Tenor Nicholas Phan will perform at Committee of 100’s 2025 & Gala in Los Angeles on April 25, 2025. The conference and gala takes place on April 25 and 26 at the Fairmont Century Plaza and will feature “academics, policymakers, businesses, and next-generation leaders from across the U.S. for a series of discussions, debates, keynotes and networking sessions under the {…}
Salle Cortot has announced its April 2025 slate. Here are the vocal performances. Soprano Margaux Loire will perform a recital as part of the Festival Élite 2025. She presents a program of works by Gounod, Verdi, Poulenc, Chaminade, Aboulker, Strohl, Boulanger, Brahsm, Schreker, and Schumann, among others. The soprano is joined by numerous musicians, including pianists Flore-Elise Capelier, Joseph Birnbaum, {…}
Chicago City Opera (CCO) will present “Die Tote Stadt” on May 16 and 17, 2025 at the Horratio N. May Chapel in Rosehill Cemetery. The opera stars Karlos Piñero-Mercado as Paul, soprano Alannah Spencer as Marietta/Marie, baritone Noah Gartner as Frank/Fritz, mezzo-soprano Nicole Rivera-Montañez as Brigitta/Lucienne, soprano Ashley McKinstry as Juliette, tenor Peter Lorenzo as Gaston/Graf Albert, and tenor Kameron {…}
Canadian Opera Company (COC) has named Opera 5 its newest Company-in-Residence. The two-year program allows Canadian Opera Company to offer guidances and support to other local opera companies. The program was initiated in 2016. As part of the program, Opera 5 will be featured in COC’s Free Concert Series in the Richard Bradshaw Ampitheatre on April 16 where a preview {…}
Winona Martin is the winner of the 2025 McCammon Voice Competition. The mezzo-soprano takes home a $10,000 prize as a result of her efforts and first-place finish. Coming in second was baritone Justin Burgess. He gets a $5,000 prize. In third was Sarah Rachel Bacani; the soprano gets a $2,000 prize. Rolfe Dauz was the recipient of the Audience Choice {…}
Equity members of the Welsh National Opera chorus have voted for industrial action and will continue to take action short of a strike from April 9, 2025, and thereafter. Per the vote, 95 percent of members voted for action short of a strike,e and 91 percent voted in favor of strike action on a 100 percent turnout. The vote is {…}
(Photo by Robert Torres) San Francisco Early Music Society will present “Emperor of the Moon” on June 6-8, 2025 in Redwood City, Berkeley, and San Francisco. The pastiche is based on plays in the “Commedia dell’arte” tradition and features satirical science-fiction stories. It will be showcased in collaboration with Nash Baroque and Dance Through Time. “This is not a reconstruction {…}
Verdi devotee August Ventura will present “There’s Something About Verdi” at The Coffee Houst Club in New York City on April 9, 2025 from 6 – 7:30 p.m. local time. The multi-media presentation will honor the famed composer and will feature the presentation of “In the Mouth of the World,” a documentary that showcases long-lost footage of major opera singers, {…}
(Photo: Kristen Loken/San Francisco Opera) San Francisco Opera has announced its 2025 edition of “Bohème Out of the Box.” The annual showcase, which features an abridged rendition of Puccini’s venerated classic, will head to Sausalito on April 26 and 27, San Ramon’s City Center Bishop Ranch on May 1, Hidden Villa in Los Altos Hills on May 3 and 4, {…}
Apple Music Classical has launched a major update that includes a listening guide, personalize recommendations, and editorial stations. The Listening Guide will include over 100 works available from launch and features commentary on the works that the listener is engaging with throughout the experience. Listening Guides are being matched to renowned recordings from such artists and ensembles as Martha Argerich, {…}
The 86th Quincena Musical de San Sebastián has unveiled its upcoming season. Here is a breakdown of upcoming vocal performances. “Rossini’s Stabat Mater” will feature the Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, conducted by Mark Elder, will be joined by the Orfeón Donostiarra, conducted by José Antonio Sáinz Alfaro. Soloists include soprano Federica Lombardi, tenor Xabier Anduaga, and bass Will Thomas. {…}
