Francesca Pia Vitale is set to make her debut in her native region of Campania on July 29 at the Ravello Festival. The soprano will perform in the Sala dei Cavalieri at Villa Rufolo with the theatrical concert “Piccinni e Gluck, una corona per due” created by Valerio Cappelli, together with narrator Sergio Rubini and pianist Luca Gorla. In a statement {…}
(Photo: Roberto Santos-Luy) Having just watched the splendid Irish soprano Amy Ní Fhearraigh, one of Ireland’s rising stars, in her role debut as Donna Anna in Blackwater Valley Opera Festival’s production of “Don Giovanni” as well as being scheduled to review her next role as Cora in the world premiere of Michael Gallen’s award-winning new opera “The Curing Line” at {…}
The Thirteen has announced its 15th season, “In Our Time.” The season opens with Johannes Brahms’ “Ein deutsches Requiem,” performed in the composer’s own version for piano four hands with pianists Brian Ganz and Eric Conway, paired with Margaret Bonds’ “Credo,” a setting of a text by W.E.B. Du Bois. Performance Date: Oct. 16 – 18, 2026 The program “Reincarnations” {…}
On August 1, 2026, the Bruce Museum, in collaboration with Divaria Productions, will present a musical performance concluding its Georges Braque exhibit, “Tactile Space,” in Greenwich, Connecticut. The curated program draws on music that influenced Braque, music the artist himself inspired, and works written in his honor, spanning composers including Bach, Satie, Ravel, Massenet, Stravinsky, and De Falla. The performance {…}
LA Opera has announced the passing of Bernard A. Greenberg, Founding Board Member, former Chairman, and one of the principal architects of the company. A visionary civic leader, philanthropist and arts advocate, Greenberg devoted more than seven decades to the dream of establishing and sustaining a world-class opera company in Los Angeles. Before the LA Opera was inaugurated in 1986, {…}
(Photo: Carlita Sari) Apparently in the early years of the 20th century, Gustav and Alma Mahler, the master symphonist and his composer-wife, unable to remember exactly one of the numbers from “The Merry Widow” which they had just seen, went to the trouble of visiting Doblinger’s music store in Vienna to refresh their memories. Gustav distracted the staff while Alma {…}
Italian baritone Mattia Oliveri has become one of the most in-demand singers of his generation performing at major opera houses including the Teatro alla Scala, the Metropolitan Opera, Wiener Staatsoper, Semperoper Dresden, Teatro Massimo in Palermo and Opéra de Paris. He has become renowned for his Italian repertoire in particular the Bel Canto works and has slowly moved into heavier {…}
(Photo: Julia Milberger) Any disappointments from the previous two nights were completely swept away in this grand finale. The final evening of the festival wrapped up with a performance full of genuine dramatic tension, keeping the audience completely hooked throughout. This revival of Bartoli’s Salzburg 2023 production is based on Gluck’s 1769 Parma version. Originally compressed into a single act {…}
Espresso Publishing House released a new English translation of Pierre Loti’s 1887 novel “Madame Chrysanthème” on July 14, 2026. The book is a French naval officer’s fictionalized diary of a marriage he arranges for a season in Nagasaki, to Chrysanthème herself, whom he leaves behind without much feeling when his ship sails. The novel stands at the head of the {…}
(Photo (c) Jack Boskett Media Ltd) Musica Sacra has announced its 2026-27 season, marking Music Director Kent Tritle’s 20th season with the chorus. The season opens with “SurRound: The Earth Remembers.” The program spans Renaissance works by Mouton and Pérez Bocanegra alongside music by Meredith Monk, Paterson, Einojuhani Rautavaara, Caroline Shaw, and Christine Whitten Thomas. Performance Date: Oct. 7, 2026 {…}
Welcome back as we explore the latest CD and DVD releases from around the opera world. This audiences will get another “Maria Stuarda” recording and a new recording of “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg.” There are also a number oratorios and world premiere recordings. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Deutsche Grammophon and C Major Entertainment release Wagner’s “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg” from {…}