On February 3, 2022, Northern Ireland Opera will return to Belfast’s Lyric Theatre for their production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s “Into The Woods.” Directed by Cameron Menzies, this production will be the third held at the venue, following NIO’s sold-out productions of “The Threepenny Opera,” “Sweeney Todd,” and “Kiss Me Kate.” The cast is yet to be announced, {…}
Opera Columbus has announced that Luther Lewis III has been named as the inaugural Directing Fellow of their new BIPOC program. Lewis is a tenor, director, and visual artist who is set to work as assistant director on productions of “Tosca,” “Fellow Travelers” and “40 Days of Opera.” He is also set to direct “Vanqui” at Lincoln Theatre, which will {…}
Random Opera has become the first U.K. opera company to be accredited by the Living Wage Foundation. The company revealed that it was committed to paying artists and creatives livable wages for both their time in performance and in rehearsal. “We are passionate about creating opportunities for emerging artists to perform opera, but we recognize that too often in this {…}
Light Opera of New Jersey has announced the cast for its upcoming production of “La Bohème.” Soprano Molly Dunn will headline the production as Mimì with Jeremy Brauner as Rodolfo. In the role of Musetta, audiences will hear Gina Hanzlik. Meanwhile, Jason Detwiler will perform as Marcello. Rounding out the cast will be Suchan Kim as Schaunard and Gennadiy Vysotsky {…}
On Dec. 2, Tribeca New Music is set to premiere the Webcast Premiere of Edmund Cionek and Maryanne Bertollo’s “Elizabeth Frankenstein.” The webcast, which will be available through Dec. 5, 2021, will showcase the 90-minute opera in a concert reading. The work is a re-imagining of the classic novel “Frankenstein” from the point of view of Victor’s wife. “Frankenstein” was {…}
(Credit: Nicola Oberlinger) The Theater im Delphi in Berlin has announced the upcoming world premiere of Frank Witzel’s opera “R.U.R” based on the famed playwright “Rossums Universal Robots” by Karel Čapek. Čapek’s play is considered a blueprint for quite a bit of 20th century science fiction and still reflects current themes such as economic and ecological catastrophes as well as {…}
The American Opera Project and the NYU Tisch School of the Arts has announced “Undiscovered Countries.” The series, which will world premiere on Dec. 2, 2021, features three 30-minute filmed operas written during 2020. First up will be Willem Oosthuysen and Tristen Moseley’s “Eternal Rest,” which sees a horse-headed priest leading a Catholic Requiem. I-Chen Wang directs. Next up is {…}
Bampton Classical Opera has announced that it will present Haydn’s “Il mondo della luna” as its 2022 production. This will be the third of Haydn’s operas that the company will be presenting. It will be sung in a new English translation by Gilly French with Jeremy Gray directing. Thomas Blunt will conduct the cast, which will be announced at a {…}
The S.E.M. Ensemble has announced its holiday performance set for Dec. 20, 2021. The showcase, which will take place at the Zürcher Gallery in New York City, will star sopranos Elizabeth van Os and Zen Wu, under the musical direction of Petr Kotik. The ensemble will feature such musicians as Roberta Michel, Sam Jones, Clint McLendon, Will Lang, Jen Baker, {…}
Bampton Classical Opera has announced that it will present “Monteverdi Christmas Vespers” on Dec. 12, 2021 at St. Mary’s Church in Bampton, Oxfordshire. The showcase will feature the Bampton Classical Voices under conductor Andrew Griffiths performing music by Monteverdi, interspersed with motets by Croce, Grandi, G. Gabrielli, A. Gabrielli, Merulo, and Bassano aimed at telling the Christmas story. This is {…}
Vocalist Joanne Evans and Micah Gleason will present “The Fragile Femme” on Dec. 6, 2021 at the Senate Garage in Kingston, New York. “The Fragile Femme” is a night of immersive chamber music and dance-theater examining femmephobia and female experiences, both historical and contemporary. It features Evans and Gleason in collaboration with pianist Elias Dagher, and additional performances danced and choreographed {…}