Boise, Idaho-based Opera Elect will be presenting “A Very Human Experience,” a filmed opera concert on Sunday, June 27, 2021, at 7:00 pm EDT. The concert will feature the world premiere of “The Anthropocene Vignettes” by Jessi Harvey, “Non Motus” by Marc Hoffeditz and Ilana Fogelson, and “Sense of Self” by Lisa Neher and Kendra Leonard. The three short operas {…}
On June 28, 2021, Opera Italiana is in the Air will present a free, outdoor concert which will mark the official reopening of the Naumberg Bandshell in Central Park. Led by conductor Alvise Casellati, the program will include arias from Italian works, and will be performed by musicians from The Metropolitan Opera, the New York Philharmonic, and students from Juilliard {…}
Rhymes with Opera will present a live, virtual production of Adam Matlock’s “Red Giant” starting on June 20, 2021. The work is a sci-fi opera that tells the story of three people who are lost in space. The opera premiered in 2014 with Rhymes With Opera and is the organization’s first revival. The showcase will present three singers performing from {…}
OPERA America has announced a dues waiver for the fiscal year 2022. This is the second consecutive year the organization has issued a waiver. In sum, 170 U.S. Professional Companies and 425 Organizational Members, including Associate, Business, Career Services, and Educational Producing Associate Members, are eligible. The Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation, which has supported the field through OPERA America’s Building Opera {…}
ffflypaper will present “FREEFEST 2021,” a Juneteenth festival set to take place between June 14 – 18, 2021. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be on opera-related showcases. On June 15, the organization will present “Beethoven, Ru, & Rihanna, which, per the company’s official website, is a “A panel uplifting Black perspectives in opera, electro funk and {…}
On June 19, 2021, Opera Saratoga will present “America Sings: A Juneteenth Celebration.” Streamed from Caffe Lena, the free concert will celebrate the end of slavery in the United States. Curated by distinguished alumnus and bass-baritone Carl DuPont. The concert will include music from composers such as H. Leslie Adams, Tim Amukele, Margaret Bonds, Uzee Brown, Moses Hogan, Betty Jackson {…}
Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble will present “June in Bloom” on June 12, 2021. The showcase will be live-streamed starting at 11 a.m. EST from Fort Tryon Park and will star Ellen Teufel, Jessica Bloch, and pianist Chris Fecteau. The recital can be streamed on the company’s official YouTube channel. This showcase will be the latest in the company’s Garden Recital Series; {…}
Ian Page and the Mozartists will perform a live concert at Cadogan Hall in London on July 8, 2021. The showcase will feature mezzo-soprano Kitty Whately, who will perform “Non so se il mio peccato” from Myslivecek “Adamo ed Eva” and “E non degg’io seguirla… Lungi da te” from Salieri’s “Armida.” Whately is a Kathleen Ferrier Award winner, who has {…}
On June 7, 2021, Susan Kander and Roberta Gumbel released a video excerpt from their new monodrama “dwb (driving while black),” titled “My Beautiful Brown Boy.” Released in commemoration of Juneteenth, the excerpt is sung by Gumbel; she is accompanied by New Morse Code, made up of cellist Hannah Collins and percussionist Michael Compitello. “Six syllables to express a mother’s {…}
Opera NexGen has announced its 2021-2022 season entitled “Not Looking Back.” The season will feature two productions. The season opens with a new work “Night Trip” by composer Carlos Simon and librettist Sandra Seaton. Performance Date: Dec. 11, 2021 The second production of the season will be Gluck’s masterpiece “Orfeo ed Euridice.” Performance Dates: March 4 & 6, 2022 All {…}
Delaware Valley Opera has announced its summer 2021 season. It all kicks off with an “Operetta Concert” featuring music by Gilbert and Sullivan, Léhar, Romberg, Herbert, and many others. The showcase will star Annie Chester, Marcus Huber, Elise Mark, Ken Parks, Brooke Schooley, Jonathan Stinson, and Nicholas Wuehrman. Matthew Rupcich will conduct the performance, which will be directed by Nicholas {…}