Frederick Ballentine, Michael Mayes & Hiromi Omura Lead Utah Opera’s 2024-25 Season

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The Utah Opera has announced its 2024-25 season. The season will open with Sondheim and Wheeler’s “Sweeney Todd.” Robert Tweten leads a cast that includes Michael Mayes as the demon barber himself, Audrey Babcock, Amy Owens, Megan Marino, and Christian Sanders. Doug Scholz-Carlson directs. Performance Dates: Oct. 12-20, 2024 Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel” will be conducted by Stephanie Rhodes Russell {…}

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Frederick Ballentine to Receive 2021 Marian Anderson Vocal Award

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(Credit: Jens Fauth) Washington National Opera has announced that tenor Frederick Ballentine has been named as the recipient of the 2021 Marian Anderson Vocal Award, in recognition of his artistic accomplishments and great promise of an illustrious career. A Virginia native and a 2018 alumnus of WNO’s Cafritz Young Artist Program, Ballentine made his Metropolitan Opera debut in their acclaimed {…}

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Jamie Barton, Nicole Heaston, Frederick Ballentine Feature in Houston Grand Opera’s Double-Bill of ‘Bon Appétit!’ and ‘The Impresario’

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Houston Grand Opera is set to present on November 27, 2020, a double-bill of “Bon Appétit!” and “The Impresario.” The first work is based on an episode of a children’s TV show called “The French Chef.” This one-woman opera is written by Lee Hoiby, directed by Ryan KcKinny, and will feature renowned mezzo Jamie Barton in the role of Julia {…}

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Frederick Ballentine, Fleur Barron Headline This Week’s Programming for LA Opera On Now

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The Los Angeles Opera has announced the latest programming for its “LA Opera on Now.” This week’s edition will feature two distinct programs with an emphasis on Halloween-related content and music. Jeremy Frank will present the latest “Learning at Home (Grownup Edition)” with a focus on the “craziest deaths in opera.” Streaming Dates: Oct. 27, 2020 at 4 p.m. PDT {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Frederick Ballentine, Sonya Yoncheva, Metropolitan Opera At-Home Gala Among Top 10 Operas To Stream This Week

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(Credit: Dario Acosta / Vienna State Opera) Let’s kick this off with arguably the most essential streaming from around the opera world that you can engage with this week. Several of opera’s prominent black artists have been very outspoken in recent weeks about the issue of racial injustice that has taken hold of the international conversation, and many others have {…}

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Katherine Powers & Frederick Ballentine Headline LA Opera At Home This Week

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(Credit: Emily Isacson / Dario Acosta) The Los Angeles Opera has announced its streaming slate for the week of June 8, 2020. The programming will kick off with “Opera Family Time” in which soprano Katherine Powers talks about Shakespeare’s “Othello” with actor/playwright Keith Hamilton Cobb. Powers will also perform the “Willow Song” from Verdi’s “Otello.” Streaming Date: June 9, 2020, {…}

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Vivica Genaux, Eric Ferring & Frederick Ballentine Highlight Florentine Opera’s 2020-21 Season

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The Florentine Opera has announced its 2020-21 season featuring four productions and a number of concerts. The season opens with Verdi’s “Rigoletto” starring Todd Thomas in the title role, Jessica Jones, Scott Quinn, Alan Higgs, and Olivia Vote. Omer Ben Seadia directs the production with Francesco Milioto conducting. Performance Dates: Oct. 9 & 11, 2020 Weill’s “Little Mahagonny” will showcase Emily {…}

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Angela Meade, Frederick Ballentine, Ramón Vargas Headline Top 5 Operas to See This Weekend – North America

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The theme of the weekend is world premieres. There are a lot of them. That said, we did find some space for a classic opera in there. Roberto Devereux – Los Angeles Opera To kick things off we head to LA where the company will showcase the bel canto masterpiece with Angela Meade as the famed Queen Elisabeth and Ramón {…}

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Artist Of The Week: Frederick Ballentine

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(Credit: Karli Cadel) This week, the Metropolitan Opera will open its 2019-20 season with a new production of “Porgy and Bess.” The acclaimed production by James Robinson is set to feature an all-star cast as well as some rising stars and Met debutants. Among the newcomers is Frederick Ballentine, who will perform the role of Sportin’ Life in his Met {…}

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Frederick Ballentine, Michael Mayes & Hiromi Omura Lead Utah Opera’s 2024-25 Season

Frederick Ballentine to Receive 2021 Marian Anderson Vocal Award

Jamie Barton, Nicole Heaston, Frederick Ballentine Feature in Houston Grand Opera’s Double-Bill of ‘Bon Appétit!’ and ‘The Impresario’

Frederick Ballentine, Fleur Barron Headline This Week’s Programming for LA Opera On Now

Jonas Kaufmann, Frederick Ballentine, Sonya Yoncheva, Metropolitan Opera At-Home Gala Among Top 10 Operas To Stream This Week

Katherine Powers & Frederick Ballentine Headline LA Opera At Home This Week

Vivica Genaux, Eric Ferring & Frederick Ballentine Highlight Florentine Opera’s 2020-21 Season

Angela Meade, Frederick Ballentine, Ramón Vargas Headline Top 5 Operas to See This Weekend – North America

Artist Of The Week: Frederick Ballentine