#schmopera

[polinalyapustina]

Today I was scheduling my plans and trips. I’ve written few letters about upcoming reviews. Requested tickets. 

Schmopera finally answered and offered me to review events in Italy, including Donizetti festival, Berlin and London.

Last moment, I’ve got to Opera de Paris site, and for unknown reason checked Simon Boccanegra page. I found they have a Premiere on a day we’re coming to Paris to review L’elisir d’amore on 16th November. That means that I have just 2 hour to get there from the airport, which seems impossible. But then I checked the cast...

Ludovic Tézier performes the title role. In this case “impossible” transforms into “do it, or die!”. I requested a ticket, and now I’m hoping it’s possible.

[polinalyapustina]

And I got some news from schmopera, which is not nice. After we confirmed me to review La Forza Del Destino and I booked my flight to London (because schmopera doesn’t provide anything, but a press ticket), today Jenna remembered, that they have another contributor in London. Which is total wtf, and headdesk, and so on. I actually now can request a ticket from Bravissimo magazine, but have some doubts, if they still have any. I really think that wasn’t nice. I got already, that we have kinda different understanding on what’s opera media is, but to confirm everything, knowing that I will spend my money and then declined, not nice at all.

[polinalyapustina]

https://www.schmopera.com/first-rate-comic-experience-from-an-immature-masterpiece/ 

[polinalyapustina]

So, as I wrote today on Instagram, today was going to be a landmark. I started to hope, that some things will not work. But everything has worked out. So what are my results today?

I’ve got the last press ticket to the Opening Night of Simon Boccanegra (15th of November) with Ludovic Tezier in title role at Opera de Paris.

Next day I have my old engagement about L’elisir d’amore also at Opera de Paris, featuring Lisette Oropesa and Vittorio Grigolo.

Then I have 3 events to review at Donizetti festival in Bergamo in the end of November: Enrico di Borgogna, Il castello di Kenilworth, Dante da camera: l’inferno in salotto. 

I've also made an appointment with Levy Sekgapane during the festival. 

Another appointment in Milan is still in process, will see...

Later in the middle of December I will review Jonas Kaufmann in Otello, conducted by Kirill Pertrenko at Bayerische Staatsoper.

Today I also got a reply from Berlin about Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting Debussy and Prokofiev with Berliner Philharmoniker.

The most exiting news today is about Jonas Kaufmann again. Still can’t believe I will review his work alongside Anna Netrebko and Ludovic Tezier (again!) in La forza del destino (which is my favorite Verdi’s opera), conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano at ROH.

Then two more operas in Paris in spring:  Don Pasquale featuring Mariusz Kwiecień, Javier Camarena, and Pretty Yende. Tosca with Jonas Kaufmann, Anja Harteros, and Željko Lučić.

Some points are still missing and in proccess, and definitely more to come, including more events at La Scala and Arena di Verona festival for sure.

[polinalyapustina]

New day — new opportunity. Today we started to discuss our collaboration with Schmopera.com. They are actually amazing. It’s just a couple from Canada. Jenna is a professional musician and Andrej creates all the things technically. But their opinion is quite authoritative and materials are very high quality. 

I really hope I will cover more venues for them, those, which a already covered by other authors for Operawire: Italian theatres and ROH.

[operarox]

Could you add me to the opera blog list? Thanks ever so much!!!

Of course! Sorry I missed you the first time around.  You, schmopera, and operacandy have been added. :)

[ohtheglory]

Two tenors on child opera singers and TV talent shows