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 {…}
A public funeral has been announced for Jodie Devos. Opera Magazine is reporting that the Belgian soprano’s service will be held on June 22 at Namur’s Cathédrale Saint-Aubain at 10 a.m. local time. The news comes after the Belgian soprano died on June 16 at the age of 35 from cancer. Devos’ death resonated throughout the opera world with many {…}
The Schubertiade Schwarzenberg and Hohenems has announced its 2025 season. Here is a breakdown of the vocal performances on offer. Hohenems Bass Lukas Lemcke and pianist Helmut Deutsch perform works by Schubert, Wolf, and Loewe. Performance Date: April 26, 2025 Soprano Katja Maderer joins forces with Amadeus von Wiesensee for a Schubert recital. Performance Date: April 27, 2025 Baritone Liviu {…}
Palermo Classica has announced its 2024 summer season. Here is a rundown of the vocal performances. First up is “Carmina Burana” by Carl Off. The performance features Celine Mun, Stefan von Korch, Stepan Drobit, and pianists Kristina Miller and Alexander Yakovlev. Linhan Cui conducts the performances. Performance Date: July 26, 2024 Michael Borth, Oscar Marin Reyes, Noemi Umani, Gabriel Arce, {…}
The Savonlinna Opera Festival has unveiled its 2025 season. First up is the “550 Years of Olavinlinna” anniversary concert. Erkki Lasonpalo conducts. Soloists will be announced at a later date. Performance Date: July 3, 2025 Ludovic Tézier, Saioa Hernández, Goran Juric, and Johan Krogius headline “Macbeth.” Lorenzo Passerini conducts Ralf Långbacka’s production. Vilppu Kiljunen will be the revival director. Performance Date: July {…}
Intermusica has announced the appointment of Nathan Morrison as Head of Vocal & Opera, effective August 1, 2024. The appointment will also see Morrison join Intermusica’s Board of Directors. The company said that after 18 years of spearheading the development of Intermusica’s Vocal & Opera arm and significantly contributing to the company’s international expansion, Julia Maynard decided to relinquish her {…}
The Beaufort Scale, in marine terminology, is a qualitative measure of wind force and the empirical description of its various effects first on the sails of 19th century frigates and later, with the advent of steam engines, on the changing behavior of the sea. In contemporary composition, “Beaufort Scales” is also the preter-scientific title to Christopher Cerrone’s newest release, published {…}