The Washington Concert Opera has announced its 2023-24 season. The company will present two rarely performed works from the Italian repertoire. Rossini’s “Ermione” is set to star Angela Meade, Lawrence Brownlee, David Portillo, and Ginger Costa-Jackson. Performance Date: Dec. 2, 2023 Ailyn Pérez, Mario Chang, Jonathan Johnson, Deanna Breiwick, Javier Arrey, Tess Ottinger, Natalie Conte, and Melanie Ashkar star in {…}
The Asociación Civil Centro Artístico Solidario Argentino (C.A.S.A.) has initiated a campaign to open up three locales for its free music education programs. Since 2012, C.A.S.A. has provided children Bajo Flores and Villa Soldati in Buenos Aires with music classes. The program includes a week of orchestral school in addition to the Festival de Ópera Villera. The program has helped {…}
The Merola Opera Program has announced the 29 artists that will be part of its 2024 roster. Here is the rundown of the artists: Moriah Berry, Atlanta, Georgia Hannah Cho, Seoul, South Korea Alexa Frankian, Oakville, Ontario, Canada Viviana Aurelia Goodwin, Tulsa, Oklahoma Lydia Grindatto, Tijeras, New Mexico Elizabeth “Hanje” Hanje, Vestavia Hills, Alabama Mary Hoskins, Saratoga Springs, New York {…}
The Academy of Vocal Arts will present “Jubilate! A Concert of Sacred Music” this March. The showcase will feature music by Mozart, Händel, Dubois, Bellini, Dvorák, Rossini, Bizet, Puccini, Wagner, Clysedale, Lofton, Carter, and Verdi. Performers include Emily Margevich, Kevin Godínez, Manli Deng, Shawn Roth, Luke Norvell, Lydia Grindatto, Angel Raii Gomez, Dylan Gregg, Matthew Goodheart, Ethel Trujillo, Ariana Maubach, {…}
Gloriae Dei Cantaores will present “Thou Hearest Me!” on March 8 and 9, 2024 at the Church of the Transfiguration in Rock Harbor, Orleans, MA. The program features “Ave Verum” and “Civitas Sancti Tui” by Byrd; “Voce Mea” by Croce; “Adoramus Te, Christe” by Agostini; “Jesu Rex Admirabilis,” “Sicut Cervis” by Palestrina; “Da Pacem” by Pärt; “Pater Noster by Liszt; {…}
Soprano Susan Narucki will present two recitals in New York this March. The soprano will present “Kafka Fragments” by György Kurtág alongside violinist Curtis Macomber. The work “uses fragments of texts from the diaries of Franz Kafka to create a kaleidoscopic world of sound, sense and expression. Each fragment – some lasting less than a minute –is singular and potent; {…}
Kansas City Symphony has announced its first-ever European tour under Matthias Pinscher. Pinscher, who is the company’s incoming Music Director, will take the company to Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, Hamburg’s Elbsphilharmonie, and Musikfest Berlin. The program in Amsterdam on August 26 will feature works by Ives (“Three Pieces from New England”), Gershwin (“Rhapsody in Blue”), Bernstein (Symphony Dances from “West Side Story”), {…}
The Pacific Symphony has announced its 2024-25 season, which is also music director Carl St. Claire’s 35th anniversary with the ensemble. Here is a rundown of vocal performances on offer. There will be a performance of Händel’s “Messiah.” Christopher Warren-Green conducts. Performance Dates: Dec. 8, 2024 Larissa Martinez and Joshua Bell headline “Voice & The Violin. Carl St. Clair conducts {…}
Teatro Grattacielo has unveiled its 30th anniversary season. “L’Elisir d’Amore” will be part of the “Young Artists Series.” The opera stars Pedro Barrera, Victoria McGrath, Megan Dobbs, Tiernan Chase, Maia Gonzalez, Yoonji Kim, Henry Hyunsoon Kim, Bryan McClary, Logan Dooley, Natasha Scheuble, Nicole Silva, Valia Karagiorga, Elizabeth Barsalou, and Taylor Consiglio. Jason Tramm conducts and Stefanos Koroneos directs. Performance Date: June {…}
(Credit: Simon Fowler – Sony Classical) Famed soprano Natalie Dessay is set to make her recital debut at the Auditori AXA in Barcelona on March 5, 2024 as part of the Lied Festival Victoria de los Ángeles. Dessay will perform alongside pianist Philippe Cassard in a showcase that honors the life of iconic soprano Victoria de los Ángeles. The first {…}
Cape Town Opera and the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra will present Mozart’s “Requiem” on March 30, 2024. The performance at Paarl Toringkerk will be conducted by Bernhard Gueller. The soloists include Siphamandla Moyake, Julia Portela Piñón, Mongezi Mosoaka, and Lonwabo Mose. “The vocal writing in Mozart’s Requiem is absolutely sublime – it is one of the most coveted oratorios for {…}
