Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato is set to return to Carnegie Hall’s Resnick Education Wing for her master classes for young professional opera singers. The masterclasses will take place from Oct. 10 through Oct. 12, 2024, and will feature the participation of soprano Bridget Esler, mezzo-soprano Michelle Mariposa, tenor Ben Reisinger, and bass Robert Ellsworth Feng. Collaborative pianists Joel Harder and Justina {…}
The Theater an der Wien has announced changes to its 2024-25 season. The company said, “After two and a half years of construction, the renovation and modernization of the Theater an der Wien has been completed and we are looking forward to celebrating the grand opening on Oct. 12, 2024. In order to guarantee a smooth interaction between the complex {…}
(Credit: Joe Duffy) The Sligo Baroque Music Festival has announced the appointment of mezzo-soprano Sharon Carty as its new Artistic Director starting in 2025. Carty will succeed Nicola Cleary who has been director since 2019. In a statement about her appointment, Carty said, “I’m honored and excited to take on this new role with Sligo Baroque and spend more time {…}
The Tiroler Symphonieorchester Innsbruck has named Ainārs Rubiķis to the position of Chief Conductor, starting during the 2025-26 season. Rubiķis has been a guest conductor with the orchestra on several occasions and recently led a program of works by Debussy, Strauss, and Tchaikovsky in February 2024. “It has been a pleasure for me to work with this great orchestra over {…}
Florida Grand Opera (FGO) launched its new FGO Innovation hub with a preview of “Triângulo,” a new mixed-martial arts opera, on August 31, 2024. The event featured performances as well as martial arts choreography. The work is led by Joe Specter, an accomplished arts executive, former opera singer, and martial arts practitioner, and Latin Grammy-nominated composer Martin Bejerano. The work {…}
Las Vegas Sinfonietta has unveiled its 2024-25 season. Here is a rundown of the classical vocal performances on offer. First up is “Up Close and Personal: Chamber Music Concert” featuring Schoenberg’s “Pierrot Lunaire.” Performance Date: Oct. 20, 2024 Then comes Henry Purcell’s “The Fairy Queen.” The cast includes Kayla Wilkens, Eun Ah Roh, Genevieve Fulks, Hunter Rose Turner, Jorge Ortiz, Joshua {…}
(Photo: Camilla Winther/Royal Danish Opera) San Francisco Opera is set to present the West Coast premiere of Poul Ruders and Paul Bentley’s “The Handmaid’s Tale.” The work based on Margaret Atwood’s novel was originally scheduled for the 2020–21 Season and was delayed by the pandemic. The work will be conducted by Karen Kamensek and will be directed by John Fulljames, {…}
(Photo credit: Anastasia Sistevaris) Unable to perform this past year due to a chronic illness that directly affects her vocal mechanism, mezzo-soprano Molly Noori has turned towards advocating for other singers in a similar position. Through her new non-profit, The Chronicled Voice, Molly has created a safe space for opera singers to talk openly about their frustrations, fears, and ideas {…}
(Photo credit: Alexander Kofler) OperaWire had the incredible opportunity to attend the Innsbruck Festival of Early Music this summer and learn firsthand about what makes this local community, nestled in the Austrian Alps, inspiring at an international level both artistically and sustainably. Innsbruck, Austria is a place where everything and everyone participates in celebrating Early Music as an art for {…}
(Photo Credit: Sian Richards) Colorado Symphony has announced that Peter Oundjian has been elevated to the position of Music Director for four years starting during the 2025-26 season. Oundjian joined the company in 2022-23 as Principal Conductor. “For many years, it has been my great pleasure to work with the extraordinary musicians of the Colorado Symphony, first as a frequent {…}
(Credit: Jonas Kaufmann, Otello, Sony Music) (Update: While in Verona, I unfortunately started experiencing cold like symptoms which turned into a rather awful flu. This forced me to reschedule my performance in Bratislava and cancel my performance in Hollywood. As you can imagine, this is a great disappointment, and I always feel badly letting down my fans. By resting this {…}