Vermont’s Barn Opera has announced the Dec. 17 and 18, 2021 performance of “Amahl and the Night Visitors” at Salisbury Congregational Church in Salisbury, VT. In 2019, Barn Opera proclaimed the production an annual tradition only to have it broken a year later because of COVID. However, the 2019 principal cast is back and ready to delight audiences once again {…}
The Saratoga Opera and UPH / Proctors Collaborative will host a free New Years Eve concert on Dec. 31, 2021 at Universal Preservation Hall. The showcase will be headlined by bass-baritone singer Zachary James and pianist Laurie Rogers. “This institution is delighted to offer a free concert to our community with the stature of these artists and because the richness {…}
The New York City Opera is joining forces with singers from the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art to present “An Evening of Caroling at Bryant Park” on Dec. 14, 2021. The showcase will feature soprano Kate Fruchterman, mezzo-soprano Elissa Pfaender, tenor Glenn Seven Allen, bass Christopher Nazarian, as well as pianist Kathryn Olander. There will also {…}
(Credit: Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra official website) The Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra has announced that it will present its free Annual Polish Christmas Concert Celebration at First Church of Christ Congregational in New Britain. The concert, which is set for Dec. 17, 2021, will feature soprano Jurate Švedaitė and Moniuszko Choir alongside pianist Nathaniel Baker and flutist Jill Mauer Davis. {…}
Opera NexGen has announced a presentation of Carlos Simon and Sandra Seaton’s one-act opera “Night Trip.” The performance will be streamed live on Dec. 11, 2021. The cast features Olivia Johnson as Conchetta, David Morgans Sanchez as Uncle Mack, William Powell III as Uncle Wesley, Erik Bagger as the Gas Station Attendant, and Michael Colman as the Police Officer. Donald {…}
New York’s Heartbeat Opera is set to mount a four-city tour of its 2018 adaptation of Beethoven’s masterpiece, “Fidelio,” which Heartbeat Artistic Director Ethan Heard conceived for the era of Black Lives Matter. In Heartbeat’s production, Leonore is now “Leah,” a young Black woman, and her husband Florestan is “Stan,” a Black Lives Matter activist who has been wrongfully incarcerated {…}
On December 7, 2021, Opera Atelier relaunched its digital film “Angel.” Composer Edwin Huizinga’s commission comes in collaboration with Associate Composer/Assistant Conductor Christopher Bagan. The work’s first iteration was performed at the Royal Chapel in Versailles in 2017, where the company has been invited to participate in the official Canada 150 celebrations in France. Filmed and edited by Canadian filmmaker {…}
Photo : Dahlia Katz Artscape has asked Tapestry Opera and Nightwood Theatre to vacate their offices and The Ernest Balmer Studio in Toronto’s Distillery Historic District. The unexpected move leaves Nightwood Theatre without an artistic home as of March 2022. Tapestry Opera must leave by August 2022. According to the press release, Artscape did not consult with its long-term artistic {…}
(Credit: Victory Hall Opera official website) The Victory Hall Opera has announced the upcoming world premiere of Matt Boehler and Miriam Gordon-Stewart’s chamber opera “Fat Pig.” The opera, which features a libretto is based on the play by Neil LaBute, stars Tracy Cox in the role of Helen, Troy Cook as Tom, Will Ferguson as Carter, and Sarah Wolfson as Jeannie. {…}
The Folsom Lake Symphony is set to celebrate the holiday season entitled “Holiday Treasures with Mezzo-soprano Monica Danilov.” The concert in Sacramento, will include favorite and festive pieces of the season such as “Sleigh Ride,” “O Holy Night,” “The Christmas Waltz,” “Carol of the Bells,” and more. The orchestra will also be performing selections from “Messiah,” “The Nutcracker,” and “The {…}
Sparks & Wiry Cries has announced the 2022 songSLAM Festival. The showcase will kick off on Jan. 13, 2022 with “Songs of Identity. The virtual recital will feature performances by Bo Shimmin, Shana Oshiro, Hailey McAvoy, and Paulina Swierczek as they are accompanied by Natalie Sherer, Brian Bartoldus, Bethany Pietroniro, and Ania Vu. Streaming Date: Jan. 13, 2022 Next up {…}