Pianist and composer Felix Jarrar will join soprano Caroline Spaeth, tenor David Rivera Bozón, and violist Justin Ouellett on Friday, May 19, 2023, at Church of the Good Shepherd for a concert to support LGBTQIA+ rights. One hundred percent of the proceeds will go to NAGLY. The concert will feature standard operatic repertoire by Meyerbeer and Puccini, alongside the world {…}
Wilmington Concert Opera is set to present “Bel Canto: The Beautiful Voice” this May. The performance will feature tenor Clifford Bechtel, mezzo-soprano Paula Rivera-Dantagnan soprano Kirsten C. Kunkle, soprano Elizabeth Oliver, soprano Marisa Robinson, soprano Suzannah Waddington, mezzo-soprano Rebecca Sacks, tenor Brenten Megee, baritones John David Miles and Kevin Patrick, and pianist and music director Timothy Crawford. On the program {…}
MidAm International will present the world premiere of “Phoenix: A Trilogy of Hope” by composer and conductor Chris Maunu on May 20, 2023 at Kawaiahao Church in Honolulu, Hawaii with the Honolulu Chamber Players. “Phoenix” is a work written by Maunu in three movements: the first is a response to the COVID-19 pandemic; the second movement, “Alleluia Votum;” and the {…}
Tapestry Opera has announced the launch of COR, the Canadian Opera Resource. This wiki-style database will allow performers, musicologists, and producers access to Tapestry’s four decades of Canadian opera materials. Canadian creators and producers will be able to add their own works to grow the database, as well as promote it to reach new audiences. Likes and recommendations will lead {…}
On May 4, 2023, North/South Consonance, Inc. will celebrate “Cinco de Mayo” with a concert of works by Mexican composers of the 20th and 21st centuries. Held at Marc Scorca Hall at the National Opera Center in New York City, the program will feature Mexican composers Carlos Chavez and Manuel M. Ponce, as well as Brian Banks, Manuel Enriquez, and {…}
Connecticut Lyric Opera is set to present a production of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” this May. The opera will star Robert Garner as Don Giovanni, Nathan Resika as Leporello, Erin Duane Brooks as Don Ottavio, Jurate Svedaite as Donna Anna, Rebecca Almeida as Donna Elvira, Steven Fredericks as Commendatore, Jeremy Griffin as Masetto, and Stephanie Foster as Zerlina. Conductor Adrian Sylveen {…}
The Orchestre Philharmonique et Choeur des Mélomanes (OPCM) under the direction of Francis Choinière will conclude its season with “Sea Symphony” on May 20, 2023. The concert will be held at the Maison Symphonique in Quebec and will include “La Mer” by Debussy and the first symphony by Vaughan Williams. The Vaughan Williams symphony will include Canadian soprano Karina Gauvin {…}
Alabama-based Opera Birmingham has announced its 2023-24 season. It all kicks off with “The Billy Goats Gruff” which features scenes from works by Mozart, Donizetti, and Rossini. Performance Date: Oct. 7, 2023 Next up is “Sounds of the Season,” a holiday concert featuring the Opera Birmingham Studio and Opera Birmingham Chorus. Performance Date: Dec. 10, 2023 The company will then {…}
Solo Opera is set to present the West Coast premiere of Lori Laitman and Dana Gioia’s “The Three Feathers” this September. The opera, which will bow at the Leshner Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek, California on Sept. 8 and 10, 2023, will star Eugene Brancoveanue, Kirk Eichelberger, and Shawnette Sulker in lead roles. They are joined by Hope {…}
Distinguished Concerts International New York is set to present Mozart’s “Requiem” at Carnegie Hall on April 29, 2023 as part of a three-act performance. The showcase, entitled “A Performance of Life and Death,” will also feature Bradley Ellingboe’s “A Place Called Home” as well as “The Music of Russell Robinson.” During this latter segment of the program, Robinson will lead {…}
Regina Opera is set to present “The Student Prince” this May at the Our Lady Perpetual Help School Auditorium in Brooklyn, NY. The production will be conducted by Gregory Ortega and directed by Linda Lehr. The work will be presented in English with English supertitles for musical numbers. Performances kick off on May 13 with additional shows on the 14th, {…}