Kazuki Yamada/courtesy of CBSO The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) has unveiled its 2023-24 season, and it’s full to the brim with opportunities to hear some of the world’s finest music and musicians. With over 12 months of programming, the Orchestra has something for everyone. The Orchestra will also celebrate the 50th anniversary of the City of Birmingham Symphony {…}
California’s Pacific Opera Project has unveiled its 2023-24 season. The company will kick things off with “Hansel and Gretel” at Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge, California. Performance Dates: August 4-6, 2023 Next up is “The Barber of Seville” starring Meagan Martin, Jonathan McCullough, Andrew Potter, Sergio Gonzalez, and E. Scott Levin. Kyle Naig conducts. Performance Dates: August 25, 2023 {…}
The Sarasota Opera will host the Second National Schmidt Vocal Competition Finals, June 2-4, 2023, with the top three winners from each of the 14 regional competitions receiving a $10,000 prize. The Schmidt Vocal Competition is an annual event for US high school students in which more than 400 singers compete each year for more than $650,000 in cash prizes {…}
MassOpera will present an innovative and reimagined new version of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” this May. The famed opera will be showcased with a libretto by Kelley Rourke in English in a production by theater director Pascale Florestal and Metropolitan Chorale director Dr. Lisa Graham. Performances are set for May 13- 21, 2023, at Suffolk University Modern Theatre in Boston. {…}
MidAm International will present the world premiere of “Phoenix: A Trilogy of Hope” by composer and conductor Chris Maunu on May 20, 2023 at Kawaiahao Church in Honolulu, Hawaii with the Honolulu Chamber Players. “Phoenix” is a work written by Maunu in three movements: the first is a response to the COVID-19 pandemic; the second movement, “Alleluia Votum;” and the {…}
Art Song Colorado, in collaboration with the Sohap Ensemble, Boulder Opera, and the Broomfield Council on the Arts and Humanities (BCAH), will present the first-ever Puppet Opera Festival on June 3-4, 2023 . Headlining the festival will be the world premiere of “Colorado Sky,” a puppet opera for families, by composer Ben Morris and librettist Laura Fuentes. The work is {…}
Barbican Hall will present “Classical Pride” on July 7, 2023. The event, which will be presented in partnership with ViiV Healthcare and GAY TIMES, will be curated by conductor Oliver Zeffman, who also conceived of the idea. The showcase will feature works by Bernstein, Poulenc, Julian Anderson, Caroline Shaw, and Tchaikovsky with such artists as Pavel Kolesnikov, Samson Tsoy, Davóne Tines, {…}
The Cleveland Orchestra has announced that it has received a $10 million gift from The Milton and Tamar Maltz Family Foundation in support of its Blossom Music Center. The gift will pay for infrastructure renovations and operating needs for the venue. The orchestra will also use the funds for future transformations of the guest experience at the Blossom Music Center. {…}
San Diego Opera has announced that it will be presenting free community concerts in May and June 2023. The company will showcase two concerts in honor of Mother’s Day. The first showcase is set for May 11, 2023 at the Logan Heights Library. Then, on May 16, the company will feature another concert at San Ysidro Public Library. Both events {…}
Soprano Sarah Dacey will star in the world premiere of “On Memory” by Harry Whalley. This unique work explores the connection between memories, music, poetry, and science. The performance by Dacey and the Gildas String Quartet along with a poetry and scientific exploration by neurologist Professor Adam Zeman and author Alexander McCall Smith will answer the question, “How do memories {…}
Madrid’s Ibermusica has announced its 2023-24 season. Here are the vocal performances. Josep Vicent conducts the Orquesta ADDA Sinfónica and Orfeón Donostiarra coro in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and Montsalvatge’s “Canto espiritual de Joan Maragall” for chorus and orchestra. Performance Date: Dec. 11, 2023 Brahms’ “German Requiem” will be performed by Balthasar Neumann Chor & Ensemble and Thomas Hengelbrock. The {…}