(Photo credit: Casey Kringlen for The Industry) With their latest production, The Industry proves once more why they’re a major reason to consider LA a vital center of opera. “Sweet Land,” directed by The Industry’s founder Yuval Sharon and Cannupa Hanska Luger (also the designer of stunning costumes), and with words by Aja Couchois Duncan and Douglas Kearney and music {…}
The Israeli Opera has canceled its upcoming production of Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” due to the coronavirus outbreak. The company announced that due to Israel’s new regulation which limits gatherings to 100 people in order to combat the spread of the coronavirus, the production would be canceled. “Eugene Onegin” was set to open on March 20 and run through April 1, {…}
Maryland Lyric Opera and Opera San José have canceled upcoming performances due to the coronavirus. The Maryland Lyric Opera said, “With sadness and regret, Maryland Lyric Opera has made the difficult decision to postpone the April 1, 2020 double bill performance of Puccini’s Il Tabarro & Gianni Schicchi. We depend on and have a deep commitment to an artistic and {…}
The Opéra National de Paris has announced that it will be canceling performances through April 15, 2020. In a press statement, the company stated that national regulations require that any event featuring more than 1,000 people be canceled. The events affected by the announcement include a production of “Manon” with performances between March 13-April 10 at the Opéra Bastille. Additionally, {…}
(Credit: Monika Rittershaus) The Staatsoper Berlin has announced that despite canceling performances for audiences, it will still live stream its performance of “Carmen” on March 12. The performance, which stars Michael Fabiano and Anita Rachvelishvili, will be live streamed on the Staatsoper website as well as the RBB Kultur site. In addition, it will be shown on television on Saturday in {…}
The Boston Baroque will postpone its March performances of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons and Gloria to a yet-to-be determined date later this spring and has announced that the April opera production of Handel’s “Ariodante” has been cancelled. The company noted in a statement, “In light of New England Conservatory’s decision to close its campus to the public, and as the {…}
(Credit: Fay Fox) The National Symphony Orcehstra has announced its 2020-21 season. For this article, we will highlight the vocal performances. The season opens with Gianandrea Noseda conducting Isabel Leonard in a program that includes Ravel’s Boléro, arias from “Carmen,” Ginastera’s Four Dances from Estancia, and Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio espagnol. Performance Dates: Sept. 26, 2020 Gianandrea Noseda conducts Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis {…}
The Nashville Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2020-21 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Giancarlo Guerrero conducts the Lorelei Ensemble in Julia Wolfe’s Her Story. The program also includes pianist Karen Walwyn in Florence Price’s Piano Concerto in One Movement, Joan Tower’s Sixth Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman, and SiHyun Uhm’s Ladybug in the Room. Performance Dates: Sept. {…}
UPDATED: The Entire Run of the Production has been canceled. The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced that the opening of Wagner’s “Lohengrin” has been canceled. The theater revealed that due to the restrictions placed by the government of Catalunya to only hold events of 1,000 people or less, the Liceu decided to cancel the opening performance on March 19 {…}
Chelsea Opera Group has announced that it will present Idlebrando Pizzetti’s “Murder in the Cathedral” on Saturday, March 28, 2020 at Queen Elizabeth Hall. The opera, which features a libretto by the composer, will feature Sir John Tomlinson in the role of Archbishop Thomas Becket, in addition to Marc le Brocq, Christopher Turner, Matthew Durkan, Emyr Wyn Jones, David Ireland, Eleanor Dennis, and Harriet Williams. Martyn {…}
(Credit: Rodolfo Martinez) Famed composer Jeanine Tesori will be honored by the New Dramatists with the 2020 Distinguished Achievement Award at its 71st Annual Spring Luncheon Tribute scheduled for Thursday, May 21st at the New York Marriott Marquis. Tesori is a renowned composer whose operatic works include “Blue,” “A Blizzard on Marblehead Neck,” and “The Lion, the Unicorn and Me.” {…}