The New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera has been nominated for the 2019 JerseyArts.com People’s Choice Awards. Public voting for the award kicked off on Jan. 9 and runs through Feb 20. Anyone can vote, regardless of whether they are New Jersey residents or not. There are over 104 organizations competing in 19 categories including favorite opera company, music festival, {…}
Jussi Björling was one of the greatest tenors of the 20th century. Born on Feb. 5, 1911 in Sweden, first started learning to sing from his father, who also taught his two brothers. The family often engaged in performances as the Björling Male Quartet and the tenor made his debut public appearance at age five. The group would perform actively {…}
The return to New York of Aprile Millo, on an unbelievably frigid night, was both recital and celebration, where the packed-house audience soon forgot their shivers, radiating so much warmth towards the artist on stage. Millo’s highly anticipated recital – produced by the always-interesting New York City Opera — was her first concert in the city in nearly a decade. {…}
The Madison Lyric Stage has announced that its 2019 mainstage season which will include two operas and one musical. For the purposes of this release, we will only concentrate on the two operatic presentations the season will offer. This season the Madison Lyric Stage will continue its partnership with the Deacon John Grave House in the Madison historic district and will {…}
Just a few months ago Emily D’Angelo became the talk of the town as she won the Operalia competition. Not only did she walk away with the first prize, but she was also the audience’s favorite. Her performance blew audiences away and now at just 24-years-old, she has established herself as one of the biggest rising stars of her generation. {…}
Four independent opera companies in Argentina will join forces to announce their 2019 season on Feb. 19, 2019. Per a post on social media, the Ensamble Lírico Orquestal, Magna Lírica, Compañía Lírica G. Verdi, and Espacio Victorium will team up in 2019 to co-produce a number of productions. This event is a launchpad for their collaboration and will feature the {…}
Richard Strauss’ “Arabella” will be featured on the Vienna State Opera’s live streaming service on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. The showcase will star Wolfgang Bankl, Emily Magee, Chen Reiss, Tomasz Konieczny, and Daniel Behle. Axel Kober will conduct the production directed Sven-Eric Bechtolf. The stream kicks off at 7 p.m. local time and is slated to run until around 10 {…}
BroadwayHD, announced that it will continue to expand content and is adding two breathtaking opera performances to the existing lineup of more than 270 titles. The company announced that “Brokeback Mountain” by Annie Proulx and directed by award-winning director Ivo van Hove, and “Nabucco’ will be added to the collection. In a press statement, BroadwayHD co-founders, Stewart F. Lane and {…}
The Houston Symphony has announced its 2019-20 season with a number of great artists and conductors featured in a variety of repertoire. For this season announcement, we will focus on the vocal performances and operatic repertoire. Jean-Yves Thibaudet and Andrés Orozco-Estrada team up for a concert, which will include a suite from “Porgy and Bess” by Gershwin, as well as the {…}
On Feb. 7, 2019, the Metropolitan Opera will revive Donizetti’s “La Fille du Régiment” for the 110th time in its history. The title heroine is undeniably one of the biggest stories every time that the opera is revived. In this production’s case, the leading lady will be Pretty Yende in what will be her 50th Met performance on opening night. {…}
Martti Talvela was one of Finland’s greatest opera stars. Born on Feb. 4, 1935, in Hiitola as the eighth of 10 children, he studied in Lahti and Stockholm. Initially, he was on the path to be a school teacher and actually engaged with that occupation between 1957-60. However, he made his operatic debut in Helsinki in 1960 and would then {…}