Corsara Artists is set to present Menotti’s “The Medium” as part of a Halloween showcase on Oct. 30-31, 2019. The opera, which will launch Corsara Artists’ Inaugural 2019-20 season, will be performed at Wiggin Auditorium. The company will showcase its roster of opera singers for the production with Sara Law taking on the role of Monica. Natalja Sticco will play {…}
The New Camerata Opera has unveiled some big news about upcoming performances during the 2019-20 season. First off, the company revealed that its Spring production of “Barnum’s Bird” will take place at Le Poisson Rouge.” However, in more immediate news, the company unveiled the full cast of its upcoming production of “El Barbero de Sevilla.” The zarzuela by Giménez and {…}
(Photo: Sasha Onyshchenko) “Carmina Burana” will make a surprise return to Les Grands Ballets this October at the Place des Arts, Wilfrid-Pelletier. The famed work has not appeared with the company for 21 years, but will get a series of performances alongside Pergolesi’s equally famous “Stabat Mater.” Both works will be choreographed by Edward Clug. Carl Orff’s famed piece was {…}
(Credit: veramarinerstudio) Skylark Opera Theatre has revealed that for its 2019 production, the company will steer away from the world of opera and embrace musical theater with “The Most Happy Fella.” The work, by Frank Loesser, will be directed by Bob Neu and will feature Bill Marshall and Sarah Lawrence. Performances are set for Oct. 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, {…}
Third Coast Baroque, an early music ensemble from Chicago, has unveiled its 2019-20 season. For the purposes of this article, we will only focus on concerts related to opera and vocal performances. It all kicks off with “Wonder Women: Female Strength in Handel’s Cantatas.” The concert will star Nathalie Colas, Kaitlin Foley, Erica Schuller, and the TCB Chamber Ensemble. The {…}
The West Edge Opera has announced its 2020 festival lineup. The season will open with Janacek’s “Katya Kabanova,” which will star Carrie Hennessey in the title role. Hennessey previously performed at West Edge Opera in a production of Jake Heggie’s “The End of the Affair” back in 2014. Afterward, the company will showcase “Elizabeth Cree” by Kevin Putts and Mark {…}
The first-ever Norfolk Into Opera Festival is set to launch on August 8, 2019. It will run through August 11 and feature a production of “The Elixir of Love” and an “Opera Unwrapped Gala” Concert. All performances will take place at the Octagon Barn in Norwich. The Gala concert is set for August 9 and will feature tenor Christopher Turner {…}
(Credit: Andrew Boyle) Heartbeat Opera has announced its 2019-20 season, which will feature three major presentations. It all kicks off with “Hot Mama: Singing Gays Saving Gaia,” the company’s sixth annual Halloween Drag Extravaganza. It will be directed by Ethan Heard and will take place at the Roulette in Brooklyn. Performance Dates: Oct. 30, 31, 2019 The company will then {…}
Central City Opera will conclude its festival season with “Encore: A Musical Revue.” The event, conceived by and starring Curt Olds, is described in the press release as an “exhilarating and eclectic mix of old and new music theater pieces by Broadway and Off-Broadway composers.” Olds will be joined by members of the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Artists Training Program. John Baril will conduct. {…}
Audiences in Mexico will get a chance to experience the local premiere of Handel’s serenata “Aci, Galatea e Poliferno” on August 9 and 11 at the Teatro Ignacio de la Llave in Orizaba, Veracruz. The performance will be conducted by José Antonio Espinal, who will lead the Orquesta Filarmónica de las Altas Montañas. In the role of Acis, audiences will {…}
The Christman Opera Company has announced a benefit concert for the nonprofit organization HaitiChildren on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019 at the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church. The concert will feature a number of major artistic collaborators including Keith Chambers, the Artistic Director of the New Amsterdam Opera. Chambers will lead the concert alongside such artists as Madison Marie McIntosh, Kelly Griffin, {…}