How Juilliard Thrives, Supports, & Evolves the Artist-Driven Educational Process

As most of The Juilliard School’s students are now off-campus or living back home due to the coronavirus pandemic, Juilliard’s faculty continues to proactively develop alternate ways to prioritize safety and support for their students and community. Juilliard is like other educational institutions that are trouble-shooting and preparing for indefinitely new circumstances that effect education moving forward. Specifically, however, Juilliard {…}

La Orquestra Simfònica Camera Musicae Announces 2020-21 Season

The Orquestra Simfònica Camera Musicae has announced its 2020-21 season. For this article we will only highlight vocal performances. Marta Mathéu, Tànit Bono, Marc Sala, and Josep-Ramon Olivé perform Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Orfeó Català and Orquestra Simfònica Camera Musicae. Tomàs Grau conducts. Performance Dates: Sept. 21, 2020 The Orfeó Català, Cor Infantil de l’Orfeó Català, Soloists of {…}

Wallis Giunta, Colin Ainsworth Headline Opera Atelier’s ‘Together / Apart’

Opera Atelier has announced that it will present “Together / Apart,” a one-hour virtual showcase on May 20, 2020 at 8 p.m. EDT. The performance will feature 14 performers including soprano Measha Brueggergosman singing Mozart; Laird Mackintosh from “Phantom of the Opera;” and mezzo-Soprano Wallis Giunta singing “Non so più” from “The Marriage of Figaro.” Other artists include soprano Meghan {…}

NY Philharmonic to Stream 1997 Performance Starring Renée Fleming

(Credit: Andrew Eccles) On May 7, 2020, the New York Philharmonic will be live streaming a concert performance from 1997 featuring superstar soprano Renée Fleming. The performance, which was conducted by Kurt Masur, will feature Mozart’s “Exsultate,” R. Strauss’ “Three Orchestral Songs (Mutterändelei, Waldseligkeit, and Cäcile).” The original concert took place on Sept. 17, 1997 and was the opening night {…}

Metropolitan Opera Nightly Streams Week 9 Stars Jonas Kaufmann, Plácido Domingo, Jessye Norman, Joan Sutherland

The Metropolitan Opera has announced Week 9 of its night streams. This coming week features some of opera’s greatest stars including Jonas Kaufmann, Plácido Domingo, Joan Sutherland, and Jessye Norman. Monday, May 11 – Massenet’s Werther Starring Lisette Oropesa, Sophie Koch, Jonas Kaufmann, and David Bižić, conducted by Alain Altinoglu. From March 15, 2014. Tuesday, May 12 – Thomas Adès’s The Tempest {…}