Opera On Tap New York has announced its 2022 slate through August. First up, Samantha Nahra presents “A Dramatic Soprano Tries Cooking.” There will be a total of 12 editions of this showcase. Performance / Streaming Date: Feb. 19 – July 23, 2022 Next up, Danny Bernardo, Joy Jones, Kathleen Berger, Stacy Dove, Blake Friedman, Halley Gilbert, Jackie Katz-Rabinoff, Nicole {…}
New York City-based Mirror Visions Ensemble is set to return to the concert hall on April 3, 2022 with “Midnight Magic.” The showcase will feature four commissioned works (including three premieres) include Carlos Simon’s “Dreams” as well as Andrew Gerle’s arrangement of “That Old Black Magic” and Harold Meltzer’s “Midnight Vocalise.” The final commission on the program will be Russell {…}
Belgium’s Zomeropera has canceled its upcoming production of “Madama Butterfly” due to COVID-19. The famed Puccini work was set to star Cecilia Violetta Lopez in the title role. “Not all news is good news, unfortunately. COVID strikes again, my friends. I’m saddened to formally announce that my return to Zomeropera to reprise the role of Cio-Cio San in their stunning {…}
The Opera Company of Middlebury is now streaming its video production of “Candide.” The work stars Joshua Jeremiah as Pangloss, Quinn bernegger as Candide, Cree Carrico as Cunegonde, Blake Jennings as Maximilian, Heather Jones as Paquette, and Tara Curtis as the Old Lady. Other cast members include Joshua Collier, Kian Kreitas, Jim Douglas, Victoria Drew, Allison Steinmetz, Melissa Chesnut-Tangerman, Linda {…}
On June 3, 2022, the newest opera to come from playwright Alice Birch and composer Tom Coult, titled “Violet,” is set to premiere with six performances across the U.K. Originally slated for the canceled 2020 Aldeburgh Festival, “Violet” was developed at Snape Maltings as part of the Jerwood Opera Writing Programme. The works comes in co-production by Britten Pears Arts {…}
The Elgin Symphony Orchestra (ESO) is set to present Mozart’s “Requiem” on Saturday, March 5 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 6 at 3 p.m. The four soloists for the famed Mozart work will include soprano Amanda Forsythe, mezzo-soprano Amanda Crider, tenor James Reese, and bass-baritone Jonathan Woody. Joining ESO and the soloists are the Adrian Dunn Singers. The ensemble {…}
On March 11, 2022, White Snake Projects will present “Sing Out Strong: Remembered Voices.” This concert is the fifth installment in their “community song initiative,” and will pay tribute to those lost during the pandemic, as seen through the lenses of ten families who shared their memories and perspectives in order to create the lyrics. Each family was paired with {…}
Beth Morrison Projects (BMP) was given a major award by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The award will provide BMP with awarded $485,000 to identify and promote the next generation of creative arts producers and managers and offer support the company. “With this grant we will be able to expand our reach and help future leaders in our industry realize {…}
(Credit: Lisa-Marie Mazzucco) Soprano Susan Narucki announced her plans to record and perform “This Island’ an album comprised of a collection of rare art songs. The album will be released in 2022 through AVIE Records and Narucki will record the songs with her longtime collaborator pianist Donald Berman in March and June of 2022. The award-winning singer says that “a {…}
(Photo Credit: Micael Calas) Walnut Creek’s Festival Opera has announced its 31st season. The season will be headlined by a production of “Norma” directed by Mark Foehringer and conducted by Bryan Niles. Shana Blake Hill stars in the title role with Ashley Dixon as Adalgisa. Dane Suarez plays Pollione while Kevin Thompson stars as Oroveso. Performance Dates: July 8 & {…}
New Camerata Opera is set to present “The Infinite Energy of Ada Lovelace” starting on April 7, 2022. The showcase, which will appear at Dixon Place Theater in New York City, will be directed by Jennifer Williams and conducted by Neil Flanders. It will star Brittany Fowler and Emily Hughes as Ada Lovelace; Virdell Williams and Stan Lacy as Charles Babbage; Victor Khodadad and Erik Bagger as William Lovelace; Kristin Renee Young and Barbara Porto as {…}