The LA Opera has announced its 2024-25 season. Here is a look at the entire season. Mainstage Karah Son sings the title role in Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” with Jonathan Tetelman, Hyona Kim, and Michael Sumuel also starring. James Conlon conducts the production by Mario Gas. Performance Dates: Sept. 21-Oct. 13 2024 Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette” returns for the first time {…}
(Photo: Paola Kudacki / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera’s 2023–24 Live in HD season will continue with a live transmission of Bizet’s “Carmen” on Jan. 27, 2024. The transmission will feature English director Carrie Cracknell’s new production and stars mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina and tenor Piotr Beczała. They are joined by a cast that includes soprano Angel Blue and bass-baritone Kyle {…}
(Credit: Paola Kudacki / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera is set to celebrate its New Year with a new production of Bizet’s “Carmen” The opera will be directed by English director Carrie Cracknell. Cracknell will explore themes that could not be more relevant today: gendered violence, abusive labor structures, and the desire to break through societal boundaries. The opera will {…}
Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” conjures up fire from the outset like firelight. It burns and blazes with passion. It smolders. The more Verdi wrote, the more his imagination leapt into flames. One magnificent, powerful and engaging aria, duet, trio, quartet and chorus, emerging after the other. Dazzling. And what a story – an Italian troubadour with love affairs and babies tossed {…}
The Richard Tucker Music Foundation has announced its annual gala, which is set to take place on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023 at the Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall. While the gala usually honors a winner every year, this event will spotlight such past winners and grant recipients as Ben Bliss, Stephen Costello, Michael Fabiano, Susan Graham, Quinn {…}
(Credit: Marty Sohl / Met Opera) The San Francisco Opera is set to open its 101st season with Verdi’s “Il Trovatore.” The opera, which will be performed from Sept. 12 to Oct. 1, will feature Caroline H. Hume Music Director Eun Sun Kim leading the San Francisco Opera Orchestra with the Opera Chorus and a cast that includes soprano Angel {…}
(Photo credit: Billy Diaz) OPERA America has announced the addition of new members and officers to its Board of Directors. Here is a full list of the new board members. Angel Blue, Soprano Cheryl Slay Carr, Board President, Nashville Opera Antonio C. Cuyler, Professor, University of Michigan Barbara Lynne Jamison, General Director and CEO, Kentucky Opera Christopher Koelsch, President and {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced a casting update for its 2023-24 production of Puccini’s “Turandot.” The company said that Juliana Grigoryan and Angel Blue will join the cast of “Turandot” singing Liu. Grigoryan will make her Met debut on March 13, 2024 while Blue will sing on April 11, 2024. Grigoryan won the Operalia competition last year and recently performed {…}
The Santa Fe Opera has updated its cast for Puccini’s “Tosca.” The company noted that Leah Hawkins will sing three more performances of the title role on June 30, July 5, and 8, 2023. She will take over for Angel Blue who was scheduled for those performances as she will go on tour with the Met Opera. Additionally, Hawkins will {…}
The Royal Opera has announced a cast change for its production of Verdi’s “Aida.” The company said that Angel Blue has withdrawn from the last three performances of “Aida” due to a family illness. As a result, Christina Nilsson will perform the title role on May 23, 27, and 1, making her house debut in Robert Carsen’s production, conducted by Mark {…}
(Credit: Metropolitan Opera) The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra has announced its first international tour in over 20 years. The company revealed that it would perform concerts in London, Paris, and Baden-Baden. “It has been more than 20 years since the Met Orchestra was last on tour in Europe, and I am so delighted to lead these wonderful musicians in programs that {…}