To open its 10th season of NYFOS Next, The New York Festival of Song is set to present Director’s Pick on February 13, 2020 that DiMenna Center for Classical Music in New York. The program, which will be curated by New York Festival of Song’s own Associate Artistic Director Michael Barrett, will emphasize his favorite songs that the organization has {…}
This review is for the performance on Jan. 13, 2020. It all started with a breath. But it wasn’t a relaxed breath but an irritated, almost obstructed one. And there was a moan or a hum; a repeated one that built a unique tension and longing at the HERE Mainstage. This is how “Magdalene,” the latest opera created by Danielle {…}
(Credit: Hallé Concerts Society) The Hallé has announced the names of the 10 semi-finalists in the inaugural Siemens Hallé International Conductors Competition. They have been selected from a pool of 287 applicants representing 55 countries across six continents. Conductors that will be taking part in the semi-finals include Joel Sandelson (British), Delyana Lazarova (Bulgarian), Andres Kaljuste (Estonian), Antoine Petit-Dutaillis and {…}
(Image Provided by Alain Labonté Communications) The Orchestre Classique de Montréal will present “An Afternoon in Vienna” on Feb. 16, 2020. The concert, which will take place at the Victoria Hall in Westmount, will feature soprano Aline Kutan and maestro Boris Brott in a wide range of music. Among the pieces on the program will be “Mein Herr Marquis” from {…}
The Glow Lyric Theatre has announced its 2020 festival season, which will be the company’s tenth overall. As per usual, the GLT will feature an opera, a musical theatre piece, and an operetta, all connecting to a specific theme. In recent years, the company has showcased such operas as “Romeo et Juliette,” “Fidelio,” “Carmen,” and “The Crucible,” among others. This {…}
The Librettist Initiative will appear at OPERA America as part of the New Works Forum on Jan. 16, 2020 in an effort to spread word on its purpose. The group will hold a panel discussion and Q & A with Lynn Nottage, Stephen Schwartz, and Jeanine Tesori and will also feature the premiere of a short film created by librettists Mark Campbell {…}
Albert Neimann was born on Jan. 15, 1831 in Erxleben, and would go on to become one of Germany’s greatest tenors. He lost his father at an early age and was raised by his mother. Initially he was trained to be an engine-maker but ran away to Dresden to create his own life, eventually becoming a singer. His debut came {…}
Director Cara Consilvio and Hup! Productions are set to present “For the Love of Friends” at the West End Theatre at Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew in New York on Jan. 24, 25, and 26. The work tells the story of Brent Nicholson Earle who began the American Run for the End of AIDS, a 9,000-mile run around {…}
(Credit: The Royal Conservatory of Music) Internationally acclaimed conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin, philanthropists James and Louise Temerty, and musician Chilly Gonzales have been named Honorary Fellows of Canada’s The Royal Conservatory of Music for 2020, according to the statement by the institution. “The Honorary Fellow is The Royal Conservatory’s highest designation and is awarded to those who have had a profound {…}
(Credit: Marylene Mey) The Metropolitan Opera and Brooklyn Academy of Music have announced a collaboration to present Missy Mazzoli’s “Breaking the Waves.” The opera will be performed starting on June 23- 30, 2020 with Sydney Mancasola as Bess McNeill, Wallis Giunta as Dodo, and Duncan Rock as Jan. The Metropolitan Opera announced that Yannick Nézet-Séguin will conduct the opera with {…}
The Royal Opera House has announced that Jonathan Tetelman and Charles Castronovo will replace Rame Lahaj in the company’s production of Verdi’s “La Traviata” on Jan. 22, 25, 30 and Feb. 1, 2020. Tetelman will make his house debut during the Jan. 22 showcase and will also appear on the 30th of January and on Feb. 1. Castronovo will sing {…}