Pumeza Matshikiza

Out Today On Decca Classics: Sheku Kanneh-Mason Releases Brand New Solo Album 'Song'

The Sheku Kanneh-Mason story continues. Today, the celebrated cellist releases a brand new solo album, which reveals more about the young star and what inspires him than ever before. Song (referring to the unique singing tone of the cello) is out now on Decca Classics and is Sheku's most personal album yet, presenting a musical portrait of the gifted musician.

Photos: First Look at THE HANDMAID'S TALE at English National Opera

The English National Opera’s Artistic Director Annilese Miskimmon will makes her company directorial debut with a powerful new production of Poul Ruders’ The Handmaid’s Tale. Based on Margaret Atwood’s seminal novel, this outstandingly relevant work was last staged at the London Coliseum in 2003 when it received its first English language debut. 

Camille Cottin to Make West End Debut in ENO's THE HANDMAID'S TALE

This April, the César-nominated actor Camille Cottin will join the cast of the English National Opera’s (ENO) new production of The Handmaid’s Tale at the London Coliseum. Collaborating with a cast of world-class opera singers, Camille will be making her West End debut acting in her first opera.

The English National Opera Presents THE HANDMAID'S TALE

This April, the English National Opera's (ENO) Artistic Director Annilese Miskimmon will make her company directorial debut with a powerful new production of Poul Ruders' The Handmaid's Tale. Based on Margaret Atwood's seminal novel, this outstandingly relevant work was last staged at the London Coliseum in 2003 when it received its first English language debut. 

BWW Review: THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN, London Coliseum

After opening night was postponed due to Storm Eunice, the ENO's new production of Leoš Janáček's opera is a welcome slice of brightness in the current gloom. One thing we have all seen in the last few years is nature's incredible ability to renew and refresh, whatever mankind may throw her way. The ENO's first new production of The Cunning Little Vixen since 2001 serves as a reminder that life continues and nature always renews. In a good-looking production, using typical Moravian folk songs, along with an exploration of fairy tales, this quirky opera fuses both comedy and tragedy to ask what it means to be alive.

International Opera Star Pumeza Matshikiza Will Have Recital at the Rand City

SITTOPERA ™  will present Champagne and Opera with Magnificent Matshikiza, a recital by South African lyric soprano Pumeza Matshikiza to be held at the Rand Club Ballroom  in Johannesburg on Friday 12 November 2021. She will be accompanied on piano by Marnus Greyling.

Teatro Colón Presents RUSALKA For World Opera Day

The Teatro Colón will stream Antonín Dvořák’s “Rusalka” online on Sunday, October 25 at 8 p.m. as part of its celebration of World Opera Day.

Ildiko Komlosi Tests Positive for COVID-19

Hungarian opera performer Ildiko Komlosi has tested positive for COVID-19

Tenor Štefan Margita Reveals He Has Tested Positive For COVID-19

Slovakian tenor Štefan Margita and his wife Hanka have revealed that they both tested positive for COVID-19, OperaWire reports. Hanka is currently in the hospital with a high fever.

VIDEO: Get A First Look At Lise Davidsen in Concert Via The Met Opera

Soprano Lise Davidsen sings Strauss’s “Morgen!” and an aria from Verdi’s Un Ballo in Maschera in her August 29 performance, transmitted via satellite from Oslo as part of the Met Stars Live in Concert series.

Opera Ballet Vlaanderen Adds SADKO and MEA CULPA To Free Online Streaming

Opera Ballet Flanders has added two new titles to its free online streaming offers. From now, the audience can enjoy the opera Sadko by Rimski-Korsakov directed by Daniel Kramer and the dance performance Mea Culpa by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui in their home opera house.

Bryan Register Will Make House and Role Debut In Rusalka At Opéra National Du Rhin, Strasbourg

Acclaimed American tenor Bryan Register is making his house and role debut in the upcoming new production of Dvořák's beloved opera Rusalka at the Opéra National du Rhin, Strasbourg. Register has learnt the role in Czech in just over a week, enabling him to join rehearsals fully prepared. He will perform the lead tenor role of the Prince in a cast that includes Pumeza Matshikiza and Patricia Bardon conducted by Antony Hermus.

Dallas Opera Celebrates Puccini In March Mini-Fest

The Dallas Opera presents a month-long mini-fest during the month of March, in celebration of one of the greatest and most influential composers in the history of opera: Giacomo Puccini.

The Dallas Opera Announces 62nd International Season

The Dallas Opera is proud to announce its spectacular 2018-2019 Season, "Swept Away," consisting of five captivating mainstage productions, including a passionate Puccini pairing during the month of March, designed to melt the last blast of winter, followed by the company's first-ever Falstaff.

Finalists Announced for International Opera Awards; Ceremony to Take Place, May 7

With more than 20,000 nominations made, the International Opera Awards is pleased to announce the finalists for this year's Awards. These were selected by an international jury chaired by John Allison, editor of Opera magazine and classical music critic with The Daily Telegraph, 'Once again, it was both a challenge and a pleasure for us to produce these shortlists, and I am very grateful to our distinguished jury. The quality of the nominations—received in record numbers this year—was very high, and I hope our lists prove that for all the difficulties faced by the world's opera companies, opera is in fact in a healthy and vibrant state.'

The International Opera Awards 2017 Finalists Revealed

With more than 20,000 nominations made, the International Opera Awards has just announced the finalists for this year's Awards.

The International Opera Awards Announces Finalists

With more than 20,000 nominations made, the International Opera Awards is pleased to announce the finalists for this year's Awards. These were selected by an international jury chaired by John Allison, editor of Opera magazine and classical music critic with The Daily Telegraph, 'Once again, it was both a challenge and a pleasure for us to produce these shortlists, and I am very grateful to our distinguished jury. The quality of the nominations-received in record numbers this year-was very high, and I hope our lists prove that for all the difficulties faced by the world's opera companies, opera is in fact in a healthy and vibrant state.'

Former Football Star Morris Robinson Takes the Lead as 'Porgy' at La Scala, Nov. 13

Gershwin's opera PORGY AND BESS returns to La Scala November 13-23, 2016 in a semi-scenic version with a conductor that will probably surprise many people: Nikolaus Harnoncourt. The interest of the Austrian maestro for this title dates back to an encounter that an uncle of his, a member of the Board of Directors of the  Metropolitan Museum, had with Gershwin, who had been profoundly struck by a meeting with Alban Berg in Vienna at the end of the 1920s and considered Porgy to be “his Wozzeck”. Inspired by this story, Harnoncourt has restored, thanks to the collaboration of the Gershwin Foundation, all of the original material from the premiere. We shall therefore be hearing the most authentic version of Porgy and Bess, including a great deal of music influenced by the European avant-garde that is usually struck out but which makes the opera much stronger and dramatic. It is directed by Philipp Harnoncourt, the cast includes Kristin Lewis, Pumeza Matshikiza and Angel Blue.  

59th Wexford Festival Opera Opens

Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport, Mary Hanafin, T.D. officially opened the 59th Wexford Festival Opera on Saturday, October 16 on Wexford's Quay front ahead of the traditional spectacular fireworks display, winding up a day of diverse range of top-class family entertainment throughout the town.

Hanafin to Open Wexford Festival Opera, 10/16

Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport, Mary Hanafin, T.D. will officially open the 59th Wexford Festival Opera on Saturday, October 16 on Wexford's Quayfront. Opening for the first time on a Saturday, this year's festival has an expanded programme spanning three weekends which will delight and enthral in equal measure, starting with the official launch.