posted by By Jeffrey Arlo Brown
Posted inClassical Music Dudamel, Gustavo New York Philharmonic Opera Paris Opera Gustavo Dudamel to Resign From Paris Opera The conductor will depart in August, the opera house said, four years ahead of schedule and after just two seasons in the job. Posted by By Javier C. Hernandez
Posted inBlain-Cruz, Lileana Contemporaneous (Music Group) Disney, Walt, Concert Hall Los Angeles Philharmonic Mattingly, Dylan (1991- ) Opera Stranger Love (Opera) Review: ‘Stranger Love’ Premieres at the Los Angeles Philharmonic The premiere of Dylan Mattingly and Thomas Bartscherer’s six-hour opera was presented by the orchestra — an institution at an inflection point. Posted by By Joshua Barone