The Cleveland Orchestra’s Education & Community Engagement Programs has announced updates for its 2020-21 season, comprised of a number of free and family-friendly videos and resources. Over the summer and fall, the orchestra performed 30 concerts across regional medical centers in support of health workers, as well as 50 socially-distanced pop-up concerts in public spaces. Free to all schools, Digital {…}
Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli has announced the first online streaming opera platform in Italy, “San Carlo Digital Opera House.” The new streaing platform will be created with the support of Regione Campania and dell’Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, and TIM. The new platform will have production, and distribution services that will showcase live and on-demand performances and {…}
This review contains spoilers. The author strongly recommends that you first get acquainted with the work on Spotify, and later come back to the article. I wish I could start my acquaintance with works of the composer Katarzyna Głowicka with something more tangible—lighter or heavier, whiter or blacker, louder or quieter. With anything else at all. Kasia’s past commissions include {…}
The Teatro Regio di Parma has announced a slate of holiday concerts for the whole family entitled “Il Regio a casa tua, Racconti di Natale.” The festivities, which begin on Dec. 18 and run through Jan. 5, will feature performances for children including “Pinocchio,” “Babbo Natale e la Befana,” “Il Piccolo Verdi,” and a Christmas concert. The performances will include {…}
(Credit: © Yves Renaud) The Opéra de Montréal is set to present a free webcast of “Hansel and Gretel” throughout the holiday season. The performance dates from 2014 when the opera was presented by the Atelier Lyrique at the Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier at the Place des Arts. The famed holiday opera was staged by Hugo Bélanger and starred mezzo-soprano Emma Char {…}
The San Francisco Opera will continue its free opera streams in January with three titles. The company’s Department of Diversity, Equity and Community (DEC) will also offer family workshops free of charge during December and inaugurate the new year with a series of talks with contemporary composers in January as part of the Opera Aficionado series. The free streams continue {…}
Polish bass Leonard Andrzej Mróz died at the age of 73 on Dec. 13 in Warsaw, Poland. Mróz was born on Jan. 19, 1947, and studied in Warsaw. He went on to win several international competitions including the sixth Polish National Vocal Competition. S. Moniuszko in Wrocław as well as competitions in Munich, Geneva, and Amsterdam. He followed it with an {…}
(Photo Credits: Marcin Świdziński/Krakow Culture Forum) Play Krakow is now streaming Joseph Beer’s “Polnische Hochzeit.” The opera, which was performed at the ICE Krakow Convention Center on Nov. 29, 2020, was written by Fritz Löhner-Beda and Alfred Grünwald, and tells the story of Polish freedom fighter Count Boleslav as he crosses the Polish border after years of exile to see {…}
Houston Grand Opera will continue its “Live from the Cullen” series on Jan. 8, 2020 with a performance featuring mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke. The showcase will see the Grammy Award-winning artist perform alongside pianist Kirill Kuzmin, who is the principal coach at the Houston Grand Opera. Audiences can check out the performance on Marquee.tv. or the Houston Grand Opera’s official website. {…}
“Opera Meets Film” is a feature dedicated to exploring the way that opera has been employed in cinema. We will select a film section or a film in its entirety and highlight the impact that utilizing the operatic form or sections from an opera can alter our perception of a film that we are viewing. This week’s installment features “Glass {…}
In the past eight months, many opera houses have used streaming to reach audiences around the world. This is a format that is new to many companies; however, some of the most prominent opera houses, such as the Metropolitan Opera, have been using this format for years. And while the aim with this format is to maintain companies relevant in {…}