Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate’s “Loksi’ Shaali’” is set to make its East Coast premiere on Feb. 28, 2025, at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts. The work explores the Chickasaw origin story of the tribe’s sacred turtle shell shakers. This production will be conducted by Tianhui Ng and will feature the Mount Holyoke Symphony Orchestra, Mount Holyoke College Glee Club, and Mount {…}
Madison Avenue Baptist Church’s Madison Sounds has announced its upcoming concert featuring highlights from Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin.” The 2024 MABC Emerging Artists, soprano Anna Aistova, mezzo-soprano AddieRose Brown, tenor Andres Penalver, and baritone Blake Austin Brooks are soloists. They are accompanied by piano and narration. Marc Verzatt directs. The “Eugene Onegin” performance will take place on Feb. 20 at 7:30 {…}
Marble City Opera is set to present an immersive, site-specific production of “The Human Voice.” The production is set to be presented on on April 3, 4, and 5, 2025 at the Historic Westwood in Knoxville, Tennessee. “The Human Voice” was composed by Francis Poulenc in 1958 and is a one-act monodrama based on a play by Jean Cocteau. Soprano {…}
Fourth Wall Ensemble will now be represented by Arabella Arts, a wide-ranging management agency. “It is a true honor to join such an esteemed roster and collaborate with a team that shares our passion for bold, boundary-pushing artistry,” the organization noted in a newsletter regarding the new partnership. “Under the leadership of Artistic and Creative Director Christopher Allen, Fourth Wall Ensemble {…}
Nathan Felix’s “Glory Gone” will get a performance at the Radius Center in San Antonio on March 1, 2025. The showcase will feature soprano Kathryn Piña as Gloria the Pop Singer, tenor Kevin Arratia-Diaz as The Obsessed Photographer, mezzo-soprano Olivia Gronenthal as The Super Fan, soprano Fabiola Quezada as News Reporter Vivian Loder, and soprano Jenna Winslow as the Music {…}
Experiments in Opera is set to perform “This is Not About Natalie,” a one-act opera with words and music by EiO co-founder Jason Cady. The work is for a solo soprano with a ventriloquist doll and guitar. The opera tells the story of “Kris, a songwriter who uploads a new, original song every day to YouTube and introduces each song {…}
Annapolis Opera is set to present Verdi’s “La Traviata.” The work will be shown on March 14 and 16 at Maryland Hall with a cast that includes Ethel Trujillo, Lawrence Barasa, and Gustavo Ahualli. The cast will be rounded out by Joanne Evans, Patricia Hengen, Patrick Kilbride, John Tibbetts, Andrew Adelsberger, and J.P. Gorski. Craig Kier will conduct the production by Eve Summer. Leading {…}
The Montreal / New Musics Festival has unveiled its 2025 edition. Here is a breakdown of the vocal performances on offer. First up is ¡Némangerie mâchée! The showcase features a collaboration between vocal ensemble Phth and visual artist Beth Rey in which each vocalist is a composer and improviser. Performance Date: Feb. 16, 2025 Vocal ensemble Ekmeles will present works by {…}
The first opera about Margaret Thatcher is in the works, courtesy of a team-up between historian & podcast host Dominic Sandbrook and composer Joseph Phibbs. The work, titled “Mrs. T,” will focus on the Prime Minister’s 11 years in office between 1979-1990. “Margaret Thatcher has been portrayed many times on screen, but never as Prime Minister on the operatic stage,” {…}
Finger Lakes Opera has announced a new artistic team and an expansion to its young artist program. First up, the company revealed that Stephanie Havey would be its new Artistic Director and that Brock Tjosvold will be the Head of Music. In their new roles, Havey will curate new seasons while Tjosvold will oversee vocal coaching, and rehearsal pianists and {…}
The two-act chamber opera “The Higgler” by Margi Griebling-Haighis is set to make its world premiere this June. The opera will be presented between June 7 and 8 at Disciples Christian Church in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, and will feature Music Director Steven Smith leading a chamber orchestra of prominent Cleveland area musicians. Marla Berg will direct a cast that includes Brian {…}