On August 4, 2022, New Camerata Opera will present “Summer Concerts,” a free, live performance series of operatic favorites hosted by Chashama at Anita’s Way in New York City. The concerts will feature promising soloists from NYC’s young opera companies as they serenade audiences in the outdoor venue. Located in the space between 42nd and 43rd streets, Anita’s Way holds {…}
The Guangzhou Opera House opened a new production of Donizetti’s “Rita” on June 30, 2022. The production will run through July 2, 2022. The production was originally premiered at the 2020 Italia Mia Festival in Hong Kong and was directed by Peter Gordon, who directed this new version remotely due to COVID border restrictions. “We had to direct it remotely {…}
Opera NUOVA is set to present “The Consul” starting on Jan. 29, 2022. The production will run through July 3 for a total of four performances. The cast for the June 29 and July 2 performances includes Chelsea Kutyn, Cassidy Stahr, Kcenia Koutorjevski, Jayden Burrows, Kyle Simpson, Cameron Mazzei, Nohn Egan, Anastasia Pogorelova, Camryn Dewar, Brianna Sutherland, Renato Araujo, Maxwell {…}
The American Opera Project (AOP) and the Irondale Ensemble Project will premiere the new opera “Letters That You Will Not Get: Women’s Voices from the Great War” at Irondale’s “On Women Festival.” Composer Kirsten Volness and librettists Kate Holland and Susan Werbe’s work reveals real letters, poetry, journal entries, memories, and recalled oral sentiments by women who experienced the effects {…}
Classic Lyric Arts will present four concerts between July 5-10, 2022 to celebrate Mozart’s Italian operas including “Le Nozze di Figaro,” “Don Giovanni,” “Idomeneo,” “Così fan tutte,” and “La Clemenza di Tito.” The performances will be presented under the artistic direction of Glenn Morton at Bard College at Simon’s Rock. The cast for the performances includes Talar Arslanian, Daniella Brancato, {…}
Beth Morrison Projects has announced that Niloufar Nourbakhsh is the winner of the BMP: Next Gen competition. During the final round of the competition, Nourkbakhsh presented “Threshold of Brightness.” Written by Lisa Flanagan and directed by Shadi Ghaheri, the work follows controversial Iranian poet Forough Farrokhzad “as she is seriously injured in a car crash and enters a dream-like state {…}
Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble has announced its next edition of the “Garden Concert” series, which is set to take place on Sunday, June 26, 2022. The showcase, which will be presented at the Campos Gardens on East 12th Street in New York City, will feature soprano Clara Lisle, mezzo-soprano Kimberly Milburn, mezzo-soprano Rosaria Armas, tenor Ai Ra, and countertenor Rudy Giron. {…}
Cape Town Opera and Gauteng-based Sempre Opera will present Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” from July 6-15, 2022 at the Roodepoort Theater in Cape Town, South Africa. The showcase will star Conroy Scott as Figaro, Brittany Smith as Susanna, William Berger and Siphamandla Moyake as Count and Countess Almaviva, Megan Kahts as Cherubino, Monica Mhangwana as Marcellina, Danie Verster as Bartolo, Chris Mostert {…}
The Schlossfestspiele Ettlingen is set to open Bizet’s “Carmen” on June 30, 2022. The production, which will be staged by Solvejg Bauer and conducted by Ulrich Cornelius Maier, will feature Sophie Kidwell and Julienne Mbodjé sharing the title role. As Don José audiences will see José Carmona and Jongwoo Kim. Kristin Gudmundsdottir and Daniela Yurrita will trade-off as Micaëla while {…}
White Snakes Projects has announced its 2022-23 season. The season kicks off with the world premiere of Elena Ruehr’s “Cosmic Cowboy,” a sci-fi opera that explores the subject of colonization through ancient history and fantasy. The opera will star Daniel Moody, Carami Hilaire, Tyler Putnam, Charles Cotta, and John Paul Huckle. Sam Helfrich directs and Tian Hui Ng conducts the {…}
The Essex Summer Opera Festival, presented by Wild Arts charity, is set to open its doors starting on July 7, 2022. The festival opens with a production of Mozart’s “Così fan tutte” starring Ella Taylor, Marta Jones, Juana Songi, Richard Dowling, Gareth Brynmor John and Eddie Wade. The singers will be joined by seven chamber musicians playing an arrangement and {…}