Opera in brief: recent happenings at the Guangzhou Opera House
The holiday week that starts October in China saw both “Immersive Comic Opera Week” and a recital of soprano Anna Netrebko at the Guangzhou Opera House.
Jacques Offenbach’s “Pomme d’Api” in Guangzhou: a gallery
On the work’s 150th anniversary, Jacques Offenbach’s Pomme d’Api premiered in an extended version at the Guangzhou Opera House on 30 June 2023 as part of the Festival Croisements.
Opera in brief: He Hui debuts “Der fliegende Holländer” in Guangzhou; Diana Damrau and Nicholas Testé in recital; Musica Viva’s “L’elisir d’amore” for students
The first half of May was been a busy fortnight for opera in the Greater Bay Area. The renowned Chinese soprano He Hui sang her first Wagner role, Senta in Der fliegende Holländer, at the Guangzhou Opera House on 5 and 7 May, a dramatic move (literally and figuratively) away from the Verdi and Puccini…
