The National Opera Studio has announced its 2024-25 Young Artists. The vocal artists include Ana-Carmen Balestra, Moloko Letsoalo, Rachel McLean, Ceferina Penny, Olivia Rose Tringham, Nancy Holt, Sarah Winn, Emyr Lloyd Jones, Luvo Maranti, Aleksander Kaczuk-Jagielnik, Armand Rabot, and Egor Sergeev. Repetiteurs in the studio include Alistair Burton, Su Choung, Adam McDonagh, and Aya Robertson. “During their nine months, these {…}
Sarasota Opera has announced that Melissa Voigt will be its next Director of Development. She joined the company in 2000 as an Individual Giving Officer before becoming Director of Development in 2002. Following a seven-year tenure during which she led a $20 million capital campaign, she stepped down from her position. In 2021 she returned as a Senior Development Officer. {…}
The Opéra de Paris has announced a cast change for its June 19 performance of “La Vestale.” The company said that Elodie Hache will sing the role of Julia replacing Elza van den Heever, who is ill. Hache performed the opening performance on June 15, also stepping in for Van den Heever. The soprano has performed at the Orchestre de Marseille, {…}
Kyle Miller has joined Askonas Holt for worldwide management. Miller will be managed by Joel Thomas and Mathieu Levan. During the 2024-25 season, Miller is set to make his Metropolitan Opera debut as Sensor in Jeanine Tesori’s “Grounded.” He is also set to appear at the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis in 2025 as Dr. Malatesta in “Don Pasquale.” Throughout {…}
(Photo © Pilar Pellicer) Mezzo-soprano María José Montiel will join the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in a live streamed ceremony scheduled for June 23, 2024. She will take over the position formerly occupied by the late and legendary Teresa Berganza. Montiel was elected to the Academy in 2023 and has received numerous honors throughout her career {…}
On July 13, 2024, the Santa Fe Opera will present its 19th world premiere with “The Righteous,” by composer Gregory Spears and librettist Tracy K. Smith. The new work explores the intersection between genuine faith and political power in the 1980s American Southwest. Along the way, the characters’ sacred love for God becomes entwined with the complicated realities of their {…}
Following the Vancouver Opera’s successful 2023-2024 season, the company has revealed that it faces a growing challenge of significantly increased production costs as it heads into its 65th season. The company noted that while it experienced a 33 percent increase in audiences, it was not enough to keep up with the rising costs of producing full-scale operas. However, the company has {…}
Long Beach Opera has canceled the world premiere of “Asunción.” The work was scheduled to open on July 13, 20 and 21 and was set to be co-presented with Latino Theater Company and East LA Creative. “This decision was made after careful consideration, with LBO deeply respecting the artists involved and their creative process,” said the official statement issued by {…}
CHORALSPACE is set to present “Verdi’s Requiem XXL,” featuring a 1,000-person choir. Soprano Iwona Sobotka, mezzo-soprano Alexandra Urquiola, tenor Andrés Moreno García, and bass Gerard Farreras serve as soloists in Verdi’s Requiem. They are joined by the CHORALSPACE Festival Choir and international showcase choirs. Sergi Gili Solé directs the Rheinische Philharmonie. Members of the international choir project come from Taiwan, Estonia, {…}
The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has announced its 2024-25 season. Opera The season opens with Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra“ in a production by Richard Jones. Michele Mariotti conducts the production with a cast that includes Luca Salsi in the title role, Eleonora Buratto, Stefan Pop, and Michele Pertusi. The opening night will be streamed on Rai5 and Radio3. Another cast will {…}
This week, the Grange Festival is set to open a new production of “The Rake’s Progress,” the final showcase of the season. Among the cast members is Adam Temple-Smith, a rising star in the opera world. Throughout the past years, Temple-Smith has performed with Opera Holland Park, West Green House Opera, the Southrepps International Festival, Garsington Opera, Internazionale d’Arte Festival {…}