Prima Classic has announced Marina Rebeka’s fourth solo album “Elle.” The new album will celebrate the diversity of the female roles in some of the greatest French Opera Arias of the canon including Charpentier’s “Louise,” Gonoud’s “Romeo et Juliette,” Massenet’s “Thaïs,” Bizet’s “Carmen” and “The Pearl Fishers,” Massenet’s “Le Cid,” Debussy’s “L’Enfant Prodigue” and Gonoud’s “Faust.” In the new recording Rebeka {…}
This week will showcase the release of two second albums, a world premiere recording of a rare work, and a series continuation. Here is a look. Morgen Elsa Dreisig follows her debut album “Miroir(s)” with a recital of songs in collaboration with pianist Jonathan Ware. Taking its title, “Morgen,” from one of Richard Strauss’s best-loved lieder, it interweaves his music {…}
The Flordia Grand Opera has announced its 2020-21 season celebrating its 80 anniversary, the seventh oldest opera company in America. This season Knight Concert Hall will become the new home for FGO’s Made for Miami series branded “Opera at Knight” to showcase 20th and 21st century operatic work. The season will open with Verdi’s popular masterwork “La traviata.” Performance Dates: {…}
“Opera Meets Film” is a feature dedicated to exploring the way that opera has been employed in cinema. We will select a section or a film in its entirety, highlighting the impact that utilizing the operatic form or sections from an opera can alter our perception of a film that we are viewing. This week’s installment “To All the Boys {…}
(Credit: Courtesy of San Francisco Opera) The San Francisco Opera has announced its 2020-21 season featuring a number of new productions and stars. Here is a look. Productions The first production of the season will be Beethoven’s “Fidelio” celebrating the composer’s 250th anniversary. The new production will be directed by Matthew Ozawa with Music Director Designate Eun Sun Kim conducting {…}
Composer and Holocaust survivor Harry Bialor will present his opera “The Uprising of the Warsaw Ghetto” on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020 at Yeshiva of Flatbush in Brooklyn, New York. This will be the second performance of the work, which had its world premiere on Oct. 27, 2019 at the Yeshivah High School Auditorium. This staged version will be conducted by {…}
(Credit: Dutch National Opera & Ballet) The Detroit Symphony Orchestra has named young Italian conductor Jader Bignamini as its 13th music director. As music director, Bignamini will have much free reign — overseeing auditions, crafting programming and shaping a big-picture vision. Bignamini will be formally introduced as the DSO’s new maestro at 5:30 p.m. today in Beacon Park, where he’ll {…}
(Credit: Miguel Lorenzo / Mikel Ponce) Richard Strauss’ “Elektra,” one of the most audacious and darkest operas in the entire repertory, is a massive undertaking for any opera company. In the case of the Palau de Les Arts, the Robert Carsen production of the gripping opera was presented with great intensity further amplified by the appearance of Irene Theorin in {…}
(Credit: Bruno Fidrych) Famed Polish Composer Krzysztof Penderecki has canceled his appearances with the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, according to the official notice on the institution’s website. Penderecki was slated to conduct two concerts on January 25 and January 26, 2020. As a result, conductor Maciej Tworek will take over the musical direction of a program that includes Penderecki’s Viola Concerto (version {…}
Giorgio Battistelli has been named Artistic director of the Festival Puccini di Torre del Lago. Giorgio de Ghingaro, il sindaco di Viareggio, and Maria Laura Simonetti, the president of the Fondazione Festival Pucciniano, announced the news which also revealed that Alberto Veronesi will become music director. In a press Battistelli said, “In this new role that I take charge of {…}
The Ópera de Oviedo has announced its 2020-21 season celebrating its 73rd year. The season will open with the company premiere of two famed French works: Ravel’s “L`heure espagnole” and Puolenc’s “Les mamelles de Tirésias.” Performance Dates: Sept. 6, 8, 10 & 12, 2020 Bellini’s final work “I Puritani” returns to the stage bringing vocal fireworks from its soloists. Performance {…}