Fleur Barron, Jeanine De Bique, André Schuen, Kate Lindsey Headline Barcelona Obertura 2024 Spring Festival

Barcelona Obertura has announced its 2024 Spring Festival. Here is a rundown of the vocal performances. Teodor Currentzis leads MusicAeterna in a performance of Mozart’s Requiem. Performance Date: March 11, 2024 Fleur Barron headlines a program featuring music by Ravel, Montsalvatge, and Raquel García-Tomás. Ludovic Morlot conducts the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra. Performance Date: March 15, 2024 Harry Bicket leads The English Concert {…}

Benjamin Bernheim Asmik Grigorian, Juan Diego Florez, Elīna Garanča & Cecilia Bartoli Lead Salzburg Festival’s 2024 Season

(Credit: © SF / Peter Rigaud) The Salzburg Festival has announced its 2024 Season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Opera Strauss’ “Caprricio” is set to be performed in concert form with Elsa Dreisig and Bo Skovhus as Countess and Count. The cast also includes Sebastian Kohlhepp (Flamand), Konstantin Krimmel (Olivier), Mika Kares (La Roche), Ève-Maud Hubeaux (Clairon), {…}

Johanni van Oostrum, Kate Lindsey, Dániel Pataky, Peter Wedd Headline OperaVision’s July 2023 Slate

OperaVision has unveiled its programming for the month of July. First up, the company will stream “Rusalka” from the Dutch National Opera. The opera stars Johanni van Oostrum, Annette Dasch, Pavel Cernoch, and Raehann Bryce-Davis. Joana Mallwitz conducts a production directed by Philipp Stölzl and Philipp M. Krenn. The opera was recorded on June 13, 2023. Streaming Dates: July 7 – {…}

Francesco Meli, Kate Lindsey & Charles Castronovo Lead Orchestra Rai’s 2023-24 Season

Torino’s Orchestra Rai has announced its 2023-24 season. Here are the vocal highlights. Philippe Jordan conducts Kate Lindsey in a program of music by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Ernest Chausson, Benjamin Britten, and Claude Debussy. Performance Dates: Dec 14 & 15, 2023 Michele Gamba conducts Francesco Meli and Markus Werba in a Puccini concert. Performance Date: March 20, 2024 Andres Orozco-Estrada conducts {…}

Anna Netrebko, Elīna Garanča, Sonya Yoncheva, Jonas Kaufmann & Luca Salsi Lead Teatro alla Scala’s 2023-24 Season

The Teatro alla Scala has announced ts 2023-24 season. The season opens with Verdi’s “Don Carlo” which will star René Pape, Francesco Meli, Luca Salsi, Ain Anger, Anna Netrebko, and Elīna Garanča. Riccardo Chailly conducts a production by Lluis Pasqual. Maria Jose Siri and Ekaterina Semenchuk perform the final two performances. Performance Dates: Dec. 7, 2023-Jan. 2, 2024 Sonya Yoncheva {…}

 Natalya Romaniw, Elizabeth Llewellyn, Kate Lindsey & John Relyea Lead English National Opera’s 2023-24 Season

The English National Opera has announced its 2023-24 season. Gwyn Hughes Jones, Elizabeth Llewellyn, and Simon Bailey star in Britten’s “Peter Grimes” with Martyn Brabbins conducting David Alden’s production. Performance Dates: Sept. 21–Oct. 11, 2023 Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Iolanthe” returns to the company with Chris Hopkins conducting the production by Cal McCrystal. Samantha Price, Ellie Laugharne, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Marcus Farnsworth, John Savournin, {…}

Erin Morley, Kate Lindsey, Nicholas Phan & Jonathon Adams to Perform at Lincoln Center’s ‘Summer for the City’

“Summer in the City” at Lincoln Center features free events with thousands of artists celebrating New York City. The program is full of dance, international pop, stage plays, and more. For this article, only classical vocal performances are listed. Things kick off in June with “Nehanda,” an opera conceived and created by Nora Chipaumire. Billed as a juridical opera, Chipaumire’s sonic {…}

Jonas Kaufmann, Julia Bullock & Kate Lindsey Lead Park Avenue Armory’s 2023 Season

The Park Avenue Armory has announced its 2023 season. Here is a look at the operatic and vocal performances for the season. Jonas Kaufmann stars in “Doppelganger” directed by Claus Guth. The work will also feature Helmut Deutsch and the music will include Schubert’s “Schwanengesang.” Performance Dates: Sept. 22-28, 2023 Recital Series  Stéphane Degout and Cédric Tiberghien present a program {…}

Laquita Mitchell, Briana Hunter, Kate Lindsey, Barry Banks, Reginald Smith, Jr. Headline Cincinnati May Festival’s 2023 Season

Cincinnati May Festival has announced its 150th anniversary season. First up is Vaulted Voices at Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church. Audiences will hear the May Festival Chamber Choir, May Festival Youth Chorus, and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Performance Date: April 2, 2023  The festival proper kicks off with Bach’s “Magnificat,” which is paired with music by James Macmillan and {…}

Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko, Sonya Yoncheva, & Juan Diego Flórez Among Headliners at Festpielhaus Baden-Baden’s 2023 Season

The Baden-Baden Festspielhaus has announced its 2023 season which will celebrate its 25th anniversary. The season opens with Jonas Kaufmann and Ludovic Tézier singing famous duets from operas by Verdi, Puccini and Ponchielli. Performance Dates: Jan. 8, 2023 Osterfestpiele Baden-Baden Kirill Petrenko conducts the Berliner Philharmoniker in Strauss’ “De Frau ohne Schatten.” Paul Zoller directs a cast that includes Iréne {…}