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Adam Lambert – Life Ball 2013 – Live Stream

4182 days ago
MjsbigblogAdam Lambert is in Vienna, Austria for the Life Ball with Bill Clinton, Elton John, Hilary Swank, Fergie, Melanie Griffith, Anna Netrebko, Erwin Schrott, and more. The event raises funds for HIV AIDS charities. Watch the live stream after the jump. ... more info

Netrebko/Vargas/Schrott – review

4534 days ago
Guardian MusicRoyal Albert Hall, LondonThis much-hyped concert was originally planned as a showcase for Anna Netrebko, her husband Erwin Schrott and Jonas Kaufmann, though Kaufmann's eventual indisposition led to his replacement by Ramón Vargas, whom we haven't h... more info

Jonas Kaufmann: the great pretender

4597 days ago
Guardian MusicTenor Jonas Kaufmann has everything: the looks, the voice and the ambition. Now he's coming to London to spread what he calls 'the opera virus'With his matinee idol looks, unruly dark curls and come-to-bed eyes, he's won the hearts of legions of fans... more info

A tale of two Italian opera cities

4714 days ago
Guardian MusicAusterity was out of sight in Milan last week as a starry Don Giovanni opened La Scala's first season under Daniel Barenboim. There's an operatic renaissance in nearby Turin, too, led by Milanese maestro Gianandrea NosedaPolice with riot shields cord... more info

Anna Netrebko Live at the Metropolitan Opera – review

4772 days ago
Guardian MusicNetrebko/New York Met Chorus and Orchestra (DG)This series of extracts from archive and broadcast material of Anna Netrebko's performances at New York Met nicely summarises one of the most remarkable and meteoric operatic careers of recent years. The... more info

La Traviata – review

4781 days ago
Guardian MusicRoyal Opera House, London"The Royal Opera needs a Traviata that can withstand regular revival", reported this paper, presciently, on the premiere of Richard Eyre's production. That was 17 years ago. Eyre's and Bob Crowley's sumptuous cash cow has rar... more info

'Opera is like boxing: it's dangerous'

4805 days ago
Guardian MusicLast year, Vittorio Grigolo gave the Royal Opera one of the most dazzling debuts it has ever seen. The tenor that Italy calls the 'little Pavarotti' is no stranger to performing under pressure: his career has taken him from the papal choir to duet... more info

Opera Stars Quit Japan Tour

4906 days ago
ContactMusicTwo stars of the New York Metropolitan Opera have quit a planned tour of Japan due to fears over raised radiation levels since the March (11) earthquake and tsunami. Russian soprano Anna Netrebko and tenor Joseph Calleja have bowed out of the company... more info

Turbo-charged Marina Poplavskaya

4959 days ago
Guardian MusicThe Russian soprano reveals why fame hasn't stopped her from feeling victimised and what prompted her to audition for the Boshoi chorus aged eightIn 2005, after winning the Maria Callas Grand Prix in Athens, the Russian soprano Marina Poplavskaya was... more info

Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Secular Cantatas – review

4961 days ago
Guardian MusicNetrebko/Pizzolato/ Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Orchestra/Pappano(DG)Before the period instrument revolution, Pergolesi's Stabat Mater was often treated as a diva vehicle, and the soprano/mezzo pairings of yesteryear included such combinati... more info

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