Sarasota Opera has announced that Stephen Baker will take over as Director of Marketing. Baker’s career includes a stint as Director of Marketing and Audience Development for the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall as well as Associate Marketing Director of Carnegie Hall. He also worked with the Minnesota Orchestra as Vice President of Marketing and Audience Services and was Associate {…}
Teatro Nuovo has announced the first full opera performances in New York City in over a year. The company will offer Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville” on July 27 and 28 on the summer stage at Lincoln Center’s Damrosch Park. In a statement, Artistic Director Will Crutchfield said that “The Barber” was chosen because “it is the longest-lasting and most {…}
“Betty’s Notebook,” a multi-media choral piece created by Verdigris Ensemble has been sold for over $375,000 to several bidders. The work was sold on auction at Async Art, a digital art auction blockchain platform. The work was composed by Texan Nicholas Reeves in 2018 and premiered in 2019. Sam Brukhman, the founder and Artistic Director of Verdigris Ensemble, recorded the {…}
The Princeton Festival has announced that it will be returning to live, in-person performances this June. Audiences will be able to make reservations directly via the company’s website, with each reservation admitting up to two people. Audience members must bring their own blankets and chairs into the socially distanced outdoor space where the concert will take place. “We are thrilled {…}
The Boston Art Song Society has announced that Ethan DePuy will be the company’s next Artistic Director. DePuy will succeed Ann Schaefer in the role; Schaefer led the Boston Art Song Society for the past three seasons and will now be moving on to a teaching position at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. DePuy, a tenor, has appeared with such {…}
Aqua Net & Funyuns has announced a podcast opera featuring five newly-commissioned, original stories, each written by a different librettist/composer combo. The 25-minute, serial episodes will be designed specifically to tell compelling narratives with voices, instruments, and immersive sound design. The new podcast will feature music by Tariq Al-Sabir, Jason Cady, Kamala Sankaram, Aaron Siegel, and Michi Wiancko, and librettos {…}
On May 27, 2021, Kaufman Music Center will present an exclusive, work-in-progress performance of composer and producer Lisa Bielawa’s upcoming opera “Centuries in the Hours.” The work culminates Bielawa’s 2020-21 KMC Artist-in-Residence appointment. “Centuries in the Hours” sets to music excerpts from women’s diaries which span three centuries; Bielawa found these excerpts during her time as a William Randolph Hearst {…}
Opera Idaho has announced its 2021-22 season featuring four productions from classic and contemporary works. Here is a look: Lehár’s “The Merry Widow” opens the season in a production starring Cecilia Violetta López as Hanna. Performance Dates: Oct. 8 & 9, 2021 Bizet’s “Carmen” returns to Opera Idaho starring Joshua Dennis as Don José. Performance Dates: Jan. 28 & 30, 2022 {…}
The Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice has announced an innovative, collaborative 2021 season that will expand on its groundbreaking production of “Tosca,” the first drive-in opera production in the United States in Kingston, NY. The Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice will team up with the New York City Opera and Teatro Grattacielo for two operatic productions. The Phoenicia International Festival {…}
The London Festival of American Music has announced its slate for the eighth iteration of the annual event, which is set to take place between Sept. 13-18, 2021. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal performances. All events in the festival will take place at The Warehouse in London. Opening the festival will be {…}
Sarasota Youth Opera has opened enrollment for their annual Summer Camp, with plans for a variety of live, interactive Zoom lessons. Sessions will take place from June 21 – July 2, 2021, Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The two-week program has a tuition of $150, with tuition assistance available, as well as a reduced price for {…}