(Credit: Ken Howard / Metropolitan Opera) The MET Orchestra has launched its fundraising initiative and will channel its energy into education and engagement through teaching and performing. The orchestra’s website has been redesigned and it is leaning on its 501(c)(3) status to accept donations for its musicians, which have been furloughed since April 1, 2020. The orchestra is using the {…}
The Teatro Massimo di Palermo in Italy has announced a revised September program. It all begins with Omer Meir Wellber conducting Schönberg’s “A Survivor from Warsaw” and Mozart’s Coronation Mass in C major. Performance Date: Sept. 13, 2020 The second concert of the September season will be Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” arranged by Astor Piazzola with Omer Meir Wellber conducting {…}
Oper Frankfurt has announced revisions to its upcoming 2020-21 season. The company announced that its upcoming production of “Le Grand Macabre” by Ligeti will be postponed until the 2023-24 season and will instead be replaced by “The Medium.” The production will be conducted by Sebastian Weigle and directed by Hans Walter Richter. Performances begin on Sept. 13 and run through {…}
Famed countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo will be joining forces with several other artists for “MusicTalks Celebration of LGBTQ Composers” as part of the Refractions of Pride Festival. The event will take place on June 26, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. EDT. The concert will feature music by such composers as Tchaikovsky, Bernstein, Ethel Smith, Britten, and Caroline Shaw. Other artists involved {…}
Opera Graz in Austria has announced its 2020-21 season featuring several new productions and revivals. Here is a look at the opera and operetta performances for the season. Nadja Loschky directs a new production of Weinberg’s “Die Passagierin” starring Nadja Stefanoff, Markus Butter, Tetiana Miyus, Eva-Maria Schmid, Antonia Cosmina Stancu, Anna Brull, Andrea Purtić, Mareike Jankowski, Sieglinde Feldhofer, Mana Iwata, {…}
(Image Provided by Savonlinna Opera Festival) The Savonlinna Opera Festival has announced that it will broadcast Karita Mattila’s recital to homes around the world starting on July 1, 2020. The broadcast will be made in collaboration with Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle. ”I’m really looking forward to singing at the castle and performing with Ville the program we specifically put together {…}
This week, David Lang’s music will be front and center with a world premiere recording and a new version of one of his most popular works. Here is a look at what you can stream this week. David Lang’s love fail The Boston-based Lorelei Ensemble David Lang’s “Love fail” will be released on Cantaloupe Music. The piece is a meditation on {…}
The Madison Opera has canceled its fall production of “Il Trovatore” and announced a new digital season. The company announced that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Overture Center for the Arts will be closed for public performances until the end of November. As a result, many of the artists involved in “Il Trovatore” will instead collaborate on the company’s {…}
Victorian Opera will present three chamber operas online starting on June 27, 2020. The work, entitled “Trois Contes,” is based on Gustave Flaubert’s short stories. It is written by composers Zac Hurren, Dermot Tutty, and Stefan Cassemenos. All three works, which have been in development since 2017, are adapted by playwright Daniel Keene and feature Katie Noonan. “Commissioning, developing and {…}
The London Philharmonic Orchestra has announced that Cristina Rocca will be its new Artistic Director starting in November 2020. She will work alongside Edward Gardner, the Principal Conductor Designate, who will succeed Vladimir Jurowski starting in September 2021. Rocca has worked as the Vice President of Artistic Planning at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Artistic Director of Orchestre National de France, {…}
The Barcelona Festival of Song has announced the program for the 16th edition of the event, which will take place online. The event will feature seven concerts, including a global presentation capping the week-long showcase. For this article, the focus will be on vocal performances. All performances can be viewed on the company’s official website, Facebook, and YouTube pages. It {…}