Kathryn Lewek makes her role debut as Micaëla in in Nashville Opera’s season-opening staging of Bizet’s Carmen directed by John Hoomes and conducted by Dean Williamson. Singing opposite her husband, tenor Zach Borichevsky as Don Jose and Marina Costa Jackson as Carmen, Lewek can be heard on September 26 and 28.
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George Gagnidze returns to the Metropolitan Opera as Scarpia in David McVicar’s acclaimed production of Tosca. The baritone stars alongside soprano Aleksandra Kurzak who reprises her riveting portrayal of the title role and tenor SeokJong Baek as her revolutionary lover, Cavaradossi. Gagnidze can be heard on September 25, 28, October 3, 6 and 11.
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Bass Amin Ahangaran begins his tenure as ensemble member of Opéra de Paris with performances of Gounod’s Faust in the role of Wagner. The production by Tobias Kratzer is perfomed under the musical direction of Emmanuel Villaume. The performances take place on September 26, 29 and October 2, 5, 8, 12, 15 and 18.
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Mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo takes the leading role Jess in the highly anticipated Metropolitan Opera premiere of two-time Tony Award–winning composer Jeanine Tesori's opera Grounded. The opera is based on George Brant’s play by the same name and it can be experienced on September 23, 27 and October 2, 5, 9, 12, 16 and 19.
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Keri-Lynn Wilson conducts the Havana Lyceum Orchestra in Salzburg as a part of the concert series Latino Mozart in Stiftung Mozarteum in Salzburg. Except for Mozart the versatile concert program consists of pieces by Mexican composers Márquez and Álvarez, Ukranian composer such as Zubytsky and Bortniansky. The orchestra is joined by the two soloists Jovica Ivanovic (Accordion) and Valeriy Sokolov (Violin). The concert takes place on September 27 and will be moderated by Rolando Villazón.
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Piotr Beczała takes the stage in the "Oper für alle" concert at the Festspielhaus Oberammergau on September 20, 2024. The event, part of the UniCredit Septemberfest, showcases Beczała and mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina with the Bayerisches Staatsorchester. Ivan Repušić leads the ensemble through a program featuring arias from composers Giuseppe Verdi, Georges Bizet, and others. This open-air concert offers free admission to the public, bringing opera to a wider audience.
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Emily Pogorelc takes the stage at De Doelen in Rotterdam on September 20,21 2024, for "Proms: A Night at the Opera". The soprano joins the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Bassem Akiki for an evening of Italian opera classics. The program includes arias and overtures from operas by Rossini, Puccini and Verdi showcasing Pogorelc's versatility in the operatic repertoire.
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Jonathan Tetelman makes his highly anticipated house debut at the at the Los Angeles Opera as Pinkerton in Madame Butterfly. Directed by Mario Gas and conducted by James Conlon, this stunning Madame Butterfly production first staged at Teatro Real gets a cinematic twist as all the action takes place on a 1930s film set. The tenor alongside with Korean soprano Karah Son as Cio-Cio-San can be heard on September 21, 26, 29, October 5, 9 and 13.
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Soprano Hanna-Elisabeth Müller returns to Vienna State Opera as Contessa in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro. Barrie Kosky’s production is lead under the baton of Ivor Bolton and can be experienced on September 22, 24, 28 and October 2nd.
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