On Dec. 2, Tribeca New Music is set to premiere the Webcast Premiere of Edmund Cionek and Maryanne Bertollo’s “Elizabeth Frankenstein.” The webcast, which will be available through Dec. 5, 2021, will showcase the 90-minute opera in a concert reading. The work is a re-imagining of the classic novel “Frankenstein” from the point of view of Victor’s wife. “Frankenstein” was {…}
(Credit: Nicola Oberlinger) The Theater im Delphi in Berlin has announced the upcoming world premiere of Frank Witzel’s opera “R.U.R” based on the famed playwright “Rossums Universal Robots” by Karel Čapek. Čapek’s play is considered a blueprint for quite a bit of 20th century science fiction and still reflects current themes such as economic and ecological catastrophes as well as {…}
The American Opera Project and the NYU Tisch School of the Arts has announced “Undiscovered Countries.” The series, which will world premiere on Dec. 2, 2021, features three 30-minute filmed operas written during 2020. First up will be Willem Oosthuysen and Tristen Moseley’s “Eternal Rest,” which sees a horse-headed priest leading a Catholic Requiem. I-Chen Wang directs. Next up is {…}
Bampton Classical Opera has announced that it will present Haydn’s “Il mondo della luna” as its 2022 production. This will be the third of Haydn’s operas that the company will be presenting. It will be sung in a new English translation by Gilly French with Jeremy Gray directing. Thomas Blunt will conduct the cast, which will be announced at a {…}
The S.E.M. Ensemble has announced its holiday performance set for Dec. 20, 2021. The showcase, which will take place at the Zürcher Gallery in New York City, will star sopranos Elizabeth van Os and Zen Wu, under the musical direction of Petr Kotik. The ensemble will feature such musicians as Roberta Michel, Sam Jones, Clint McLendon, Will Lang, Jen Baker, {…}
Bampton Classical Opera has announced that it will present “Monteverdi Christmas Vespers” on Dec. 12, 2021 at St. Mary’s Church in Bampton, Oxfordshire. The showcase will feature the Bampton Classical Voices under conductor Andrew Griffiths performing music by Monteverdi, interspersed with motets by Croce, Grandi, G. Gabrielli, A. Gabrielli, Merulo, and Bassano aimed at telling the Christmas story. This is {…}
Vocalist Joanne Evans and Micah Gleason will present “The Fragile Femme” on Dec. 6, 2021 at the Senate Garage in Kingston, New York. “The Fragile Femme” is a night of immersive chamber music and dance-theater examining femmephobia and female experiences, both historical and contemporary. It features Evans and Gleason in collaboration with pianist Elias Dagher, and additional performances danced and choreographed {…}
Canadian company Tapestry Opera has announced its upcoming performances for 2022. First up will be “Gould’s Wall” which will take place at Toronto’s Royal Conservatory of Music, with singers suspended on the atrium wall. The work, which was composed by Brian Current and written by Liza Balka, is inspired by the legendary career of Glenn Gould. The opera will star {…}
On November 7, 2021, Sarasota Opera and Artistic Director Victor DeRenzi was honored with the One World Award from the Sister Cities Association of Sarasota at a gala event. Maestro DeRenzi was recognized for “enhancing peace, understanding, and respect among citizens of the world through his extraordinary achievements.” He is the only conductor to have performed all the works of {…}
City Lyric Opera is set to present the New York premiere of Pauline Viardot’s “Cinderella” this holiday season. The performances, which are set for Dec. 16-18 at A.R.T. New York, will feature Shaina Martinez-Azzopardi in the title role, with tenor Nicholas Huff as the Prince. Other cast members include Linda Collazo, Allie Altieri, Corey Don, and Joseph Parrish. Rose Freeman {…}
Against the Grain Theatre has partnered with the Canadian Opera Company to present a contemporary film version of Mozart’s Requiem. The new film will be offered for free to audiences around the world starting on Nov. 27 on AtG TV. The production by Joel Ivany was conducted by Johannes Debus with soloists Midori Marsh, Marion Newman, Andrew Haji, and Vartan {…}
