Leah Crocetto, Michael John Butler, Olivier Zerouali, Georgiana Adams, Caroline Corrales Among Headliners of 2025 Schwabacher Recital Series

Merola Opera Program and San Francisco Opera Center have announced the 2025 Schwabacher Recital Series. First up is a concert starring Georgiana Adams, Caroline Corrales, Thomas Kinch, Samuel Kidd, and pianist Julian Grabarek as they present works by Amy Beach, Vítězslava Kaprálová, Rebecca Clarke, Richard Strauss, George Butterworth, Alma Mahler, Claude Debussy and Kurt Weill. Nicholas Phan curates the program. {…}

Jan 14, 2025

New Luciano Pavarotti Foundation Multi-Purpose Venue in Naples, Florida Secures Major Funding Source

Opera Naples is teaming up with Theater in the Garden and the Luciano Pavarotti Foundation to secure land purchase for the home of the Luciano Pavarotti Foundation. The organizations revealed that they received a seven-figure gift from a funding source that wishes to remain anonymous. The project will feature a multi-purpose venue that houses a 900-seat indoor theater, outdoor ampitheater, {…}

Jan 14, 2025

Candice Hoyes to Present ‘Belle Canto’

Soprano Candice Hoyes will present “Belle Canto,” a recital at The Morgan Library & Museum on Jan. 22, 2025. The showcase, which is inspired by the exhibition “Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian’s Legacy,” marries opera and jazz compositions while offering a glimpse into the life of Costa Greene, The Morgan Library’s first director. Hoyes will be joined by pianist {…}

Jan 14, 2025

Verdi Chorus Cancels January 25 Performance

The Verdi Chorus has canceled its upcoming “Verdi Chorus Sing-Along” as a result of the Los Angeles fires. “This last week has been an unprecedented tragedy in Los Angeles. Our hearts are with all who have been deeply affected by the fires that have devastated our community. So many people’s lives have been changed forever. At least two of our {…}

Jan 14, 2025

Hugh Cutting Leads New Dallas Opera Production of ‘Orpheus and Eurydice’

The Dallas Opera is set to present Gluck’s “Orpheus and Eurydice” in a new production. The work will be shown in four performances from Feb. 7 to 15 at the Winspear Opera House. The new production will be directed by Joachim Schamberger and will be shown as a metaphor for caring for someone with dementia. In this new production, Orpheus becomes {…}

Jan 14, 2025

Brooklyn Art Song Society to Present ‘Histories V: The Viennese School

Brooklyn Art Song Society is set to present Histories V: The Viennese School on Feb. 2, 2025. The concert will feature lieder by Mozart and Haydn and music by Beethoven. The soloists include sopranos Ashley Emerson and Maggie Finnegan, mezzo-soprano Katherine Lerner, and baritone Michael Kelly. They will be accompanied by pianists Mike Brofman, Brent Funderburk, and Joel Harder. There will be a {…}

Jan 14, 2025

Evan J Lawson’s ‘Labyrinth.’ Gets a Return Season

“Labyrinth.” by Evan J Lawson and Daniel Szesiong Todd will receive and eight-show revival. This multi-genre opera allows the audience to explore the Greek Myth of Theseus, Ariadne, and the Minotaur through an immersive experience. “Labyrinth.” confronts themes of shame, isolation and redemption through opera, ballet, and piano music. Classic Melbourne said of its first run, “Labyrinth, is packed a {…}

Jan 14, 2025

Orchestre Classique de Montréal Presents ‘Distant echoes of Africa’ as Part of Black History Month

In honor of Black History Month, the Orchestre Classique de Montréal presents “Distant echoes of Africa,” starring soprano Suzanne Taffo. This concert highlights Cameroonian-Canadian soprano Suzanne Taffot, Haitian-Canadian composer David Bontemps, and Panamanian-American conductor Kalena Bovell, who makes her Montréal debut. The program which focus entirely on the music of Afro-descendant composers will also include works by Black British composer {…}

Jan 14, 2025

FAWN Chamber Creative of Toronto & NUMUS of Kitchener-Waterloo to Present New Chamber Opera ‘Cells of Wind’

FAWN Chamber Creative of Toronto and NUMUS of Kitchener-Waterloo will co-present the debut concert performance of “Cells of Wind,” a new chamber opera by Anna Höstman and Oana Avasilichioaei. Inspired by the real-life experiences of Romanian artist Lena Constante, “Cells of Wind” delves into the psychological and emotional toll of prolonged, forced isolation. The opera which is set in a {…}

Jan 14, 2025

Daniel Kessner’s ‘The Camp’ to Make its World Premiere

(Photo credit: Azusa Oda & Dorothea Lange) Composer Daniel Kessner and playwright Lionelle Hamanaka’s “The Camp” will makes its world premiere at the JACCC Aratani Theatre in Los Angeles. “The Camp” tells the story of the Japanese American Shimono family who were forcibly removed from their suburban home in Southern California after Mas, a fisherman and head of the household, {…}

Jan 13, 2025

Opera Meets Film: The Tragedy of Pablo Larraín’s ‘Maria’ (Review)

What is life if it’s not lived? Maria, “La Divina,” Callas lived a life which could fill 100 and yet, she kept going until her form could no longer sustain itself under the gravitas of her vitality. Having starred in her only film, “Medea“ (1969), producing some of the most important masterclass recordings of operatic history at Juilliard in New York {…}