The Tsitsit Fringe Festival in London is set to release “The Drowning Shore” on Oct. 17, 2021. The showcase will star mezzo-soprano Clara Kanter and pianist Ben Smith, set against the backdrop of a new film cantata aimed at celebrating Scottish and Yiddish culture. There will also be pieces of music in Yiddish and Scottish composed by Alastair White. The {…}
Connecticut-based Salt Marsh Opera is set to open its 20th century with a production of Bizet’s “Carmen.” The showcase, which opens on Oct. 1, will be directed by Josh Shaw and stars Jessica Ann Best in her role debut as the iconic opera heroine. Joining her will be tenor Brian Cheney as Don José. Other roles include Diana {…}
(Credit: Victor Xie) California-based Voices of Silicon Valley is set to present “Together at Last” this November. The online showcase will feature the ensemble performing Berio’s famed masterpiece “Cries of London” as well as “song of our time.” The Berio work will be presented in a semi-staged production recorded in 3D / 360 surround. Sergey Khalikulov directs. “‘Cries of London’ {…}
Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble has announced the second “Great Aria Throwdown,” set for Oct. 1, 2021 at Campos Garden in New York City. The showcase will feature soprano Bahati Barton taking on arias from “Zaide,” and “Phantom of the Opera,” while soprano Diana Charlop will showcase major solos from “Don Pasquale” and music by Mozart and Massenet. Meanwhile, mezzo-soprano Perri di {…}
Emerging Artists Theatre is set to present Felix Jarrar’s “Mother Goose” at the TADA! Theater in New York on Oct. 5 and 6. The opera, which had its world premiere in late 2019, tells the story of Leonora Goosling, the keeper of the Mother Goose Inn and Suites, and her unique guests from numerous famed fairy tales. The opera will {…}
Soprano Alexandra Lang is set to launch LITER ABEND on Sept. 30, 2021 at the Blue Gallery in New York City. The concert will feature a celebration of German song and Lang will perform alongside Music Director and pianist Eric Sedgwick and tenor Timothy Stoddard as Guest Artist. Audiences will get a chance to hear music by Hugo Wolf and {…}
Gothic Opera has announced that it will present the U.K. premiere of Gounod’s “La Nonne sanglante.” The showcase, which kicks off on Oct. 29, 2021 and features four subsequent performances through Nov. 3, will take place at London’s Hoxton Hall. Audiences will see a new chamber orchestra arrangement by composer Leon in a production by Director Franciska Éry, who will {…}
U.K.- based Enigma Chamber Opera is heading to Boston to present Benjamin Britten’s “Curlew River” this October at the Cathedral Church of Saint Paul. The opera is set to take place on Oct. 22 and 23 and will star Matthew DiBattista, Aaron Engebreth, David McFerrin, James Demler, and Linus Schafer Goulthrope. Cairns will direct with Edward Elwyn Jones conducting a {…}
Non-profit organization Venezuelans and Immigrants Aid, Inc is set to present “A Song for Venezuela” on Oct. 20, 2021. The showcase will star Venezuela soprano Maria Brea who recently appeared as a finalist at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition. She will perform music dedicated to Venezuela alongside musicians from Orchestrating Dreams as well as singer Rebeca Marchan {…}
New Camerata Opera is set to present “Peter Rabbit” on Oct. 16, 2021. The showcase will take place at the Edgemere Farm in Queens, N.Y. and will run roughly for 30 minutes. After the performance, audiences will get a brief question and answer sessions. The work features the titular character as he “runs afoul of the gardener Macgregor” and uses {…}
The International Resource Centre for Performing Artists (IRCPA) has announced 10 singers who will perform live on New Classical 96.3 FM on Oct. 15, 2021. The singers including sopranos Melissa Danis, Jocelyn Fralick, Jaclyn Grossman, Ana Toumine; mezzo-sopranos Rachel Miller, Camila Montefusco, Hillary Tufford; countertenor Ryan McDonald; tenors Ross Mortimer and Ryan Nauta; and baritone Nicolas Gryniewski. Per a press {…}
