On November 1, 2020, Music of Remembrance will launch its 23rd concert season, which will feature a theme of endurance and hope. Presented over four streamed concerts, the performances will include live conversations, panels, meet-the-artists events, and special guests from around the world. “At a time when the pandemic has sent us on a voyage that none of us could {…}
On Site Opera has announced a new program for its fall 2020 season. After a successful summer season with 200 sold-out performances of its live telephone opera, the company is headed to the mail for “The Beauty That Still Remains: Diaries in Song.” The first opera by mail experience is inspired by Anne Frank, Virginia Woolf, and private stream of {…}
This December, Northern Opera Group is set to produce a filmed adaptation of Pauline Viardot’s “Cinderella.” The film is directed by Sophie Gilpin and conducted by Chris Pelly, with Claire Wild in the title role and Nicholas Watts as the Prince. This production will blend on-site filming with a digital chorus of pre-recorded singers, who will be edited into the {…}
Baritone Eric McKeever has launched a new concert series entitled “Arias @ Home.” The series will take place every Friday between Oct. 9-Nov. 27 with McKeever taking on some of his favorite arias by a wide range of composers including Verdi, Massenet, Wagner, Leoncavallo, Tchaikovsky, and African-American composer Darryl Nettles. McKeever will also share other performance content from his work {…}
Gloria Parker of Insignia Artists, Miguel Rodriguez of Athlone Artists and Catriona Bell are joining forces to create Insignia Athlone Artists, a new management agency. The new roster will consist of opera and concert singers as well as conductors, and stage directors from both Insignia and Athlone Artists. The 36 artists on the founding roster include sopranos Julia Sitkovetsky, Whitney {…}
The Eurasia Festival has announced the “Six Feet Under” series, which will kick off on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020 at 6 p.m. The event, which will be presented via Zoom starting at 6 p.m. EDT, will star several major opera singers in performance live from the Eurasia Cultural Center in New York City. Pianist and Eurasia Festival Artistic Director Aza {…}
Una Voz Un Mundo is partnering with The United Nations Association of El Salvador to launch “Homenaje a Carlos Guastavino y sus Flores” on Oct. 16, 2020 at 7 p.m. EDT in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. The concert performance will feature performances by mezzo-soprano Eugenia Forteza, baritone Hector Cisneros, tenor Mario Arevalo, and soprano Clara Iranzo. Pianists on the {…}
VOCES8 has announced a series of 15 concerts that will be streamed throughout December and January. The performances will be part of a two-part festival. “Live from London – Christmas” will feature 10 concerts between Dec. 1 and 25. Meanwhile “Bach for Christmas” will present six concerts between Dec. 25 and Jan. 6, 2021. VOCES8 and Rachel Podger will perform {…}
Running from July 24 through September 26, 2020, the Sicilian Lyric Choir has safely concluded its Lyric Festival of Stone Theaters. The last two months saw the company perform in culturally-significant sites such as the archaeological parks in Taormina, Syracuse, and Tindari, as well as locations such as the Timoleontee Walls of Gela, the Donnafugata Castle, the Stone Courtyard of {…}
Opera Sunderland will stream the world premiere of “The Soldier’s Return” on Nov. 8, 2020. The new opera is inspired by present-day war veterans’ real-life experiences and is drawn from interviews with local people involved in past, recent, and ongoing combat situations. Among the themes explored in the opera are the impact of conflict when soldiers return home on not {…}
Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble has announced “Songs from Hibernation,” a fall/winter recital series that will be live streamed via the company’s official YouTube channel. The recital series will feature music by a wide-ranging of composers with an emphasis on repertory by BIPOC and woman composers. First up on the slate will be “Love Inspires,” a showcase by tenor Alonso Jordan Lopez {…}
