Ryan Oldham’s “Dome & Giovanni” makes its world premiere in White Snake Projects’ second annual “Opera Through the Looking Glass” series. “Domme & Giovanni” is a contemporary retelling of Mozart’s opera “Don Giovanni.” Liz Abram-Oldham and Cerise Lim Jacobs teamed together as co-librettists to write a modern adaptation that centers on the strengths of the female roles by flipping the {…}
New Opera West has announced its “Pop-Up” performance featuring five new mini-operas. The showcase, presented in partnership with The Opera Buffs, is set for April 27 and 28, 2024 at the MiMoDa Studio in Los Angeles. The five new operas include Ben Morris and Laura Fuentes’ “Las Auténicas;” Nathan Wasner and Alan Olejniczak’s “End of the Line;” Mark Weiser and {…}
Insula Orchestra is set to present “Beethoven Wars” this May. The performance is described as a “motion manga space opera projected on a 200 degree wrap-around screen” and features the famed composer’s “King Stephen” and “The Ruins of Athens.” Soprano Ellen Giacone and bass Matthieu Heim are the soloists. Laurence Equilbey conducts and Antonin Baudry directs alongside Sandrine Lanno. “We {…}
The Connecticut Virtuosi is set to present Mozart’s Coronation Mass in Brooklyn on April 14, 2024. The performance, scheduled for 1 p.m. at the St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, will feature soprano Mary McCue, alto Allison Lindsay, tenor Ed Napier, and bass Dariusz Ocetek. Adrian Sylveen will conduct the CT Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra. In addition to this performance, the Connecticut Virtuosi {…}
Marshall Opera has announced its next “Oral History Project Concert.” Scheduled for April 27, 2024, the showcase will feature 10 composers joining forces with 10 young singers to present new works and interviews. “I am proud to honor the legacy of Richard Marshall who has done so much to advance the cause of contemporary opera in the United States. With {…}
The International Contemporary Ensemble and PRiSM are set to present “Music, AI, and Co-Creation” on May 16, 2024. The showcase, which takes place at Roulette Intermedium in Brooklyn, features six world premieres by Emily Howard, Sam Salem, Bofan Ma, Megan Steinberg, Zakiya Leeming, and Robert Laidlow. Per a description in an official press release, “performed by members of the International {…}
Kentish Opera is set to present Verdi’s “Aida” this April. The production will be directed by Stephen Anthony Brown and conducted by Robyn Sevastos. The production will be sung in English. The opera is headlined by Katherine Blumenthal in the title role. She is joined by Roberto Abate as Radamès, Felicity Buckland as Amneris, John Lofthouse as Ramphis and Håkan {…}
The Chelsea Music Festival has unveiled its program, “Connecting the Dots” for 2024. Here is a rundown of the vocal performances on offer. Baritone Daniel Gutmann and pianist Maximilian Kromer headline “Patitucci & Friends” at High Line Nine. Performance Date: June 24, 2024 Gutmann and Kromer also perform lieder by Schumann in “Midsummer Night Magic” at Czech Center. The showcase features {…}
Opera on the Avalon has announced its Young Artist / New Commission Series. The new program aims to provide emerging artists with the tools and opportunities to develop and expand in their specific crafts. The company revealed that the participating artists in this inaugural series will include soprano Lucie Martin, mezzo-Soprano Camila Montefusco, tenor Michael Eusebio, baritone Luka Kawabata, and {…}
Essential Opera is set to stream “Etiquette” starting on March 26, 2024. The short opera film by Monica Pearce and John Terauds is described as a “delicious morsel of the Gilded Age washed down with a swig of the Roaring Twenties.” Tom Belding directs a cast starring Maureen Batt as Dorothy Parker, Erin Bardua as Emily Post, and Lucy Hayes-Davis {…}
Swedish company Opera på Skäret is set to present “Norma” this summer. The opera, which opens on July 27 and runs through August 25, 2024, will star Alina Tkachuk and Sonja Saric sharing the title role. Joining them are tenors Vitaliy Kovalchuk and Nutthaporn Thammathi as Pollione. As Adalgisa, audiences will see Anna Werle and Andrea Niño. Rounding out the {…}
