The Omaha Symphony has announced that Ankush Kumar Bahl will be retiring from his position as Music Director at the close of the 2024-25 season. Bahl will serve as an Artistic Partner for the ensemble during the 2025-26 season. “While my time in Omaha has been incredibly rewarding, both artistically and personally, I have decided to step down as Music {…}
Madison Avenue Baptist Church has announced its 2024 MABC Emerging Artists. Per an official press release, the Emerging Artists include Haitian-American soprano Chantal Freeman, Pakistani-American soprano Samina Aslam, Russian-American soprano Anna Aistova, Scottish-American mezzo-soprano AddieRose Brown, Venezuelan-American tenor Andres Penalver, Chinese-American tenor Teddy Lei, and American baritone Blake Austin Brooks. “We were thrilled to receive so many applications for our {…}
(Photo: Birgit Gufler) One of the more interesting events at Innsbruck’s Early Music Festival is its Oper Jung production, cast with singers who took part in the previous year’s Cesti Competition and who, therefore, are generally in the early stages of their careers. This summer’s presentation was Händel’s 1734 opera “Arianna in Creta,” which relates Theseus’s quest to kill the {…}
(Photo: Amati Bacciardi) “Ermione” managed only seven performances when premiered at Naples’ San Carlo in 1816 before being shelved. It had to wait until 1987 to be revived, when it received its first modern staging at the Pesaro Rossini Opera Festival. Since then, it has had numerous performances, with each adding to its reputation as one of the composer’s most {…}
(Credit:Concours de Genève) The Voice Semi-Finalists for the 78th Concours de Genève have been announced. Eight singers will participate in the Concours de Genève Voice Semi-Final including mezzo-soprano Stefanie Bruggeling, soprano Shelen Hughes, tenor Junho Hwang, baritone Jungrae Noah Kim, soprano Franciana Nogues, soprano Jaeeun Shin, mezzo-soprano, and soprano Chelsea Marilyn Zurflüh. The eight semi-finalists were chosen from the original 32 candidates. {…}
(Credit: Dario Acosta) Maire Therese Carmack has joined the roster of Askonas Holt for worldwide general management. She will be managed at Askonas Holt by Nicholas Moloney. This season, the American mezzo-soprano is set to debut with the Lyric Opera of Chicago in “Rigoletto,” the Houston Grand Opera debut in Missy Mazzoli’s “Breaking the Waves” and returns to the Metropolitan {…}
(Photo by Cory Weaver) Festivities galore flooded the San Francisco’s Civic Center Friday night – Opera Ball, Opera Dinner, and the opera itself, Verdi’s, “Un Ballo in Maschera.” Opening night at San Francisco Opera sparkled with taffeta gowns and tux, platform heels and feathers, jewelry glittering up and down arms and nifty bowties. In honor of the entitled opera and {…}
Odyssey Opera and Boston Modern Orchestra Project will present a double bill of “Of Thee I Sing” and “Let ‘Em Eat Cake” on Oct. 12, 2024. The two works by George and Ira Gershwin, will take the stage at New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall and feature Heather Buck, Aaron Engebreth, Abigail Paschke, Neal Ferreira, and Steven Goldstein. Gil Rose conducts {…}
U.K.’s HGO is set to present Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” this November at the Jackson Lane Theater. The opera will be directed by Eleanor Burke and conducted by John Paul Jennings. Ambrose Connolly and Joylon Loy are taking on the title role. As Taytana, audiences will experience the talents of Hasmik Harutyunyan and Nicola Said while Lensky will be interpreted by {…}
(Credit: Mudra László / Zeneakadémia) The 6th Éva Marton International Singing Competition in Budapest has announced the 2024 winners. The first went to tenor Jihoon Park while the second prize went to baritone Mihai Damian. Meanwhile, the third prize went to mezzo-soprano Wu Hongni while Éva Marton’s special prize was awarded to soprano Alexandra Zotova. Finally, the audience prize went {…}
(Credit: Steven Swales Artist Management) On Sept. 8, 2024, English tenor Ben Thapa has died at the age of 42. In a statement from his vocal G4, the group said, “It is with deep sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our brother and great friend, Ben Thapa. Words cannot express how we all feel right now… We understand {…}
