(Credit: Lisa-Marie Mazzucco) Barcelona’s L’Auditori has renewed Artistic Director Ludovic Morlot’s contract. Morlot will continue leading the Orquesta Sinfónica de Barcelona y Nacional de Cataluña until 2028. The company also announced that José R. Pascual-Vilaplana will extend his contract with La Banda Municipal de Barcelona (BMB) for two more years. The decision was approved by the Gobierno del Consorcio del {…}
Regina Opera Company has announced its upcoming fall festival concert. The concert will take place on Oct. 27, 2024 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Academy in Brooklyn, NY. The concert will celebrate autumn with a two-hour Fall Festival Concert of opera, zarzuela, and popular selections. The evening also showcases soloists sopranos Tate Chu and Sabrina Palladino, mezzo-soprano Melina Jaharis, {…}
Netflix has revealed the official poster for the upcoming Maria Callas biopic “Maria.” The film, which made its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival and later played at the Telluride, Toronto, and New York Film Festivals, stars Angelina Jolie as the legendary soprano as well as Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alba Rohrwacher, Pierfrancesco Favino, and Valeria Golino. Pablo Larraín directed the {…}
(Credit: Cory Weaver) Whether you view Richard Wagner’s opera, “Tristan und Isolde,” as an expressive tale of universal human redemption or simply a unique take on the many medieval romances of love and death, there is no question it casts a spell. In the opening of San Francisco’s new production by Paul Curran, conducted by San Francisco’s own Eun Sun {…}
(Photo: ©2024 Marc Brenner) It is the first time The Royal Opera have staged Leonard Bernstein’s valedictory operatic double-bill of “Trouble in Tahiti” and “A Quiet Place,” presented in the Linbury Theatre. It is conducted by Nicholas Chalmers, who is also making his Covent Garden debut, and directed by Oliver Mears. “Trouble in Tahiti” is from 1954, and is separated {…}
FEDORA Platform has received renewed financial support from the European Commission. The organization has been awarded €2.8 million until 2028, allowing the platform to continue collaborations with 37 opera houses across 16 countries and over 60 partner institutions. “We are delighted to announce that the Creative Europe programme of the European Commission has renewed its support for the FEDORA Platform, {…}
(Credit Steve Gregson) Regents Opera has added an extra performance of “Götterdämmerung” due to high demand. The company will be showcasing Wagner’s famed tetralogy in early 2025 with one cycle opening on Feb. 9 and running through the 16th and the second starting on Feb. 23 and finishing up on March 2, 2025. The added performance of the climactic opera {…}
The Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida (GMCSF) has received the BBX Capital Foundation Arts & Culture grant. The GMCSF was acknowledged for its “significant commitment to fostering inclusivity, diversity, and culture in South Florida.” The ensemble was awarded $13,000 from the BBX Capital Foundation, which supports the arts, education, and celebrates community engagement. This year, the foundation awarded $201,000 {…}
Alpha Classics and Benjamin Appl have announced that over the next six months, there will be three new albums by the acclaimed baritone. The first recording in the series will be the release of “The Christmas Album” on Nov. 1. The album includes Bach Chorales and popular carols and Appl is accompanied by the Munich Radio Orchestra and conductor Florian {…}
(© Photo by Anna Flegontova) Finnish conductor and composer Leif Segerstam will be honored with a tribute event at the Finnish National Opera. According to the Associated Press, the musician’s son Jan Segerstam said that the Nov. 8 memorial for his father will showcase his musical history. He added that it will include musical tributes for the artist who composed {…}
The 78th Concours de Genève Voice Competition has announced its 2024 vocal winners. Following the competition on Oct. 22 at the Grand Théâtre de Genève, the First Prize was awarded to Swiss Soprano Chelsea Marilyn Zurflüh. The Second Prize was awarded to South Korean Baritone Jungrae Noah Kim. Finalist Mezzo-Soprano Barbara Skora received an Honorable Mention Prize. Other Special Prizes {…}