Opera Road Trip – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Opera Road Trip’s second episode is dedicated to opera in Ukraine. We hear from Anna Gadetzka, program direction of Open Opera Ukraine about creating alternatives to the state-run opera factories; from Vasyl Vovkun, director of the Lviv National Opera, Bogdan Strutynsky, director of the National Operetta of Ukraine and Galyna Grygorenko, first deputy minister of culture of Ukraine, about the country’s operatic heritage and repertoire and about the current challenges of running opera companies.

To learn more about opera in Ukraine, visit OperaVision.eu features work from its five Ukrainian partner opera companies, notably streams of the following operas:
Tiger Hunter - A musical from Ukraine and an ode to freedom in the face of oppression.
Golden Crown - A story of heartbreak and dispossessed lands from 13th century Ukraine

Opera Road Trip is Operavision’s new two-year podcast series, a journey through the 17 countries that currently partner with OperaVision, discovering their operatic history and current relationship with the artform, and meeting along the way young talents finding their voice and seasoned professionals who have devoted their lives to the stage, discovering the diverse paths that have led them to opera and the enduring belief in its relevance, past, present, and future.

Opera Road Trip is hosted by Sebastian F. Schwarz whose curriculum as an opera manager includes positions at Theater an der Wien, Glyndebourne, Teatro Regio Torino, Festival della Valle d’Itria, Hamburgische Staatsoper and Wexford Festival Opera. He is Vice-president of the International Richard Strauss Society, member of the board of the European Musical Theatre Academy and co-founder of the Cesti Competition for Baroque Opera.   


Music extracts for Episode 2:
Introduction: Fidelio (Beethoven): Overture, op. 72
Alcide (Dmytro Bortniansky): Oksana Lyniv, orchestra of the Lviv National Opera
Rozhenka (Ukrainian folk song, arranged by Susanna Karpenko): Ivan Franko Theatre, Kyiv
Zoloty Obruch (Borys Lyatoshynsky): Justyna Khil, Adrian Domarecki, Adrian Janus, Klara Janus from the Polish National Opera
Zaporozhets za Dunayem (Semen Hulak-Artemovsky): Valentyn Dytiuk, National Opera of Ukraine
Zozulka (Ukrainian folk song, arranged by Susanna Karpenko): Ivan Franko Theatre, Kyiv
 

We thank Laura Claycomb, Evan Porter and Sean Miller for lending their English and Matthieu Fons for his artwork for this series.

OperaVision is a freeview opera streaming platform, supported by the European Union's Creative Europe programme.
 
Watch live streams as the performances themselves unfold in the opera house. Enjoy a variety of shows - including opera, operetta, musical theatre, dance, ballet and concerts. Opera connaisseur or curious newcomer, there is something for everyone on OperaVision.

Opera Road Trip is Operavision’s new two-year podcast series, a journey through the 17 countries that currently partner with OperaVision, discovering their operatic history and current relationship with the artform, and meeting along the way young talents finding their voice and seasoned professionals who have devoted their lives to the stage, discovering the diverse paths that have led them to opera and the enduring belief in its relevance, past, present, and future.

Opera Road Trip’s first episode is, dutifully, dedicated to opera in Italy. We hear from Danila Grassi, a young conductor making her way in what in Italy is still a male-dominated world; from author, critic and librettist Alberto Mattioli and from the CEO of the Rome Opera house (Teatro dell’Opera di Roma) Francesco Giambrone about the current state of opera in the country of its birth, political influence and what seems to be working in the search for new audiences.

