Denyce Graves, Vuvu Mpofu, Emily Richter & Marjorie Owens Lead Pittsburgh Opera’s 2023-24 Season

The Pittsburgh Opera has announced its 2023-24 season. Opera Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville” opens the season with Lunga Eric Hallam, John McCullough, Stephanie Lauricella, and Musa Nqungwana. Antony Walker conducts the production by Crystal Manich. Performance Dates: October 14, 17, 20, 22, 2023 Kyle Albertson, Marjorie Owens, Daniel O’Hearn, and Leah Heater lead Wagner’s “The Flying Dutchman.” Antony Walker {…}

Lawrence Brownlee, Jennifer Johnson Cano & Kyle Albertson Lead Opera Roanoke’s 2021-22 Season

Opera Roanoke in Virginia has announced its 2021-22 season, which will feature three unique productions. The season opens with a production of Bartok’s “Bluebeard’s Castle” starring Kyle Albertson and Jennifer Johnson Cano as Bluebeard and Judith, respectively. Steven White conducts the masterwork, which will be the American premiere of the chamber orchestra version by Eberhard Kloke. Performance Dates: Nov. 5 {…}

Elizabeth Caballero, Kyle Albertson, Richard Troxell Headline Second ‘Candlelight Opera Salon’

The Phoenicia Festival of the Voice will present a second “Candlelight Opera Salon” concert at The Knickerbocker Room in Naples, Florida on Jan. 9, 2021. The presentation will feature three international opera artists including the Cuban-American soprano Elizabeth Caballero, the tenor Richard Troxell, and bass-baritone Kyle Albertson. The trio will perform a number of crowd-favorite opera selections and will be {…}

Joyce El-Khoury Headlines Drive-In ‘Tosca’ at Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice

(Credit: Fay Fox) The Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice has announced that this year’s live opera staging, typically the highlight of its annual summer music festival will be a drive-in performance of Puccini’s “Tosca.” The performance, set for August 29,  will take place at Tech City in Kingston, New York. As with drive-in movie experiences,  audience members will drive {…}

Phoenicia International Festival Of The Voice To Kick Off With Gala

Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice will soon bring great vocal talent to the Catskills, kicking off this Friday with “10 Year Gala, Decade of Opera Favorites.” The Gala will showcase sopranos Nancy Allen Lundy and Michelle Jennings, tenors Anthony Laciura and Barry Banks, bass-baritone Kyle Albertson, bass Morris Robinson, and Robert McClaughlin-Tuvan in performances of beloved arias from “Madama Butterfly,” “Carmen,” “La Bohème,” {…}

Brandie Sutton & Orson Van Gay II Lead Phoenicia International Festival Of The Voice’s 2019 Season

Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice will soon celebrate its 10th anniversary season with “musical gems that honor African American culture and talent,” according to the press release. The Festival will kick off with “10 Year Gala, Decade of Opera Favorites,” featuring sopranos Nancy Allen Lundy and Michelle Jennings, tenors Anthony Laciura and Barry Banks, bass-baritone Kyle Albertson, bass Morris {…}

Ewa Płonka, Laquita Mitchell Highlight Virginia Opera’s 2019-20 Season

Virginia Opera has announced its 45th-anniversary season, which will include four main stage productions spanning three centuries of operatic works. Artistic Director Adam Turner will preside over the musical direction for all four productions of the 2019-20 season. The season will start off with Lillian Groag’s production of Puccini’s “Tosca,” part of VO’s ongoing series, “The Puccini Cycle.” The production {…}