(Credit: Olivia Grace) Bass-baritone Evan Gray has joined the roster of IMG Artists for general management. Gray will be represented by Executive Vice President and Global Head of Vocal, Matthew Horner, and Associate Artist Manager Noah Sesling. The bass-baritone is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and has performed in concert, opera, and recital. In a statement Gray {…}
The Wiener Staatsoper has announced a cast change for its March 3, 2025 performance of “Norma.” The company said that Freddie De Tommaso will sing the role of Pollione replacing Juan Diego Flórez, who is ill. Flórez took to social media and said, “While warming up this morning, I felt that something wasn’t quite right. I went to see my {…}
Opera San José is set to take its Ballroom Performance Series to Filoli’s historic Woodside estate from March 11–13, 2025. The venue, which features a restored ballroom as of September 2024, will showcase a special program highlighting the company’s 41st season as well as a preview of its forthcoming “Zorro” production. Audiences will hear arias and duets from “Carmen,” “La {…}
Vancouver Opera is set to present “The Garden of Alice,” an adaptation of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.” The showcase, set for March 7 – 9, 2025, will feature the talents of members of the Yulanda M. Faris Young Artists Program, including Heidi Duncan (soprano), Simran Claire (mezzo-soprano), Danlie Rae Acebuque (baritone), Lyndon Ladeur (tenor), Derek Stanyer (pianist), and Tayte Mitchell {…}
The Baltimore Symphony has announced its 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Music Director Jonathon Heyward conducts Dukas’ “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” and Scriabin’s “Prometheus: Poem of Fire,” alongside Ravel’s “Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No. 2” and Mussorgsky’s “Night on Bald Mountain.” The concert features George Li and the University of Maryland Concert Choir. Performance Dates: Nov. 6-9, 2025 Patrick Quigley conducts {…}
Farhang Foundation’s Iranian New Year Celebration in Los Angeles will star countertenor Cameron Shahbazi and Mahdieh Mohammadkhani. This concert will feature traditional Iranian classical music with modern, global influences. This concert marks Shahbazi’s Southern California stage debut and Mohammadkhani’s first US appearance in over a decade. Together they are joined by Iranshahr Orchestra, an ensemble dedicated to promoting and preserving {…}
(Credit: Art by Rainer Gross) On March 16, 2025, Composers Concordance will present Protest Songs at the world-famous Stonewall Inn in the West Village. The evening will include such compositions as “Voters” with words & music by Carolyn Steinberg which will contain audience participation sing along, “Lock Him Up” with words & music by Eugene W. McBride, “Despair Plus Action” {…}
(Credit: Idartes) This weekend, Idartes moved forward with a performance of the zarzuela “Maria La O” for the deaf and hearing. The work was presented at the Teatro Jorge Eliecer Gaitán on March 1, 2025, and also represented the first time the work was presented in Colombia. The Zarzuela starred deaf artists as well as hearing artists to create a {…}
On Feb. 18, 2025, Conductor Daniel Lipton died at the age of 84. Born in Paris, the conductor grew up in New York but eventually returned to his city of birth for his studies. He went on to work in Denver, Florence, Houston, and Zurich. He later became the chief conductor of the Orquesta Sinfonica de Colombia in Colombia from {…}
Thomas Hampson has canceled his concert at the Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich on March 2, 2025. The concert hall said in a statement, “Thomas Hampson is unfortunately ill and has to cancel this afternoon’s concert.” As a result, Ksenija Sidorova will perform a solo program by announcement with a duration of approx. 60 min without intermission. The concert hall added, “We very {…}
The Douglas Moore Fund for American Opera in collaboration with the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra and the Scandinavian House of New York City present “Douglas Moore: Giants in the Earth Rediscovered.” Published 100 years ago, Ole Rolvaag’s novel “Giants in the Earth” was the quintessential American immigrant story. It depicts a story of tragedy and romance among Norwegian American settlers {…}