Kisma Jordan, Joelle Lamarra, & Dr. Michael Preacely Headline Season Finale of ‘Music as the Message: SING TOGETHER, CHILDREN!’

On June 13, 2021, The American Opera Project, in partnership with WQXR, and in association with Opera on Tap, will present the season finale of “Music as the Message: SING TOGETHER, CHILDREN!” Adrienne Danrich invites audiences into her home via Zoom for a concert of songs, poems, and hymns which celebrate the accomplishment of African-American artists. The MaM choir will {…}

Haymarket Opera to Celebrate 10 Anniversary with Filmed Performance of Handel’s ‘Orlando’

(Credit: Marco Borggreve) Haymarket Opera Company is set to close their 10th Anniversary Season with a filmed version Händel’s “Orlando.” The cast includes famed countertenor Bejun Mehta in the title role, mezzo-soprano Emily Fons, sopranos Kimberly Jones and Erica Schuller, and bass-baritone David Goverston. Company founder and artistic director Craig Tromper leads the Haymarket Opera Orchestra and will be joined {…}

Alastair White’s ‘WOAD’ to Get World Premiere Screening this June

Alastair White’s “WOAD” is set to premiere on June 16, 2021 at Goldsmiths, University of London. The fashion opera stars soprano Kelly Poukens, saxophonist Suzy Vanderheiden, and features the fashion of Renli Su. The work was created at the Cultuurcentrum Achterolmen in Belgium during the COVID-19 lockdown. White is the composer of such operas as “ROBE” and “WEAR.” “[‘WOAD’]engages these {…}

TENET Vocal Arts to Stream ‘Songs of the Trouvères’

TENET Vocal Artists is set to present a unique final concert for its 2021-22 season. The showcase, entitled “Songs of the Trouvères,” will feature Jolle Greenleaf, Virginia Warnken Kelsey, and Jason McStoots along with instrumentalists Grant Herreid, Priscilla Herreid, Robert Mealy, and Charles Weaver. “Like every other performing ensemble in this most extraordinary and difficult of all years, we initially despaired of being able to keep {…}