(Photo credit: Pierre Björk) On Dec. 10, composer Jacob Mühlrad’s new piece was given its world premiere at the Nobel Prize banquet. Along with the premiere of Mühlrad’s marimba solo,”Superposition,” his other works for tenor, mixed choir, and strings were performed. In a press release Mühlrad is quoted saying, “For me, music serves as a bridge between people, cultures and worlds. {…}
Michigan-born tenor Glenn Seven Allen has released the debut recording of “Michigan Christmas,” a festive song written and originally recorded by Broadway star Brian d’Arcy James. The track is now available on all streaming platforms and features a live recording with an all-Michigan orchestra at the Center for the Performing Arts in Bay Harbor, Michigan, captured in November 2024. “Michigan {…}
Opera de Oviedo chose to finish the year 2025 with a new production of “Rigoletto” and a stellar cast of singers that made these performances difficult to forget. The new production was signed by the Spanish female stage director Susana Gómez, where being a female stage director is very difficult and rare in Spain. She is also Artistic Director of {…}
(Photo credit: The Opera House) Findings from the new study, “How Can Lighting Enhance Your Perceptual Music Listening Experience?” suggests that lighting has a strong influence on people’s experience while listening to music. Seonghyuk Son, Jae Yong Suk, Kristina Knowles, and Dongwoo (Jason) Yeom found that indoor lighting of various hues so strongly influences listeners’ experiences that musical venues, health-care {…}
The world of classical singing is fraught with challenges, especially for those wishing to make a career from singing alone. From an oversaturated marketplace of voices and biases of all shapes and sizes, to economic stressors and the constant fight for golden opportunities, what keeps someone going? The chronic instability within the classical music industry makes searching for opportunities both {…}
Danielle De Niese will headline a pair of concerts with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. The showcase, titled “Valentine’s Day with A Little Bit in Love,” is set for Feb. 14, 2026 at the Concert Hall at Brighton Dome. This same program will be presented on Feb. 15, 2026 at Saffron Walden. Conductor Wilson Ng leads the program, which includes a {…}
Art City Opera will present its first fully staged production with Puccini’s “Suor Angelica.” The production, set to open Feb. 20 and running through Feb. 23 at St. David’s Episcopal Church in Wayne, PA, will star soprano Ryan Colbert in the title role, alongside mezzo-soprano Rebecca Sacks as the Princess. The cast is completed by Philadelphia-area singers. Julian Grabarek serves {…}
Tenor Francesco Piccoli has died. Born in 1959 in San Martino Buon Albergo in a province of Verona, Piccoli went on to make his debut at the Teatro Sociale di Rovigo in Donizetti’s “Rita” in 1986. Following that debut he went on to have sing for more than 30 years and performed a wide repertoire from baroque music to romantic {…}
The Stonewall National Museum, Archives, and Library is set to host “An Evening with Ricky Ian Gordon.” At the event Gordon will read from his memoir, “Seeing Through: a Chronicle of Sex, Drugs, and Opera.” In his book, Gordon shares his journeys through youth, addictions, abuse, and the devastation of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. He also recounts his artistic collaborations including {…}
Debut author Heather Walrath has released “The Diva’s Daughter,” an opera-themed historical novel set against the political and cultural upheaval of Europe in the early 1930s. Set in Munich and Vienna in 1932, “The Diva’s Daughter” tells the story of Angelika Eder, an aspiring opera singer whose life is upended after the sudden death of her mother, a celebrated soprano. {…}
(Credit: Jonathan Tichler / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera’s Laffont Competition has named Camila Romero of Chile and Valeria Delmé of Argentina as the winners of its inaugural South America Region auditions. Both sopranos will advance directly to the Semifinals of the competition, scheduled for March 15, 2026, at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Romero and Delmé were selected {…}