Zenith Opera Competition has unveiled the finalists for its 2024 edition. The eight finalists include Denis Velez of the U.S. / Mexico; Ukraine’s Anna Erokhina; Ukrainian baritone Ihor Motsovoi; Israel’s Maya Yahav Gour; U.S. singer Emma McNairy; U.S. singer Daniel Scofield; U.S. singer Elisa Pfaender; and Lisa Dufy from France. The judges for this year’s competition include David Lomeli (Santa {…}
The Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano has announced its 2024-25 season. Here are the vocal performances. Michele Gamba conducts Verdi’s Requiem with Maria Teresa Leva, Deniz Uzun, Giovanni Sala, and Adolfo Corrado. Performance Dates: Oct. 31-Nov. 3, 2024 Huandel’s “Messiah” will star Anna Prohaska, Chiara Tirotta, Ilker Arcayürek, and Liviu Holender. Christoph Koncz conducts. Performance Dates: Dec. 13 & 15, 2024 {…}
Opera in the Pines is set to present “The Crucible” for three performances from May 17-19, 2024. The production will be comprised of Maine-based or tied singers and take place at The Old Red Church. The runtime is approximately 80 minutes and will be featured without intermission. Sable Strout directs the production. “The Crucible” features music by Robert Ward and {…}
The Hungarian State Opera has announced its 2024-25 season. Premieres Gergely Vajda conducts John Adams’ “Nixon in China” with Rita Rácz, Klára Kolonits, Zoltán Nyári, and Károly Szemerédy. András Almási-Tóth directs the production. Performance Dates: Sept. 22-Oct. 5, 2024 Péter Dobszay will conduct Verdi’s Requiem and will feature soloists Andrea Brassói-Jőrös, Andrea Szántó, István Kovácsházi, and Krisztián Cser. András Almási-Tóth {…}
The Polish National Opera has announced its 2024-25 season. New Opera Productions The first new production is Krzysztof Penderecki’s “The Black Mask” directed by David Pountney. Bassem Akiki conducts a cast that includes Jacek Laszczkowski, Natalia Rubiś, Katarzyna Drelich, Anna Lubańska, Szymon Rona, and Wojtek Gierlach. Performance Dates: Nov. 22-29, 2024 Ill-starred love is also the theme of Łukasz Godyla’s “Wòlô bòskô.” The cycle of {…}
The Staatsoper Unter den Linden has announced its 2024-25 season. Premieres Luca Salsi and Anna Netrebko team up for Verdi’s “Nabucco.” Ivan Magrì, Marina Prudenskaya, and René Pape join them. Anastasia Bartoli also performs. Bertrand de Billy conducts the new production by Emma Dante. Performance Dates: Oct. 2-26, 2024 Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette” receives a new production featuring multiple casts. {…}
(Photos: Evan Zimmerman / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera presented the tenth performance of composer Kevin Puts’s “The Hours,” with libretto by Greg Pierce, on Friday, May 10th 2024. In November 2022, OperaWire reviewed “The Hours” debut with great attention towards how the opera came to the Met, including Kevin Puts’s score, Greg Pierce’s libretto, and the undeniable beauty of the {…}
San Francisco Opera’s 2024 Summer Season will continue with Händel’s “Partenope.” The opera will be showcased in Christopher Alden’s 2014 production and Christopher Moulds, a baroque specialist, will conduct. The opera will star soprano Julie Fuchs in her American debut in the title role of Partenope, Carlo Vistoli in his U.S. debut, Nicholas Tamagna, Daniela Mack, Alek Shrader, and Hadleigh Adams. {…}
Malmö Opera is set to present Jonas Forssell’s “Death and the Maiden.” The opera, which premiered in 2008, will be directed by Tobias Theorell and will showcase a completely new interpretation of Forssell’s dramatic opera about guilt and reconciliation. Patrik Ringborg conducts a cast that includes Julia Sporsén, Fredrik Zetterström, and Dimitris Paksoglou. “Death and the Maiden” is based on a {…}
The Glimmerglass Festival has appointed Robert Nelson and Van Groughton Ramsey as the company’s new honorary life Trustees and board members. Nelson, a former real estate developer and Vice President and CFO of Michael Novarese, Inc., served as the Chair of the Festival’s Board of Trustees from 2019-2023. Ramsey is Nelson’s spouse and an Emmy Award-winning Costume Designer. “Robert and {…}
(Photo credit: SFEMS) The San Francisco Early Music Society is set to host the 18th biennial “Berkeley Festival & Exhibition.” This article only contains vocal performances. iSing Silicon Valley, the World Champions at the 2023 World Choir Games in Seoul, South Korea make their debut the Festival with Antonio Vivaldi’s “Gloria” and excerpts their new album, “Love & Light.” Performance {…}
