The Fundación SGAE and Asociación Española de Orquestas Sinfónicas will present the world premiere of a new Requiem by Marcos Fernández-Barrero on Nov. 13, 2023. The showcase, which takes place at the Auditorio Nacional de Madrid, will feature the Coro y Orquesta Sinfónica de la Comunidad de Madrid under the musical direction of Marzena Diakun. Per an official press release {…}
Berlin’s opera houses and orchestras have released statement against anti-semitism in reaction to current events and in commemoration of tomorrow’s 85th anniversary of the November pogroms in Germany. It also calls for peaceful co-existence. The statement reads, “Berlin’s major orchestras and three opera houses call on all Berliners to take a stand against anti-Semitism and hatred. Even in turbulent times, {…}
Carnegie Hall has announced Carnegie Hall+, a performing arts streaming service that will be available on Prime Video Channels in the U.S. The video-on-demand channel will have programs curated by Carnegie Hall and will feature some of the finest performing arts presentations from the world’s most prestigious stages, including full-length concerts, operas, dance, documentaries, and artist profiles, plus family offerings. {…}
The Donizetti Opera Festival has relaunched Donizett Operatube in time for the 2023 festival. This season the festival the streaming platform will include full streams of the operas “Alfredo il Grande,” “Il diluvio universale” and “Lucie de Lammermoor.” Audiences will also have access to content from the 2020, 2021, and 2022 seasons which included such operas as “La Fille du {…}
(Credit: Ennevi) The Associazione Arena Sferisterio has named Paolo Gavazzeni the Artistic Director of the 60° Macerata Opera Festival. The board announced the news following a meeting on Nov. 6, 2023. Gavazzeni has been Artistic Director of Televisivo Tele+ 3 Classica and was Artistic Coordinator at the Accademia del Teatro alla Scala. He has also been Artistic Director of the {…}
After several days of lethargic grayness, apathetic rain, and candid winds, what seemed like the entirety of the Uppsala community gathered within the walls of our local cathedral to bear witness to Johannes Brahms’ selfless petition to all of mankind. Organized by the Church of Sweden, an Evangelical Lutheran denomination as it so happens, three choirs of the Uppsala Cathedral {…}
The Dessoff Choirs is set to offer two holiday season concerts. The first concert Messiah Sing! will be held on Dec. 1, 2023 at Union Theological Seminary. It will provide audience members the opportunity to join the choir for Handel’s vibrant choruses. The second program will be “Welcome Yule: Sing Lullaby” on Dec. 2, 2023 at Union Theological Seminary’s James {…}
The Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal and the Guilde des musiciens et musiciennes du Québec have announced that they signed a new collective agreement that will cover the next five years. The agreement covers five years’ worth of non-monetary clauses which include salary increases over the next two years. Players will receive annual increases in contractual fees to a total of {…}
The Boston Baroque will continue its season with two-holiday programs. Händel’s “Messiah” will be performed on Dec. 2 at GBH’s Calderwood Studio in Brighton and on Dec. 3rd at NEC’s Jordan Hall in Boston. Music Director Martin Pearlman will be conducted and will star soprano Amanda Forsythe, mezzo-soprano Tamara Mumford, tenor Karim Sulayman, and baritone Roderick Williams. The Saturday performance {…}
The Welsh National Opera has announced the appointment of four new members to its Board. The new members will bring their expertise in a range of areas including finance, law, marketing, equality and diversity, and arts management. In a statement Chair of WNO’s Board, Yvette Vaughan Jones said, “I’m delighted to welcome our four new Board members who will expand {…}
The Opéra de Paris has canceled its Nov. 7 performance of “Cendrillon” due to the National Strike. The company said, “due to a nationwide strike affecting the cultural sector and involving some staff at the Paris Opera, the performance of the opera ‘Cendrillon’ scheduled on Tuesday 7th November 2023 at 7:30 pm at the Opéra Bastille is unfortunately cancelled.” The company added {…}
