The Sydney Eisteddfod has launched two campaigns to ensure that, despite canceling its annual edition due to the COVID-19 crisis, the event will continue providing opportunities for a wide range of artists. To this effect the Australian company will be showcase its virtual concert series “Stay Connected,” which will feature two to three performances per week throughout the entire month {…}
White Snakes Project is set to present “Sing Out Strong” on May 13, 2020 at 8 p.m. The concert performance is a preview that will set up the world premiere showcases of “Cosmic Cowboy,” an opera by composer Elena Ruehr and librettist Cerise Jacobs at the Emerson Paramount Center. The opera is set to take the stage on Sept. 25-27. {…}
New Camerata Opera has announced that it will be unveiling its forthcoming opera film “Julie” on June 4, 2020. The opera film was directed by Chloe Treat and features music by Whitney George to a libretto by Wallis Darke. “Julie” will be presented at 7 p.m. on YouTube before it is entered in film festivals. The work focuses on the {…}
MassOpera has announced that it will be showcasing a fundraising event on May 10, 2020. The event, entitled “Mother’s Day Songs and Shout-Outs” will air on the company’s YouTube channel starting at 4 p.m. The free virtual concert will star soprano Rachele Scmiege, tenor Stefan Barner, mezzo-soprano Vera Savage, tenor Giovanni Formisano, and soprano Dana Lynn Varga. Scmiege is a {…}
Spooky Goose Opera has announced its third fully remote concert series, which are set to take place on May 1 and 2, 2020. The company also announced that it will be performing a remote original opera “The Yellow Wallpaper” composed by Dr. Tyler Hughes with a libretto by Aaren Marchi and Joshua Jorgensen. The opera will be presented in episodes {…}
Pittsburgh Festival Opera has announced that due to the COVID-19 crisis, it will be reimagining its entire festival. First off, the company will move its two mainstage productions of “Pagliacci” and “Lysistrata” to the 2021 season. It’s other two productions of “Siegfried,” “Götterdämmerung,” and “Virgula Divina” will then get slotted into the fall 2020 timeframe. Meanwhile all 2020 Second Stage {…}
Pacific Opera Project has announced that it will launch an interactive watch party for its production of “The Magic Flute.” The party kicks off at 5 p.m. PST on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 via the company’s Facebook and YouTube channels. The popular iteration is rife with references to video games, particularly “Super Mario Bros.” and “The Legend of Zelda.” The {…}
Teatro Grattacielo has unveiled its #OperaAtHome concert featuring the members of the Camerata Bardi Vocal Academy. The performance features tenor Samuel White performing “Ch’ella mi creda” from Puccini’s “La Fanciulla del West,” followed by soprano Sarah Johnson taking on “Voi lo sapete o mamma” from Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana.” Baritone Michael Gracco takes on “Eri tu” from Verdi’s “Un Ballo in {…}
Bare Opera will be presenting “The Presence of Odradek” on May 10, 2020 at 7 p.m. EDT. The experimental opera, composed by David Rosenmeyer and directed by Malena Dayen, will be streamed online via Bare Opera’s official website. The work utilizes text by Kafka in conjunction with poems by Avot Yeshurun to explore how art is able to able to {…}
Heartbeat Opera will be presenting “Lady M” this May as part of its work-in-progress series of virtual soirées on Zoom. The work, which is an online fantasia for Verdi’s “Macbeth,” will present the work through the perspective of Lady Macbeth. The work was conceived, adapted, and directed by Ethan Heard with musical arrangements by Daniel Schlosberg. The opera will feature {…}
(Credit: Leslie Hassler) Tenor Brian Cheney has announced his fourth weekly concert on StageIt, which will center on the music by Verdi and Puccini. The performance, which kicks off on Saturday, April 25, 2020 at 7 p.m. EDT, will feature arias from the two famed composers. Among the selections he will perform are “La donna è mobile” from “Rigoletto,” “Celeste {…}
