Opera Orlando has announced the 2020-21 season, working closely with the Dr. Phillips Center and other venues to ensure safety protocols for the company’s live performances. “In addition to getting input from fellow opera and theater companies who have started to re-open, we are incorporating CDC recommendations, local official guidance, and input from our Company partner Orlando Health in preparing {…}
American Classical Orchestra has announced that it will open its 2020-21 season on Nov. 17 with a program entitled “Chaconne.” The new showcase will be a two-part virtual program with musical performances by mezzo-soprano Guadalupe Peraza, violinists Karen Dekker and Chloe Fedor, gambist Arnie Tanimoto, theorbo player Charles Weaver, and ACO’s Artistic Director and Founder Thomas Crawford on harpsichord. The {…}
Dame Gwyneth Jones is one of the great Wagnerian sopranos in opera history. Her career, which is ongoing as of this writing, has spanned over half a century, with the soprano championing not only the great German operas by Wagner and Strauss but numerous Italian works by Verdi, among others. In recent years she has appeared in more modern operas {…}
(Credit: Anna Cillan) They say people tend to see what they want, but the tremendous professionalism of the team at Haymarket Opera convinces me that what I see is real. No matter how anxious we all are feeling these days, and how often the authorities and our own industry disappoint us, when I see people doing their job so brilliantly, {…}
Long Beach Opera has announced the “2020 Songbook,” which will premiere on Nov. 15 and features 20 commissioned world premieres. The showcase, which will be hosted by countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, will include music by composers selected and mentored by Anthony Davis, Annie Gosfield, David Lang, George Lewis, and Du Yun. These composers include Anahita Abbasi, Leila Adu, Benjamin Beckman, {…}
The Los Angeles Opera has announced its weekly schedule for the LA Opera On Now streaming service. It all kicks with the latest “Learn at Home (Grown-Up Edition)” hosted by Jeremy Frank. This week’s offering will focus on “Bel Canto and the Original Golden Age.” Streaming Date: Nov. 10 at 4 p.m. PT Next up will be the latest “Living {…}
Karlsruhe Handel Festival has announced that it will be postponing two productions until 2022. The German festival announced that productions “Tolomeo” and “Hercules” will be postponed and will be replaced by gala concerts featuring Ann Hallenberg and Jakub Józef Orliński. The Handel weekend will take place between Feb. 19 through the 21 2021. In a press statement, General spokesman Peter {…}
This week, audiences will get the chance to hear three stars in song recital albums. There will also be a number of choral selections and a world premiere recording of one of the oldest operas in the repertoire. Here is what you can stream on New Music Friday. Die schöne Müllerin Ian Bostridge continues his exploration of Schubert’s song cycles {…}
The Atlanta Opera has announced a new series of safety measures designed to help protect audiences as the company launches its 2020-21 season. Patrons who purchase digital tickets will only be able to access them after answering a health survey via the company’s app; tickets may only be accessed after passing the screening. This new precaution comes in partnership with {…}
German Cultural Minister Monika Grütters has announced a new line of financial aid for independent artists, allowing them to apply for grants of up to €5,000 depending on their individual circumstances. Currently, Germany estimates that this sector of the workforce comprises some 1.5 million freelance artists, who contribute over €100 Million to the country’s GDP. “We have managed to enable {…}
American conductor Scott Bergeson has died at the age of 69. The conductor was found dead at his home in Jay, Vermont on Oct. 28 just short of his 70th birthday, and as of now the cause of death is unknown. Born Dec. 1, 1950, Bergeson went on to graduate from both Oberlin and Juilliard and joined the music staff {…}