Erwin Schrott News

Last night, after a week of competition that brought 40 young singers from 17 nations to Los Angeles, Placido Domingo announced that Rachel Willis-Sorensen, an American soprano, and Mario Chang, a Guatemalan tenor, took the top prizes tonight in the 22nd edition of Operalia, the World Opera Competition. Hosted by LA Opera at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, the weeklong contest culminated tonight in a Gala Finals Concert-featuring the LA Opera Orchestra conducted by Mr. Domingo at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion-which was streamed live on Medici TV.

American Soprano Amanda Majeski will be singing the role of Countess Almaviva in Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro in replacement of Marian Poplavskaya, who has withdrawn due to health reasons.

Representing 17 nations, 40 young singers have been selected to compete in the 22nd edition of Placido Domingo's Operalia, the World Opera Competition, hosted by LA Opera this summer. The contest will be held from August 25 through 30, 2014. Tickets to the competition's final round-a Gala Finals Concert featuring the LA Opera Orchestra conducted by Mr. Domingo at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at 7:00pm on Saturday, August 30-are now on sale.

Representing 17 nations, 40 young singers have been selected to compete in the 22nd edition of Plácido Domingo's Operalia, the World Opera Competition, hosted by LA Opera this summer. The contest will be held from August 25 through 30, 2014. Tickets to the competition's final round—a Gala Finals Concert featuring the LA Opera Orchestra conducted by Mr. Domingo at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at 7:00pm on Saturday, August 30—are now on sale.

This summer, 40 of the most exciting young singers from every corner of the globe will converge upon Los Angeles to compete in Operalia, the prestigious voice competition created byPlácido Domingo to discover the next generation of international operatic superstars. This year's contest, its third time in Los Angeles, will be hosted by LA Opera from August 25 through 30, 2014. Tickets to the competition's final round—a Gala Finals Concert conducted by Mr. Domingo at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at 7:00pm on Saturday, August 30—are now on sale.

The Metropolitan Opera's 2014-15 season will feature 26 operas, three of them company premieres, in six new productions and 18 revivals showcasing the talents of the world's leading singers, conductors, and theater artists. The three operas that will have their first-ever Met performances, each staged by a director making his Met debut, are John Adams's The Death of Klinghoffer, conducted by David Robertson and directed by Tom Morris, opening October 20; Rossini's La Donna del Lago, conducted by Michele Mariotti and directed by Paul Curran, opening February 16, 2015; and Tchaikovsky's one-act opera Iolanta, conducted by Valery Gergiev and directed by Mariusz Treli?ski. Iolanta will be presented in a double bill with a new staging of Bartok's one-act Duke Bluebeard's Castle, also conducted by Gergiev and directed by Treli?ski.

Salvatore Cordella will sing the role of Nemorino in this evening's performance of Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore, replacing Ramón Vargas, who is ill.

Andriana Chuchman will sing the role of Adina in Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore tonight, January 9 and Monday, January 13, replacing Anna Netrebko, who has withdrawn from the first two performances of the run because she is suffering from the flu. The January 9 performance will be Chuchman's Met debut.

Andriana Chuchman will sing the role of Adina in Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore on Thursday, January 9 and Monday, January 13, replacing Anna Netrebko, who has withdrawn from the first two performances of the run because she is suffering from the flu. The January 9 performance will be Chuchman's Met debut.

Anna Netrebko will reprise her portrayal of Adina, the irresistible heroine of Donizetti's comic romance L'Elisir d'Amore, for seven performances beginning January 9. Ramón Vargas sings the role of Nemorino, the peasant who loves her, in a cast that also includes Nicola Alaimo in his first Met performances as Belcore and Erwin Schrott as the questionably credentialed Doctor Dulcamara. Maurizio Benini, who led the premiere of Bartlett Sher's production on opening night of the Met's 2012-13 season, returns to conduct the bel canto favorite. Check out a sneak peek below!

Royal Opera House London in der UCI Kinowelt

Symphony Space, New York's home for innovative and diverse cultural programming on the Upper West Side, celebrates its 35th season of Music programs in 2013-14 with a stellar array of artists in imaginative, thought-provoking presentations. Curated by Artistic Director Laura Kaminsky, the offerings range from marathon celebrations to intimate recitals, encompassing a rich variety of musical styles. Highlights include a visit from Krzysztof Penderecki, October 25; the fifth THE MUSIC OF NOW MARATHON, with the dream-inspired theme of 'REM: Rapid Ear Movement,' February 1; and appearances by Dar Williams, Tom Paxton, Christine Lavin, and other icons of folk/acoustic music. Capping the season is SLEEPING AROUND, a multidisciplinary festival celebrating the culture, history, art, scene, and scandal of New York's most famous hotels, highlighted by WALL TO WALL SLEEPING AROUND on May 3.