Opera Road Trip is hosted by Sebastian F. Schwarz whose curriculum as an opera manager includes positions at Theater an der Wien, Glyndebourne, Teatro Regio Torino, Festival della Valle d’Itria, Hamburgische Staatsoper and Wexford Festival Opera. He is Vice-president of the International Richard Strauss Society, member of the board of the European Musical Theatre Academy and co-founder of the Cesti Competition for Baroque Opera. On OperaVision you can hear him speak about Korngold’s Violanta: https://operavision.eu/de/partner/teatro-regio-torino

or read his article about Metastasio: https://operavision.eu/feature/metastasio-28-opera-librettos-and-still-counting

All episodes: https://operavision.eu/podcast

Music extracts: 

Introduction: Fidelio (Beethoven): Overture, op. 72

L’Orfeo (Monteverdi): La Musica, Claire Lees; Orfeo, Ed Lyon, Garsington Opera

Le Convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali (Donizetti):  Paolo Bordogna, Wexford Festival Opera

Tosca (Puccini): Te Deum, Roberto Frontali, Teatro dell’Opera di Roma

OperaVision is a freeview opera streaming platform, supported by the European Union's Creative Europe programme.

Watch live streams as the performances themselves unfold in the opera house. Enjoy a variety of shows - including opera, operetta, musical theatre, dance, ballet and concerts. Opera connaisseur or curious newcomer, there is something for everyone on OperaVision.

‘Is opera the most misogynistic art form?’ asked Charlotte Higgins in The Guardian back in 2016, noting that the genre itself seems to devour women. In Classical Music Magazine in 2020, Becca Marriott argued that ‘Sexism is preventing women from forging a career in opera’. Over the course of the next episodes, we are looking at how voices in opera are calling for change to make it better for the next generation of operatic talent. In this episode, we investigate misogyny in opera both on the stage and behind the scenes, and investigate the lived experience of artists who are striving to make the opera world a place where everyone feels welcome, respected and safe.

View the OperaVision website here

Watch now on Opera Vision

Oper Frankfurt From Studio to Stage

Opera for Peace Masterclasses with Ailyn Perez & Brian Jagde

Il Viaggio a Reims (Rossini), Rossini Opera Festival Accademia Rossiniana

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World with Nombulelo Yende

Dana Lynne Varga www.danavarga.com

The Empowered Musician https://theempoweredmusician.com/

Mass Opera https://massopera.org/

Rosie Middleton https://rosiemiddleton.com/

Derri Joseph Lewis https://derrijosephlewis.com/

Music extracts

Introduction and closing from Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Mozart): Overture

Bizet ‘L'amour est un oiseau rebelle’ (Habanera) from Carmen with mezzo-soprano Evgenia Asanova at the Staatsoper Hannover. Watch extract here

Massenet ‘Je marche sur tous les chemins’ from Manon with soprano Elsa Dreisig at the Hamburg State Opera. Watch extract here

Donizetti 'Regnava nel silenzio' from Lucia di Lammermoor with soprano Lisette Oropesa at the Teatro Real Madrid. Watch full extract here 

Opera has long been accused of elitism, racism and misogyny, and over the course of the next few episodes we are looking at how voices in opera are calling for change to make it better for all our young artists. We begin by looking at the representation of Asian culture on the operatic stage, and investigate the lived experience of artists who are striving to make the opera world a place where everyone feels welcome.

View the OperaVision website here

Watch now on Opera Vision

Oper Frankfurt From Studio to Stage

Opera for Peace Masterclasses with Ailyn Perez & Brian Jagde

Il Viaggio a Reims (Rossini), Rossini Opera Festival Accademia Rossiniana

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World with Nombulelo Yende

The Asian Opera Alliance https://asianoperaalliance.com/

Final Bow for Yellow Face https://www.yellowface.org/

Music extracts

Introduction and closing from Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Mozart): Overture

Puccini Là, sui monti dell'Est from Turandot at the Finnish National Opera

Puccini Liù! Liù! Sorgi! Sorgi! From Turandot at the Grand Théâtre de Genève

Puccini Vogliatemi bene from Madama Butterfly, soprano Marina Rebeka at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía

Puccini Un bel dì, vedremo from Madama Butterfly, soprano Juliana Grigoryan at the 11th Moniuszko Vocal Competition

This month, OperaVision is back in Paris at Opera for Peace’s second academy, with our expert the soprano Sumi Jo sharing her warm yet strict approach to working with emerging artists, and giving us tips on sustaining a long and healthy career. Meanwhile we explore what it means to come to opera later in life with tenor Raùl Guttierrez, and the importance of protecting your voice and the pursuit of self-improvement with soprano Maria Belèn Rivarola.

