The New Camerata Opera is now an official member of Opera America. The company made the announcement via its social media channels, noting that “it is an honor to be part of an organization that furthers the cause of this great art form through the support of the most innovative and engaging opera companies in the country.” New Camerata has {…}
Fresh Squeezed Opera is set to showcase the New York Premiere of Huang Ruo’s “Bound” in a production by Ashley Tata on April 13-18, 2019. The work will be presented at the Rose Nagelberg Theatre and is supported by a grant from the Mills-Tanenbaum Foundation. The chamber opera was inspired by the headline “Diane Tran, Honor Student at Texas High {…}
The North London Chorus is set to honor the late Sally Silver at a concert on March 9, 2019 in an effort to raise funds to support Brain Tumour Research. Silver was a South African soprano who won the 2016 L’Académie Du Disque Lyrique’s Orphée D’Or and was a regular performer with such organizations as London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic {…}
The Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod has announced that Dr. Edward-Rhys Harry will join the festival as its ninth music director. The organization announced that Edward, an internationally renowned music director, will work to encourage the next generation of solo artists at the 2019 Llangollen Eisteddfod. In a press release Chairman of the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod, Dr Rhys Davies, said, “As a {…}
The New Camerata Opera is set to showcase “Heroines of Opera” on March 26, 2019. The event will feature arias and songs that represent the strongest female characters in the world. The performance is expected to be a preview for the company’s hotly anticipated production of “The Rape of Lucretia,” which will be directed by Bea Goodwin and will star {…}
On Feb. 19, 2019, a number of opera companies in Buenos Aires came together to present a performance of arias by Puccini and announce collaborations together throughout 2019. The showcase featured such companies as Magna Lírica and its director Mariana Carnovali; Ensamble Lírico Orquesta and its leader Cecilia Layseca; Compañía Lírica Verdi and its manager Adriana Segal; and Espacio Victorium, {…}
Arguably the biggest New York City opera event of the summer is the New York Opera Festival, which will be entering its fourth iteration this summer. The beauty of the festival is that it features a plethora of major companies coming together to express themselves through opera. This has not changed in 2019, which features performances throughout May and June. {…}
North/South Consonance, Inc. is set to celebrate mid-winter with a concert that features music by composers of the United Kingdom, Jamaica, and the U.S. Among these featured composers will be Peter Aviss, Mikhail Johnson, Edna Longoria, and Hilary Tann. Some of the pieces programmed include Peter Aviss’ Concerto for Viola, Mikhail Johnson’s Misereatur, and Edna Longoria’s Danzas Cautivas. Soprano Karen Coker-Merritt, baritone Jeremy Huw Williams, and violist Rita {…}
Amore Opera will continue its 2018-19 season with a rare Meyerbeer opera and a classic Mozart opera at the Riverside Theatre in Riverside Church on Claremont Ave in New York, NY. The company will present four performances, directed by Nathan Hull, of Giacomo Meyerbeer’s long-forgotten comedy “Dinorah,” with the original French libretto. The opera was last fully-staged at the Metropolitan Opera {…}
The Utopia Opera has announced its cast for its upcoming performances of Benjamin Britten and Eric Crozier’s “Albert Herring.” Cory Gross will take on the title role with Marie Masters Webb as Lady Billows. Caroline Tye will interpret Florence Pike, while Rebecca Richardson will be Miss Wordsworth. Glenn Friedman will appear as Mr. Gedge with Ethan Fran as Mr. Upfold. {…}
The New Amsterdam Opera has announced that it will host a surprise salon event to preview its upcoming concert performance of Massenet’s “Hériodade.” The event is set for March 30, 2019 at a surprise Manhattan location and will be guest hosted by Ken Benson. The showcase will feature performances from the opera’s cover artists, which include Rachelle Pike, Sara Pearson, {…}