A shortlist of this year’s Royal Philharmonic Society Award recipients has been released. For the purposes of this article only opera related nominees are included. The full list can be found here. Chamber-Scale Composition Nilufar Habibian – “Az nahāyate tāriki” (“From the deep end of darkness”) Conductor Alice Farnham; Alpesh Chauhan; François-Xavier Roth Ensemble BBC Singers; Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective Impact {…}
The Royal Opera House has announced a cast change for the performance of “The Barber of Seville” on Feb. 15, 2023. The company said that “Fabio Capitanucci is unwell and will walk the role of Dr. Bartolo in tonight’s performance of ‘The Barber of Seville.’ Grant Doyle will sing from the side of the stage We hope that audiences in {…}
(Credit: Opera World) On Sept. 25, 2019, Helga Schmidt passed away at her residence in Piemonte. She was 78. Schmidt, born in Vienna, grew up with an appreciation for the arts – her adoptive father worked closely with conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler, and in her youth she was able to interact with many important names in the opera world. She became {…}
The Royal Opera has announced the world premiere of George Benjamin’s new opera “Lessons in Love and Violence.” The company announced that the opera will be presented in May 2018 and is inspired by an Elizabethan drama. According to the Royal Opera “the new opera considers what space, if any, exists for love and human affection inside the dangerous machinery of power.” The story centers {…}
On Jan. 10 the BAFTAs announced the nominations for its annual awards. Among the nominees was “Florence Foster Jenkins.” The film obtained four nominations including Best Actress for Meryl Streep and Best Supporting Actor for Hugh Grant. The film also landed Best Costume Design and Best Makeup nominations. The nominations come on the heels of the Golden Globe and SAG {…}