Michigan Opera Theatre has launched MOT at Home, a programming campaign aimed to provide daily opera and dance content to the community during this time of social distancing. Among the programs on offer are “Opera Fix,” Studio Artist Performances, Met Opera Preview, and Podcast. “Opera Fix” includes blogs, recordings, fun facts, and other activities related to the world of opera, {…}
Opera Omaha has launched a number of online activities and events for its opera community. Among them are Prelude Talks, a series of chats revolving around the Metropolitan Opera’s nightly streams. The Virtual Prelude talks will feature a number of opera companies providing free 20-minute talks presented on Facebook Live just before every Sunday night’s Met opera stream. Talks are {…}
The Sofia National Opera has announced a second week of streaming for its Sofia Opera Pearl Streams. The upcoming program will include the ballet “Giselle” by Adolphe Adam starring Marta Petkova, Emil Yordanov, Rumen Bonev, Sofia Tsutsakova-Abenanty, John Abenanty, and Kristina Chochanova. Streaming Date: April 3, 17:00 It will be followed by the ballet “Don Quixote” by Ludwig Minkus starring {…}
Any new “Otello” recording is usually the focus of major conversation. The Verdi and Boito opera is undeniably one of the pinnacle works in the standard repertory, encompassing a vast array of emotional colors with some of the greatest music humankind has ever conjured up. And the world has seen some truly legendary recordings over the past century with some {…}
The Opéra de Massy has announced its 2020-21 season featuring a number of productions and concerts. Armando Noguera and Ludivine Gombert star in Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin.” The cast also includes Sarah Laulan, Kevin Amiel, and Denis Sedov. Kaspar Zehnder conducts the production by Alain Garichot. Performance Dates: Nov. 6 & 8, 2020 Gilbert Amy’s “Le Premier Cercle scènes de la Charachka” {…}
The Handel and Haydn Society has appointed Reginald Mobley as the company’s very first programming consultant. A classically-trained countertenor, Mobley is also director of the Handel and Haydn Society’s “Every Voice” program which performs works from underrepresented composers. “In his three seasons leading our Every Voice concerts, Reggie has shown his talent for finding brilliant but neglected works by composers {…}
Live From Lincoln Center will re-broadcast the Chamber Music Society in Greece concert. As part of Lincoln Center At Home, Lincoln Center is partnering with The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center to bring re-broadcasts of their most popular performances. Lincoln Center will broadcast “Odyssey: The Chamber Music Society in Greece,” which will take a virtual journey to the classical {…}
The Bayreuth Festival has canceled its 2020 season postponing its upcoming Ring Cycle. The festival announced that in “view of the effects of the Corona crisis on the operations of the Bayreuth Festival GmbH, the management and the shareholders of the Bayreuth Festival GmbH – the Federal Republic of Germany, the Free State of Bavaria, the City of Bayreuth and {…}
Fort Worth Opera has announced the creation of FWO Arts-In-Place. The new initiative is an extension of the company’s forward-thinking educational program. The new online curriculum is designed for North Texas music students who are currently on hiatus from their regular class schedules during the widespread COVID-19 outbreak. The digital packet will include links for students and their families to {…}
A number of major artists have joined forces to support Help Musicians. Led by director Thomas Guthrie, artists recorded a new arrangement of “Where Have All the Flowers Gone” to promote the fund, which is helping artists who have lost income due to the spread of COVID-19. Soloists included in the recording are Joelle Harvey, Alex Fletcher, Hazel Harvey-Fletcher, Osian {…}
The Palau de les Arts has announced that it will begin a streaming cycle on March 31. The theater will collaborate with Unitel GmbH & Co.KG to offer a diverse program on the Palau de les arts website. The program will begin with Verdi’s “Otello” conducted by Zubin Mehta from 2013. The opera stars Gregory Kunde in the title role, {…}