Trinity Church Wall Street has announced that Melissa Attebury will be its new Director of Music. In her new role, Attebury will be the principal conductor of The Choir of Trinity Wall Street, NOVUS NY, and the Trinity Baroque Orchestra. Attebury joined the company in 2006 as a member of the choir and teaching artist. She has also served as {…}
In 2022, the Georgian bass, Giorgi Manoshvili, made a big impression performing the role of Caliban in Halévy’s opera “La Tempesta” at the Wexford Festival Opera. He also thrilled the audience with a recital on the main stage. This year, he returned to the festival and, once again, was a big hit with audiences. He did this while learning his {…}
Seattle Opera has announced the lineup for its 60th anniversary concert “Windows from the Past, Doors to the Future.” The event, scheduled for one night only on May 11, 2023 at McCaw Hall, will feature Greer Grimsley as both co-host and singer. He is joined by Ginger Costa-Jackson, Mary Elizabeth Williams, Sarah Coburn, John Moore, Duke Kim, Amitai Pati, and {…}
(Credit: Michael Pohn) ORF II is set to present Puccini’s “Turandot” in a new production by Claus Guth. The opera will be broadcast on Dec. 16, 2023 from the Wiener Staatsoper and will star Asmik Grigorian in the title role, Jonas Kaufmann, Kristina Mkhitaryan, and Dan Paul Dumitrescu. The cast will be rounded out by Jörg Schneider, Attila Mokus, Martin Häßler, Norbert Ernst, and Hiroshi Amako. {…}
The English National Opera and Greater Manchester have announced a new working partnership to develop a new home for the opera company. The partnership will see ENO and Greater Manchester work together on plans to bring the company’s globally renowned cultural offer to a main base in the city-region by 2029. The news comes after a rigorous assessment process to {…}
The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced cast changes for its production of Cilea’s “Adriana Lecouvreur.” The company said that Roberto Alagna will join the cast, while Jonas Kaufmann will cancel his participation in the opera. Alagna will sing on June 17, 20, and 26, while Freddie De Tommaso will perform on June 19, 22, and 29, 2024. Meanwhile, Eleonora Buratto {…}
The Teatro alla Scala has announced a cast change for its production of Verdi’s “Don Carlo.” The company said, “We inform you that Ain Anger (The Grand Inquisitor), indisposed during the rehearsals, has to withdraw from the production of ‘Don Carlo’ due to his prolonged convalescence.” It added, “La Scala thanks Jongmin Park, already involved in the role of the {…}
Adam Hickox has been named the new Principal Conductor of the Glyndebourne Sinfonia. Hickox has performed with such organizations as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Britten Sinfonia, National Symphony Orchestra (Ireland), Rotterdam Philharmonic, BBC Scottish Symphony, Ulster Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Orquesta Sinfonica de Castilla y Leon, and La Fil Filarmonica di Milano. In his new {…}
Photo: Patrik Borecky “Rusalka,” alone among Dvořák’s operas, has managed to establish itself across the opera world, while his other ten have largely been ignored outside his Czech homeland. One or two have managed to keep a small toehold on the international stage, but only just. It is a strange state of affairs, especially in the case of “The Jacobin.” {…}
Victory Hall Opera has released details of its 2024 season. The company’s ninth season starts off with an open casting call for the chief subjects/co-creators of YAPs, for its new documentary film “YAPs.” The film release is planned for 2025. “SOUNDFLIGHT 3” stars soprano Sarah Wolfson and tenor Victor Ryan Robertson. They are to perform a program of operatic, popular, {…}
Cincinnati Opera’s “Opera Raps” series returns for the 2024 season. “Opera Raps” aspires to pull back the curtain and reveal behind-the-scenes insights into the operas that make up the company’s 2024 Summer Festival. The series kicks off with “Hausmusik: Mozart and Friends at Home” in anticipation its upcoming production of “Don Giovanni.” Performance Date: January 25, 2024 Dame Jane Glover {…}