The Illinois-based Elgin Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2023-24 season, the 74th in its history. For the purposes of this article, our sole focus will be on vocal performances. The season opens with soprano Christine Brewer taking on Strauss’ famed “Four Last Songs.” Performance Dates: Oct. 7 & 8, 2023 The Elgin Symphony Orchestra season comes to a close with {…}
The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2022-23 season featuring pops, chamber music, symphonic, and family music. Here is a look at the vocal performances for the season. Robert Spano performs chamber music with FWSO Musicians alongside Kelley O’Connor in music by Spano, Debussy, and Brahms. Performance Dates: Nov. 13, 2022 Robert Spano leads Wagner Highlights with Christine Brewer. The {…}
On Friday, Jan. 25, 2019, audiences around the U.S. will get a chance to check out Minnesota Opera’s production of “Doubt.” The showcase, which kicks off at 9 p.m. EDT, will feature the production of Douglas J. Cuomo and John Patrick Shanley’s adaptation of the 2005 Broadway play (which was also the basis for the 2008 film). The production was {…}
This summer over 30 artists will make their Union Avenue Opera debut during its 23rd Festival Season. The seven-week season opens Friday, July 7, 2017, with Christine Brewer as Lady Billows in Benjamin Britten’s “Albert Herring.” The season will also feature Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Carousel” and Engelbert Humperdinck’s “Hänsel und Gretel.” Artistic director Scott Schoonover noted in a press release, “Our {…}