On December 20, 2020, Portland Opera and All Classical Portland will team up to present “Winter Wonderland Sing-Along,” a virtual program of seasonal music and stories to be broadcast by ACP. Hosted by ACP On-Air Hosts, as well as soprano/PO Artistic Co-Advisor Karen Slack, the event will feature countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, flutist Adam Eccleston, and pianist David Saffert. The {…}
(Credits: Opéra National de Paris official website / © Fazil Berisha / Simon Pauly) La Monnaie has announced an updated 2020-21 season that is expected to begin in February. Here is the look. Opera A semi-staged version of Mozart’s Opera “Der Schauspieldirektor” will feature Mieke de Groote, Achille Ridolfi, Dietrich Henschel, Marie-Aurore D’Awans, Nadine Baboy, Hervé Loka Sombo, Lenneke Ruiten, {…}
The Teatre del Liceu de Barcelona has announced a cast change for Verdi’s “La Traviata.” The company revealed that tenor Pavol Breslik has been forced to cancel due to laryngitis. In his stead, tenors Dmitry Korchak and Arturo Chacon-Cruz will take over performances slated for Dec. 16 and 17. Korchak is currently performing the production and will take on two {…}
After competing on the world-renowned television show “The Voice,” countertenor John Holiday obtained fifth place in the competition. The countertenor was among finalists Desz, Jim Ranger, Ian Flanigan, and the ultimate winner Carter Rubin. During the season finale, Holiday performed alongside coach John Legend in Simon & Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water.” For his final solo rounds, he also performed {…}
Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble will continue its “Songs from Hibernation” series with “The Light that is Felt” on Dec. 17, 2020. The recital will feature tenor James Danner alongside pianist Chris Fecteau as they perform music by William Grant Still, Samuel Barber, and Charles Ives. In his program notes, Danner revealed that “In learning and reviewing these songs, I was drawn {…}
In celebration of Beethoven’s 250th birthday, Gustavo Dudamel will stream all nine Beethoven symphonies for free on his YouTube channel on Dec. 17, 2020. The marathon begins at 10 a.m. and will feature videos filmed during a series of March 2017 performances with the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, Spain. The performances {…}
Fort Worth Opera will present “Music Speaks: The Language of Poetry and Libretti Workshop Series” starting this January. First up, Lesley Resident Artists and select graduate-level voice students will work alongside pianist, conductor, librettist, Italian grammar and poetry teacher Lucy Yates, in a seminar on Italian art songs and arias. Online audiences will also get a chance to engage in {…}
Cleveland Opera Theater will present “Good Tidings We Bring: An Evening of Song” on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020. The event, which can be streamed online starting at 7 p.m. on the company’s official website, will feature the Cleveland Opera Theater Carolers as they read holiday stories and engage in some holiday favorites. There will also be special appearances by Santa {…}
The Phoenicia Festival of the Voice has announced that Morris Robinson will be performing on its Outdoor Candelight opera salon on Dec. 19, 2020. The famed bass will be stepping in for bass-baritone Kyle Albertson, who was originally scheduled to perform. In addition to Robinson, this outdoor concert will feature soprano Jasmine Habersham and tenor Adam Diegel; they will be {…}
Sky Arts will stream “Glyndebourne: No Ordinary Summer” this Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020 The documentary focuses on the Glyndebourne Festival’s battle to ensure that the “show could go on.” The film places an emphasis on the company becoming the first UK opera house to perform a full-length opera to a live audience during the pandemic. Audiences will get a chance {…}
Credit: Bern.com The Swiss COVID-19 task force has demanded urgent action after ‘insufficient” measures taken by the Swiss Federal Council on Dec. 11 2020. “There is a clear significant rise in cases,” Patrick Mathys, head of the crisis management at the Federal Office of Public Health, told reporters on Dec. 15. “We need effective measures to reduce the pressure on {…}