The Metropolitan Opera has announced a cast change for its production of Verdi’s “Un Ballo in Maschera.” The company noted that for the role of Amelia, Angela Meade will replace the originally announced Elena Stikhina. Meade has performed the role of Amelia at the Verbier Festival. She is well known for her Verdi interpretations having sung such operas “Ernani,” “Il {…}
(Photo credit: Ted Min) The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra announced its 2024 season featuring soprano Yukie Sato. All performances are held at both Sydney’s City Recital Hall and the Melbourne Recital Centre. This article features works related to the voice. Co-founder, Artistic Director, and conductor Paul Dyer curated the concert series, “Notre-Dame” written and directed by Alana Valentine. The work commemorates {…}
After waiting for three years to conduct the Ring Cycle at the Bayreuth Festival, Pietari Inkinen finally made it come true. Over the past month, the Finnish Conductor has been in Bayreuth performing the Ring Cycle in Valentin Schwarz’s production. It marks his return to the festival after his debut in 2021. It also marks his return to the Ring {…}
Photo Credit: Curtis Brown Santa Fe Opera’s production of Nico Muhly’s “Orfeo” will be available for broadcast on Classical Public Radio KHFM for unlimited streaming from August 29 to Sept. 29, 2023. Muhly’s new orchestration of Monteverdi’s opera received its premiere on July 29, 2023. This radio broadcast features tenor Rolando Villazón in the title role, with Lauren Snouffer and {…}
Deustche Grammophon’s Stage + is set to stream Nadine Sierra and Francesco Demuros’ gala concert from the Festival Cap Rocat. The company will broadcast the concert, which was filmed on the coast of Majorca earlier this month, on August 26, 2023. Demuro and Sierra were joined by the Symphony Orchestra of the Balearic Islands and conductor Pablo Mielgo. The concert {…}
The board and trustees of Detroit Opera have announced that Patty Isacson Sabee will be the organization’s next President and CEO. Isacson Sabee will begin her new position on Jan. 2, 2024 and will be only the third person to lead Detroit Opera since its founding in 1971 by the late David DiChiera. She will succeed Wayne S. Brown, who {…}
(Credit: © Felix Broede) The Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra has announced conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste as its Chief Conductor starting in September 2023 for the next three-year period. Saraste will support the orchestra’s aspirations of becoming a cultural cornerstone for the citizens of Helsinki, aligning music with community and identity. In addition to Chief Conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Pekka Kuusisto will assume the role of {…}
Gustavo Dudamel will join Clare Adamson, MSP, Convener of the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee, in conversation at the Scottish Parliament on August 25. The special discussion is hosted by the Festival of Politics in partnership with the Edinburgh International Festival (EIF), where Dudamel and the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela will perform their first international concerts {…}
(Credit: Olga Rubio Dalmau) The Vaduz Classic in Liechtenstein has announced that Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov’s concert has been canceled on August 26 due to health reasons. The festival said, “Vaduz Classic regrets this short-term cancellation and apologizes to the guests. Tickets that have already been paid for will of course be refunded. On behalf of the Vaduz Classic {…}
The Connecticut Virtuosi is set to end its 2023 summer festival with a presentation of Stanislaw Moniuszko’s “Latin Mass in E-flat Major” on Sunday, August 27, 2023. The showcase, which will take place at Cyril and Methodius Church in Hartford, Connecticut, kicks off at 12:30 p.m. and will star soprano Kelly Whitesell, alto Rebeca Almeida, tenor Josaphat Contreras, and bass {…}
Trinity Church Wall Street has unveiled its 2023-24 season. Here is a rundown of the classical vocal performances on offer. First up is “Reconciliation: A Journey of Transformation” featuring Ernesto Estrella’s “For Those Arriving to New York: A 9/11 Immersive Soundwalk.” The program features the Trinity Movement Choir and The Choir of Trinity Wall Street. Performance Date: Sept. 10, 2023 Avi {…}
