The Summer Night Concert has announced its 2024 edition, set for June 7, 2024. The concert will be conducted by Maestro Andris Nelsons and will feature Norwegian opera singer and recitalist Lise Davidsen. The program will include arias from Richard Wagner’s “Tannhäuser” and Giuseppe Verdi’s “La forza del destino.” This year’s concert will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the series {…}
(Credit: © Steve J. Sherman 2024) It’s been five years since the New York audiences have heard soprano Kristine Opolais. Once a stalwart at the Metropolitan Opera, the soprano has now dedicated herself to performing mostly in Europe and seeking “something special” in the productions or performances she does. And in her return to New York, the soprano found that {…}
The Boston Symphony Orchestra has made three major announcements to its organizations. Andris Nelsons, who is currently in his tenth season as the Ray and Maria Stata Music Director will move to an evergreen, rolling contract, extending his tenure as Music Director and has been named Head of Conducting at Tanglewood. In a statement, Nelsons said, “It seems like just yesterday {…}
(Credit: Boston Symphony Orchestra Facebook page) Boston Symphony Orchestra has canceled the rest of its 2020-21 season due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic concerns. “On behalf of the entire Boston Symphony Orchestra organization, we deeply regret having to cancel the 2020 Holiday Pops series in December and the remaining 2020-21 BSO season through the winter and spring months. Though this {…}
(Credit: Marco Borggreve) The Gewandhausorchester Leipzig has announced that it has extended the contract with its Gewandhauskapellmeister Andris Nelsons. The new contract also includes the musical direction of one production each season at the Oper Leipzig. Andris Nelsons simultaneously extended his contract as the Music Director with the Boston Symphony Orchestra until 2025. The Gewandhausorchester Leipzig and the Boston Symphony {…}
Boston Symphony Orchestra has announced the three-year extension of Andris Nelsons’ contract as Music Director, running until August 2025. The new contract replaces his current eight-year contract which was set to expire in 2022 and contains an Evergreen Clause which reflects both parties’ intent for long-term collaboration beyond the years set by this new contract extension. For each year of {…}
(Credit: Marco Borggreve/Boston Symphony Orchestra) The Boston Symphony Orchestra has announced that it will lay off 50 employees from its full-time administrative staff, due to the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. One hundred and thirty members of the full-time staff will remain in their positions after the workforce reduction. BSO has also stated in an official press release that {…}
(Credit: Emelie Kroon) When COVID-19 struck a few months back, one of the final “live” performances to take the stage was a rendition of Wagner’s “Die Walküre” in Sweden. Among the performers in that production was dramatic soprano Elisabet Strid, who took on the role of Sieglinde. Strid, who has performed in such opera houses as the Teatro Real, Lyric {…}
(Credit: Tatyana Vlasova) The Boston Symphony Orchestra announce its 2020-21 season noting that anything can change due to the coronavirus pandemic. As always we highlight the vocal performances in this season announcement. The Beethoven Cycle concludes with Andris Nelsons leading the composer’s Ninth Symphony with soloists Amanda Majeski, Tamara Mumford, Pavel Černoch, Kwangchul Youn, and Tanglewood Festival Chorus. The program {…}
The Gewandhaus Leipzig has announced its 2020-21 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances that will featured throughout the season. Gotthold Schwarz conducts Bach’s Weihnachts-Oratorium with soloists Mojca Erdmann, Elvira Bill, Julian Prégardien, Martin Lattke, and Klaus Mertens. Performance Dates: Dec. 11-13, 2020 Andris Nelsons conducts Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis with soloists Amanda Majeski, Mihoko Fujimura, Klaus Florian Vogt, {…}
Tanglewood has announced its 2020 slate, which is, as per usual, filled with some of the most recognized artists on the planet. For the purposes of this article, we will focus on opera related programming. Angel Blue will make her company debut in the Opening Night at Tanglewood concert alongside the Boston Symphony Orchestra under the musical direction of Ken-David {…}