Nathan Felix’s new immersive opera “Glory Gone” staring soprano Jennifer Perez kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month at the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology at the University of New Mexico (UNM) on September 14 at 7 p.m. “Glory Gone” explores themes of “restoring voices and the search for one’s purpose and identity in the face of racial discrimination,” says the composer. The {…}
Louisiana’s Shreveport Opera has announced that its resident artists have kicked off their program for 2023-24. The Shreveport Opera Resident Artist Program provides an opportunity for emerging singers and pianists to perform and/or cover leading, supporting, comprimario and ensemble roles in the three mainstage productions that the company is showcasing. Additionally, the artists receive coachings and workshops, as well as other {…}
The North Shore Symphony Orchestra announced its 2023-24 season, which will feature one vocal performance. At the heart of the organization’s 69th anniversary season will be “Bohemian Rhapsodies,” a concert featuring Smetana’s “The Moldau,” but also Mahler’s Fourth Symphony in G Major. The soloist for the latter piece will be soprano Stefanie Izzo. The showcase is slated for Feb. 10, {…}
Mission Opera is set to present the West Coast premiere of “Girondines.” The opera by Kirsten C. Kunkle and Sarah Van Sciver is set to take place on Oct. 28 and 29 at the Canyon High School Performing Arts Center. The opera explores the stories of six women of the French Revolution. “The opera’s story is timeless as women worldwide {…}
The MIT Theater Arts Performance Space is set to present the world premiere of Tod Machover’s first opera “VALIS” on Sept. 8-10, 2023. Based on a novel by Philip K. Dick, the opera tells the story of Horselover Fat who explores the boundaries between reality and AI technology following a “pink light” experience. The opera will star bass-baritone Davóne Tines {…}
New Camerata Opera’s 2023 Gala features performances by Erik Bagger, Scott Lindroth, Kristin Renee Young, on Sept. 13. Other soloists include Victor Khodadad, Stan Lacy, Eva Parr, Barbara Porto, Jaclyn Randazzo, and Julia Tang. Also on on the program is the premiere of Hilary Purrington and librettist Hannah McDermott’s animated children’s opera “One Train.” Violetta Zabbi conducts. New Camerata Opera produced {…}
The Tacoma Opera in Washington has announced its 2023-24 season. The company will open its season with Bizet’s directed by Kelly Kitchens. Performance Dates: October 2023 The second opera of the season will be Previn’s “A Streetcar Named Desire.” Thomas Harper directs the opera. Performance Dates: February 2024 The season will conclude with Offenbach’s “The Tales of Hoffmann.” Kelly Kitchens directs. {…}
Pedro Halffter’s “Penelope’s Dream” is set to world premiere on August 26, 2023, at the Church San Nicolas in Villafranca as part of the Festival “Música en Villafranca.” ”Penelope’s Dream” is set to star soprano Ashley Galvani Bell, who has appeared with such companies as the Teatro Maestranza, Palacio Euskalduna, Daytona Beach Opera, and Opera Modesto, among others. She will {…}
Matthew Coleridge’s “REQUIEM” is scheduled for a performance at the Truro Cathedral on Sept. 23. Soprano soloist Kirsten Mulcahy is joined by the Requiem in a Day choir and cellist Jayden Lamcellari. The composer conducts. “REQUIEM” was composed in 2014-15 and is Coleridge’s first major composition and his most frequently-performed work. In 2023, “REQUIEM” landed in the ClassicFM Hall of {…}
South Bend Lyric Opera is set to present Marjorie Rusche’s “Our American Odyssey” this October. The opera is inspired by Homer’s famed epic poem, but seen through a modern context that blends opera, contemporary theater, minimalism, and world music. In the opera, Odysseus travels through Wall Street, Malibu, and the Cayman Islands on his way home. “I hope the audiences {…}
Baritone Michael Kelly is set to headline “Neighbors, Lovers, and Friends” at the Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival on Sept. 9, 2023. The showcase, which will take place at the Salmagundi Club in New York City, will feature music by Victoria Bond, John Cage, Elliott Carter, John Corigliano, David Del Tredici, John Glover, John Musto, and Astor Piazzolla. Kelly {…}
