Ermonela Jaho, Freddie de Tommaso, Elsa Dreisig, Ginger Costa-Jackson, Tomasz Konieczny Headline Staatsoper Hamburg’s 2024-25 Season

Staatsoper Hamburg has announced its 2024-25 season. Premieres First up is Carl Orff’s “Trionfi.” Calixto Bieito directs a cast starring Nicole Chevalier, Florian Panzieri, Sandra Hamaoui, and Oleksiy Palchykov, among others. Kent Nagano conducts. Performance Dates: Sept. 21 – Oct. 12, 2024 “Der Freischütz” stars Andrzej Dobber, Hubert Kowalczyk, Julia Kleiter, Alina Wunderlin, and Johan Reuter. Yoel Gamzou conducts and Andreas {…}

Mar 11, 2024

Great Performances at the Met to Showcase ‘Dead Man Walking’

(Credit: Karen Almond) Great Performances at the Met is set to showcase Jake Heggie and Terrence McNally’s “Dead Man Walking” on March 15, 2024. The opera stars Joyce DiDonato, Ryan McKinny, Latonia Moore, and Susan Graham. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts this Metropolitan Opera premiere while Ivo Van Hove directs the production. Grammy winner Rhiannon Giddens hosts the broadcast. {…}

Mar 11, 2024

Teatro alla Scala Calls for a Ceasefire

The Teatro alla Scala’s General Director and ballet dancers have called for a ceasefire. The Associated Press is reporting that before a performance of “Madina” on March 9, 2024, La Scala’s principal dancer Roberto Bolle, General Director Dominique Meyer, and other members of the dance company, orchestra and stage crew faced the audience as the curtain rose. It revealed {…}

Mar 11, 2024

Xabier Anduaga Joins Askonas Holt for Management

Xabier Anduaga has joined Askonas Holt for worldwide management. Anduaga will be managed by Dominic Domingo and Seb Mallet. The Spanish tenor is a 2019 winner of the First Prize and Zarzuela award at Operalia. He is also the recipient of an International Opera Award, an Ópera Actual Award, and an Ópera XXI Award. This season, the tenor performs at {…}

Mar 11, 2024

Wiener Staatsoper Announce Cast Change for ‘La Cenerentola’

The Wiener Staatsoper has announced a cast change for its production of Rossini’s “La Cenerentola” The company said that Juan Diego Flórez will replace Edgardo Rocha as Don Ramiro. The company added that Flórez had to cancel the originally planned revival of “Guillaume Tell” because of a tract inflammation. Since he missed all the rehearsals due to illness, he can {…}

Mar 11, 2024

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Celebrates ‘Maestro’ At the Oscars

Metropolitan Opera Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin attended the Academy Award on March 10, 2024, as one of the artists representing the film “Maestro.” The conductor attended with his husband Pierre Tourville and was dressed in a white Yves Saint Laurent suit. Throughout the fall and awards season, the conductor has attended major events such as the Venice Film Festival and {…}

Mar 11, 2024

LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura Names New Artistic Director for Music

LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura has named Andrea Amarante to the position of Artistic Director of its Music Sector. He starts in his new position starting on April 15, 2024, taking over for Etienne Reymond, who vacates the position at the end of the season. In this new position, Amarante will be tasked with designing the cultural center’s future classical {…}

Mar 11, 2024

Barbara Hannigan, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Karina Gauvin Headline The Royal Conservatory of Music’s 2024-25 Season

(Photo: Marco Borggreve) The Royal Conservatory has announced its 2024-25 season. Here is a rundown of the vocal performances on offer. Les Violons du Roy will join forces with Marie-Nicole Lemieux and Karina Gauvin for arias and duets by Händel. Performance Date: Oct. 27, 2024 Barbara Hannigan and pianist Bertrand Chamayou will perform works by John Zorn, Alexander Scriabin, and Olivier {…}

Mar 11, 2024

The Juilliard School Presents ‘Juilliard Songfest’

(Photo credit: Richard Termine) The Juilliard School is set to present “Juilliard Songfest” on March 28, 2024. The showcase will feature soprano Abla Benzemroun, soprano Song Hee Lee, mezzo-soprano Tivoli Treloar, soprano Jasmin Ward, and bass-baritone Jared Werlein. Brian Zeger accompanies the performers. The first part of the program, entitled “LOVE,” features music by Liszt, Mahler, and Wagner. Following an {…}

Mar 11, 2024

Daniel McGrew & Erin Wagner Headline Young Concert Artists Spring 2024 Slate

The Young Concert Artists series continues this Spring with several major performances. Here is a rundown of the classical vocal showcases on offer. First up, tenor Daniel McGrew joins forces with pianists Sophia Zou and Nathaniel LaNasa for a performance at The Morgan Library & Museum in New York City. The program features works by Schumann and Fauré and a world {…}

Mar 11, 2024

Opera Maine to Present Verdi’s ‘Aida’

Opera Maine is set to present Verdi’s “Aida” this July at the Merrill Auditorium. The production, which opens on Thursday, July 25 and has an additional performance on Sunday, July 28, will be conducted by Israel Gursky. Dona D. Vaugh directs the production which stars Courtney Johnson, Taylor Comstock, Hyona Kim, Brian Major, Daniel Sumegi, Matthew Anchel, and Alaysha Fox. {…}