38 search results for…

News

Maggie Finnegan, Kindra Scharich, Bradley Kynard to Headline Opera Parallèle’s Production of ‘Sophia’s Forest’

https://operawire.com/maggie-finnegan-kindra-scharich-bradley-kynard-to-headline-opera-paralleles-production-of-sophias-forest/

Opera Parallèle is set to present the west coast premiere of “Sophia’s Forest” this February. The one-act opera by Lembit Beecher and Hannah Moscovitch, will star Maggie Finnegan, Kindra Scharich, Bradley Kynard, Victoria Ko, Samantha Fung-Lee, and actor Charlotte Fanvu. Nicole Paiement will conduct a production directed by Brian Staufenbiel. “Sophia’s Forest” focuses on the trauma experienced by immigrant families {…}

News

Maggie Finnegan, Amanda Forsythe & Paula Murrihy Highlight Boston Baroque’s 2019-20 Season

https://operawire.com/maggie-finnegan-amanda-forsythe-paula-murrihy-highlight-boston-baroques-2019-20-season/

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 {…}

News

Brooklyn Art Song Society to Open New Voices Festival

https://operawire.com/brooklyn-art-song-society-to-open-new-voices-festival/

Brooklyn Art Song Society (BASS) is set to open its 2026 New Voices Festival on Sunday, April 12.  The first concert titled, “Longing I” will feature a program spotlighting the extraordinary vitality of composers from the United Kingdom. The concert will feature the world premiere of a new BASS commission by Charlotte Bray, recipient of the inaugural Van Koolbergen Commission {…}

News, Season Announcement

Sidney Outlaw to Perform in MidAmerica Productions’ 2026 Concert Season

https://operawire.com/sidney-outlaw-to-perform-in-midamerica-productions-2026-concert-season/

(Photo credit: Kia Caldwell) MidAmerica Productions announces its 2026 concert season at Carnegie Hall. This article only features classical vocal events. Katerina Burton and Robert Hughes solo in works by Hailstork, Dett, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Hagenberg and Gjeilo, with the New England Symphonic Ensemble. Emilie Bertram, Jason Forte, Charlotte Botha, Sinhaeng Lee, Kyle Zeuch, and Wade Holzapfel conduct participating choirs. Performance {…}

DVD and CD Reviews, Reviews

CD Review: Dominick Argento’s ‘The Voyage of Edgar Allan Poe’

https://operawire.com/cd-review-dominick-argentos-the-voyage-of-edgar-allan-poe/

If ever as crepuscular an author as Edgar Allan Poe were seasonally appropriate, November—or certainly around Halloween—would be the time. Shrouded in mystery, his life (and death) echoes the tragedy of “Ligeia” (1838), “The Black Cat” (1843), and “Annabel Lee” (1849). That is just to name a random few which, a literary legacy, have stood the test of time. Fittingly, {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Jonas Kaufmann, Mikheil Sheshaberidze, Jessica Pratt, Adèle Charvet & Sarah Moulton Faux Lead New CD/DVD Releases

https://operawire.com/jonas-kaufmann-mikheil-sheshaberidze-jessica-pratt-adele-charvet-sarah-moulton-faux-lead-new-cd-dvd-releases/

Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week, Jonas Kaufmann has a new album that focuses on lieder, while Jessica Pratt shows off her Bel canto skills in one of Donizetti’s masterpieces. Audiences get to discover some rare pieces and hear some world premiere recordings. Gaetano Donizetti: Roberto Devereux {…}

News, Season Announcement

Brooklyn Art Song Society Announces 2025-26 Season

https://operawire.com/brooklyn-art-song-society-announces-2025-26-season/

Brooklyn Art Song Society (BASS) has announced its 2025–26 season. Artistic Director Michael Bronfman said, “In times of crisis, BASS has always doubled down on the core belief that the experience of sharing something expressive face-to-face with others is not a luxury but a fiercely urgent necessity. We will not be silenced and we will not slow down.” The season {…}

IndieOpera

Climate Change at the Core of White Snakes Projects 2025 Season

https://operawire.com/climate-change-at-the-core-of-white-snakes-projects-2025-season/

White Snakes Projects has announced its 2025 Climate Change season. “Our passion for the arts and our love for the planet are not mutually exclusive. For several years, White Snake Projects has been implementing environmentally friendlier practices off stage and beyond. This year, we are using opera’s onstage platform to have an amplified conversation with audiences to better educate, advocate, {…}

News

Brooklyn Art Song Society to Present ‘Histories V: The Viennese School

https://operawire.com/brooklyn-art-song-society-to-present-histories-v-the-viennese-school/

Brooklyn Art Song Society is set to present Histories V: The Viennese School on Feb. 2, 2025. The concert will feature lieder by Mozart and Haydn and music by Beethoven. The soloists include sopranos Ashley Emerson and Maggie Finnegan, mezzo-soprano Katherine Lerner, and baritone Michael Kelly. They will be accompanied by pianists Mike Brofman, Brent Funderburk, and Joel Harder. There will be a {…}