Angela Gheorghiu Withdraws From MET's CARMEN, Elina Garanca Replaces Her 12/31
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Aug 12, 2009
The Met has announced that soprano Angela Gheorghiu has withdrawn from the first six performances of a new production of Bizet's Carmen for personal reasons. Gheorghiu will be replaced by El?na Garan?a, who sang the title role of La Cenerentola at the Met last spring to great acclaim; that production was transmitted to movie theaters worldwide as part of the Met's Live in HD series.
Andrea Bocelli to Headline 6th Annual Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Festival Concert
by Robert Diamond
- Feb 18, 2009
Flash Entertainment, Abu Dhabi?s leading event management company, has announced that tickets for the biggest selling classical soloist of all time, Andrea Bocelli?s first concert in Abu Dhabi are currently on sale. The concert will be taking place at The Emirates Palace on March 27, 2009.
The Met Expands Its Repertory In The 2009-10 Season
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Feb 10, 2009
Eight new productions, four of which are company premieres, will highlight the Metropolitan Opera's 2009-10 season. General Manager Peter Gelb and Music Director James Levine jointly announced plans that include: the Met premieres of Rossini's Armida, Verdi's Attila, Jan?ček's From the House of the Dead, and Shostakovich's The Nose; new productions of Bizet's Carmen, Offenbach's Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Thomas's Hamlet, and Puccini's Tosca; and 18 revivals from the company's repertory. The season is the first to be entirely planned under Gelb's leadership, in collaboration with Levine (the past three seasons were planned before Gelb became General Manager in 2006-07 but included some productions, repertoire, and casting changes made by Gelb).