The Opera Department and Chamber Orchestra of Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music are set to present their first virtual performance with “Der Kaiser von Atlantis,” the only opera by composer Viktor Ullmann and librettist Peter Kien. While the opera was rehearsed in the ghetto of Theresienstadt in 1944, it was never never given a performance during Ullmann and Kien’s {…}
Death of Classical is set to present “To America,” an immersive event which comes in partnership with The Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn. This event is inspired by the poetry of James Weldon Johnson, writer of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” who is also buried in the cemetery; it will be curated by DoC founder Andrew Ousley, Harry Weil, the cemetery’s {…}
The Gesualdo Six have announced the “London Sound Gallery,” a new festival curated by the ensemble that will celebrate the talents of the UK’s young artists. Among the artists that will be taking part in the series are Fieri Consort, Helen Charlston, Ensemble Augelletti, Matilda Lloyd, The Hermes Experiment, and The Gesualdo Six. The program will kick off with the {…}
The Victor Herbert Renaissance Project Live! Will continue its streaming series with “Orange Blossoms.” The work will stream between Oct. 20-25 and features Joanie Brittingham as Kitty and Bray Wilkins as Baron Roger Belmont. Other cast members include Drew Bolander, Keith Broughton, Susan Case, Alexa Clint, Alexa Devlin, Colm Fitzmaurice, JoAnna Geffert, Quintin Harris, Jenny Lindsey, Jonathan Fox Powers, David Seatter, Elisabeth Slaten and Sarah Caldwell Smith. Alyce Mott directed the {…}
The Camerata Bardi Vocal Academy is joining forces with the Hellenic Foundation for Culture for future collaborations. The Artistic Team will include soprano Georgia Poulou as Artistic Administrator, director Simos Kakalas, conductor Jorge Parodi, Agent Lewis Ehlers, and Teatro Grattacielo and Camarata Bardi Vocal Academy director Stefanos Koroneos. “The opera world is facing an important moment, filled with new perspectives {…}
Orchestra Europa has announced a new, digital concert series that comes as part of the American Orchestra Europa Foundation. The concerts will feature newly-graduated artists from conservatories such as Colburn and USC. The first concert will be held on October 21, with Artistic Director Scott Ellaway conducting a program of Nico Muhly’s “Set Me as a Seal,” and Bach’s “Brandenburg {…}
Opera Atelier has announced the postponement of its production of “Something Rich & Strange.” The company was set to present the work starting on Oct. 28, 2020, at the Koerner Hall at the TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning; this was to be the company’s debut in the venue. However, ongoing concerns over COVID-19 nixed the plan. “The important new {…}
Audiences will get a chance to check out the new experimental opera “A Boat in An Endless Blue Sea” starting next Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. The new work, written and performed by children from Ratherfern Primary School, was devised by soprano Kelly Pouken and composer Alastiare White; it was directed by Joel Chima. “In the spring of 2020, under Covid {…}
MassOpera has announced a special broadcast of its 2019 New Opera Workshop Concert Performance of “Freedom Ride.” Scheduled for Oct. 21, 2020, the broadcast will also be preceded by a live panel with many of the creative team and cast members of the production. Among those in attendance will be composer and librettist Dan Shore, Chicago Opera Theatre Music Director {…}
RefleXions Music Series has announced that sopranos Monica Yunus and Camille Zamora have been named as guest artists of the program. Over their virtual fall residency, the duo will be leading a series of masterclasses, podcasts, and community conversations via Zoom. On October 15, they will hold the first masterclass for singers, musicians, choir directors, and music teachers, featuring students {…}
Pacific Opera Project’s new staging of Mozart’s “Cosi fan Tutte,” titled “Covid fan Tutte,” is set to open in November for a socially distanced, drive-in production at Camarillo United Methodist Church. This production features a new English libretto by Artistic Director Josh Shaw. The cast includes three real-life couples: Jamie Chamberlin and Nathan Granner as Fiordilgli and Ferrando; Christina Pezzarossi {…}