(Credit: Cory Weaver) The Portland Opera is set to present mezzo-soprano Camille Sherman live in concert as part of its 2020 Resident Artist Series. The recital is set for Jan. 14, 2020 at the Whitsell Auditorium at the Portland Art Museum. Shermann, who is in her second year as a resident artist with the company will be accompanied by Chorus {…}
Update: Irina Lungu will appear in these performances. The original story follows. Soprano Anita Hartig has announced that she will cancel her three upcoming performances of “La Bohème” at the Wiener Staatsoper due to illness. “Dear friends,” the soprano wrote on her social media accounts. “Unfortunately, I have to cancel my 3 upcoming performances of La Bohème at the Wiener Staatsoper. {…}
(Credit: Matthew Placek) Anthony Roth Costanzo has stepped into tonight’s performance the “Messiah” with the New York Philharmonic, replacing countertenor Iestyn Davies, who is ill. Costanzo joins a cast of singers that include tenor Joshua Ellicott, bass-baritone Dashon Burton, and soprano Louise Alder. Harry Bicket conducts the performance, which also features the Handel and Haydn Society Chorus under the direction {…}
(Credit: Marty Sohl / Metropolitan Opera) The Musco Center for Performing Arts has announced that Quinn Kelsey will star in “Roberto Devereux in Concert” on Feb. 25, 2020. Kelsey is stepping into this performance, as well the LA Opera production, in lieu of Plácido Domingo’s exit. Kelsey joins a cast that includes Davinia Rodriguez in her role debut as Elisabetta, {…}
The Buxton International Festival has announces its 2020 season. For the purposes of this article we will only focus on the opera and oratorio performances announces for the festival. The operatic offerings begin with Rossini’s “La Donna del Lago” which will star Nico Darmanin, John Irvin and Catherine Carby. Jacopo Spirei directs the production conducted by Adrian Kelly. Performance Dates: {…}
Eva-Maria Westbroek has canceled her participation in the Teatro Massimo di Palermo’s upcoming production of Wagner’s “Parsifal.” The soprano announced that due to family reasons she would have to bow out from the production. As a result, Catherine Hunold will takeover the role of Kundry. She joins a cast that includes Tómas Tómasson, Alexei Tanovistsky, John Relyea, Thomas Gazheli, and {…}
On Dec. 18, 2019, Bellini’s “I Puritani” is set to open at the Deustsche Oper am Rhein in a new production by Rolando Villazón. The new production is set to star Operalia award winners Adela Zaharia and Ioan Hotea in their debuts as Elvira and Arturo. Antonino Fogliani conducts the production which will open at the Opernhaus Düsseldorf. In a {…}
The Opéra de Paris has canceled the Dec. 17 performance of “Prince Igor” due to the national strike. In a statement the company noted, “The Paris Opera apologizes for this cancellation. Given the right of employees to declare industrial action up until the scheduled performance time, the Opera was not able to inform the audience earlier and apologizes for this {…}
On Dec. 21, 2019, The Eurasia Festival will present the latest installment of their Park Avenue Concert Series, featuring a broad program of opera, musical theatre, and art songs. The roster of artists was drawn from students of the “Azatt Sessions,” a series of masterclasses, led by director Mark Verzatt and conductor Aza Sydykov, which help prepare artists for auditions {…}
(Credit: Simon Pauly / David Lack) The Ryan Opera Center at the Lyric Opera of Chicago is set to present “Rising Stars in Concert” on Jan. 19, 2020. The concert will feature music of Bellini, Berlioz, Bizet, Debussy, Donizetti, Rossini, R. Strauss, and Verdi, among others, with the aim of spotlighting the artists of the 2019-20 Ryan Opera Center Ensemble. These artists {…}
Pacific Opera Project has announced that it will be presenting a unique double bill that includes “Gianni Schicchi” and “L’Enfant et les Sortilèges.” The performances, which are slated for three performances between Jan. 25 and Feb. 2, 2020, will take place at the Occidental College’s Thorne Hall. They will be conducted by Joshua Horsch with POP Artistic Director Josh Shaw {…}