(Credit: Victor Xie) Voices of Silicon Valley will showcase an online concert on May 31, 2020 at 5 p.m. PST. The concert performance will feature “Cries of London” by Luciano Berio, “Pilgrim’s Hymn” by Stephen Paulus, and arrangements of Pentatonix songs. This is the latest showcase by the San Francisco area vocal ensemble, which recently put on a concert highlighting {…}
The Los Angeles Opera has announced that it will be presenting its “Great Opera Choruses” concert online on June 7, 2020 at 3 p.m. PDT. The event will be led by Resident Conductor Grant Gershon. with Jeremy Frank, LA Opera’s Associate Chorus Master, as pianist and music supervisor also featured. Three famous opera choruses will be spotlighted in the showcase {…}
(Credit: Steven Kemp/Johnny Tran/Pat Kirk) Opera San José presented its annual fundraising gala via Zoom on May 16, 2020, launching a fundraising drive to support the company. The event also celebrated the career of General Director Larry Hancock who is retiring from the company. Per a press release, Hancock guided the company through 151 opera productions, 1,056 performances, and over {…}
Boston Lyric Opera has announced the launch of a new digital platform, called “[insert:opera],” which will launch with two programs. The first, named “AT ITS (s)CORE” is a bi-weekly series where artists discuss their experiences in opera through conversations centered on a single piece of music. The series is produced by and conceived by stage director Melanie Bacaling. The first {…}
(Credit: Frances Marshall) “Opera in the Times of COVID” is an interview series in collaboration with photographer Frances Marshall of Marshall Light Studio. We talk to notable figures from around the opera world to get their perspective on how they feel these challenging times may change opera’s present and future. In terms of composers rising the ranks of the modern {…}
(Credit: Simon Fiowler/Julian Hargreaves/Lourdes Balduque) The Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège has announced its 2020-21 season. The Belgium theater announced new productions, concerts, and a number of revivals. Here is a look at the upcoming season. Productions Angela Gheorghiu sings the title role in Puccini’s “La Bohème“ alternating with Jessica Nuccio. They are joined by Stefan Pop, Marc Laho, Ionut Pascu, {…}
The Musikverein Wien has announced its June schedule which will open June 5 to an audience of 100. The series at the famed Austrian concert hall will open with Daniel Barenboim leading the Wiener Philharmoniker in music of Mozart and Beethoven. Barenboim will also perform in two recitals of Beethoven sonatas. Riccardo Muti will conduct the Wiener Philharmoniker in a {…}
(Image Source: Official Facebook Page) The Royal College of Music has announced that it is officially partnering with ndoka, making it the first Higher Education Institution to do so. The partnership gives students and professors access to over six mission pages of music with around 1,000 new titles being added on a monthly basis. “I am delighted that the Royal {…}
(Credit: Óscar Vázquez) The Symphonic Orchestra of Galicia will restart its activities with a series of concerts that will be streamed online between June 3-19. In sum, viewers will get a chance to check out nine performances on the company’s YouTube page with the organization performing behind closed doors at the Teatro Colón de A Coruña, Spain. The first concert, {…}
(Image Source: New National Theatre Tokyo Official Website) The New National Theatre, Tokyo has announced its streaming program for the month of June. It all kicks off on June 5 with Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” with a cast that includes Sava Vemic, Steve Davilim, Yoko Yasui, Masako Hayashi, Andrè Schuen, Kane Kushima, and Tadahir Masujima. Roland Böer conducts. The performance will {…}
(Credit: Alexander Lindström) Norrlandsoperan has announced the death of Swedish mezzo-soprano and manager Malin Gjörup on May 20, 2020, from a sudden illness. She was 56. Born on April 28, 1964, in Luleå, Sweden, Gjörup was educated at Malmö Academy of Music. As a mezzo-soprano, she has sung at the Gothenburg City Theatre, Riksteatern, and Folkoperan. Gjörup has served as {…}