Five years ago, tenor Michael Fabiano embarked on a business venture to create an app designed to help artists find work. According to Fabiano, he worked on the technology with several engineers for 40-50 hours a week throughout 2014-15, all while balancing a career as one of the world’s burgeoning opera stars. The app never came to fruition. “Because I {…}
This week three unique albums are set to hit streaming platforms including a historical compilation and a film album. Here is a look. Cinema Paradiso Katherine Jenkins releases her latest album featuring unforgettable songs from some of the world’s best-loved movie moments including “Moon River’” from “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” “Pinocchio’s” “When You Wish Upon A Star,” and “Tonight” from “West {…}
Sarasota Opera recently launched “Opera Mobile,” a unique opera experience in which the company’s artists hit the road to bring opera to the people. Among the singers involved in the test run on June 30, 2020 were baritone Alexander Boyd and soprano Hanna Brammer with Jesse Martins at the piano. The duo performed selections from “Faust,” “La Rondine,” “La Wally,” {…}
Long Beach Opera has been approved for $50,000 in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Securities (CARES) Act Funding. The funding was approved by the National Endowment for the Arts with the intention of providing support to the organization so it can cover personnel and facility costs. “We are pleased for this endorsement from the NEA as we continue our work {…}
The Garsington Opera has announced its 2021 season, which will celebrate the company’s 10th Anniversary at Wormsley. The English festival will open its 2021 Season with R. Strauss’ “Der Rosenkavalier” conducted by Jordan de Souza and directed by Bruno Ravella. The season will continue with a revival of Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” conducted by Douglas Boyd and a new production of Rossini’s {…}
Florida Grand Opera has announced that its Sunday Matinee for this week will be Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor.” This performance, recorded from the company’s 2017-18 season, stars Anna Christy in the title role, with Joshua Guerrero as Edgardo, Trevor Scheunemann as Enrico, and Chaz’men Williams-Ali as Arturo, with Alexander Polianichko conducting. Christy has garnered great acclaim for her interpretation of {…}
Several performance artists have put their joint efforts together to create a new opera company entitled “Strange Trace.” The organization is located in the Boston and New England area and will focus on the creation and presentation of new works of music theater in a number of unique venues. The company will inaugurate with “See You Today, a series of {…}
(Credit: Theo Gosselin/Andrea Torres Balaguer, persimmon, 2018) FRA Cinema has announced the 2020-21 cinema season for the Opéra de Paris. The season will include previously recorded performances and live performances. The season begins with Massenet’s “Manon” starring Pretty Yende and Benjamin Bernheim. The production, which was the final production of the 2019-20 season at the Opéra de Paris also stars {…}
The Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse has announced a production change to its 2020-21 season. The French company announced that its opening production of Bizet’s “Les Pêcheurs de Perles ” will be replaced by “Così Fan Tutte.” Speranza Scappucci will conduct Mozart’s masterwork with Ivan Alexandre directing. The cast will include Anne-Catherine Gillet, Alexandre Duhamel, Jean-Fernand Setti, and Mathias Vidal, {…}
The Grand Théâtre de Genève has announced changes to its 2020-21 season. The Swiss company announced that its new production of Puccini’s “Turandot” by Daniel Kramer and Team Lab will be postponed to another season. “Turandot” was scheduled to star Ingela Brimberg, Aleksey Tikhomirov, Teodor Ilincai, Martin Muehle, and Elena Guseva. As a result, the 2020-21 season will start with {…}
Decca Classics has announced Elīna Garanča’s upcoming album. The famed Latvian mezzo will join Daniel Barenboim and the Staatskapelle Berlin for Elgar’s famed “Sea Pictures.” The album, which was recorded in the winter of 2019, marks the first time Decca records the famed song cycle in four decades and marks Garanča’s first recording of “Sea Pictures.” The new album will {…}