The New Camerata Opera is off to a roaring start with its new season. Weeks after a successful gala opening and its arts fair appearance, the company has also made strides on the audiovisual front with CamerataWorks. On Monday, the company announced that it will be teaming with librettist Lila Palmer and composer Whitney George for a scene from the {…}
Things are getting a bit tricky at the Lyric Opera of Chicago after the Chicago Federation of Musicians (CFM) Local #10-208 went on strike. This news comes after the company announced that it had reached a new labor agreement with many of the local unions, albeit with concessions that included reducing the personnel and potentially the opera schedule. In a {…}
The Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced that it has reached an agreement on a multi-year labor deal with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE). The deal includes agreements with Stagehands Local 2, Wardrobe Local 769, Hair and Make-Up Local 476 and Treasurers and Ticket Sellers Local 750 and each was ratified unanimously by the membership of each {…}
Valery Gergiev is set to give a talk moderated by Conductor Daniel Wachs, Chapman University Associate Professor and Director of Orchestral Activities, at Musco Center for the Arts. The talk, which is scheduled for Oct. 20, 2018, will showcase Gergiev speak about his esteemed work and the future of classical music prior to introducing a recital by his mentees, the {…}
This week audiences will get a chance to hear the latest by legendary tenor Plácido Domingo and will be able to experience acclaimed productions from the Massimo and Teatro Real. Here is a look at the highlights of the week. Volver Plácido Domingo releases his latest album, adding another record to his now legendary discography. This time he collaborates with the {…}
Giuseppe Verdi is Italy’s composer. Few composers have ever attained the legendary status of the man from Busetto, who created a plethora of operas throughout his career that remain fixtures of the standard repertoire today. Born on Oct. 9 (or was it 10?), 1813, Verdi would become the textbook example of how to achieve everlasting greatness when you put in {…}
The Boston Lyric Opera will open its 2018-19 season with a new production of “The Barber of Seville.’ The new production is set to feature rising star Daniela Mack in her company debut and Matthew Worth in the title role. Rosetta Cucchi, who has directed the BLO’s “La Boheme” and “The Marriage of Figaro,” will return to direct the new {…}
On Oct. 16, 2018, the San Francisco Opera will open Strauss’ “Arabella” for the first time in 20 years. The production by Tim Albery will feature soprano Ellie Dehn in the title role for the first time, Brian Mulligan in his role debut as Mandryka, soprano Heidi Stober as Zdenka, tenor Daniel Johansson in his first San Francisco Opera engagement {…}
Lisette Oropesa is set to make her Teatro alla Scala debut. The soprano announced via social media that she will make her debut in a new production of Verdi’s “I Masnadieri.” In a statement the soprano said, “It is with immense gratitude that I write this post today. I am so happy to announce my debut this season, as Amalia {…}
Opera Vision will showcase Cherubini’s “Medea,” live from the Moscow State Stanislavsky Music Theatre on Oct. 12, 2018. The work will star international soprano Hibla Gerzmava in the title role with the cast also including Natalia Vladirmiskaya, Daria Terekhova, Najmiddin Mavlyanov, Felix Kudrayavtsev, and Maxim Osokin. Conductor Felix Korobov leads the ensemble while Alexander Titel directs the production. The stream {…}
The Giulio Gari Foundation is set to hold its annual benefit gala on Sunday, Oct. 21 honoring three opera singers. The foundation will honor opera stars Carol Vaness, a lirico-soprano known for her Mozart operatic roles and for her work at the Metropolitan Opera, dramatic soprano Sharon Sweet, known for her Verdi and Wagner roles, and Italian tenor Guiseppe Filianoti. The gala {…}