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June 03, 2023

SONYA YONCHEVA| VERISMO | BADEN-BADEN

On June 3, 2023, Sonya Yoncheva appears at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden in a gala concert entirely devoted to Verismo music, with Nayden Todorov leading the Baden-Baden Philharmonic, also joined by tenor Riccardo Massi. The Bulgarian soprano has long championed operas from the so-called Verismo repertoire, with roles such as Iris in Mascagni’s eponymous opera, Stephana in Giordano’s Siberia, Fedora, which she sang this season in two new productions at the Teatro alla Scala and at the Metropolitan Opera, and Maddalena di Coigny in Andrea Chénier, which she just debuted last month again at La Scala. Sonya Yoncheva is a frequent guest at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, having appeared in concert and as Desdemona in Otello and the title role of Iolanta, and where this August she will bring her celebrated portrayal of Tosca. [Photo: O-PR]

June 03, 2023

SONYA YONCHEVA| VERISMO | BADEN-BADEN

On June 3, 2023, Sonya Yoncheva appears at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden in a gala concert entirely devoted to Verismo music, with Nayden Todorov leading the Baden-Baden Philharmonic, also joined by tenor Riccardo Massi. The Bulgarian soprano has long championed operas from the so-called Verismo repertoire, with roles such as Iris in Mascagni’s eponymous opera, Stephana in Giordano’s Siberia, Fedora, which she sang this season in two new productions at the Teatro alla Scala and at the Metropolitan Opera, and Maddalena di Coigny in Andrea Chénier, which she just debuted last month again at La Scala. Sonya Yoncheva is a frequent guest at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, having appeared in concert and as Desdemona in Otello and the title role of Iolanta, and where this August she will bring her celebrated portrayal of Tosca. [Photo: O-PR]

June 01, 2023

FRÉDÉRIC CHASLIN | CONCERT | BOLOGNA

On June 1, 2023, Frédéric Chaslin returns to the Auditorium Manzoni in Bologna, as part of the symphonic season of the Teatro Comunale Bologna, for a concert including Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 in G Major and his own “Theme and Variations on a theme of Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 for trombone and orchestra”, with trombonist Paolo Masi. Soprano Erika Grimaldi stars in the first piece. The Paris-born conductor, pianist, composer and author has been enjoying a fruitful collaboration with the Teatro Comunale Bologna, which he often names as one of the best musical institutions in Italy. He last performed in Bologna with an all-French program which included Berlioz’s Harold en Italie, Debussy’s Prélude à l'Après-midi d'un faune and Chausson’s Symphony in B flat major op. 20. Photo: [Martinez]

June 01, 2023

FRÉDÉRIC CHASLIN | CONCERT | BOLOGNA

On June 1, 2023, Frédéric Chaslin returns to the Auditorium Manzoni in Bologna, as part of the symphonic season of the Teatro Comunale Bologna, for a concert including Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 in G Major and his own “Theme and Variations on a theme of Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 for trombone and orchestra”, with trombonist Paolo Masi. Soprano Erika Grimaldi stars in the first piece. The Paris-born conductor, pianist, composer and author has been enjoying a fruitful collaboration with the Teatro Comunale Bologna, which he often names as one of the best musical institutions in Italy. He last performed in Bologna with an all-French program which included Berlioz’s Harold en Italie, Debussy’s Prélude à l'Après-midi d'un faune and Chausson’s Symphony in B flat major op. 20. Photo: [Martinez]

June 01, 2023

ERIKA GRIMALDI | CONCERT | BOLOGNA

After receiving rave reviews for her debut as Maddalena di Coigny in Andrea Chénier last fall, on June 1, 2023, Erika Grimaldi returns to the Teatro Comunale di Bologna, this time to take part in its symphonic season, singing the soprano soloist part in Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 in G Major, led by Frédéric Chaslin. The program also includes the conductor’s own “Theme and Variations on a theme of Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 for trombone and orchestra”, with trombonist Paolo Masi. On June 17, the Asti-born soprano will debut yet one more role at the Teatro Comunale Bologna, Leonora di Vargas in La forza del destino.

June 01, 2023

ERIKA GRIMALDI | CONCERT | BOLOGNA

After receiving rave reviews for her debut as Maddalena di Coigny in Andrea Chénier last fall, on June 1, 2023, Erika Grimaldi returns to the Teatro Comunale di Bologna, this time to take part in its symphonic season, singing the soprano soloist part in Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 in G Major, led by Frédéric Chaslin. The program also includes the conductor’s own “Theme and Variations on a theme of Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 for trombone and orchestra”, with trombonist Paolo Masi. On June 17, the Asti-born soprano will debut yet one more role at the Teatro Comunale Bologna, Leonora di Vargas in La forza del destino.

