Roger Cox Wins International Peace Award Dresden Prize 2022

Semperoper Dresden is set to present the Dresden premiere of Reimann’s “Die Gespenstersonate” starting on Feb. 17, 2023. The opera, which features a group of living and undead meeting for dinner, will be staged by Corinna Tetzel. The opera will star Sarah Alexandra Hudarew, Justyna Ołów, Jennifer Riedel, Eva Maria Summerer, Matthias Henneberg, Jürgen Müller, Philipp Nicklaus, Andrew Nolen, and Michael Pflumm. Yura Yong will conduct.

On Feb. 4, 2023, German theater and opera director Jürgen Flimm died at the age of 81 in Berlin. Born on July 17, 1941, Flimm was born in Gießen and studied the theory of drama, literature, and sociology at the University of Cologne. He would begin his career with his first position as assistant director at the Munich Kammerspiele in 1968.

The Teatro Real de Madrid is set to present the modern European premiere of Francesco Corselli’s “Achille in Schiro” starting on Feb. 17, 2023. The opera, which will be presented in co-production with the Theater an der Wien, will run through Feb. 25, 2023 for a total of five performances. Mariame Clément directs a cast starring countertenors Franco Fagioli (Achille, Pirra) and Tim Mead (Ulisse); sopranos Francesca Aspromonte (Deidamia) and Sabina Puertolas (Teagene); tenors Krystian Adam (Arcade) and Juan Sancho and (Nearco), and bass Mirco Palazzi (Licomede). Ivor Bolton conducts the Coro Titutal del Teatro Madrid and the Orquesta Barroca de Sevilla.

The International Conductor’s Guild (ICG), in collaboration with La Asociación Española de Directores de Orquesta (AESDO) and with the support of Berklee College of Music Valencia, held their 2023 International Conference in Valencia, Spain, in mid-January. ICG is a service organization focused on advancing the art and profession of conducting.

Northern Ireland Opera has announced the launch of “The Salon Series.”. The series will feature six performances around historic venues throughout Northern Ireland. The series will get a total of six performances throughout 2023 for a total of 36 showcases overall. “’The Salon Series’ is a [program] I’ve been...