Christman Opera Company to Present ‘The Impresario and the Dueling Divas’

On Jan. 29, 2021, Christman Opera Company is set to present the newest work from composer Theodore Christman, titled “The Impresario and the Dueling Divas.” The cast includes soprano Teresa Castillo as Heidi Highmore, mezzo-soprano Madison Marie McIntosh as Lola Lowell, and tenor John Viscardi as Derek Schaus; pianist Eve Queler provides the previously recorded accompaniment. The opera is based {…}

OperUs Announces New Year’s Eve Concert

OperUs has announced a New Year’s Eve Concert featuring a number of artists from around the world. The showcase will be streamed via OperUs’s official Facebook page starting at 8 p.m. GMT and will be feature Italian mezzo-sopranos Fiorenza Badila Constantini, Caterina Dellaere, and Alessandra Gambino;  British soprano Miriam Endersby;  Chilean bass-baritone Arturo Espinosa; French-Argentine mezzo-soprano Eugenia Forteza; Italian baritone {…}

Cappella Clausura Presents Video Production of Chiara Cozzolani’s ‘Magnificat’

Music continues to find a way during the pandemic, this time with Boston-based Cappella Clausura’s video production of the 17th-century female composer, Donna Chiara Margarita Cozzolani’s “Magnificat.” The video is currently available for streaming on the organization’s website and YouTube. Dedicated to presenting female composers’ works from the 9th-century to the present, Cappella Clausura’s production foregrounds Cozzolani’s circa 1650 masterpiece. Cozzolani {…}

Spotlight Artists Management Streams Christmas Concert 2020

Spotlight Artists Management has released its Christmas Concert 2020 for online viewing via the company’s official YouTube channel. The performance which took place on Dec. 12, featured performances by soprano Zoya Gramagin, soprano Dilara Unsal, soprano Nozomi Yoshuda, mezzo-soprano Eugenia Forteza, baritone Billy Huyler, and pianist Alexander Chaplinsky. The showcase included music by Puccini, Rachmaninoff, Ravel, Tchaikovsky, and a number {…}

South African Soprano to Raise Funds for Artists in Need with ‘African Christmas Fundraising Concert’

On Dec. 23, 2020, South African soprano Marieke de Koker will be hosting a live-streamed event on Facebook and YouTube, titled “African Christmas Fundraising concert.” The concert will feature classic African Christmas songs, world premieres of new works and arrangements, and interview clips with artists. The fundraiser will collect donations which classical singers in the country will be able to {…}