The Opera Omaha and Nebraska Writers Collective have announced that eight poems written by local students will be set to music by the Luna Composition Lab alumni composers. Per a press release, nearly 60 students from grades three-12 submitted 71 works of poetry after working with the Collective last fall. Now the composer alumni have picked their favorites pieces of {…}
The Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced that Ryan Opera Center soprano Ann Toomey will replace Danielle de Niese in the final three performances of “La Bohème.” The company announced that due to illness, De Niese would not be able to continue the run in the role of Musetta. Additionally, the company said that doctors recommended De Niese needed vocal rest {…}
The Skylark Opera Theatre has announced the cast for its upcoming production of “Così Fan Tutte.” The cast includes Tess Altiveros as Fiordiligi and KrisAnne Weiss as Dorabella. Sienna Forest will make her company debut as Despina while Justin Spenner will also appear with Skylark Opera Theatre for the first time in his career. Luke Williams will be Alfonso and {…}
This review was written by David & Francisco Salazar for the performance on Jan. 24, 2019. With the double bill of “Iolanta” and “Bluebeard’s Castle,” director Mariusz Trelinski sought to explore how the search for vision could lead to growth but inversely lead to darker truths and self-destruction. When his production returned to the Met Opera on Thursday, Jan. 24, {…}
The New National Theatre, Tokyo has announced its 2019-20 opera season! Ten operas, including four new productions, are included in the lineup. The season will feature classics of the Baroque, Russian, and bel canto repertoire. Dmitry Bertman’s new production of Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” will kick off the opera season, and will feature Vasily Ladyuk in the title role alongside Evgenia {…}
If you checked out last week’s edition, you may have noticed a stark preference for 20th century works. Things continue this week with a number of 21st century operas making the list; the only standard repertory piece in this week’s edition is a controversial one. Here is the list (in alphabetical order by company). Silent Night – Austin Opera The {…}
It’s a weekend filled with diverse repertoire and some rarely performed gems. It’s also a weekend highlighted by superstars and veterans liked Jonas Kaufmann, Brabndon Jovanovich, and Annick Massis. Here is a look! Faust – Opera Royal de Wallonie, Belgium Marc Laho, Anne-Catherine Gillet, and Ildebrando D’Arcangelo star in Gounod’s most popular opera. Patrick Davin conducts Stefano Poda’s new production. {…}
The Dallas Opera has announced its 2019-20 season and it features some of the most diverse programming of any season announcement to date. The proceedings kick off with Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.” The classic opera will feature Paolo Fanale, Andrea Carroll, Markus Werba, Olga Pudova, and Morris Robinson, among others. Emmanuel Villaume conducts the score in a production originally directed {…}
The Kentucky Opera has announced its 2019-20 season, featuring four operas in new productions. The season will also include two company premieres. Here is a look! Bizet’s “Carmen” opens the season with a cast that includes Elise Quagliata in the title role, Dominic Armstrong as Don José, Richard Ollarsaba as Escamillo, and soprano Emily Albrink as Micaëla. Conductor Joseph Mechavich {…}
The Austin Opera has announced its 2019-20 season which will include a new opera and two classics of the standard repertory. “Next season continues the excellence that our audiences have come to expect—pairing beautiful productions of classic works with the thought-provoking voices of the new masters of 21st-century opera,” said Annie Buridge, General Director & CEO of Austin Opera in {…}
There was a time in the early through the mid-1990s when many opera experts considered there was a draught of high-quality tenors. One of the few tenors to receive acclaim during that time was Marcelo Giordani, born on Jan. 25, 1963. He grew up in the Sicilian town of Augusta and took private voice lessons from an early age. At {…}
