(Credit: Chatham Baroque Facebook Page) The Chatham Baroque has announced that it will relocate to the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary Campus in East Liberty/Highland Park. In that way, the organization will have its offices, rehearsal space, and a performance venue all in one location, enabling the ensemble to centralize many activities. “What first caught our attention about the PTS campus were {…}
Opera Saratoga has announced the return to large-scale performances this summer with a new Festival model that embraces partnerships with multiple venues across the region. The partnership will include such venues as Proctors in Schenectady, The Egg in Albany, The Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, The Round Lake Auditorium in Round Lake Village, The Barn at French Mountain {…}
The Brooklyn Art Song Society has postponed its upcoming performance due to COVID-19. The organization noted that “it’s with great sadness that we must announce the postponement of ‘Beginnings, Middles, and Ends IV: Evidence of Things Not Seen,’ originally scheduled for this Friday, Jan. 7. Since the beginning of the pandemic it has been BASS’s guiding principle to continue to {…}
The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh has announced the return of its Global Choral Traditions series for a second season. Audiences are invited to explore the genre through both listening and participation, with the sessions being free of charge and no singing experience required. The first session, “African American Sacred Music,” will be led by Dr. Herbert V.R.P. Jones, the Founder and {…}
New company Opera 21 has released extracts from their upcoming work, “The Last Castrato.” The opera follows the private life of Alessandro Moreschi, who was the last castrato singer employed by the Pope. Composed by Torsten Rasch, and with libretto by Max Hoehn, the extracts feature countertenor Andrew Watts, a leader of contemporary repertoire, along with soprano Rebecca Bottone, bass-baritone {…}
On January 20, 2023, Choral Chameleon in collaboration with FEVER will present “Bigger Than My Song,” a multi-disciplinary, experimental performance which blends choral music with rave style. Held at The Space at Irondale in Brooklyn, this genre-bending dance party will remix Top 100 pop songs from past decades, sung by over 50 a cappella voices, and led by DJ HeTheyWe. {…}
The PROTOTYPE Festival has announced programming updates and new COVID-19 safety protocols for the audiences. The festival is set to take place between Jan 7 – 16, 2022. All visitors will have to present a proof of full vaccination status and a picture ID. Additionally, the audiences must show a negative PCR test taken at least 72 hours before the {…}
Vermont’s Barn Opera will be holding a British-themed New Year’s Eve bash full of festivity as it presents a semi-staged production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “H.M.S. Pinafore,” streamed fireworks broadcast from London, and a traditional New Year’s countdown with the streaming of the Times Square celebration. The event begins at 7:00 p.m. ET, on December 31, 2021, with the London {…}
The French government has bestowed the honor of Officier de l’order des Arts et Lettres on Anne Azéma, Artistic Director of The Boston Camerata. Azéma is a French-born singer, music director, stage director, scholar, and researcher, and a long-time soloist with the Boston Camerata who became a U.S. citizen in 2004 after living in the Boston area for many years. {…}
Opera Neo has announced a movie version of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.” The virtual opera production was directed by David Radamès Toro with editing, music direction, and cinematography by Opera Neo Artistic Director Peter Kozma. The film was shot during the shutdown with all artists performing in front of green screens in their homes; the company provided singers with green {…}
On February 6, 2022, Telegraph Quartet will present the world premiere of composer Robert Sirota and librettist Stevan Cavalier’s “Contrapassos.” Commissioned by the Sierra Chamber Society, this new work was originally meant to premiere in March 2020 as part of Sirota@70, a celebration of the company’s 70th anniversary. The concert will see the new work presented along with Beethoven’s “String {…}