'Kommen Sie etwas naher' sagt Erwin Schrott vor Beginn des Konzertes, als er vor den Vorhang tritt und seine Zuschauer im sparlich gefullten Admiralspalast bittet die Platze zu wechseln. Dies sei, so der Kunstler einem 'intimen' Abend geschuldet, lasst aufgrund der vorhandenen Kameras aber etwas anderes erahnen. Wer mochte denn schon bei einer DVD Produktion die ersten Reihen nur halbleer wissen. So verzogert sich der Beginn des Konzertes um einige Minuten.

Civic Theatre of Allentown will present an extraordinary grand opera trio captured in performance at the famed La Scala Opera in Milan.

Er ist einer der ganz großen Opernstars. Erwin Schrott gehort zu den faszinierendsten Sangern unserer Zeit und begeistert ein weltweites Publikum ebenso wie Kritiker in großen Rollen zum Beispiel von Mozart, Verdi, Gounod und Berlioz. Die Prasenz seines eindrucksvollen Bassbaritons, seine maskuline Ausstrahlung, der glutvolle Blick, das Temperament Sudamerikas - all dies macht ihn zum Helden der Oper. Mit „Rojotango' kehrt Erwin Schrott zuruck zu seinen Wurzeln, dorthin, wo Tangos und Milongas ihr Zuhause haben. Von den Ufern des Rio de la Plata aus, eroberte der Tango mit seinen Gegensatzen von Weichheit und Schwermut, Melancholie und Erotik die Welt und ist geradezu ideal fur das Repertoire eines Bassbaritons.

Er ist einer der ganz großen Opernstars. Erwin Schrott gehort zu den faszinierendsten Sangern unserer Zeit und begeistert ein weltweites Publikum ebenso wie Kritiker in großen Rollen zum Beispiel von Mozart, Verdi, Gounod und Berlioz. Die Prasenz seines eindrucksvollen Bassbaritons, seine maskuline Ausstrahlung, der glutvolle Blick, das Temperament Sudamerikas - all dies macht ihn zum Helden der Oper. Mit „Rojotango" kehrt Erwin Schrott zuruck zu seinen Wurzeln, dorthin, wo Tangos und Milongas ihr Zuhause haben. Von den Ufern des Rio de la Plata aus, eroberte der Tango mit seinen Gegensatzen von Weichheit und Schwermut, Melancholie und Erotik die Welt und ist geradezu ideal fur das Repertoire eines Bassbaritons.

She releases Poeme d'un jour, her debut solo album presenting French and Spanish songs, on the Opus Arte label (May 28 in the U.S., see full track list below).

Mehrere Debuts in den Hauptpartien gibt es in den Vorstellungen von 'Don Giovanni' an der Wiener Staatsoper ab Samstag, 2. Marz 2013: Rollendebuts im Haus am Ring geben Ildar Abdrazakov als Don Giovanni, Veronique Gens als Donna Elvira und Andreas Horl als Komtur.

The Metropolitan Opera's 2013-14 season will feature many of the world's greatest singers, conductors, and theater artists in 26 operas, including six new productions, of a varied repertory that ranges from the Baroque era to the 21st century. Met Music Director James Levine will return to the Met podium for the first time in two years, conducting three operas with which he has long been associated: a new production of Verdi's final masterpiece Falstaff, Mozart's Cosi fan tutte, and Berg's Wozzeck. Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi will be conducting two operas in the 2013-14 season, Rossini's La Cenerentola and Puccini's Madama Butterfly.

The Metropolitan Opera's 2013-14 season will feature many of the world's greatest singers, conductors, and theater artists in 26 operas, including six new productions, of a varied repertory that ranges from the Baroque era to the 21st century. Met Music Director James Levine will return to the Met podium for the first time in two years, conducting three operas with which he has long been associated: a new production of Verdi's final masterpiece Falstaff, Mozart's Cosi fan tutte, and Berg's Wozzeck. Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi will be conducting two operas in the 2013-14 season, Rossini's La Cenerentola and Puccini's Madama Butterfly.