OperaFest is set to return to Roosevelt University on Oct. 19, 2019. The festival, which will run for two days will showcase one-act performances of 30 Chicago College of Performing Arts graduate-level voice students. The festival will also present the world premiere of “Frideswide and the Devil” by composer Dorian Cunningham and writer Debra Mitchell. The opera tells the story {…}
The National Opera Center in New York will showcase “The Latin American Song: A Celebration” starring sopranos Celia Castro and Ilya Martinez, as well as tenor Mario Arevalo and baritone Rafael LeBron. The performance, which will be accompanied by Max Lifchitz, is set for Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019 and will feature music from Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru, and {…}
The Boston Camerata will soon take its “Free America! Songs of Resistance and Rebellion (1790 – 1860)” to Boston and Portland, ME. The ensemble recently performed the program of early American music to a sold-out crowd in Boston’s sister city of Strasbourg, France in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the two cities’ pairing. They were joined by two local {…}
MassOpera will showcase a special concert performance of composer Dan Shore’s “Freedom Ride” on Nov. 3, 2019. The concert, which will take place in Boston, is presented in collaboration with Chicago Opera Theater. The opera, a COT commission, is set to star soprano Alicia Russell, mezzo Imani Francis, tenor Fred C. VanNess, baritone Ron Williams, Melinda Davis, and tenor Steven {…}
Composer Rossa Crean is set to showcase their new work “The Harbingers” on Oct. 31, 2019 at the Horatio N. May Chapel in Rosehill Cemetary in Chicago, Illinois. The new work, which was written by Kendra Leonard, tells the story of different cultural figures of death who convene on Halloween Night to pass judgment on the fate of a recently {…}
Numi Opera has announced that it will be showcasing Korngold’s “Der Ring Des Polykrates” on Dec. 19 and 22 at the Zipper Hall in Los Angeles, California. The performance will feature Shana Blake Hill, Scott Ramsay, Roberto Perlas Gómez, Alex Boyer, and Emily Rosenberg. Gail R. Gordon, Executive Director of Numi Opera, will direct the production while Francesco Miloto will {…}
Pinchgut Opera is set to present the first Australian performances of Vivaldi’s “Farnace.” Performances are set for Dec. 4-10, 2019 at the City Recital Hall Sydney. The cast will include Christopher Lowrey, Helen Sherman, Jacqueline Dark, Taryn Fiebig, and Max Riebl, among others. Erin Helyard will conduct a production directed by Mark Gaal. “‘Farnace’ is characterized by women who make moral {…}
Opera Connecticut is set to open its 2019-20 season with a production of Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” on Oct. 18 and 20 at the Hoffman Auditorium in West Hartford. This is the first time the company presents the opera in its history. The production is set to star Vittoria Gilda Miranda in the title role with Mark Womack as Sharpless and {…}
Central City Opera has announced that it is teaming up with the Denver Philharmonic and Performing Arts Academy to present Mozart’s “Requiem” on Nov. 15 and 16 at the Central Presbyterian Church Antonia Brico Stage in Denver, Colorado. The performance will feature soprano Anna Christy, mezzo Abigail Nims, tenor Matthew Plenk, and bass-baritone Eric J. McConnell. Lawrence Golan, the music {…}
The Boston Opera Collaborative will showcase a number of one-act operas by Boston-based composer Jonathan Bailey Holland on Nov. 7, 2019 at the Room&Board Boston Showroom. The one-night event will show “Naomi in the Living Room,” “The Battle of Bull Run Always Makes Me Cry,” and “Always,” with a number of artists including Britt Brown, Junhan Choi, Lindsay Conroy, Carley {…}
The Brooklyn Art Song Society is set to showcase the second concert of its 2019-20 season. Entitled “Home II: Chants d’Auvergne,” the concert will take place on Nov. 1, 2019 at the Brooklyn History Society in Brooklyn, NY. The event will present the music of Joseph Canteloube’s “Chants ‘d’Auvergne.” The piece will be performed by soprano Maria Valdes and mezzo-soprano {…}