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Watch now on Opera Vision

Opera for Peace Masterclasses with Ailyn Perez & Brian Jagde

Cendrillon (Viardot) from the Young Artists at the Palau de Les Arts, Centre de Perfeccionament (until October 1st 2023)

Il Viaggio a Reims (Rossini), Rossini Opera Festival Accademia Rossiniana

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World with Nombulelo Yende

Music Extracts

Introduction and closing from Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Mozart): Overture

Verdi Tacea la notte placida from Il Trovatore, with soprano 

Maria Belen Rivarola, pianist: Kamal Khan

Puccini Recondita Armonia from Tosca, with tenor Raùl Guttierrez, pianist: Carmen Santoro

Massenet Pourquoi me reveiller from Werther, with tenor Raùl Guttierrez, pianist: Daniel Crus 

OperaVision heads to the Palau de les Arts and their Centre de Perfeccionament in Valencia, where two of our young artists talk about the challenge of balancing outside opportunities with in-house commitments, the realisation that insecurities as an artist happen at every level, and the difference between being treated like a young artist and a young professional.

View the OperaVision website here

Watch now on Opera Vision

Cendrillon (Viardot) from the Young Artists at the Palau de Les Arts, Centre de Perfeccionament (until October 1st 2023)

Il Viaggio a Reims (Rossini), Rossini Opera Festival Accademia Rossiniana

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World with Nombulelo Yende

Frankfurt Opera Studio Soirée

Frankfurt Opera Studio Documentary

Opera for Peace Masterclasses with Ailyn Perez & Brian Jagde

Music Extracts

Introduction and closing from Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Mozart): Overture.

Viardot, instrumental extract from Cendrillon, Pianist: Ignacio Aparisi

Viardot, trio Je serai charmante, toujours élégante, from Cendriillon with Iria Goti, Mariana Sofía and Rosa Dávila, Pianist: Ignacio Aparisi

H. Duparc, L’invitation au voyage with Laura Orueta, Pianist: Omar Sánchez

This month, OperaVision takes you along the Adriatic Coast to the Rossini Opera Festival’s Accademia Rossiniana’s ‘Alberto Zedda’ in Pesaro. Three young artists negotiate their way through the packed auditions, develop their Rossini style and technique, and find ways to make roles truly their own. We learn what they are discovering from their Masterclass with Rosetta Cucchi, such as using Stanislavski techniques to develop their character and how they avoid giving a generic performance. We hear tips that help them approach not only their roles within the Rossini repertoire, but that will support how they develop and create all their operatic roles in the future. 

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Watch now on Opera Vision

Il Viaggio a Reims (from 18th August)

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 

Frankfurt Opera Studio Soirée 

Frankfurt Opera Studio Documentary 

Opera for Peace Masterclasses with Ailyn Perez & Brian Jagde

Cendrillon (Viardot) from the Young Artists at the Palau de Les Arts Centre de Perfeccionament 

Music Extracts from Rossini's Il Viaggio a Reims at the Accademia Rossiniana (Cast A) 2022

Introduction & closing: Il Viaggio a Reims (opening)

Di vaghi raggi adorno Soprano Maria Kokareva & Chorus 

Io! Don Profondo! Don Profondo’s aria with Baritone Matteo Guerzé 

Che miro! Ah qual soprpresa! with Soprano Aitana Sanz

This month, OperaVision takes you from the Studio at Oper Frankfurt to backstage at BBC Cardiff Singer of the World. Nombulelo Yende shares her hopes and fears about performing in front of experts and an international audience, while Clara Hyoyoung Kim is honest about the challenges of clashing schedules and saying ‘no’ when it is necessary. Meanwhile the visiting expert Matthias Rexroth sets the bar extremely high for young singers.

