(Photo credit: Da Costa & Hardy) British soprano Susannah Hardwick is set to launch her pop-up song concert series, “A Night In Paris: An Evening of French Cabaret” in New York City on Feb. 13, 2024. Hardwick’s concept for the concert series is “contemporary and different from the typical classical recital format.” With this, she aims to break down barriers {…}
West Edge Opera is set to present “Jacqueline” as part of its festival this August. The opera, which explores the story of famed cellist Jacqueline Du Pré, will feature cellist Matt Haimovitz and soprano Marnie Breckenridge. Both artists headlined the opera’s premiere at Tapestry Opera in Toronto in 2020 with Breckenridge winning the DORA award for “Outstanding Performances by an {…}
New York City Opera is set to present a workshop of a brand-new production of Pedro Halffter’s opera “KLARA.” The new production will be directed and choreographed by Richard Stafford and the workshop will take place Jan. 22, 2024 at Theatre of St. Jean, 150 E. 76th Street, NYC, “KLARA” features a titular character who is a form of artificial {…}
Forum Alte Musik Köln will continue its 2023-24 season with a slate of unique performances. Here is a rundown of the vocal showcases on offer. Kicking things off is “Light-minded Fluttering Spirits,” a program focusing on church cantatas by Bach. Hermann Max leads the showcase. Performance Date: Feb. 25, 2024 “Unequal Rivals” will feature works by Bach and Johann Adolph Scheibe. {…}
The Apollo Chamber Players are set to present “REVISED” on Feb. 17, 2024 at the Holocaust Museum Houston and at the Unity of Houston on Feb. 18. The event, a collaboration with Jasmine Barnes, features “a genre-fusing statement on poetry, peace, historical revisionism, and Black censorship.” Audiences will get a chance to experience the world premiere of “Revise?” for poet, {…}
On Jan. 24, 2024, the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, California will present “Star Choir.” The cosmic opera by Malik Gaines and Alexandro Segado explores the fate of a starship crew that seeks refuge on planet 85K: Aurora. During their struggle with the hostile planet, the humans evolve to integrate themselves with a “queerly multi-species organisms that covers the entire {…}
Holy City Arts & Lyric Opera (HALO) has announced a Valentine’s Day event. On Feb. 14, 2024, the company will showcase “A Celebration of Love,” featuring several major artists. Audiences will hear Tamar Greene, Lindsay Roberts, Matt Shingledecker, Caitlin Finnie, John Dooley, Shannon Kessler Dooley, Leah Edwards, and Dimitri Pittas. The event, which kicks off at 6:30 p.m. at Dock {…}
Light Opera of New Jersey has announced that Teresa Giardina will be its new Director of Outreach and Community Engagement. Giardina has been involved with the company for several years as a performer and volunteer. “Tess is extremely qualified for this position and has extensive experience working for arts companies like the New Jersey Symphony. We are delighted to have {…}
Benjamin T. Rossen’s opera “The Unknowable: An Operatic Ballet in Two Acts” makes its world premiere at Lowell House Opera on Feb. 10 and 11. “The Unknowable” aims to reinvent the opéra-ballet first popularized during the Baroque era. In addition to Rossen’s score, the opera features song cycles “Les nuits d’été” by Berlioz and “Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen” by Mahler {…}
The Master Chorale of South Florida will present “Beethoven for Kids” as part of its Free Family Concert Series. The showcase, scheduled for Jan. 20, 2024, will take place starting at 11 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale. “We are thrilled to present ‘Beethoven for Kids’ as part of our Free Family Concerts series. This unique event is {…}
(Photo credit: Taipei Fine Arts Museum) The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco has announced Taiwanese American artist Lee Mingwei’s first survey exhibition in the United States “Rituals of Care” to take place Feb. 17 – July 7. The interactive art piece features seven projects made between 1995 and 2024 that place visitors at the center of radical acts of {…}