The Rossini Opera Festival has announced the opera for its 2025 season. The 46th edition of the event will take place from August 10 to 22, 2025, and will feature three operas, two new productions, and one revival. The festival will open on August 10, 2025 with a new production of “Zelmira,” conducted by Giacomo Sagripanti. The production will be {…}
(Photo: Krzysztof Mystkowski) The journey to Opera Lesna – literally translated as Forest Opera – is an experience in itself. From Gdansk by car, bike or bus, you arrive in the parking lot of the forest and have to make a a short pilgrimage to the site – yes, there is an unintended resemblance to approaching the hallowed halls of {…}
(Photo: Krzysztof Mystkowski) What do you expect to find in a Polish forest? Chanterelles or blueberries, deer or foxes perhaps. But opera? That’s how it is in the forest of the seaside resort of Sopot, not far from Gdansk, on the shores of the Baltic Sea. And has been since 1909! Not continuously, but over and over, so much so {…}
Arts Empowering Life will present an “Opera Gala” at the Performing Arts Center in Brewster, MA on August 10 and 11, 2024. The showcase will feature excerpts from “The Barber of Seville,” “Don Carlo,” “They Merry Widow,” “Carmen,” “Tannhäuser,” “Pagliacci,” “Serse,” “Lakmé,” “The Magic Flute,” “La Traviata,” “Rigoletto,” and “Turandot.” Soloists on the program include Andrew Nolen, David Adam Moore, {…}
(Photo Courtesy of Dai Wei) Dai Wei has been appointed to the position of 2024-25 Sound Investment Composer of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. The Chinese-born composer, experimental vocalist, and Khoomei throat singer will compose a new work for the organization that will world premiere on the final program of the season on May 10, 2024 at the Alex Theatre {…}
(Photo credit: Sylvia Elzafon) The Dallas Symphony Orchestra (DSO) has announced two additions to its Next Stage Digital Concert series. Franz Schmidt’s “Das Buch mit Sieben Siegeln” (“The Book with Seven Seals”) and the DSO’s new Symphony Stream are now available on the DSO’s YouTube channel. The upload comes in time to honor the year of Schmidt’s 150th birthday. Grammy-winning {…}
(Photo credit: Alexander Jane Creative, Florida Grand Opera has announced a transformation of its Studio Artist Program. Soprano Elizabeth Caballero, tenor Arturo Chacón-Cruz, and baritone Louis Otey will join Florida Grand Opera’s studio as Artist Training and Development Consultants for the 2024-25 season. They will work alongside Neil Nelson, the Senior Artist Training and Development Consultant, and Dr. Jared Peroune, {…}
The Pittsburgh Opera has announced its 2024-25 Resident Artists. The artists will include pianist Maeve Berry, soprano Shannon Crowley, soprano Lauryn Davis, stage director Dana Kinney, tenor Fran Daniel Laucerica, baritone Erik Nordstrom, bass Matthew Soibelman, and mezzo-soprano Audrey Welsh. Pittsburgh Opera’s Resident Artist Program is one of the country’s leading training programs for young singers and received more than {…}
The Metropolitan Opera is set to open the 2026-27 season with Verdi’s “Macbeth.” In a statement to the Associated Press, the Met noted that Davidsen would star in Verdi’s “Macbeth” opening the 2026-27 season on Sept. 22, 2026, with Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting. The role is one of the many Davidsen will sing at the Met in the next seasons. The {…}
Australia’s Lights On Theatre will present Argento’s “Miss Havisham’s Wedding” this September as part of the Sydney Fringe Festival. The opera will take the stage of the Chippen Street Theatre from Sept. 11 – 14, 2024, and features a cast starring Elizabeth Cooper, Sophie Rogut, Sarah Ampil, Nathaniel Kong, George Wohlfie, Victoria Abbott, Jacqueline Chapman, Jay Daniel, Samuel Herriman, and {…}
The Pasadena Chorale has unveiled its 2024-25 concert season. “The Pasadena Chorale is growing, and that means more concert offerings and options. If you haven’t heard the Pasadena Chorale, there’s a lot to discover this year, ” said Founding Artistic & Executive Director Jeffrey Bernstein in an official press statement. “We’re proud to offer so many choral experiences at no {…}