Works & Process at the Guggenheim is to present “Boston Lyric Opera and Opera Philadelphia: The Anonymous Lover” with Music by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. The event will be held on Jan. 25, 2024 at the Guggenheim’s Peter B. Lewis Theater in New York. On the occasion of OPERA America’s National Trustee Weekend and prior to the premiere of {…}
In 2015, Opera Colorado appointed its first-ever Music Director, Ari Pelto. For the last eight years, he has been widely celebrated with the company conducting a wide array of repertoire and bringing the company’s artistic powers to the fore. He has also been in demand at opera houses and concert halls throughout the United States at the Spoleto Festival, Lyric {…}
The little OPERA theatre of ny is set to give the world premiere of “Jupiter’s Journey to the Earth” with Baryshnikov Arts. “Jupiter’s Journey to the Earth” is a family-friendly chamber opera sung in English. The new work is based on the story of “Philemon and Baucis” from Ovid’s “Metamorphoses” and pulls from Franz Joseph Haydn’s opera “Philemon und Baucis, {…}
PEAK Performances at Montclair State University is set to produce performances of “Blind Injustice” on Feb. 16 and 18, 2024. The opera, which is based on the book by Mark Godsey, is composed by Scott Daveport Richards with a libretto by David Cote. It explores the U.S. criminal justice system and how it fails the wrongfully accused and their families {…}
Opera Omaha has announced the selection of 13 poems for its 2023-24 “Poetry & Music Project.” Original poems were written by Nebraska and Iowa students grades K through 12. The chosen poems were selected from a pool of 102 submissions from poets across 12 counties. Students were prompted with the theme for this year’s project, “Discovery,” as well as the {…}
Opera Colorado is set to present Wagner’s “The Flying Dutchman” at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House. The opera will be presented between Feb. 24 and March 3, 2024, and it will mark the first time in 15 years since Wagner has been heard at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House. “The Flying Dutchman” will feature brand-new sets from EMMY-nominated designer Alan {…}
On Jan. 19, 2024, Contralto Ewa Podleś passed away at the age of 71. Considered one of the great Polish singers of her generation, she had a career that took her to all the great theaters in the world including the Metropolitan Opera, the Teatro alla Scala, the Royal Opera House, Teatro Real, and the Gran Teatre del Liceu. Born {…}
The New York Festival of Song is set to collaborate with the Young Concert Artists in a program entitled “All Together Now.” The concert will be performed on Feb. 21, 2024 at the Kaufman Music Center’s Merkin Hall and will feature five vocalists from the YCA roster including soprano/pianist Chelsea Guo, mezzo-sopranos Megan Moore, and Erin Wagner, tenor Daniel McGrew, {…}
(Credit: Teatro alla Scala / Brescia – Amisano) Medici.TV is set to stream the Teatro alla Scala’s new production of Cherubini’s “Médée.” The streaming platform will showcase the opera on Jan. 27 in co-production with Rai. Latvian soprano Marina Rebeka stars in the title role in a new production by Damiano Michieletto. She is joined by a cast that includes {…}
This week the Centro Cultural de Belém is set to open a new production of Beethoven’s only opera “Fidelio.” The production which is a co-production with Hamburg and Bologna, is set to feature an all-star cast that includes Gabriela Scherer in her role debut. Scherer, who is one of the most in-demand dramatic sopranos of her generation, sings her first {…}
The Leeds Opera Festival has announced its 8th edition which is set to be held between August 17 and Sept. 8, 2024. The festival is set to present the world premiere of “Sherlock Holmes and The Sign of Four” by Lliam Paterson, performed at Leeds School of Arts. The opera will be directed by David Ward and will be conducted {…}