Jamie Barton, Mary Bevan, & Dame Sarah Connolly Star in the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra’s 2024-25 Season

(Photo credit: Thalhammer & Pledger) The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra has announced its lineup for the 2024-25 season. This article only features vocal works. Soprano Mary Bevan opens the season with a program of works by Schubert. Edward Gardner conducts. Performance Date: July 17, 2024 Soprano Lucy Crowe, mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnston, tenor Nicky Spence, and baritone Jonathan Lemalu serves {…}

May 2, 2024

Salle Cortot Unveils May 2024 Slate

Salle Cortot has unveiled its May 2024 programming. Here is a rundown of the vocal experiences on offer. First up is “In vino Veritas: Hommage à Khayam.” The showcase features Iranian mezzo-soprano Anousha Nazari alongside pianist Laurianne Corneille and clarinettist Amaury Viduvier. Performance Date: May 3, 2024 There will be an homage to Fauré featuring works by the composer as well {…}

May 2, 2024

‘Knives Out’ & ‘Star Wars’ Director Rian Johnson Among New Board Members of Los Angeles Opera

Los Angeles Opera has announced three new board members. The board members in question include famed filmmaker Rian Johnson, labor arbitrator Juan Carlos Gonzalez, and Jennifer McCormick, a major CEO. Johnson is an Academy Award-nominated director of such films as “Knives Out,” “Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi,” and “Brick.” Gonzalez, worked as a Federal Mediator from 2000 – {…}

May 2, 2024

Cecilia Duarte, Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, Erica Schuller, Camille Ortiz, Nola Richardson Headline Ars Lyrica Houston’s 2024-25 Season

Ars Lyrica Houston has unveiled its 2024-25 season. First up is “In Praise of Virtue” starring Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen and Hannah DePriest. The program features works by Händel, Bach, and Hasse, as well as a Concerto by Telemann. Performance Date: Sept. 20, 2024 Next up is Monteverdi’s “Madrigals of Love and War” featuring such vocal soloists as Erica Schuller, Amia Langer, {…}

May 2, 2024

Birmingham Contemporary Music Group to Present World Premiere of ‘Sonata for Broken Fingers’

Birmingham Contemporary Music Group is set to present “Sonata for Broken Fingers.” The new opera by composer Joe Cutler and librettist Max Hoehn will have its world premiere on July 14 at CBSO Centre in Birmingham. The opera stars Claire Booth, Stephen Richardson, Lucy Schaufer, and Christopher Lemmings. Sian Edwards conducts the production. The work is inspired by Maria Yudina’s {…}

May 2, 2024

Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion to Present Premiere of ‘Yehudit’

Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion in New York City will present the premiere of “Yehudit” on May 16, 2024. The work by Iris Karlin is the first modern Chazzanut Opera and reimagines the story of Judith through a modern feminist Lens. Karlin, who will be a newly ordained cantor this May, has devoted her time to exploring {…}

May 2, 2024

Hawaii Opera Theatre Announces 2024-25 Season

The Hawaii Opera Theatre has announced its 2024-25 season. The company will open its season with a production of “Stuck Elevator.” Performance Dates: Oct. 18-20. 2024 “The Riot Grrl on Mars” is the second production on the schedule. Performance Dates: Feb. 21-23, 2025 The season concludes with Bizet’s “Carmen,” which will be a staged concert. Performance Dates: Feb. 21-23, 2025 {…}

May 2, 2024

New York City Labor Chorus to Present Concert for ‘Peace & Justice’

The New York City Labor Chorus conducted by Jana Ballard is set to perform a May event at St. Mark’s Church. The concert will be held on May 5 with a suggested donation of 25 dollars and its theme will be “Peace and Justice.” The chorus, founded in 1991, promotes union solidarity and social justice through song. The ensemble’s repertoire {…}

May 2, 2024

New York Philharmonic Sued By Matthew Muckey & Liang Wang Following New York Magazine Report

Associate principal trumpet, Matthew Muckey, and Principal oboist, Liang Wang have sued the New York Philharmonic and its union Local 802 for breach of contract. The New York Post is reporting that the two musicians, who were put on leave of absence for a New York Magazine exposé that alleges the two musicians sexually abused another musician, have filed a {…}

May 2, 2024

Christine Goerke, Sasha Cooke & Simon Keenlyside Lead LA Philharmonic’s 2024-25 Season

The LA Philharmonic has announced its 2024-25 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Gustavo Dudamel opens the season with Lang Lang and Gustavo Castillo performing the music of Ginastera and Rachmaninoff. Performance Date: Oct. 1, 2024 Gustavo Dudamel conducts the music of Gabriela Ortiz and Mendelssohn alongside Alisa Weilerstein and the Los Angeles Master Chorale. Performance Dates: {…}

May 2, 2024

Renée Fleming Headlines New Jersey Performing Arts Center’s 2024-25 Season

New Jersey Performing Arts Center has unveiled its 2024-25 season. There is one vocal performance on offer. “Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene with Renée Fleming” features the famed soprano taking on a program inspired by her Grammy-Award winning album of the same title. Xian Zhang conducts the New Jersey Symphony in the concert, which will be accompanied by a film {…}