Sasha Cooke, Ingela Brimberg, Mark S. Doss & Eve-Maud Hubeaux Lead La Monnaie de Munt’s 2024-25 Season

La Monnaie de Munt has announced the 2024-25 season. Opera Wagner’s “Siegfried” will star Magnus Vigilius, Peter Hoare, Gábor Bretz, Scott Hendricks, Wilhelm Schwinghammer, Ingela Brimberg, Nora Gubisch, and Liv Redpath. Alain Altinoglu conducts Pierre Audi’s production. Performance Dates: Sept. 11-Oct. 4, 2024 Kris Defoort’s “The Time of Our Singing ” will star Mark S. Doss, Claron Mcfadden, Simon Bailey, Levy {…}

Apr 4, 2024

Jakub Józef Orliński, Alice Coote, Malin Byström, Dame Sarah Connolly & Anne Sofie von Otter Lead Wigmore Hall’s 2024-25 Season

Wigmore Hall has announced its 2024-25 season from September to December. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Jakub Józef Orliński and il Pomo d’Oro open the season with Beyoind. Performance Date: Sept. 12, 2024 Véronique Gens, Fleur Barron, Laurence Kilsby, Stéphane Degout, Susan Manoff, and Julius Drake perform a Faure song gala. Performance Date: Sept. 13, 2024 Laurence {…}

Oct 11, 2023

Anne Sofie Von Otter to Make Rare New York Appearance

The 92nd Street Y, New York is set to present Brooklyn Rider with Anne Sofie von Otter. The concert entitled “Songs of Love and Death” will be performed on Nov. 10, 2023 at the Kaufmann Concert Hall. The evening will see Von Otter make a rare NYC appearance and will also mark the mezzo’s debut with 92nd STreet Y. The program {…}

Jul 25, 2023

Audra McDonald, Anne Sofie von Otter, Fleur Barron, Denyce Graves, & Justin Austin Lead 92NY’s 2023-24 Tisch Music Season

The 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY) announced its 150th anniversary celebration and the 2023-24 Tisch Music season featuring a star-studded cast. This article only features classical vocal performances. Audra McDonald and pianist and music director Andy Einhorn present “An Evening with Audra McDonald” for the 92NY 150th Anniversary event. Performance Dates: October 12 & 13, 2023 Mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie {…}

May 16, 2023

Karine Deshayes, Michael Spyres, Sabine Devielhe, Franco Fagioli, & Anne Sofie von Otter Headline Opéra National du Rhin’s 2023-24 Season

The Opéra National du Rhin has announced its 2023-24 season. First up is “Don Giovanni aux Enfers” by Simon Steen-Anderson. The opera is conducted by Basseem Akiki and directed by Simon Steen-Anderson. It stars Sandrine Buendia, Julia Deit-Ferrand, François Rougier, Christophe Gay, and Damien Pass, among others. Performance Dates: Sept. 16 – 21, 2023 Sabine Devielhe stars in “Lakmé,” conducted {…}

Feb 7, 2023

Anne Sofie von Otter & Kitty Whately Lead New CD/DVD Releases

This week audiences will be about to hear rarely performed works and three famed song cycles in a production setting. Ark Resounding Navona Records releases the latest from The ARK Trio, formed by soprano Allison Charney, cellist Kajsa William-Olsson, and pianist Reiko Uchida. The pieces presented in the CD may be an eclectic mix of American history, Bachian and Schubertian {…}

May 27, 2022

Lisette Oropesa, Saioa Hernández, Anna Netrebko, Jakub Józef Orliński & Piotr Beczala Lead Teatro Real de Madrid’s 2022-23 Season

The Teatro Real de Madrid has announced its 2022-23 season featuring nine company premieres. Opera Philip Glass’ “Orphée” opens the season with Jordi Francés conducting Rafael Villalobos’ production. The chamber work stars María Rey-Joly, Isabella Gaudí, Sylvia Schwartz, Natalia Labourdette, Mikeldi Atxalandabaso, Juan Antonio Sanabria, Edward Nelson, Karina Demurova, Pablo García-López, and Emmanuel Faraldo. Performance Dates: Sept. 21-25, 2022 Nicola Luisotti, Diego García Rodríguez, {…}

May 6, 2022

Celebrity Series of Boston Announces 2022-23 season

The Celebrity Series of Boston has announced its 2022-23 season with numerous vocal performances. Here is a look at those concerts. Anne Sofie von Otter and Kristian Bezuidenhout perform a recital. Performance Date: Nov. 5, 2022 In Requiem: Fire in the Air of the Earth, a new work co-commissioned by Celebrity Series, Kyle Abraham poignantly reimagines Mozart’s Requiem. This collaboration {…}

Mar 22, 2022

Stéphane Degout, Sally Matthews, Olga Peretyatko & Enea Scala Lead La Monnaie ‘s 2022-23 Season

La Monnaie de Munt in Brussels has announced its 2022-23 season featuring eight productions and a number of concerts. Here is a look at the operatic and vocal performances. Opera Nathalie Stutzmann conducts David Marton’s production of Tchaikovsky’s “The Queen of Spades” with Dmitry Golovnin, Laurent Naouri, Jacques Imbrailo, Anne Sofie Von Otter, Anna Nechaeva, and Charlotte Hellekant. Performance Date: {…}

Mar 11, 2022

Roderick Williams, Maria Brea, Anne Sofie von Otter Headline The Schubert Club’s 2022-23 Season

The Schubert Club in Saint Paul, Minnesota has announced its 2022-23 season. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be on operatic or vocal performances. Mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter and pianist Kristian Bezuidenhout will perform as part of the International Artists Series at Ordway Concert Hall. Performance Dates: Nov. 1 & 3, 2022 Roderick Williams will join {…}

Oct 15, 2021

Marin Alsop, Leonardo Capalbo, Anne Sofie von Otter, & Julie Fuchs Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Audiences are in for several comedies this week as well as rarely performed works. New releases also include star-studded casts as well as rising stars. Here is a look at what to stream or watch this week! Candide The LSO releases a new recording of Bernstein’s iconic work conducted by Marin Alsop. The new version was captured during celebratory concerts {…}