If Opera Festival has announced its 2024 in Belcombe Court, Bradford on Avon. Thomas Guthrie directs Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor” starring Robyn Allegra Parton, Alexey Gusev, Ángel Macías, and William Meinert. Oliver Gooch conducts. Performance Dates: August 23-31, 2024 Thomas Blunt conducts J. Strauss’ “Die Fledermaus” with Matthew Siveter, Edward Leach, Felix Kemp, Bethany Horak-Hallett, Anna Fassea, Marie Cayeux, Simon {…}
The Opéra national du Rhin has announced its 2024-25 season. Here are the opera performances. George Benjamin’s “Picture a day like this” opens the season. Performance Dates: Oct. 3-20, 2024 Jakub Józef Orlinski and Michał Biel will perform Purcell, Haendel, Schubert, Baird, and Łukaszewski. Performance Date: Sept. 19, 2024 Alex Rosen, Emöke Baráth, Adèle Charvet, Laurence Kilsby, Lauranne Oliva, Christophe {…}
Death of Classical has released the May throughout Sept. programming for the “Crypt & Catacombs” series. This article features vocal related works only. The Miró Quartet perform a program featuring selections from its new album, “Home,” which centers around Caroline Shaw’s “Microfictions [vol. 1].” Performance Date: May 4, 2024 (Crypt Chapel of Harlem’s Church of the Intercession) “Sound & Silence” {…}
Adam Smith has signed with GM Art&Music for General Management. He will be managed by Gianluca Macheda. The British tenor recently had success with such roles as Don José in “Carmen,” Rodolfo “La Bohème,” and Cavaradossi in “Tosca.” He has performed around the world at such theaters as the Glyndebourne Festival, Greek National Opera, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, San {…}
On May 4, Icelandic tenor Jón Þorsteinsson died at the age of 73. Born on Oct. 11, 1951, the tenor began studying music as a flutist and pianist. However, he did not seek a musical career at first and studied nursing in Nowary. During his second year, he was discovered by Aase Solbakken and was urged to begin taking singing {…}
Pacific Chorale will honor Artistic Director Emeritus John Alexander during its Spring Gala on June 1, 2024. Alexander served as Artistic Director and Conductor for the organization between 1972 and 2017 and will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award. Throughout his career, Alexander has worked with such organizations as Pacific Symphony, Pasadena Symphony, Musica Angelica, and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. {…}
The Oviedo Philharmonic has announced a conductor change for its concert on May 9, 2024. The orchestra said that conductor Alondra de la Parra has canceled her participation in the concert and will be replaced by conductor Christian Vásquez. This season, Vásquez is set to perform with the Tenerife Symphony, Symphony Orchestra from the region of Murcia, Orquestra Sinfônica do {…}
OPERA America has announced the recipients of the 2024 Opera Grants for Women Stage Directors and Conductors. Recipients include Beth Morrison Projects’ “Sensorium Ex,” which features conductor Elizabeth Askren; Detroit Opera for director Nataki Garrett’s work on “The Central Park Five;” Shanara Gabrielle’s production of “Cradle will Rock” at IN Series;” Director Kimille Howard”s production of “This Little Light of {…}
American Opera Projects and the NYU Tisch School of the Arts’ Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program and Department of Design for Stage & Film will present “The Hudson Guild Opera” this May. The showcase will feature a total of 12 operas, each 15 minutes in duration. The first half-dozen will take the stage on May 23 and 24 at the {…}
Encompass New Opera Theatre is set to present “Unheard Voices: An Immigrant’s Dream” on June 9, 2024. The showcase, which will take place at The Green Space in New York City, will kick off at 3 p.m. local time and will feature ancestral rhythms, songs, and new music from artists from El Salvador, Argentina, Russia, Sweden, and Ukraine. Artists include {…}
The Canadian Opera Company has announced a cast change for its production of “Medea.” The company said, “Regrettably, Sondra Radvanovsky has been diagnosed with laryngitis and is unable to perform as Medea on May 9 and 11 as scheduled. The COC is grateful to Italian soprano Chiara Isotton for stepping into the title role for the remainder of the performance {…}