The Festival della Valle d’Itria in Martina Franca, Italy has announced a program change. The festival noted that “Delitto e castigo” by Arrigo Pedrollo, which was announced in December will be replaced by “Le joueur” by Prokofiev. The work will inaugurate the festival on July 19 and will also be subsequently performed on July 24, 30, and August 6. The {…}
The Puccini Festival at the Torre del Lago in Italy has announced its 2022 season. The festival will be held between July 15 and August 27, 2022 and marks teh first festival in two years following the pandemic. The festival opens with “Madama Butterfly” which will be directed by Manu Lalli. Alberto Veronesi conducts. Performance Dates: July 15-August 6, 2022 {…}
The Madison Lyric Stage announced that the first production of it 2022 10th anniversary mainstage season will be a double bill of Kurt Weill’s “The Seven Deadly Sins” and Benjamin Britten’s “Curlew River.” The works will be presented for four performances on May 12-15 and will be held in Madison Lyric Stage’s brand-new deluxe tent on the grounds of the {…}
As part of the “Shoah Songbook” series, the Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company and the Likht Ensemble will present the third work that focuses on the music of Polish composers and music from Polish ghettos. On April 27 (Holocaust Remembrance Day) the Lihkt Ensemble’s recorded concert will be made available showcasing a variety of Polish music including classical art song, {…}
Three operas and 10 performances over the course of four days is what the New England Conservatory (NEC) will take on later this month. From April 21 -24 NEC’s Opera Graduate program students will present Perla’s “An American Dream,” Ravel’s “L’Enfante et les Sortilèges,” and Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas,” under the direction of Joshua Major, who is the chair of {…}
There will be a cast change in tonight’s performance of “Cendrillon” at the Opéra National de Paris. Samantha Hankey will step into the role of Prince Charmant, taking over for Anna Stephany. This performance represents Hankey’s company debut. She joins a cast starring Tara Erraught, Daniela Barcellona, Kathleen Kim, Charlotte Bonnet, Marion Lebègue, Lionel Lhote, Philippe Rouillon, Cyrille Lovighi, Olivier {…}
‘Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny” is set to be presented at the Teatro Regio di Parma. The Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht will be performed for the first time at the Parma theater and will be presented from April 28 through April 30 closing the 2022 season. The new production which is a co-production with the Fondazione {…}
The Czech Philharmonic has announced its 2022-23 season. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal performances. Semyon Bychkov leads music by Smetana, Dvorak, and Janácek’s Glagolitic Mass with such soloists as Evelina Dobraceva, Lucie Hilscherová, Ales Briscein, and Jan Martiník. Performance Dates: Sept. 2, 2022 Semyon Bychkov leads seven performances of “Rusalka” starring Asmik {…}
On May 17, 2022, American Lyric Theater will present “InsightALT: Opera in Eden,” at National Sawdust in Brooklyn. This performance will feature three, new one-act operas based on themes of temptation, and developed by Resident Artists in the company’s Composer Librettist Development Program. This season marks the first collaboration between ALT and the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, {…}
Felix Jarrar is a young composer in his 20s, based in NY, that expresses the value of deep experiences and encourages the healing concept of what it means to live from a more vulnerable place, just as you are. While recently debuting his newest works at “Tada!” in NOMAD, OperaWire took a moment to visit with him about his creative {…}
(Credit: Detroit Symphony website) On March 28, 2022, former Detroit Symphony Orchestra President and CEO Anne Parsons died following a long battle with lung cancer. Parsons is remembered for her 17 years of service as she led the company out of financial turmoil and into the global spotlight through a series of digital initiatives, as well as supporting local students {…}