The VOCES8 Foundation will present “Live from London” starting on August 1, 2020. The online festival will feature concert performances every Saturday for 10 weeks with some of the greatest vocal ensembles in the world. The performances will be broadcast on the VOCES8 Foundation’s official website. VOCES8 will kick it all off on August 1, 2020 followed by a concert {…}
The Schubertiade has announced its 2021 season which features performances from April through October 2021. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be on vocal performances. It all kicks off with a concert of arias and duets by Schubert. Golda Schultz, Sophie Renner, Martin Mitterrutzner, Björn Bürger, and Daniel Heide. Performance Date: April 29, 2021 Tenor Christoph Prégarden {…}
Spotlight Artists Management has announced that several of its artists will be appearing on RTVi throughout the week. Starting on June 29 and running through July 7, 2020 audiences will get a chance to see several singers performing on weekdays at 5:30 p.m. The performances can be viewed as part of RTVi’s “New York Watch” broadcast across 10 countries on {…}
Michael Fabiano has announced Mike’s Masterclasses. The masterclasses will present Fabiano’s insights into the world of performing, studying, and overcoming challenges to the basics of acting, the psychology of winning, and strategic business planning. The masterclasses will be free to audit and witness while donations are welcomed and classes will be presented via Zoom. Every donor contributing $50 or more {…}
The Theater Basel in Switzerland has announced its 2020-21 season. For this article, we will only highlight the opera productions. Premieres The first production of the season will be “Im Flow der Apokalypse.” The production will showcase students of universities for music and design as they transform art for 13 days in a small stage walk-in installation. Premiere Date: Oct. {…}
The Staatstheater Nürnberg has announced the first part of the 2020-21 season. In order to maintain flexibility, the company only announced the first quarter. For this article, we will only focus on opera productions at this German theater. The first production of the season will be Monteverdi’s “L’Orfeo” conducted by Joana Mallwitz and directed by Jens-Daniel Herzog. Premiere Date: Oct. {…}
(IMage provided by Teatro Digital) The Teatro Julio Mario Santo Domingo will stream Verdi’s “Alzira” on its Teatro Digital platform this July. The work will start streaming on July 9, 2020, in a production from the Gran Teatro Nacional de Perú. The production, which was directed by Jean Pierre Gamarra, opened in 2018 and was a collaboration between the Gran {…}
While theaters are opening, more and more American opera companies are committing to the online presentation. So there is no doubt that there will be plenty of streaming options for the foreseeable future. And we will be here to spotlight 10 operas every week. But as we have done over the past few weeks, do not forget to check out {…}
California Wine Country’s premiere music festival, Festival Napa Valley, will present “One Night, Many Voices,” a free, global, virtual concert featuring a star-studded line-up of performers, including Soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor Michael Fabiano. The concert will take place on Saturday, July 25, 2020. The opera stars share top billing alongside violinist Joshua Bell, soprano Larisa Martínez, pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, and the {…}
(Credit: Kjell Reben Strom / Albert Comper) The Hong Kong Philharmonic has announced its 47th anniversary season. For this article, the focus will be on vocal performances. Jaap van Zweden conducts Beethoven’s Leonore Overture and Symphony No. 9. The concert will also include the Taipei Philharmonic Chorus. Performance Dates: Oct. 2 & 3, 2020 Elisabeth Teige, Simon O’Neill, Matthias Goerne, {…}
Back in 2018, baritone Jonathan Estabrooks received a call from Lynne Block, the daughter of pre-eminent bass-baritone Simon Estes. She wanted to see if Estabrooks would work with her on a short documentary about her father’s life. Estabrooks, an internationally renowned performer, was also actively involved in the recording industry, creating music-related documentaries, hybrid music videos, and directing a TV {…}