The Dresdener Musikfestspiele has received funding for the construction of the Richard Wagner Academy. The funding comes in the form of a 15 million euro grant from “KulturInvest,” a funding program from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media. The new academy will focus on being an “internationally oriented competence center for 18th century romantic orchestra and operatic {…}
Kansas City Symphony has announced that Daniel Wiley and Luke Poeppel will be its David T. Beals III Assistant Conductors. Wiley will conduct the Young People’s Concerts, Support School Music conducts, and the upcoming Sept. 28 special presentation with Dionne Warwick. Meanwhile, Poeppel will take on performances of Händel’s “Messiah” as well as children’s concerts, KinderKonzerts, LinkUp, and a special {…}
The Pacific Vocal Series is teaming up with The Resort at Pelican Hill in Newport Beach, CA to present “Opera at The Coliseum” on Oct. 5, 2024. The one-hour Mediterranean-inspired program will feature soprano Deanna Breiwick, mezzo-soprano Kayleigh Decker, tenor Frederick Ballentine, and baritone Alexander Birch Elliott. They are joined by pianist Peter Walsh to take on music from the {…}
(photo: Lukáš Kimlička) Soprano Adriana Kučerová is a star of the Opera at the Slovak National Theatre. Having just seen her perform the role of the Vixen in Janacek’s masterpiece in Bratislava, OperaWire thought it would be a good opportunity to find out a little more about her. OperaWire: What was the first opera you saw? Adriana Kučerová: “La Traviata.” {…}
The Korean National Opera will present “Tannhäuser” starting on Oct. 17, 2024. The performances will take place at the Seoul Arts Center Opera Theater and run through Oct. 20, 2024. This represents the first time that Korean audiences will see the opera performed in its original language; it was previously showcased 45 years ago in in a Korean translation. For {…}
Freddie Ballentine has joined IMG Artists for European management. Ballentine will be represented by Artist Manager Callan Coughlan and Assistant Artist Manager Jennifer Spencer-McDaid from the London office. He will continue with Fletcher Artists for General Management. Ballentine said, “I’m so honoured to be joining the Team at IMGA, and to begin working with Callan. Building an experienced and trustworthy {…}
(Photo credit: Steve Pisano) Gelsey Bell’s opera “mɔɹnɪŋ [morning//mourning]” originally made its music theatre world premiere in January 2023 as a co-production of Beth Morrison Project’s PROTOTYPE Festival and HERE. This year, as a production of the “Angel’s Share,” a concert series that takes place at the Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn curated by Andrew Ousley of Death of Classical, Bell {…}
The Lyric Opera of Orange County will present “The Menotti Radio Hour,” a double bill featuring “The Medium” and “The Old Maid and the Thief.” The production, which opens on Oct. 25 and runs through the 27 for a total of three showcases at the OC Music and Dance, will be directed by Jen Stephenson and features Christopher Walters, Leeza {…}
(Credit: Karen Almond / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera’s 2024-25 live in HD series is set to open with Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann.” The opera will be shown in HD on Oct. 5 with Benjamin Bernheim taking on the lead role. The HD will mark his second following his acclaimed run of Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette.” He will be joined by {…}
(© Todd Rosenberg) Riccardo Muti has received the Honorary Citizenship from the Municipality of Andria. The conductor received the award on Sept. 24, 2024 at a ceremony in the Council Chamber. In a statement, Mayor Giovanna Bruno said, “The granting of honorary citizenship to Maestro Riccardo Muti is a recognition of his great artistic talent and undisputed contribution to the {…}
(Photo credit: Erin Baiano) GRAMMY-winning tenor Karim Sulayman, the star of David T. Little’s new monodrama,“What Belongs to You” spoke with OperaWire about undertaking this uniquely challenging role, and working with the close-knit creative team. “What Belongs to You” is based on Garth Greenwell’s debut novel of the same name. He describes it as “the story of a man caught {…}