The Oxford Voices Consort is set to present a series of concerts throughout France. First up, the ensemble, led by Mark Shepherd, will present “Musique Sacrée d’Angleterre, Italie, & Espagne” including works by William Byrd, Thomas Tallis, John Sheppard, Richard Farrant, Thomas Weelkes, George Kirbye, Richard Dering, Gregorio Allegri, Giovanni P. da Palestrina, Tomas Luis de Victoria. The first performance {…}
Conductor and composer Jorge Antunes and Opera de Rua is set to present “O Exfakeado” this August. The opera, which was composed by Antunes and opens on August 13 before touring throughout Brazil for the remainder of August, premiered in 2019 at the University of Brasilia and represents Antunes’ third work in the genre. The work takes place in Brasilía {…}
Mountain Time Arts, in partnership with Intermountain Opera Bozeman, has announced two evenings of classical performance set for August 24-25, 2022 at All Nations Teepee Village in Madison Junction, WY. The concert is part of the Yellowstone Revealed, a series of place-based projects by an inter-tribal group of Indigenous artists and scholars. The series runs from August 23-27, 2022. The {…}
The Washington Opera Society has announced its 2022 fall program. The season will open with Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” with world-class artists performing. The work will be performed at the Embassy of Austria. Performance Date: Sept. 23, 2022 The second performance of the season is Operetta Around the World at the Embassy of the Republic of Egypt. The evening will highlight {…}
Delaware Valley Opera is set to present “The Opera Cowgirls” on August 13 and 14, 2022. The showcase, which will take place at The Delaware Valley Opera Center in Lake Huntington, New York, will feature a unique blend of opera classics in a modern style. The ensemble, comprised of Caitlin McKechney, Sarah Beckham-Turner, Mila Henry, Maria Lindsey and Jessica Sandidge, {…}
On August 20, composer / pianist Felix Jarrar will showcase “Felix Jarrar’s Summer Salon,” a recital featuring such artists as Natalie Polito, Caroline Spaeth, Andrew Jurden, and violinist Adam von Housen. The performance, which will take place at Rockwood Music Hall in New York City, will feature music by Jarrar, including the world premiere of his song cycle “Janus & {…}
La Jolla Community Center will present an opera concert on August 10, 2022. The showcase, which is part of the California-based company’s “Opera Wednesdays” monthly series that features a recital on the second Wednesday of every month, will star soprano Katherine Polit, mezzo-soprano Sarah-Nicole Carter, mezzo-soprano Tzytle Steinman, soprano Tasha Koontz, and pianist Nicolas Reveles. The event is completely free {…}
City Opera Vancouver is set to premiere “Chinatown” on September 13-17, 2022 at the Vancouver Playhouse. The opera by librettist Madeleine Thien and composer Alice Ping Yee Ho, while a Western opera, will employ traditional Chinese themes and sounds. Opening at a time of anti-Asian racism, the opera represents a struggle to preserve Chinatown and the need to tell the {…}
Third Eye Theatre Ensemble will present the midwest premiere of composer and librettist Han Lash’s “Beowulf” this September. Lash’s “Beowulf” portrays a different sort of character than the Old English poem by the same name. Instead, this Beowulf, a military doctor, copes with past trauma from war. This story brings to light the struggles of modern-day heroes and what it {…}
City Lyric Opera will present the New York premiere of Lori Laitman’s new opera “Uncovered.” The work, which is based on Leah Lax’s groundbreaking memoir “Uncovered: How I Left Hasidic Life and Finally Came Home,” will be performed at HERE Arts Center from Nov. 16-19, 2022. The production will be conducted by Jackson McKinnon and directed by Beth Greenberg. Soprano {…}
Chants Libes will present Oper’Actuel – Works in Progress 2022 – 7th edition, comprising five operas in progress on Aug. 27-28, 2022 at Conservatoire de Musique de Montréal’s Théâtre Rouge. The 7th edition will be co-produced by Chants Libres and Ensemble Paramirabo. The five selected operas, their composers and librettists, are “L’écoute du perdu” by Keiko Devaux and staged by {…}