The Atlanta Opera has announced a cast change for the production of Richard Wagner’s “Die Walküre.” The company announced that Christine Goerke will sing the role of Brünnhilde taking over from Wendy Bryn Harmer. According to a press release, Harmer contracted a viral infection just before the crucial, final week of rehearsals began and was forced to make the painful {…}
The Minnesota Orchestra has announced its 2024-25 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Thomas Søndergård, conducts a program of Mozart, Messian, and Ortiz with soloists Andrea Carroll, Jack Swanson, Dashon Burton, and Minnesota Chorale. Performance Dates: Nov. 22 & 23, 2024 J’Nai Bridges and pianist Jon Kimura Parker headline the New Year’s Eve concert. The program includes music {…}
The Boston Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2024-25 season. Here is a look at the vocal performance. Andris Nelsons conducts the opening night concert with Lang Lang and Gina Alice Redlinger as well as Susan Graham and Keila Wakao. The program includes music by Carlos Simon, Ravel, Canteloube, Saint-Saens, and Ravel. Performance Date: Sept. 19, 2024 Andris Nelsons conducts Mahler’s {…}
Detroit Opera has announced the five singers who will train in Detroit Opera’s Resident Artist Program during the 2024–25 season. The company’s new Resident Artists are Soprano Brianna J. Robinson, mezzo-soprano Kendra Faith Beasley, tenor River Guard for a second year, and baritones Cole Bellamy and Cameron J. Rolling. The five were chosen from more than 830 artists who applied {…}
The LA Philharmonic has announced its 2024-25 season. Here are the vocal performances. Zubin Mehta will conduct Schoenberg’s “Gurrelieder” with Christine Goerke, Brandon Jovanovich, Violeta Urmana, and Gerhard Siegel. Performance Date: Dec. 13 & 15, 2024 Gustavo Dudamel and Simon Keenlyside perform in an all-Mayler program that includes Blumine, Symphony No. 10: Adagio, and Des Knaben Wunderhorn. Performance Dates: Feb. 20-23, {…}
The Manchester Music Festival has released the details of its 50th anniversary season. Artistic Director Philip Setzer, founder and violinist of the Emerson String Quartet directs the festival at the Southern Vermont Arts Center’s (SVAC) Arkell Pavilion. This article only contains information on vocal performances. Contralto Sara Couden performs works by Brahms, Robert and Clara Schumann, and Strauss. She is {…}
The New Word Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2024-25 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Stéphane Denève, Yuval Sharon, and Danielle De Niese team up for Viktor Ullmann’s “The Kaiser of Atlantis” and Kurt Weill’s “The Seven Deadly Sins.” Performance Date: Oct. 19 & 20, 2024 Xian Zhang conducts music by Rachmaninoff, Holst, and Wagner. The program {…}
The Schmidt Vocal Arts and William E. Schmidt Foundation has announced three new members to its Board of Directors, Christine Goerke, Janet Hamilton Petersen, and Chad Schmidt. They will join existing board members Lisa Hamilton, Chester A. Schmidt III, Douglas Schmidt, and Mike Small. In a statement, Chester A. Schmidt III, WESF Board Chair said, “As the William E. Schmidt {…}
The Wiener Staatsoper has announced a cast change for its production of “Elektra.” The company said that Aušrinė Stundytė will take on the title role of Elektra replacing Christine Goerke. She will perform on Dec. 9, 14, 17, and 20, 2023. Stundytė is a Lithuanian soprano who has performed at Oper Leipzig, Cologne Opera, Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Salzburg Festival, {…}
The Houston Grand Opera has announced its 2023-24 season, which will feature a world premiere. Jamie Barton, Janai Brugger, J‘Nai Bridges, Caitlin Lynch, Nicholas Newton, Michael Mayes, and Joshua Blue star in Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer’s “Intelligence.” Kwamé Ryan conducts the production by Jawole Willa Jo Zollar. Performance Dates: Oct. 20-Nov. 3, 2024 Reginald Smith, Jr. sings the title role of Vedi’s “Falstaff” with Nicole Heaston, Blake {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced cast changes for its performance of “Lohengrin” on March 21. The company said that for the performance “the role of Ortrud will be sung by Rebecca Nash replacing Christine Goerke. Meanwhile, the part of Telramund will be sung by Thomas Hall replacing Evgeny Nikitin. Nash made her Met debut last season as “Elektra” and already {…}