The North End Music & Performing Arts Center has announced the details of its annual “Amore” Valentine’s Day Concert. Soprano Nina Evelyn Anderson, mezzo-soprano Mary Kray, and tenor Leo Balkovets perform works by Monteverdi, Gluck, Donizetti, Puccini, and Bizet, a well as crowd favorites from “Showboat,” “West Side Story,” and more. The night closes with a Jazz sing-along. They are {…}
Tanglewood has unveiled its 2024 slate. Here is a rundown of the vocal performances. Andris Nelsons conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra in an all-Strauss program featuring Renée Fleming as she takes on music from “Arabella” and “Der Rosenkavalier.” Performance Date: July 7, 2024 William Christie leads Les Arts Florissants in Purcell’s “The Fairy Queen.” The work stars Paulina Francisco, Juliette Mey, {…}
Paris’ Salle Cortot has announced its slate for February 2024. Here is a rundown of the vocal performances. It all starts with Händel’s “Acis and Galatea” in its 1736 version. The work will star Maria Ladurner, Marco Angioloni, and Alexandre Baldo. They are joined by the Ensemble Baroque Mozaïque. Performance Date: Feb. 2, 2024 Then comes a performance headlined by mezzo-soprano {…}
(Photo: Rusalka Nice Dominique Jaussein) In the highly centralized French operatic world where the Opéra de Paris reigns supreme, any initiative to breathe new life into the seasons of regional theaters is a positive development. In this context, four major opera companies of the Mediterranean region have created a new partnership to pool their artistic, financial and logistical resources in {…}
Chicago’s DePaul Chamber Choir and DePaul Baroque Ensemble are set to present a unique program dedicated to the music of Charpentier, Leonarda, and Schütz on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. The program, led by Jason Moy and featuring pianist Boris Krivoshein will commence with a performance of Charpentier’s “In nativitatem Domini canticum H. 416.” The vocal soloists for the performance include {…}
Opera Parallèle has announced that it has received three major grants to support its upcoming projects. First up, the organization was awarded $25,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in support of its upcoming performances. The grant supports the premiere of “Birds & Balls.” Additionally, the company received $21,250 from the California Arts Council to support its “Expansive: {…}
Heartbeat Opera is set to present two new works as part of its Spring Fest. First up is “Eugene Onegin” in a brand-new 100-minute adaptation. The opera aims to explore the seminal opera through “the lens of Tchaikovsky’s suppressed queerness.” “This reimagining of ‘Eugene Onegin’ comes at a time in which many Russian artists are being forced to flee the {…}
Chattanooga Symphony & Opera have announced that Susan W. Caminez will be its next Executive Director, taking over for John Kilkenny who will be taking on a new role with the New York Youth Symphony. Caminez has been a part of Chattanooga Symphony & Opera since 2021, serving as Symphony Bookkeeper and as Director of Education and Community Impact. “We {…}
Opera Baltimore has announced the appointment of three new Board members. The new appointees include media artist and researcher Lee Boot; Andrew Paul Feinberg, M.D, M.P.H.; and soprano Suzanne Woods. They will serve three-year terms. “On behalf of Opera Baltimore, I am thrilled to welcome Lee Boot, Andrew Feinberg, and Suzanne Woods to our board,” said Julia Cooke, Artistic and General {…}
Opera Colorado has unveiled its 2024-25 season. The season opens with “The Daughter of the Regiment” with a cast starring Katrina Galka, Andrew Stenson, Stefano de Peppo, Catherine Cook, and Monét X Change. Chía Patiño directs and Ari Pelto conducts. Performance Dates: Nov. 9 – 17, 2024 Then comes “La Bohème” starring Raquel González, Kathryn Lewek, Zach Borichevsky, Timothy Mix, Matthew {…}
James M. Norman and Kevin Bylsma have been appointed as the new leadership of Toledo Opera upon the retirement of current Executive Director Suzanne Rorick. As of May 31, 2024, Norman will serve as the General Director and Bylsma will serve as the Artistic Director. Norman and Bylsma bring a combined 45 years of experience with Toledo Opera as a {…}