The Potsdam-Sanssouci Music Festival is set to present Scarlatti’s “I portentosi effetti della Madre Natura” starting on June 12, 2022. The opera, which will also be presented on June 14016 at the Sclosstheater in the Neues Palais, will be directed by filmmaker Emmanuel Mouret in his operatic debut. The showcase will star Rupert Charlesorth as Celidoro, a man who “stumbles {…}
Photo: Heather Bobeck The New York Opera Alliance (NYOA) kicked off the seventh annual New York OperaFest with an evening of awards and previews by 11 of the 20 companies participating in the 2022 Festival. The opera organizations will present 30 events across the city from April 15 to June 15, 2022. Between sets of music and video presentations, NYOA {…}
Lyric Fest is set to present “Anything Goes: Cole Porter – Uncensored,” a musical biography of American composer Cole Porter, on May 17 and 18, 2022. The program will feature baritone Randall Scarlata, mezzo-soprano Suzanne DuPlantis, and pianist Laura Ward as they perform “Anything Goes,” “Let’s Do It,” “It’s De-Lovely,” “I Get a Kick Out of You,” “You’re The Top,” {…}
The Conneccticut Virtuosi and Lyric Opera will present “Giulio Cesare in Egitto” starting on May 6, 2022. The showcase will star Madison Marie McIntosh and Rebecca Batista de Almeida in the title role. As Cleopatra, audiences will hear Kelly Whitesell and Olivia Wallace. Meanwhile the role of Cornelia will go to Julie Rumbold while. Rachel Andrews takes on Sesto. Samuel {…}
New York’s Regina Opera returns to the stage with “La Bohème.” The opera, which is part of the New York Opera Fest, will be performed by Dilara Unsal and Kimberly Lloyd in the role of Mimi, Christopher Trapani and Heejae Kim as Rodolfo, Cate Webber and Jennifer Gliere as Musetta, and Peter Hakjoon Kim and Jin Heo as Marcello. The {…}
Vallejo Center for the Arts in California is set to present “From Vienna With Love!” on May 21, 2022. The showcase will feature soprano Lissa Dávila and tenor Alex Boyer alongside the Vallejo Festival Orchestra. Thomas Conlin conducts. The concert will feature music by such composers as Lehár, Stolz, and Strauss, among others. Boyer is an alumnus of the Merola {…}
The Victor Herbert Renaissance Project Live! is set to return with a production of “Mlle. Modiste” on April 26 and 27, 2022. The work, which will take place at The Theater at St. Jeans in New York City, will star Stephanie Bacastow, Sarah Bleasdale, Keith Broughton, Andrew Buck, Susan Case, Alexa Devlin, Charlotte Detrick, Vince Gover, Mariah Muehler, Jonathan Fox {…}
Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival will team up with Mostly Modern Projects to present “Kings, Giants & Robots.” The showcase will feature Victoria Bond’s puppet operetta “How Gulliver Returned Home in a Manner that was Very Not Direct” as well as Herschel Garfein’s “King of the River” and Robert Paterson’s one-act opera “The Companion.” The trilogy of works will {…}
The Madison Lyric Stage announced that the first production of it 2022 10th anniversary mainstage season will be a double bill of Kurt Weill’s “The Seven Deadly Sins” and Benjamin Britten’s “Curlew River.” The works will be presented for four performances on May 12-15 and will be held in Madison Lyric Stage’s brand-new deluxe tent on the grounds of the {…}
On May 17, 2022, American Lyric Theater will present “InsightALT: Opera in Eden,” at National Sawdust in Brooklyn. This performance will feature three, new one-act operas based on themes of temptation, and developed by Resident Artists in the company’s Composer Librettist Development Program. This season marks the first collaboration between ALT and the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, {…}
Fairfield County Chorale is set to present Händel’s “Messiah” on May 14, 2022. The showcase, which will be conducted by David Rosenmeyer, will star soprano Kendra Berentsen, mezzo Karolina Pilou, tenor Brian Giebler, and bass-baritone Michael Pitocchi. The event kicks off at 6:30 p.m. and is set to take place at the Norwalk Concert Hall in Norwalk, CT. Norwalk Concert {…}