Davóne Tines, Christine Goerke, Renée Fleming, Will Liverman, Elena Villalón Headline 2024 Tanglewood Season

Tanglewood has unveiled its 2024 slate. Here is a rundown of the vocal performances. Andris Nelsons conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra in an all-Strauss program featuring Renée Fleming as she takes on music from “Arabella” and “Der Rosenkavalier.” Performance Date: July 7, 2024 William Christie leads Les Arts Florissants in Purcell’s “The Fairy Queen.” The work stars Paulina Francisco, Juliette Mey, {…}

Renée Fleming Steps in for Yo-Yo Ma at Tanglewood

The Tanglewood Festival has announced a cast change for its August 12 and 13 concerts. The company said, “With great regret, after testing positive for COVID-19, cellist Yo-Yo Ma must withdraw from this week’s scheduled Tanglewood appearances, including today’s now canceled (8/10) Open Cello Workshop, Saturday’s (8/12) Open Rehearsal, and Sunday’s (8/13) Boston Symphony concert.” As a result, “Unparalleled American {…}

Julia Bullock, Kate Lindsay, Nicole Cabell, Hera Hyesang Park, J’Nai Bridges Headline Tanglewood Festival 2023

The Boston Symphony Orchestra has announced the Tanglewood Festival 2023 season. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal and operatic performances. The Knights, under Eric Jacobsen, will present a new work by Chris Thile, who will also be the vocal soloist, as well as Jessie Montgomery’s “Source Code.” Performance Date: June 29, 2023 Nicholas {…}

Castle of Our Skins to Appear at Tanglewood’s Learning Institute

Castle of Our Skins will present Tania León’s “Oh Yemanja” on Nov. 27, 2022, at Tanglewood’s Learning Institute. The showcase will feature soprano Brianna J. Robinson, flutist DeShaun Gordon-King, cellist Francesca McNeely, and pianist David Coleman. The program will also feature Andre Myers’ “Falling Skyward,” Powell Perry’s “The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’llah,” Perkinson’s Calvary Ostinato from “Black Folksongs and Lamentations,” {…}

Nicole Wendl Appointed to Executive Director of Boston University Tanglewood Institute

Boston University College of Fine Arts (CFA) has announced the appointment of Nicole Wendl as BU Tanglewood Institute’s (BUTI) new executive director. Wendl, a professional violinist and administrator, will helm the prestigious summer training program for young musicians ages 14-20. The program takes place on a 64-acre campus in western Massachusetts’ Berkshire mountains, close to Tanglewood. For the past three {…}

Boston Symphony Orchestra Appoints Gail Samuel as its First Female President & CEO

The Boston Symphony Orchestra appointed Gail Samuel as its first female Julian and Eunice Cohen President and Chief Executive Officer. The appointment will be finalized on June 21. Upon Samuel’s installation, she will be the eighth president of the 140-year-old renowned music organization. Samuel will oversee the BSO, the Boston Pops, and Tanglewood and tasked with leading key initiatives to {…}