Washington D.C.-based Opera Lafayette has announced the lineup for its “Fête de la Musique,” a free virtual 12-hour classical music feast featuring the music of Bach, Britten, Forqueray, Couperin, Rameau, and Roussel, among others. “Fête de la Musique” kicks off on June 20 and runs from 8:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. EDT. The event coincides with the first day of {…}
The Crossing has released a new film “Obligations.” The work, created by Brett Snodgrass and featuring music by Paul Fowler and text by Layli Long Soldier, was recorded at home by artists in isolation. This is the company’s third collaboration with Snodgrass and the four work that Fowler has composed for the ensemble. “[“Obligations” is] about healing. The primary metaphor {…}
Teatro Grattacielo, in collaboration with Camerata Bardi Vocal Academy, is set to live broadcast its 2021 Annual Fund Gala. The gala will take place on June 18 at 6:00 p.m. EST at the Columbus Citizens Foundation in New York City and will celebrate Teatro Grattacielo’s past and future. The concert will include music by Mascagni, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Samaras, Pizzetti, Alfano, Cilea, {…}
IN Series has announced the premiere the opera film, “Boheme in the Heights.” The animated, Spanish-language, Afro-LatinX reimagining of Puccini’s classic opera will premiere on Thursday, May 27, at 7:00 pm on INVISION: The Logan Operahouse Without Walls. The film was created by young Baltimore animators and set in Washington, DC’s Columbia Heights neighborhood in the Winter and Spring of {…}
Tri-Cities Opera is set to present “Opera and Beer: The Elixir of Love” in Binghamton. The in person performances will be presented on May 26 and 27 and will be filled with spiedies, a miracle elixir, beer, and baseball. Performed in English, Donizetti’s classic will receives a fresh adaptation by librettist Audrey Chait and stage director Frances Rabalais. The opera {…}
Canadian company Pacific Opera Victoria is set to perform a double bill of “The Italian Lesson” and “Bon Appétit” available to stream until June 21, 2021. The double bill, which will be streamed for free via the company’s official website, will star Megan Latham as Julia Child and will be directed by Glynis Leyshon. Giuseppe Pietraroia conducts the production. Latham {…}
The Association Musica e Spettacolo has come together with Opera e Lirica srls and Museo Correale di Terranova to present the International Opera Singing Competition in Sorrento. The qualifying and final rounds for the competition are set to take place online where candidates will be divided into two categories based on age. The list of winners will then be published {…}
Brooklyn Art Song Society is set to conclude its 2021-22 season with a retrospective of commissioned works from the last five years. The showcase, which is set to stream on June 21 on the BASS Digital Concert Hall as part of the company’s first ever “New Voices Festival,” will feature sopranos Sarah Brailey and Charlotte Mundy; tenor Andrew Fucks; baritone {…}
In Series Opera in Maryland has announced its 2021-22 Season features films and live performances. The season opens with A Festival Through Grief to Hope. The opening festival weekend features live events based on the artistic achievements of IN Series 2020-2021 season and will showcase the film Gluck’s’ “Orpheus and Eurydice,” “Chronicle of a Life and Love,” and “Pieces of a {…}
OperaUpClose has announced that it will become a resident company at MAST Mayflower Studios in Southampton, U.K. The company started its development with the studio back in 2017 for its production of “The Magic Flute.” That was followed by a partnership in 2019 for “La Bohème,” followed by a production of “Madama Butterfly” in 2020, one week before live performances {…}
The National Sawdust and Beth Morrison Projects are set to team up to present “21c Liederabend, op. Worldwide” which will start streaming on June 27, 2021. The showcase will feature a wealth of renowned international artists including Holland Andrews, Amyra León, Lido Pimienta, David Frazier, Darian Thomas, Paris Marcel, Paola Prestini, Royce Vavrek, Eve Gigliotti, Natalie Frank, Erin Pollock, Theodosia {…}