The Washington Bach Consort is set to conclude its 2023-24 season with Haydn’s “Die Schöpfung.” The concert will be held on April 21 at the National Presbyterian Church. Dana Marsh conducts soloists soprano Michele Kennedy, tenor Thomas Cooley, and bass Edmund Milly. The piece, which was completed five decades after Bach’s death, was influenced by the high Baroque style of George {…}
Photo credit: Paul Foster-Williams & Martin Walz Salastina has announced tenor Thomas Cooley and mezzo-soprano Clara Osowski as soloists in Mahler’s “Das Lied von der Erde.” Cooley and Osowski in collaboration with co-artistic directors Kevin Kumar and Maia Jasper White on violin will present Arnold Schoenberg’s chamber arrangement of “Das Lied von der Erde.” The six-movement song cycle will be {…}
San Francisco-based Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra has announced its exciting 2022-23 season spotlighting rare works by Handel and featuring Anthony Roth Costanzo, along with 13 guest artist debuts. Here’s what’s in store for Bay Area audiences. For this article, only vocal performances are listed. First up is Händel’s oratorio “Theodora,” featuring mezzo-soprano Helen Charlston in her PBO and American debut, soprano {…}
Aspect Chamber Music Series has announced its Winter/Spring 2022 season which includes chamber music by Ravel, Schubert, and Beethoven, among others. In this article, vocal performances will be the focus. Baroque and Classical specialists, Four Nations Ensemble, will present “Music of the Pleasure Gardens.” The program centers on music one might have heard in London’s pleasure gardens during the 18th {…}
(Photo: Alciro Theodore da Silva) The relationship of art to society is a complex and ever-changing one. At times it is used to support the dominant values of the elite as was the case with the 17th and 18th century baroque, whilst during other periods, it sets itself up in opposition to society, underpinned by varying degrees of revolutionary intent. {…}
The Mostly Mozart Festival has announced its 2020 festival. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be on vocal performances. The season kicks off with “Divine Connection,” a world premiere staging of Mozart’s Requiem and works by Arvo Pärt. The performance will feature Sunhae Im, Daniela Mack, Matthew Swensen, Ryan Speedo Green, and the Choir of Trinity Wall {…}
The Händel International Festival in Göttingen will open its doors on May 20 and it is set to run through June 1. Here is a look at what is on offer. “Rodelinda” HWV 19 will feature Christina Gansch, Christopher Lowrey, Thomas Cooley, Franziska Gottwald, William Berger, and Owen Willetts, with Laurence Cummings conducting. Performance Dates: May 20, 22, 23, 26, 31, June 1, {…}
Boston Baroque has announced its 2019-20 season, which will include five concerts. The season will open with two Classical symphonies: Mozart’s “Linz” Symphony No. 36 in C major, and Haydn’s Symphony No. 102 in B flat. Soprano Amanda Forsythe will perform a set of virtuosic arias including “Barbaro, o Dio, mi vedi” from Mozart’s “Il re pastore,” “Ruhe sanft, mein holdes {…}
Concerts at Saint Thomas is set to celebrate the holiday season with Handel’s Messiah and other traditional works. First up, the Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys and New York Baroque Incorporated will perform Handel’s Messiah with Daniel Hyde conducting soloists soprano Elizabeth Weisberg, mezzo-soprano Meg Bragle, tenor Thomas Cooley, and bass Alexander Dobson. Two such performances are scheduled for Dec. {…}
Superstar soprano Susanna Phillips will lead a cast in Mozart’s “Great” Mass in a performance at Carnegie Hall. She will be singing alongside soprano Camilla Tilling, tenor Thomas Cooley, bass-baritone Michael Sumuel, and the Westminster Symphony Choir. Maestro Pablo Heras-Casado will lead the Orchestra of St. Luke’s during the performance of Oct. 12, 2017. The performance will also feature a {…}