The Dessoff Choirs led by Music Director Malcolm J. Merriweather is set to open its 2023-2024 and 100th Anniversary season with “Some Enchanted Evening.” The concert will be held on Oct. 13 at Roulette in Brooklyn and features music from Rodgers & Hammerstein’s iconic American musicals. In a statement, Music Director Malcolm J. Merriweather said, “I remember the joy and {…}
St. David’s Hall in Wales is set to temporarily shut down. In a statement, Cardiff’s council said, “St David’s Hall is to temporarily close to the public to undertake additional checks on the Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) panels in the building. The decision has been taken in light of the recent change to advice on RAAC in public buildings {…}
The Florida Grand Opera’s General Director and CEO Susan T. Danis has announced her resignation. Danis has been the leader of the opera company for more than a decade and announced that she was leaving to pursue another opportunity. However, she will remain with the company through a transition period to help ensure that the coming season is off to {…}
The Metropolitan Opera is set to revive Puccini’s “La Bohème” for 18 performances in the fall and winter. The opera, which is set to run between Oct. 10 and Jan. 13, will first star Federica Lombardi in the lead role alongside Matthew Polenzani, Olga Kulchynska, and Adam Plachetka. The cast also includes Sean Michael Plumb in his Met role debut as {…}
Toledo Opera will present Gioachino Rossini’s “Cinderella” on Oct. 6 and 8, 2023 at the Valentine Theatre. “Cinderella” stars mezzo-soprano Sarah Coit as Angelina, tenor David Walton as Prince Ramiro, and Keith Phares as Count Dandini. Michelle Rofrano conducts the production by Marc Verzatt. In a statement, Toledo Opera Executive Director Suzanne Rorick said, “We are pleased to begin our {…}
The Canadian Opera Company is set to present a production of Puccini’s “La Bohème” from Oct. 6 to 28, 2023. The opera will be presented in a production by Tony Award winner John Caird and will be conducted by Jordan de Souza. The opera will star real-life husband and wife, tenor Pene Pati and soprano Amina Edris in the leading roles {…}
(Credit: Dario Acosta) Boston Baroque opens its season with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 alongside his “Coriolan” Overture and “Elegiac Song.” The performances will take place on Oct. 13, 14, and 15 at Sanders Theatre in Cambridge, GBH’s Calderwood Studio in Brighton, and NEC’s Jordan Hall in Boston. The Oct. 15 performance will also be live streamed on the global streaming {…}
The Washington Bach Consort is set to open its 2023-24 season with Bach’s “St. John Passion” under the leadership of Artistic Director Dana Marsh. The opening will be held on Oct. 1 at the National Presbyterian Church and will feature tenor Gene Stenger as the Evangelist, baritone Jonathon Adams as the role of Christus, and bass-baritone Enrico Lagasca as Pilate. {…}
Tri-Cities Opera is set to launch its 2023-24 season with a special event on Sept. 22. The company will perform music by composer Andrew Lloyd Webber in celebration of his 75 birthday. The evening will be hosted by the United Presbyterian Church on Chenango Street in Binghamton. Under the direction of Music Director, John Cockerill, Tri-Cities Opera will bring beloved {…}
The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh has announced the appointment of Daniel Singer as its new Robert Page Music Director. Singer spent over a decade conducting with The Cleveland Orchestra Choruses where he prepared choruses to perform under the batons of acclaimed orchestral conductors and alongside world-renowned musicians. Meanwhile, as chorus director for Cleveland’s Contemporary Youth Orchestra, he readied singers to perform {…}
(Photo: © Enrico Nawrath) As the final cycle of Bayreuth’s 2023 “Ring des Nibelungen” came to a close, the air remained electric with the sounds of Wagner’s apocalyptic horns and the swirling raptures of the Rhine. Camps came away divided into those either outraged or captivated by director Valentin Schwarz‘s reinvention of the Walsung’s messy journey into oblivion. To be {…}