(Photo: Francesca Faelutti) After hotfooting it across the city, the enthusiastic audience members from the festival’s first concert of the evening arrived at the Museo del Violino for concert number two, starring male soprano Samuel Mariño and the Concerto De’ Cavalieri, directed by Marcello di Lisa. Entitled “When Farinelli met Monteverdi,” the concert was described as an “imaginary but impossible {…}
Boston Camerata has announced its 2o24-25 season celebrating its 70th season. The season opens at the Museum of Fine Arts with “Lands of Pure Delight: 70 Seasons of Music Making.” The music in this program will range through seven centuries across the world, from Medieval France to the early Americas. Performance Date: Oct. 6, 2024 The company will present two {…}
Teatro Grattacielo is set to present the world premiere of “Beyond the Horizon,” based on Nobel laureate Eugene O’Neill’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play. The premiere will take place on Sept. 15, 2024 at at LA MAMA Shares. The world premiere will be a first for Teatro Grattacielo and will be written by composer Nicolas Flagello, with libretto by Nicolas Flagello and {…}
(Photo credit: Eric Woolsey) No matter the repertory selected, Opera Theatre Saint Louis’s (OTSL) 2024 season would have faced a significant challenge: following their memorable 2023 season and its refreshing inclusion of many singers of color. Surrounding a forgettable “Cosí Fan Tutte,” three productions made maximal artistic impact, including a fine “Tosca” starring Katie Van Kooten and Hunter Enoch as {…}
(Photo: Paolo Cisi) For what was the third presentation in a crowded evening of events, Cremona’s Monteverdi Festival scheduled a performance of a selection of the composer’s madrigals, culminating with “Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda.” It was, however, not presented as a concert but as a staged performance in the form of an opera, entitled “Polittico Monteverdiano,” put together {…}
(Photo credit: Eric Woolsey) “The Barber of Seville” can be tough to sit through. Opera Theatre Saint Louis (OTSL) swam upstream furiously against the libretto’s banalities to produce an entertaining show, with standout performances from Justin Austin in the title role, and Hongni Wu as Rosina. In youth, I received as a gift the London/Decca recording featuring Leo Nucci as {…}
Following the French elections, 500 French Classical Musical personalities signed a manifesto against the far right that won the first round of the National Assembly elections. Published in Télérama, the artists said, “Faced with the historical situation of our country following the dissolution of the National Assembly by Emmanuel Macron on June 9, we, artisans and actors in the world {…}
The Teatro San Carlo has been named the theater with the best customer in Italy following a survey. Il Mattino is reporting that the theater was voted at teh top of the list in the theater category as well as in the “Tempo libero, Cultura e Formazione” category. The theater was rated a 9.19 out of 10. This season the {…}
(Credit: Richard Hubert Smith) Last week, the Glyndebourne Festival opened its 2024 production of “Giulio Cesare,” a revival of a production by David McVicar. The production features a cast of rising stars and baroque specialists. Among them are Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen who is returning to the festival after his successful debut in Händel’s “Semele.” For his performances thus far he {…}
The Royal Opera House has announced a cast change for its July 2, 2024 performance of “Cosí fan Tutte.” The company announced that Daniel Behle cancelled tonight’s performance of Ferrando. As a result, British tenor, Anthony Gregory, who is presently rehearsing at Opera Holland Park, will make his house debut. Gregory has performed at the English National Opera, Glyndebourne, and {…}
Deutsche Grammophon’s Stage + is set to present Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” from the Salzburg Festival. The stream will be presented on August 24, 2024, and will star tenor Benjamin Bernheim in his signature role as Hoffmann. Kate Lindsey, Kathryn Lewek, and Christian Van Horn will join him. Marc Minkowski will conduct the production by Mariame Clément. The stream is {…}