(Credit: Frances Marshall) The Staatsoper Hamburg has announced a schedule change for its” The Art Of.” The company said that on May 5, 2023, Thomas Hampson will be performing for Bryn Terfel and Terfel’s performance in Hamburg will take place in one of the next seasons and will be announced at a later date. Hampson is set to perform at the {…}
The Salzburg Whitsun Festival has announced its 2023 festival and it will feature a very heavy emphasis on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. “As a musician and singer, I firmly believe in the power of music and the human voice. Therefore, the Orpheus myth is naturally one of the ancient stories that fascinates me most. It heartens me when {…}
(Credit: Frances Marshall) The program for “Schubert Week” has been unveiled. The program, which will take place between Jan. 16-22, 2023 at Pierre Boulez Saal, will kick off with Thomas Hampson and Wolfram Rieger in performance. The duo will present music by Carl Loewe, Schubert, Mahler, Zemlinsky, Hindemith, Ives, and Daugherty. Performance Date: Jan. 16, 2023 Next up, mezzo-soprano Susan {…}
The Metropolitan Opera Guild has announced that it will celebrate the legacy and impact of the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program at the Guild’s 88th Annual Luncheon. The event, which is set to take place on Nov. 10, 2022 at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City will feature spoken and musical tributes by LYADP alumni Stephanie Blythe, Michelle Bradley, {…}
This week audiences get to experience new albums from great baritones and some rising stars. Here is a look at the releases. Così fan tutte The Maggio Musicale releases Mozart’s masterpiece on Naxos. Conductor Zubin Mehta leads the production by Sven-Eric Bechtolf. The recording from March 2021 stars Thomas Hampson, Valentina Nafornita, Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, Matthew Swenson, Mattia Olivieri, and Benedetta Torre. L’Orfeo Opus Arte {…}
(Credit: © Gerhard Ringhofer) The 25th Heidelberger Frühling Festival has announced a program change for its concert on April 22. The festival said, “unfortunately Thomas Hampson, who is suffering from long-term COVID effects, has to cancel his full-length song recital at the festival. His piano partner Elena Bashkirova cannot perform either as she is helping her husband, Daniel Barenboim, who {…}
Ópera de París has announced its 2022-23 season featuring numerous new productions and international stars. Gustavo Dudamel and Paolo Bortolameolli lead a revival of Puccini’s “Tosca” with Saioa Hernández, Elena Stikhina, Joseph Calleja, Brian Jagde, Bryn Terfel, Gerald Finley, and Roman Burdenko. Performance Dates: Sept. 3-Nov. 26, 2022 Dmitry Korchak, Vito Priante, Carlo Lepore, Gaëlle Arquez, and Luca Pisaroni star in Rossini’s “La Cenerentola” with Diego Matheuz conducting. Performance Dates: Sept. {…}
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2022-23 season featuring numerous concerts and international soloists. For the purposes of this article, we will highlight vocal performances. Stephane Deneve conducts Jeanine de Bique in a program of music by Connesson, Barber, and Rachmaninoff. Performance Dates: Sept. 22-24, 2022 Fabio Luisi conducts Susan Graham and Thomas Hampson in selections from Lehar’s “The {…}
The Teatro Real has announced the cast for Rufus Wainwright’s “Hadrian.” The work, which will be presented on July 27, will be conducted by Scott Dunn and showcase visuals by Robert Mapplethorpe. The cast will be led by Thomas Hampson, who sang the world premiere of the opera at the Canadian Opera Company in the title role, Ainhoa Arteta as {…}
(Credit: Frances Marshall) The New York Philharmonic is set to appear at the Usedom Music Festival starting on May 20, 2022. The organization will present three concerts throughout the weekend include one of particular interest to opera fans the world over – the May 22 showcase will be headlined by baritone Thomas Hampson as he performs selections from Mahler’s “Des {…}
The Heidelberger Frühling Festspiel has announced its 25th edition. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal and operatic performances. There will be a performance of Pergolesi’s “Stabat Mater” starring soprano Sandrine Piau and countertenor Christopher Lowrey under the musical direction of Christophe Rousset who will conduct Les Talens Lyriques. The concert will also feature {…}