(Photo credit: Pocket Cinema Camera) Opera Grand Rapids and Colvin Theatrical with Blackmagic Design have announced the film version of “Stinney: An American Execution Opera.” “Stinney: An American Execution” spotlights the agony of the injustice of the 1944 wrongful execution of George Stinney Jr., the youngest person to be legally executed in America. The opera was composed by Frances Pollock {…}
This March, Chilean-American author Ariel Dorfman’s latest book “ALLEGRO” will be released in paperback. “ALLEGRO: A Novel” is a historical mystery starring Mozart as he investigates the deaths of Bach and Handel. Dorfman spins a tale of friendship, betrayal, and ruminates on how music allows us to defy death. The book blurb reads, “In 1789 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart visits the {…}
Sparks & Wiry Cries will present two events this February at the National Sawdust. On the 7th, the organization will showcase its ninth annual “songSLAM” which showcases the talents of 15 composers, singers, and pianists premiering songs. The event will also spotlight the work of 2024 songSLAM winner Jonathan Wyatt. Here is a breakdown of the teams. The first team {…}
(Photo credits: Rosenberg, IMG Artists, & UIA Talent) Trinity Church has unveiled its 2025 spring season. For the purposes of this article only classical vocal concerts are included. Soprano Sonya Headlam opens the season in “Sunday Afternoon Music,” featuring works by Ignatius Sancho, Florence Price, Margaret Bonds, Trevor Weston, Peter Ashbourne, and others. Performance Date: February 2, 2025 (St Paul’s {…}
(Photo credit: Michael Bishop) Geonho Lee has been crowned the winner of the Houston Grand Opera’s 2025 Concert of Arias. The South Korean baritone, a current student at thhe University of Music and Theatre Munich, took home the $25,000 cash prize during the final event of the 37th Annual Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers on Jan. 17, 2025. Lee {…}
The faculty union at New York City’s Manhattan School of Music’s Precollege division has voted for a strike authorization. In 2024, the school’s precollege faculty launched a petition calling for their salary to be brought in line with the industry standard for pre-college music teaching in NYC. The petition garnered nearly 2,000 signatures. According to the petition, staff pay rates {…}
All Classical Radio has been approved for a recommended Grants for Arts Projects award of $20,000 by the National Endowment for the Arts. The grant will support All Classical Radio’s Access Recording Project which is set to launch later this year. The Access Recording Project will break down financial barriers to high-quality recording, rehearsal, and performance spaces and resources for {…}
The Finnish National Opera and Ballet has announced that it has sold the rights to the Virtual Stage (formerly known as XR Stage) to the Finnish AI company Younite. The company said “Younite is a Finnish-origin company specializing in AI and 3D solutions, with over one hundred employees in Finland and the United States.” The company’s Virtual Stage is an {…}
David Daniels has filed a lawsuit against school officials at the University of Michigan. The Associated Press reports that Daniels claims his rights were violated when he was fired by the University in 2020 over allegations of sexual misconduct. Daniels is seeking an unspecified financial award. According to the report, a university lawyer urged the judge to dismiss the lawsuit, {…}
The Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo has announced the cancelation of Piotr Beczala’s concert. The company said that the tenor would no longer be performing on Jan. 31 due to health reasons. As a result, Angel Blue will sing on the same date alongside Joachim Gustafsson and the Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá. The program will contain the soprano’s favorite {…}
Matthew Polenzani has canceled his Jan. 18 performance of “La Boheme” at the Metropolitan Opera. The tenor took to social media and said, “My dear friends, I am sad to say that I have to cancel tonight’s performance of “La Boheme” at the Metropolitan Opera. I am heartbroken not to be able to join my friends, and I wish all {…}
