Young People’s Chorus of New York City (YPCNYC) has announced its Spring and Summer season. First up is “The Crack-a-lackin’ Classical Concert.” The showcase will feature the ensemble alongside such artists as DJ Boo, Julia Bengtsson, Leadlights Ensemble, Washington Heights Community Choir, and the New York Youth Symphony. Performance Date: May 5, 2024 Then comes the Annual Spring Celebration Concert {…}
The Toledo Opera has announced that Opera Outdoors will this month with weekly performances at Wildwood Preserve Metropark. The first performance will take place on the front lawn at the Manor House on May 8, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. There will also be performances on May 15 and 22. The showcases will feature a series of pop-up live performances at {…}
The St. Olaf Choir has announced its first ever South African tour. Dr. Anton Armstrong leads seven concerts and numerous choir collaborations and workshops from May 30 through June 14, throughout South Africa. The St. Olaf Choir will present a range of American and world music, choral standards, hymns, African-American Spirituals, folk songs, and the music of South African and {…}
Théo Imart has signed with Askonas Holt for worldwide general management. He will be managed by Solal del Castillo. Imart is a French countertenor who has performed at Theater St Gallen, Royal Orchestra of Versailles, and Festival Aix-en-Provence A regular collaborator with the Royal Orchestra of Versailles, Imart returned to the ensemble last month for a nine-concert tour of China, {…}
The Bühnen Bern has announced its 2024-25 season. Opera The season opens with Offenbach’s “La Vie Parisienne” starring Ian Matthew Castro, Dominik Koninger, Katharina Abt, Adrian Weinek, Jonathan McGovern, Cinzia Zanovello, Evgenia Asanova, Lucija Ercegovac, Daria Akulova, Nora Schulte, Kaspar Krieger, Jan Schreiber, Simon Burkhalter, and Fabian Meinen. Hans Christoph Bünger conducts the production by Amélie Niermeyer. Performance Dates: Sept. {…}
Carnegie Hall has announced a conductor change for the upcoming performance by the Orchestra of St. Luke’s on May 9, 2024. The ensemble, which will perform an All-Brahms concert on May 9, will now be conducted by Xian Zhang, who replaces Bernard Labadie, who withdrew due to illness. Zhang is no stranger to the ensemble, having made her Carnegie Hall {…}
Nadine Sierra obtained a great success last season with Bellini’s “La sonnambula,” which by chance was the opening aria of Yende in this concert. But, Pretty Yende made her house debut in Madrid. Both of them are greatly acclaimed around the world and we can say that they are in the top ten list of the best sopranos today. They {…}
(Credit: Chris Christodoulou) The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra has announced its 2024-25 season. Here is a rundown of the vocal performances on offer. The season opens with a concert featuring soprano Sarah Wegener. The program includes Strauss’ “Four Last Songs” and works by Juan Bautista Plaza and Mahler. Domingo Hindoyan conducts. Performance Dates: Oct. 17 & 20, 2024 Next up is {…}
The Metropolitan Opera is set to revive Kevin Puts’ “The Hours” for eight performances. The opera, which opens on May 5, will star Kelli O’Hara, Renée Fleming, and Joyce DiDonato, all reprising their roles. Kensho Watanabe returns to the podium and the cast will be rounded out by tenor William Burden, tenor Sean Panikkar, bass-baritone Kyle Ketelsen, and bass-baritone Brandon {…}
Anthony Hopkins is set to star in a biopic about the life of George Frideric Händel. Variety reports that the two-time Academy Award-winning actor will interpret the role of the famed composer in “The King of Covent Garden,” set during the period when Händel worked on his choral masterpiece “Messiah.” The movie will be produced by Embankment Films, which produced {…}
TulsaPeople Magazine has named Tulsa Opera its 2024 Reader’s Choice Professional Arts Organization on its 2024 A-List. Each year the magazine nominates favorites from five different categories of which five are selected in 132 subcategories. There were over 18,000 submissions in 2024 with over 86,000 votes cast to select the winners. “As Oklahoma’s premiere opera since 1948, Tulsa Opera is {…}