Dec 4, 2023

City Lyric Opera Unveils 2024 Spring Season

By David Salazar

City Lyric Opera has announced its Spring 2024 season.

First up is “Lifting Voices” featuring soprano Amanda Simms. The program features music by Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov and Black composer HT Burleigh.

Performance Date: Jan. 27, 2024

Next up is “The Languages of Love,” featuring baritone Sejin Park and pianist Hyemin Jeong.

Performance Date: Feb. 10, 2024

Sopranos Abagael Cheng and Sadie Spivey headline “Awakening,” a semi-staged, narrative-based, song recital that explores the power of protest music.

Performance Date: March 21 & 22, 2024

Mezzo-soprano then stars in “Brittle Bright,” a song cycle by Brad Bombardier and poet Marion Thompson van Steenwyk. She is joined by Linda Turpening, the daughter of the poet.

Performance Date: April 25, 2024

Daveed Buzaglo performs Britten’s “Five Canticles,” joined by Music at Co-Cath.

Performance Date: May 16 & 18, 2024

This portion of the season ends with “Enchanted Melodies” starring soprano Emily Gallagher. The performance introduces children to classical music through fairy tales.

Performance Date: June 13-15, 2024

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By David Salazar

Prior to creating OperaWire, DAVID SALAZAR, (Editor-in-Chief) worked as a reporter for Latin Post where he interviewed major opera stars including Placido Domingo, Anna Netrebko, Vittorio Grigolo, Diana Damrau and Rolando Villazon among others. His 2014 interview with opera star Kristine Opolais was cited in a New York Times Review.

He also had the opportunity of interviewing numerous Oscar nominees, Golden Globe winners and film industry giants such as Guillermo del Toro, Oscar Isaac and John Leguizamo among others.

David holds a Masters in Media Management from Fordham University. During his time at Fordham, he studied abroad at the Jagiellonian University in Poland. He also holds a dual bachelor’s from Hofstra University in Film Production and Journalism.