(Credit: Matthias Horn) The Whitsun Festival in Salzburg this year is titled “Tutto Mozart” and is dedicated to the city’s most famous son. The program features only one full opera, “La clemenza di Tito,” written by Mozart in 1791 while he was finishing “The Magic Flute,” making it his final opera. Created to commemorate the coronation of Emperor Leopold II {…}
François-Xavier Roth has announced he will refrain from conducting the Gürzenich Orchestra following allegations of sexual misconduct. According to VAN Magazine the conductor said in a statement before today’s rehearsal, “Due to the publication of an article in the press that reveals that in the past I sent inappropriate text messages to musicians, the orchestra that I lead will investigate {…}
Harvard University has announced that Gustavo Dudamel will receive the honorary degree of Doctor of Music. The university said, “Known for his dynamic musicianship and his devotion to the power of the arts, Gustavo Dudamel is an internationally renowned conductor. Currently the music and artistic director of both the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, {…}
Conductor James Conlon has been named the winner of the Eroica Award for Outstanding Service to Music. The accolade was bestowed on the famed conductor by MOLA: An Association of Music performance Librarians which is comprised of more than 585 members across 248 orchestras, 36 opera and ballet ccompanies, eight professional bands and ensembles, and 33 music academies. Per an {…}
Opera Parallèle will join forces with The Transgender District to present “Expansive.” The program, set for August 8 and 9 at the A.C.T. Strand Theater in San Francisco will feature nonbinary and transgender artists in concert. Among the performers are Lucas Bouk, Wilford Kelly, and Queen Angelina. Afrika America will accompany at the piano. Opera Parallèle has commissioned a song {…}
The Teatro alla Scala has announced a cast change for its production of Puccini’s “Turandot.” The company said that Michele Gamba will conduct the production replacing the originally announced Daniel Harding. Gamba made his Teatro alla Scala in 2016 and has also conducted at the Metropolitan Opera, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Hamburg State Opera, Strasbourg Opera, Toulouse Capitole, Tel Aviv Opera, {…}
(Photo Credit Anna Rakhvalova) A violinist. A composer. A polyglot whose musical world combines classical contemporary music with jazz, Arabic music, and improvisation. This is Layale Chaker, whose blossoming career, which has seen her work performed by such organizations as the Lincoln Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, and Nebraska Crossroads Music Festival, is set to take another step when her {…}
The Wagner Society of New York has announced its grant winners for 2024. Following a round of auditions at Merkin Concert Hall on May 21, 2024, the organization awarded the top prize to tenor Shawn Roth. The Robert Launch Memorial Fund Award winner will take home $6,000. Coming in second and taking home the Ursula Springer Award and $3,000 is {…}
The Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo in Bogotá, Colombia, will present Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 as part of its 14th anniversary celebration. The showcase is scheduled for May 26, 2024 at 5 p.m. and features the Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá under the musical direction of Joachim Gustafsson. They are joined by the Coro Nacional de Colombia, the Coro Filarmónico {…}
(Credit: Tania Barricklo) Florida Grand Opera has dropped the interim tag and announced the official appointment of Maria Todaro to the position of General Director. Todaro’s professional life has seen her transition from mezzo-soprano to entrepreneur when she founded a company Arteodor, France at the age of 21; she also co-founded the Hudson Valley International Festival of the Voice. From {…}
Programming for the 2024 Innsbruck Festival of Early Music has been announced. This article only features vocal performances. First up is a workshop for the upcoming performances of Giacomelli’s “Cesare in Egitto.” Soloists include Arianna Vendittelli, Emőke Barath, Filippo Mineccia, Margherita Maria Sala, Valerio Contaldo, and Federico Fiorio. Ottavio Dantone conducts the Accademia Bizantina. Performance Date: July 27, 2024 (Tyrolean {…}