Random Opera, in collaboration with Creative Juices, has announced its first New Works Competition to support emerging composers and deliver exciting, new operas to the public. Composers are invited to submit a proposal for a short opera for voice and piano, with the winner having their work performed live on stage and recorded for online streaming; there will also be {…}
UK-based Cumbria Opera Group is set to present its first-ever Festival of Opera. The festival, which will take place between Sept. 4-11, will open with a performance by Roderick Williams on July 4. The performance will take place in Penrith. Next up will be a double bill of Bernstein’s “Trouble in Tahiti” and Barber’s “A Hand of Bridge” scheduled for {…}
Teatro Grattacielo has announced its 2021 season featuring three productions. The company will present Mascagni’s “L’Amico Fritz” at La MaMa’s Ellen Stewart Theatre. The work was last performed in New York City in 1987and will star Won Whi Choi, Alexandra Razskazoff, and Marcus Deloach. Israel Gursky heads the Queens Symphony Orchestra with Malena Dayen and Stefanos Koroneos directing. Performance Date: {…}
The brand new Festival Theater Hudson in New York has unveiled its 2021-22 season. “Festival Theater Hudson is proud to bring our Gala Inaugural Concert to the City of Hudson and to partner with the First Presbyterian Church of Hudson on a full season of performances over the coming year, ” said Laurence Earner, General Manager of Festival Theater Hudson, {…}
Photo Credits: Stephanie Gross/Laura Isabella Redivivus Opera is set to present “Haute Mess,” an online concert presenting the music of Felix Jarrar, Cole Porter, Kurt Weill, and others. The concert is scheduled to stream on YouTube on July 7, 2021 at 7:00 pm EDT, and will feature crossover soprano Laura Isabella, with Jarrar accompanying on the piano. Jarrar, who has written {…}
This July, Grammy Award-winning music choir The Crossing will return to its annual summer residency in partnership with the Warren Miller Performing Arts Center in Big Sky, Montana. Presented with Tinworks Art at Story Mill, “The Crossing at Story Mill” will include the U.S. premiere of Gavin Bryars’ “Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet,” a choral arrangement of his 1971 {…}
Florida-based Gulfshore Opera has announced its 2021-22 season, which will include two new productions and several concert performances. Operas The company will showcase “Die Fledermaus” in a production that sets the action in the Golden Age of Hollywood. Josh Shaw directs. Performance Dates: TBA The season comes to an end with a production of “Tosca.” Performance Dates: April 23-29 in {…}
The 10th annual PROTOTYPE: Opera / Theatre / Now Festival in New York City has been announced and is set to take place between Jan. 7-16, 2022. The showcase will include four world premieres produced by a total of 600 diverse artists. First up will be “The All Sing” composed by Daniel Bernard Roumain and written by Marc Bamuthi Joseph. {…}
UK-based OperaUpClose has announced that it will be teaming up with Manchester Camerata to produce a new production of Wagner’s iconic “The Flying Dutchman.” The production, which will be in an all-new English language version, will be re-imagined for four singers and an eight-piece chamber ensemble by composer Laura Bowler and librettist, novelist, and poet Glyn Maxwell. The company is {…}
The Crossing, led by conductor Donald Nally, has announced its 2021-22 season. Here’s a look at what’s in store for audiences. Opening the season will be “Returning,” a concert marking the 20th anniversary of 9/11. The program will comprise popular repertoire by Ayanna Woods, Michael Gilbertson, Ēriks Ešenvalds, and James Primosch with percussionist Ted Babcock. A post-concert homecoming gathering will follow {…}
The Barcelona Song Festival has announced its 17th edition, which will be dedicated to the “Study of the History and Interpretation of the Art of Latin American and Iberian Song.” In sum, there will be eight concerts, both live and streaming. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be on vocal performances. The Barcelona Song Festival opens with {…}