(Credit: Roey Yohai Studios) The Americas Society will present a concert featuring several major artists from the Teatro Colón de Buenos Aires’ Instituto Superior de Arte on April 16, 2020 at 6: 30 p.m. EDT. Among the artists to be featured in this week’s program are Oriana Favaro, Santiago Ballerini, and Florencia Machado; all three have been major artists at {…}
The Verbier Festival has announced that is is launching a new fund to provide support for those hit hardest by the COVID-19 outbreak. The fund intends to help freelance, self-employed and newly unemployed Verbier Festival Academy alumni including solois, chamber and orchestral instrumentalists, singers, conductors, as well as alumni Festival production and technical crew facing lost income during this challenging {…}
(Credit: Matt Madison-Clark) Renowned composer Kamala Sankaram has joined forces with librettist Rob Handel to create “all decisions will be made by consensus,” the first Zoom opera. The work is set to premiere via the streaming platform on April 24, 020 at 1 p.m. with subsequent showcases set for April 25 and 26 at 7 p.m. and 3 p.m. respectively. {…}
(Credit: Ruben Martin) Opera star Plácido Domingo has joined forced with famed athletes Pau Gasol and Rafa Nadala in collecting funds for the Red Cross. Domingo made the announcement via his social media accounts encouraging people to support the cause and the medical professionals it helps. “I admire and thank all of the medical teams in the world who bravely {…}
(Credit: Gillian Riesen) ***Editorial Note – This interview was conducted as part of series of interviews dedicated to previewing the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Ring Cycle. Unfortunately, that performance was canceled, but out of respect to the time put into this project by the artists and organizations, we will endeavor to publish the over coming days and weeks.(Given the context, {…}
The San Francisco Opera has canceled its 2020 Summer Season due to the continued practice of social distancing around the world. The festival, which was slated for June 7-July 3, was set to feature 18 total performances of operas such as Verdi’s “Ernani,” Handel’s “Partenope,” and the Bay Area premiere of Mason Bates and Mark Campbell’s “The (R)evolution of Steve {…}
The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has announced the upcoming two weeks of streaming. The week begins with Verdi’s “Les vêpres siciliennes” in its original French version. The production, which opened the 2019-20 season, is conducted by Daniele Gatti and directed by Valentina Carrasco. For those who are interested to learn more about the work can check out the company’s podcast {…}
The Palau de les Arts in Valencia continues streaming platform for the third straight week with a new set of operas. The week begins on April 14 with Manuel de Falla’s “La vida breve“ conducted by Lorin Maazel, the company’s first music director. The recording marks the only video recording with Maazel and showcases a production by Giancarlo del Monaco {…}
On April 17, 2020, National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain will be staging a nationwide effort to bring music to communities kept inside their home during the coronavirus epidemic. The NYO is inviting every interested musician in the UK for a mass performance of Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy,” as a gesture of solidarity in a time of distancing. As per {…}
The New York City Opera is launching a video series spoofing opera arias with lyrics about the coronavirus. In a press release Michael Capasso noted that the idea was to create “A lighthearted look at the current reality. We hope to have one per week while the Quarantine lasts.” The first video released is a spoof on the famous “O {…}
On Monday April 13, 2020, France’s president Emmanuel Macron announced that it was extending its lockdown until May 11. The president announced that progress had been made but the battle was not yet over. He added that after the end of the lockdown business would slowly be opening but that no festivals or events drawing large crowds would be allowed {…}