(Credit: Andrew Bogard) Tzadik Records has announced that it will release David Hertzberg’s “The Wake World” on April 24, 2020, making the debut recording of the work. “The Wake World” had its world premiere at Opera Philadelphia’s Festival O17 in a production directed by R.B. Schlather at The Barnes Foundation. The opera won the Music Critics Association of North America’s {…}
(Image Source: NNTT Official Website) The New National Theatre, Tokyo will launch “NNTT at Home,” a new streaming service, on April 10, 2020. The service will offer up one performance of a full-length opera per week starting with a 2018 production of “Die Zauberflöte.” The Mozart Opera was performed in October 2018 as the season opening showcase; the production, which {…}
This week, On Site Opera is undertaking a new initiative to bring industry professionals together for a series of informative online discussions. These sessions, delivered by the members of On Site Opera’s Artistic Advisory Council, will cover aspects of the opera creation process, such as arts administration, design and production, marketing, directing, and talent management. “I’m thrilled that the Artistic {…}
(Credit: Bo Lutoslawski) Richmond Symphony has announced that Italian conductor Valentina Peleggi will serve as their next Music Director, effective July 1, 2020. Peleggi will be the sixth Music Director in the company’s history, as well as the first woman to occupy the role. Peleggi has worked with such organizations as the OSESP Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra, the English National {…}
Andrea Bocelli is set to perform a concert entitled “Music for Hope” on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020, that will be streamed worldwide. The event, which will take place at the historic Duomo in Milan, will be made possible in part through the hospitality of the Archpriest and the Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo. There will be no audience present, but {…}
Grange Park Opera has recently discovered a previously unperformed work by composer Sir John Tavener and is set to provide it with its world premiere in 2024. Tavener is one of the most acclaimed British composers of the post-war era and his final opera, “Krishna” has now been uncovered after 14 years in manuscript form. The company will undertake the {…}
The Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks has announced its 2020-21 season featuring a number of vocal performances. For this article we will focus on the vocal highlights of the season. Stéphane Denève conducts Christian Gerhaher in a program with music by Berlioz, Roussel, and Ravel. Performance Dates: Oct. 8 & 9, 2020 John Adams‘ “Harmonium” for choir and orchestra is set to be {…}
Pittsburgh Opera has announced a partnership with WQED-FM to bring the performing arts to audiences at home. The series, titled “Pittsburgh Opera@Home,” will consist of four half-hour episodes of curated selections from past performances of Pittsburgh Opera; they will air Saturday at 12:30 pm, from April 11 to May 2. “Since our patrons are unable to come to us, we {…}
Angel Blue is set to continue her Faithful Fridays on April 10 with guest superstar Laverne Cox. Cox will appear at 12:00 p.m. ET alongside Blue who noted, “Laverne Cox is truly one of my great inspirations and I know that she will have amazing insights for all of us. ‘Faithful Friday’ is about connecting as a community as we try {…}
Andrea Bocelli‘s upcoming Metropolitan Opera concert has been canceled due to the coronavirus. The performance, scheduled for April 20, was set to mark Bocelli’s returned to the famed house. In a statement the tenor said, “It is with deep regret that we have to cancel my upcoming performance at the Metropolitan Opera House. My sincerest apologies to my fans who were {…}
A day after Chancellor Sebastian Kurz stated that small shops were slated to reopen April 13, with larger stores to follow on May 1, the Austrian leader also announced that theaters and big venues would remain closed until the end of June. That decision will ultimately affect numerous companies. Among those that have already been impacted are the Salzburg Easter {…}