May 29, 2023

SONYA YONCHEVA | BARENBOIN GALA | SALZBURG

On May 29, 2023, Sonya Yoncheva takes part in “Hommage Daniel Barenboim”, a benefit gala concert honoring the legendary conductor and pianist, at the Großes Festspielhaus in Salzburg. The illustrious guests also include pianists Martha Argerich and Lang Lang, mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli, baritone Plácido Domingo, tenor Rolando Villazón, and Maestro Zubin Mehta, who leads the Orchestra of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. Sonya Yoncheva and Daniel Barenboim have regularly collaborated, most notably in a 2018 new production of Cherubini’s Médée at the Berlin State Opera, which she will reprise this coming summer. After this gala, the Bulgarian soprano will perform a Verismo concert in Baden-Baden, and will make her role debut as Madama Butterfly at the Vienna State Opera, before devoting most of the summer to the role of Tosca, which she will sing at the Arena of Verona, Menuhin Festival Gstaad, Baden-Baden, Yokohama and Tokyo.

May 27, 2023

KATRIN WUNDSAM | LULU | THEATER AN DER WIEN

After her highly acclaimed at the Theater an Der Wien last fall as the protagonist of “Heute Abend: Lola Blau”, on May 27, 2023, Katrin Wundsam returns to this historical opera house as the Garderobiere / Gymnasiast in Alban Berg’s Lulu, in a production by Marlene Monteiro Freitas under the musical direction of Maxim Pascal. The large and distinguished cast includes Vera-Lotte Boecker in the title role, Bo Skovhus as Dr. Schön, Edgaras Montvidas as Alwa, Cameron Becker as Maler, Anne Sofie von Otter as Gräfin Geschwitz and Kurt Rydl as Schigolch in the leading roles. The last of the six performances will be on June 6. Earlier this season Katrin Wundsam received accolades for an almost unprecedented feat, singing the two roles of Ježibaba and the Foreign Princess in Dvořák’s Rusalka. [Photo by Liliya Namisnyk]

May 25, 2023

PIETARI INKINEN | CONCERT | SEOUL

On May 25, 2023, Pietari Inkinen returns to the Lotte Concert Hall Seoul to conduct the KBS Symphony Orchestra, of which he is the 9th music director, his tenure having started in January 2022. The Finnish conductor leads a program entirely devoted to the music of Sergey Rachmaninoff, including his Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Op. 43, with pianist Anna Vinnitskaya, and his Symphony No. 2 in e minor, Op. 27. The same program will be repeated the following day at the Gyechon Village. These concerts will be Pietari Inkinen’s last engagements before he travels to the Bayreuth Festival to conduct Richard Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen this summer. Photo: [Andreas Zihler]

May 21, 2023

MARK S. DOSS | FROM THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD | ROME

Mark S. Doss makes his role debut as Alexandr Petrovič Gorjančikov, the main character in Leoš Janáček’s Z mrtvého domu (From the House of the Dead), at the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma on May 21, 2023, in a new production by Krzysztof Warlikowski and under the musical direction of Dmitry Matvienko. He will share the stage with Pascal Charbonneau as Aljeja, Štefan Margita as Filka Morozov, Julian Hubbard as Skuratov, Leigh Melrose as Šiškov among others. The last of the six performances will be on May 30. Mark S. Doss has previously sung at the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma as Cadmus in a new production of Hans Werner Henze’s The Bassarids in 2015. The American bass-baritone is the very essence of vocal versatility, with a repertoire of 100 operas ranging from basso profondo to true baritone roles. His versatility also extends to the high number of languages he performs in: Gorjančikov is not the first Czech role in his repertoire, having also sung Prince Vasilij Šujský in Antonín Dvořák’s Dimitrij. The American bass-baritone's next Italian engagement is Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in St. Mark’s Square in Venice as part of the season of the Teatro La Fenice in July.

May 19, 2023

PIETARI INKINEN | CONCERTS | TOKYO

Pietari Inkinen returns to the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, of which he is Chief Conductor, for three concerts in May. The first one, on May 19, takes place at the Sonic City Hall Tokyo and features a program including Jean Sibelius’s Finlandia, op. 26 and Symphony No. 2 in D Major op 43, as well as Ludwig van Beethoven’s Concerto for Violin and Orchestra op. 61 with soloist Tatsuki Narita. The second concert takes place on May 20 at the Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall and features Jean Sibelius’s tone poem “Tapiola” op. 112 and Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 op. 125 with soloists soprano Mari Moriya, alto Kaori Ikeda, tenor Naoki Miyasato and baritone Takaoki Onishi. The same program is repeated on May 21 at Suntory Hall. Photo: [Kaupo Kikkas]

May 12, 2023

SONYA YONCHEVA | GALA CONCERT | DÜSSELDORF

On May 12, 2023, Sonya Yoncheva stars in the annual gala of the Friends of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein at the Düsseldorf Opera conducted by Axel Kober leading the Duisburg Philharmonic, and moderated by musician, singer and television presenter Goetz Alsmann. In recent years, operatic luminaries such as Edita Gruberova, Anja Harteros, Juan Diego Flórez, Ramon Vargas, and Rolando Villazón, have been guests of this prestigious event of German musical life. Sonya Yoncheva’s upcoming schedule this coming summer in Germany is very intense and includes a Verismo Concert as well as Tosca at the Festspielhaus, Baden-Baden, and a revival of the production Cherubini’s Médée at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, Germany, which she premiered to great acclaim in 2018. [Photo: Victor Santiago]