The 2024 Glyndebourne Festival has been announced celebrating its 90th season. The season will open with a new production of Bizet’s “Carmen,” directed by Diane Paulus in her Glyndebourne directorial debut. Music Director Robin Ticciati and conductor Anja Bihlmaier will share conducting duties with two casts. The first cast will include mezzo-soprano Rihab Chaieb in the role of Carmen and {…}
Contraalto Gisela Litz has died at the age of 100. Born in Hamburg on December 14, 1922, she went on to train in Hamburg and began her stage career at the Staatstheater Wiesbaden. She made her debut in Hamburg in 1952 and appeared with the company for the premiere of “Die Heirat” by B. Martinù. Litz went on to perform {…}
The Luglio Musicale Trapanese is set to present Puccini’s “La Bohème.” The opera will be presented in a production by Maestro Walter Roccaro on August 20 and 22 at the Teatro Giuseppe Di Stefano. Carlo Goldstein conducts the Orchestra e del Coro del Luglio Musicale Trapanese with a cast that includes Desirée Rancatore as Mimi, Francesca Benitez as Musetta, Mario Rojas {…}
Russian Missile Attacks have damaged parts of the Odesa Opera’s workshops. According to reports, the production workshops of Odesa Opera and about 30 cultural heritage monuments were damaged as a result of a night attack by Russia on August 14. According to the reports approximately 10 blocks of historical buildings in the Central Historical Area of Odesa and 30 cultural {…}
Credit: Julie Smith Delaware Valley Opera Company (DVOC) presented a unique triple-bill on August 13, 2023, which included the Philadelphia debut of Misha Dutka’s “The Stronger.” This was accompanied by Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” and Leoncavallo’s “I Pagliacci.” The operas were performed at the Venice Island Performing Arts & Recreation Center in Philadelphia. It’s no small job to showcase three operas {…}
(Photo Courtesy of Ana Papakhian) California-based Camerata Pacifica has named Ana Papakhian as its new Executive Director. Papakhian was previously the Director of Communications for The Cleveland Orchestra and the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. She was also a professional singer who performed with New Orleans Opera before shifting toward an administrative career that also saw her work at the Piatigorsky Foundation. {…}
The Bach Society of Saint Louis has announced its 83rd concert season. “Every season presents us with the opportunity to fulfill our mission of sharing the amazing and timeless music of Bach with our St. Louis audience and explore new and exciting works. I’m excited to begin this season with a beautiful requiem in English as well as Latin by {…}
Cape Town’s Opera UCT is set to present “The Tales of Hoffmann” this September. The work opens on Sept. 8 and runs through the 10th at the Pam Golding Theater at the Baxtor. The opera stars Luvo Maranti and Makudu Senaoana in the title role. As Nicklausse, audiences will see Christine Bam. Zizipho Funzo and Nontobeko Bhengu interpret Antonia, while {…}
The independent, community-focused radio network All Classical Portland celebrates its 40th birthday by announcing a rebrand. Its new logo and visual language were created in partnership with London-based boutique creative consultancy Hyper Beau. The President and CEO Suzanne Nance shared this in a press release stating, “We are honored to be recognized as a leader in public media, for high {…}
Credit: Danylo-Bobyk The Azrieli Music Prizes (AMP) has announced its London debut concert to be held at Cadogan Hall on Oct. 15, 2023. The Canada-based organization will present the works of three 2022 AMP Laureates, Iman Habibi (Laureate, 2022 Azrieli Commission for Canadian Music), Aharon Harlap (Laureate, 2022 Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music), and Rita Ueda (Laureate, 2022 Azrieli Commission {…}
Photo credit: Tove Falk Olsson In the summer of 2024 the Court Theatre of Drottningholms will present Jean-Baptiste Lully’s grand French opera “Armide.” Musical director and conductor Francesco Corti leads the French creative team in the first staging of a Lully opera at Drottningholm. Florent Siaud directs, Natalie Van Parys serves as choreographer, and the set and costume designer is {…}
