The Schubert Club in St. Paul, MN has announced its Courtoom Concert Series and its Westminster Lunchtime Concerts for 2024-25. Here is a rundown of the vocal performances on offer: Mezzo-soprano Christine Amons offers a recital alongside pianist Alexander Woods. Performance Date: Oct. 3, 2024 Soprano Jennifer Lien and pianist Lina Yoo Min Lee perform. Performance Date: Oct. 10, 2024 Libby Larsen’s {…}
(Image by Annène van Eeden) Cape Town Opera is set to present “Horizons” on Sept. 28, 2024 at Toyota Stellenbosh Woordfees. The program, which will spotlight South African music by Michael Moerane, Péter Louis van Dijk, Mzilikazi Khumalo, Clare Loveday, Mpumelelo Manyathi and Pieter Bezuidenhout, will be headlined by the Cape Town Opera Chorus, conducted by José Dias. “This music {…}
(Photo credit: NEC) The New England Conservatory (NEC) has announced its 2024 fall season. The campus-wide festival celebrates American modernism. This article only features classical vocal works. Tenor Lawrence Brownlee conducts a masterclass with NEC students. Performance Date: September 12, 2024 Shiyu Zhuo presents a program of Copland, Poulenc, Lingbo Ma, Mozart, and Richard Strauss, assisted by pianist Tanya Blaich. {…}
Tenenesse’s Marble City Opera is set to present “dwb (driving while black).” The opera will be showcased on Oct. 11 and 12, 2024 in the Old City Performing Arts Center. The opera is a one act work which was composed in 2018 by Susan Kander with a libretto by Roberta Gumbel. It tells the story of a a mother contemplating {…}
The AGMA Board of Governors has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz for President and Vice President of the United States in the 2024 election. The Musical Union for Artists said, “Together, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are THE choice for people who treasure the Arts and artists and believe in workers’ rights and the value {…}
Musicians in the Welsh National Opera have announced they will take industrial action later this month over proposed pay cuts. The musicians announced that they would not be striking on Sept. 21 and instead would leaflet the audience on their way into the opening night performance of “Rigoletto” and wear campaign t-shirts during the performance. The news comes after the {…}
Equity, the performing arts and entertainment industry, has called for strike action at the Welsh National Opera. The strike is set to take place on Sept. 21, 2024 during the opening night performance of “Rigoletto” with subsequent strikes set for Sept. 29 performance of “Il Trittico” and Oct. 11’s “Opera Favourites at the Movies.” The announcement follows a 93 percent {…}
The seafront birthplace and childhood home of Benjamin Britten has been put on the market. The 10-bedroom commercial guesthouse in Lowestoft, Suffolk (21 Kirkley Cliff Road) is listed at £795,000. Each bedroom comes with its own en-suite, there are two reception rooms. The property is fully furnished. Rory Robertson, director of Hardimans Estate Agents in Lowestoft, said “I think the {…}
(Credits: Brescia e Amisano) The Teatro alla Scala is set to stream its production of Nino Rota’s “Il cappello di paglia di Firenze” on its streaming platform LaScalaTV. The company will stream the opera on Sept. 10 at 19:45 CEST and the recording will be available on the platform until Sept. 17, 2024. The production will star students from the {…}
(Photo by Danny Clinch) Gustavo Dudamel hopes to do a joint project between the L.A. Philharmonic and the New York Philharmonic. The conductor told the L.A. Times that as he ends his tenure with the LA Phil and begins his new one in New York, he has proposed “joint projects between the L.A. Phil and the New York Philharmonic, just {…}
The New York Philharmonic has released its 2022 Tax returns, which covers the first season back at David Geffen Hall. The returns noted that the orchestra’s ticket revenue went up to $29.76 million from $11.18 million in the prior fiscal year when the orchestra was forced to present a shorter schedule and performed at several New York venues. The returns {…}