Symphony in C has unveiled its 2023-24 season. While there will be eight performances throughout the season, only one will feature classical vocal repertory. On Dec. 2, 2023, the New Jersey MasterChorale will headline “Holiday Classics.” Noam Aviel leads a program featuring works by Vivaldi (including his “Gloria”), Corelli, Sibelius, and Mendelssohn. The program kicks off at 8 p.m. at {…}
The Guggenheim’s Works & Process has announced its fall 2023 season. The program amplifies support for performing artists and their artistic process, and simultaneously provides the public with behind-the-scenes access to new works, fostering greater understanding and appreciation. Here are the operas that will be previewed. The Houston Grand Opera and Urban Bush Women will present “Intelligence” by Jake Heggie, {…}
Sarasota Opera has received the GoodUse Grant from the Southface Institute. The grant, which provides $75,000 in funding and technical assistance, aims to support Sarasota Opera’s Pavilion Project, which was implemented to replace the organization’s failed HVAC system. “Southface understood the urgency of this project and will be partnering with us to evaluate additional energy efficiency that will help the {…}
(Credit: Curtis Brown) Santa Fe Opera has announced the return of its “Opera in the Park” series with a free screening of “Rusalka” on Sept. 10, 2023. Audiences will be able to check out the production at Railyard Park at 4:30 p.m. local time. The opera stars Ailyn Pérez in the title role alongside Robert Watson, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Mary Elizabeth {…}
(Credit: AkiraMuto) On August 15, 2023, Japanese conductor Taijiro Iimori died at the age of 82. According to news reports, the conductor died of acute heart failure and the funeral will be led by his nephew Shintaro Iimori. Born in northeastern China in 1940, Iimori became a student of the renowned musical teacher Hideo Saito at the Toho Gakuen School {…}
On August 17, 2023, Alberto Rinaldi died at the age of 84. The funeral is set to be held on August 19 at the church Cristo Re in Viale Mazzini. He was the son of the Music Critic Mario Rinaldi and brother of Maurizio Rinaldi and brother-in-law of Franca Valeri. Rinaldi was known as “Dado” and made his operatic debut {…}
On Sept. 17, Oper Köln will kick off its 2023-24 season with the premiere of R. Strauss and Von Hoffmansthal’s “Die Frau ohne Schatten (The Woman Without a Shadow).” Considered exceptionally demanding, and requiring a massive orchestra, the opera is a fairy tale that Strauss believed was his most important work. The story relates the tale of an ethereal Empress {…}
San Francisco-based Ensemble for These Times, comprised of soprano Nanette McGuinness, cellist Abigail Monroe, pianist Margaret Halbig, and composer David Garner, has unveiled its 2023-24 season. Kicking off the season is “Transformations.” The showcase features works by Schoenberg, Lisa Bielawa, inti figgis-vizueta, ad Franz Schreker. Performance Date: Sept. 22, 2023 “Quiet: Music by Women and Non-binary Composers” will feature works {…}
Roulette has unveiled its fall 2023 season. Here is a breakdown of the vocal performances on offer. First up is a performance featuring Numimous, an ensemble by Joseph C. Phillips Jr. Audiences will get a chance to hear excerpts from Phillips Jr.’s opera “So Far Behind Now Because Then” as well as four world premiere compositions by Brandon, Branker, Goldberg, {…}
Unsettled Scores, Native Earth Performing Arts, The Toronto Consort, and Theatre Passe Muraille are teaming up to present “Canoe” on Sept. 12 – 16, 2023 at Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre in Toronto. The opera tells the story of “two sisters from Northern Ontario, their ancestral tree, and an old, but familiar, visitor from the past. Through a minimalist aesthetic, this poignant {…}
(Credit: Dario Acosta) Brooklyn Botanical Garden has announced that composer Kamala Sankaram will be its 2023 Artist in Residence. The Garden has commissioned a new work by Sankaram, which will be showcased as part of the “Power of Trees” program, which centers on the ways trees serve as pillars for the world. As Artist in Residence, Sankaram will spend over {…}
