The Gilmore is teaming up with the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra to co-commission Evan Mack and Mark Campbell’s “American Sputnik.” The new work for baritone, piano, and orchestra will explore Van Cliburn’s famed victory at the first Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in 1958 at the height of the Cold War. The work will feature baritone Joseph Lattanzi as the iconic pianist with {…}
Deutsche Grammophon’s Stage + is set to present three vocal performances in October. First, the Georg Solti Accademia will present a star-studded gala at the Hungarian State Opera and will feature Aigul Akhmetshina, Freddie De Tommaso, Hera Hyesang Park, and Paul Grant, all alumni of the Georg Solti Accademia’s Bel Canto Course for Singers. This is the first time these four {…}
The Teatro Regio di Parma has announced the extension of Superintendant Luciano Messi’s contract. The board of directors of the Fondazione Teatro Regio di Parma announced that Messi will extend its contract until Dec. 31, 2027. In a statement, Michele Guerra, President of the Fondazione and Mayor of Parma said, “With great conviction and satisfaction, the Board of Directors of the {…}
(Credit: Arielle Doneson) Christine Goerke has joined the board of the Boston Lyric Opera. The soprano announced the news via social media and said, “I am VERY proud to have been voted in as a new member of the Board of Directors for Boston Lyric Opera, and I can’t wait to work with my fellow directors on the Philanthropy Committee! {…}
The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced a change for its “Norma” production during the 2025 season. The company said, “The Teatro del Maggio informs the kind audience that the production of Vincenzo Bellini’s ‘Norma,’ scheduled for next March during the 2025 Season, will no longer be the announced revival of the play directed by Moshe Leisier and Patrice Caurier for {…}
This November the Dutch National Opera will premiere “Le Lacrime di Eros,” an experimental work that brings together music from the Renaissance with contemporary electronic music composed by the American composer Scott Gibbons, under the baton of the French conductor Raphaël Pichon, who is responsible for creating and developing the concept. The work is built around rarely heard pieces from {…}
The Choral Arts Society of Washington has announced its annual gala and holiday concerts for its 60th season. The annual Holiday Concert and Gala is set for Dec. 16, 2024, under the patronage of Kristjan Prikk, Ambassador of the Republic of Estonia to the United States. Titled “O Night Divine!,” the event will take place at the Kennedy Center’s Concert {…}
Famed countertenor John Holiday has been featured on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts. The 20-minute long program features Reynaldo Hah’s À Chloris,” Händel’s “Ombra Mai fù,” Abel Meerool’s “Strange Fruit,” James Johnson and J. Rosamond Johnson’s “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” and the traditional song “I’m Going to Tell God All My Troubles.” Per NPR’s official report, “Holiday dedicates ‘Lift Every {…}
(Photo credit: Marcin Zurawicz) The Kosciuszko Foundation has announced the winners of its 2024 Marcella Sembrich International Voice Competition. Taking home first place was Polish-American soprano Magdalena Kuźma. She takes home $8,000 and a special performance award offered by the Gerda Lissner Foundation and the Connecticut Lyric Opera. The soprano made her mainstage Met Opera debut in 2023 as Giannetta {…}
Opera Colorado is set to present “La Fille du Regiment” from Nov. 9 through 17, 2024. The Bel Canto opera will star Katrina Galka as Marie in her Colorado debut and Andrew Stenson as Tonio. The cast will also include Peter Strummer as Sergeant Sulpice, Catherine Cook as Marquise of Birkenfeld, and Monét X Change in the cameo role of {…}
(Photo: Matilde Fassò) Italian baritone Bruno Taddia is embarking on his most challenging role yet as Licinius in Gaspare Spontini’s “La Vestale,” with libretto by Étienne de Jouy, for the Pergolesi Spontini Festival in Jesi. OperaWire dives headfirst into asking Taddia all about how he connects with this role and what it means to him as he performs for this {…}