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Watch now on Opera Vision

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World https://operavision.eu/de/performance/bbc-cardiff-singer-world-2023-final

Frankfurt Opera Studio Soirée https://operavision.eu/performance/frankfurt-opera-studio-soiree

Frankfurt Opera Studio Documentary https://operavision.eu/performance/frankfurt-opera-studio-soiree

Opera for Peace Masterclasses with Ailyn Perez & Brian Jagde:

https://operavision.eu/de/performance/ailyn-perez-brian-jagde-masterclass

Cendrillon (Viardot) from the Young Artists at the Palau de Les Arts Centre de Perfeccionament https://operavision.eu/performance/cendrillon-0

Music Extracts

Introduction & closing: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Mozart): Overture.

Bellini: Ah! Non credea mirarti! from La Sonnambula, Clara Hyoyoung Kim (Soprano) Felice Venanzoni (Piano)

Moniuszko: Ha! Dzieciątko nam umiera...O mój maleńki from Halka, Nombulelo Yende (Soprano) live from the 11th Moniuszko Vocal Competition at Polish National Opera

One of the leading tenors of his generation, Brian Jagde joins us after his Opera for Peace Masterclass in Paris.  He opens up about vocal technique and mental health. Through his work with tenors Raúl Gutiérrez and Matteo Ivan Rašić, we hear sound advice on vocal interpretation. We learn more about his work ethic, his transition from baritone to tenor and what this has meant for his career.

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Watch now on Opera Vision

Opera for Peace Masterclass in Paris with Ailyn Perez and Brian Jagde https://operavision.eu/performance/ailyn-perez-brian-jagde-masterclass (from June 2nd)

Cendrillon (Viardot) from the Young Artists at the Palau de Les Arts Centre de Perfeccionament https://operavision.eu/performance/cendrillon-0

Frankfurt Opera Studio Documentary https://operavision.eu/performance/frankfurt-opera-studio-soiree

Frankfurt Opera Studio Soirée https://operavision.eu/performance/frankfurt-opera-studio-soiree

Music Extracts

Introduction & closing: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Mozart): Overture

Puccini: Recondita Armonia from Tosca, Raul Gutiérrez (Tenor)

Donizetti:Tombe degli avi miei…Fra poco a me ricovero from Lucia di Lammermoor, Matteo Ivan Rašić (Tenor)

This month, OperaVision is back with the Rossini Opera Festival’s Accademia Rossiniana ‘Alberto Zedda’ where we hear about alumnus Stefan Astakov’s opera journey and how he has learnt to let go of technique when performing in front of a judging panel.

Coach and tenor Luca Canonici shares what he thinks young singers should avoid at all costs. We hear words of wisdom for singers about giving one’s soul to the public, and how it’s important to be kind to yourself and not to get trapped in an ‘emotional cage’.

Music Extracts

Introduction & closing: Overture Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Mozart) 

Barono di Trombonok’s aria Sì, di matti una gran gabbia from Il Viaggio a Reims (Rossini) - Stefan Astakov (baritone)

Orchestral opening from Il Viaggio a Reims from the Rossini Opera Festival

Figaro's aria Largo al factotum from Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) - Stefan Astakov accompanied by Rubén Sánchez-Vieco 

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Watch now on Opera Vision

Cendrillon (Viardot) from the Young Artists at the Palau de Les Arts Centre de Perfeccionament https://operavision.eu/performance/cendrillon-0

Frankfurt Opera Studio Documentary https://operavision.eu/performance/frankfurt-opera-studio-soiree

Frankfurt Opera Studio Soirée https://operavision.eu/performance/frankfurt-opera-studio-soiree