Edinburgh International Festival Free Digital Programming

Credit: Mihaela Bodlovic In part of its 75th season, Edinburg International Festival will offer free digital programming. The “At Home” series running August 5 -28 will feature five commissioned short films, two full-length concerts, a series of exclusive music sessions, and behind-the-scenes interviews with leading artists. The vocal selections include selections performed by Ukrainian soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska and Elgar’s “Dream of {…}

Aug 2, 2022

The Whitney Biennial 2022 Review: Raven Chacon’s ‘For Zitkála-Šá’

Raven Chacon, a Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, performer, and installation artist from Fort Defiance, Navajo Nation, composed a series of 13 scores as portraits dedicated to different contemporary American Indian, First Nations, or Mestiza women working in music performance, composition, or sound art. Currently on view in the 2022 Whitney Biennial, this work creates space for better understanding the Yankton Dakota {…}

Aug 2, 2022

Portland Opera to Go Tour to World Premiere ‘Beatrice’

Portland Opera has commissioned composer Dave Ragland and librettist Mary McCallum to create a new opera for the “Portland Opera to Go tour” this fall. “Beatrice,” a 50-minute work which will be inspired by the life and story of Beatrice Morrow Cannady, will bow on Sept. 17 and 18 at the Hampton Opera Center. The work has been written for {…}

Aug 1, 2022

Teodor Currentzis Announces New Project ‘Utopia’

The Greek-Russian conductor Teodor Currentzis has announced a new project entitled “Utopia.” Vienna’s Der Standard is reporting that the controversial conductor is creating this project which is not an orchestra in the usual sense of the word, but “a unique creative community of like-minded people who have dedicated themselves to the search for the best sound and the true spirit {…}

Aug 1, 2022

Teatro Grattacielo Announces Major Cast Change for ‘Don Giovanni’

New York based Teatro Grattacielo has announced a major cast change for its upcoming production of “Don Giovanni.” The production, which opens on August 5, 2022, will star Suchan Kim in the title role. He will take over for Joe Lodato, who was originally scheduled. “We wish Joe Lodato well and a speedy recovery and are so pleased that Suchan {…}

Aug 1, 2022

Luciano Pavarotti to Get Star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame

Late opera star Luciano Pavarotti is going to Hollywood. The famed tenor will get a new star on Hollywood’s iconic Walk of Fame on August 24, 2022 at 7065 Hollywood Boulevard. Present at the ceremony will be the late tenor’s daughter Cristina Pavarotti, who will give a speech. Also in attendance and speaking about the tenor’s career will be conductor {…}

Aug 1, 2022

Angela Gheorghiu Calls Out Cristian Macelaru & Bucharest National Opera

Following comments made on Facebook, in which soprano Angela Gheorghiu called out conductor Cristian Macelaru a “coward” for his performance on July 14, the soprano is denouncing the conductor for disappearing as she was negotiating a performance on the concert. Gheorghiu took to social media and wrote, “My dears, Although I did not want to return to this topic, I {…}

Aug 1, 2022

Minnesota Orchestra Names Thomas Søndergård as Music Director

Photo: Andy Buchanan Minnesota Orchestra has announced the appointment of Thomas Søndergård as Music Director. The Danish maestro will succeed Osmo Vänskä as the 11th Music Director in the Orchestra’s 120-year history. Søndergård will helm the Orchestra as Music Director Designate in the 2022-23 season before beginning his duties as Music Director in Sept. 2023. The conductor has agreed to {…}

Aug 1, 2022

Guildhall School of Music Announces Autumn 2022 Events Featuring an Opera Triple Bill and a Vaughn Williams Birthday Concert

Guildhall School of Music has announced its autumn 2022 lineup, during which the School will showcase music and drama starting in September and running through December 2022. For this article, only classical vocal/operatic performances are listed. Royal Opera House and Guildhall School Composer-in-Residence Oliver Leith and librettist Matt Copson adapted the 2005 Gus Van Sant film about the last days {…}

Aug 1, 2022

Colin Bain’s Book ‘Gigli: the Master Tenor’ Named ARSC 2022 Finalist for Best Historical Research in Recorded Classical Music

The Association for Recorded Sound Collections has announced the 2022 finalists for the ARSC Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research. For the Best Historical Research in Recorded Classical Music, ARSC named Colin Bain’s “Gigli: the Master Tenor,” published by Barry Ashpole, as a finalist. “Gigli” is over 20 years in the making and forms the ultimate biography of {…}

Aug 1, 2022

West Australian Opera to Present ‘Carmen’

Bizet’s masterpiece “Carmen” is set to be performed at the WACA Ground in West Australian Opera’s new arena spectacular. The work, which will be, presented in association with Perth Festival, will be performed from Feb. 24- 25, 2023. In an official press statement, Chris van Tuinen, West Australian Opera’s Artistic Director, noted, “We’ve leapt at the chance to bring Carmen {…}