Peter Scott Drackley & Michel de Souza Lead Nevill Holt Opera’s 2022 Season

UK’s Nevill Holt Opera has announced its 2022 season featuring two opera productions and a major concert performance. The season opens with Puccini’s “La Bohème” starring Francesca Chiejina, Peter Scott Drackley, Alexandra Oomens, Christopher Nairne, Dominic Sedgwick, and Dingle Yandell. Mathilda du Tillieul Mcnicol directs the production with Nicholas Chalmers conducting. Performance Dates: June 8-14, 2022 Katie Bray, Michel de {…}

Apr 29, 2021

John Holiday, Zachary Nelson, Zoie Reams, Alexander Elliott Birch Headline Des Moines Metro Opera’s 2021 Summer Festival

The Des Moines Metro Opera has announced its 2021 summer festival which will run between July 2 and 25. The company announced that its new season was developed in conjunction with the Medical Advisory Panel and that all 225 company members completed a COVID-19 vaccination series prior to their arrival for the festival. Additionally, all audience members will be required {…}

Oct 17, 2020

Des Moines Metro Opera Unveils 2021 Summer Festival Lineup

Des Moines Metro Opera has announced the programming for their 2021 Summer Festival, set to run from July 2 through July 25. The lineup includes three new productions of opera and musical theatre. Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd” is set to be led by Principal Conductor and Music Director David Neely and stage director Kristine McIntyre. The cast features baritone Zachary Nelson {…}

Jul 13, 2020

Carl Tanner, Amy Shoremount-Obra & Alexandra LoBianco Highlight Opera Grand Rapids’ 2020-21 Season

Opera Grand Rapids has announced its 2020-21 season featuring three productions and several acclaimed stars. The season opens with Mozart’s “Così fan tutte” starring Katherine Whyte, Christine Amon, Johnathan White, Michael Colman, Steven Condy, and Corie Auger. James Meena conducts the production by Eve Summer. Performance Dates: Oct. 23 & 25, 2020 Amy Shoremount-Obra sings the title role of Puccini’s “Turandot” in a {…}

Mar 17, 2020

Opera Grand Rapids 2020 Review: Scalia / Ginsburg

Despite closing down in an effort to curtail the spread of COVID-19 around the world, many opera companies are still finding creative ways of reaching their respective audiences in the hopes of giving them some measure of relief. Moreover, these efforts are a reminder that despite these trying times, there is hope of an eventual return to normalcy and that {…}

Jun 3, 2018

New Amsterdam Opera 2017-18 Review – La Favorita: Steven LaBrie & Catherine Martin Give Star-Studded Performances In Donizetti’s Rarely Performed Gem

For the past three years, the New Amsterdam Opera has been showcasing emerging opera stars and repertoire staples that are no longer performed as frequently in New York. The company has been consistent thus far in the quality of its performances and on June 2, 2018, it presented Donizetti’s “La Favorita” with two radiant leads that should be on the radar {…}