Will Liverman Leads Metropolitan Opera’s ‘X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X’

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(Credit: Zenith Richards / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera is set to present the company premiere of Anthony Davis’s “X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X.” The opera will open on Nov. 3 and will be conducted by Kazem Abdullah in a newly revised score, which features a layered, jazz-inflected setting. The opera will star baritone Will Liverman, soprano Leah {…}

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Metropolitan Opera & Will Liverman to Perform at U.S. Open

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The U.S. Open has announced that Will Liverman, the Metropolitan Opera Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin and members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra will perform at the Men’s final on Sept. 10, 2023. They will perform “America the Beautiful/Lift Every Voice and Sing” on Arthur Ashe Stadium court prior to the 2023 US Open men’s singles championship and it will mark {…}

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The Lyric Opera of Chicago Now Streaming Will Liverman’s ‘The Factotum’ Film

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Photo credit: Cory Weaver The original film of the world-premiere production of “The Factotum” by Grammy award-winning baritone Will Liverman, DJ King Rico, and Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj is now available for free streaming through Sept. 5 on Lyric Opera of Chicago’s YouTube channel. The film version of “The Factotum,” which premiered in the spring of this year, features the full {…}

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Met Opera Announces 2023 Summer Recital Series featuring Gabriella Reyes, Will Liverman, & René Barbera

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The Metropolitan Opera has unveiled its 2023 Summer Recital Series, set to bring opera to all five New York City boroughs in late June. Featuring both young and established artists, the concerts will include famous arias, duets, and other classical favorites. The series begins on June 20, 2023, at Central Park’s SummerStage in Manhattan, before moving to Brooklyn Bridge Park {…}

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Karen Slack & Will Liverman Headline ‘Absence,’ a Concert Honoring Terence Blanchard

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On May 26, 2023, the Portland Opera will celebrate the work of Terence Blanchard with “Absence.” The one-night showcase will feature such artists as Karen Slack and Will Liverman. They will be joined by the Portland Opera Orchestra, the E-Collective, the Turtle Island Quartet, and conductor Damien Geter. “What an honor to share the stage with my dear friend the {…}

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Will Liverman Leads Dayton Opera’s 2023-24 Season

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Ohio’s Dayton Opera has announced its 2023-24 season featuring four productions. The season opens with “Prince Orlofsky’s Grand Masquerade.” It will feature Act two of “Die Fledermaus” with Kathleen Clawson directing and Neal Gittleman conducting. Performance Dates: Sept. 16 & 17, 2023 Kathleen Clawson directs Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.” Neal Gittleman conducts a cast that {…}

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The Lyric Opera of Chicago to Stream Will Liverman’s ‘The Factotum’

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(Credit: Cory Weaver) The Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced that it will produce an expanded film version of “The Factotum.” The sold-out event, which premiered earlier this month, will be online on the opera company’s official YouTube channel in early spring. The production by Will Liverman and Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj will be showcased in a video production by Endangered {…}

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Will Liverman to Premiere New Song Cycle at ‘Art Song to Aria’ Recital

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On June 4, 2023, Rhode Island College will present “Art Song to Aria,” featuring baritone Will Liverman, Liverman will perform works by Florence Prince and Margaret Bonds, an aria from his own new opera “The Factotum,” and the world premiere of “Where There’s a Will…” a new song cycle composed for Liverman by Dr. Judith Lynn Stillman, who will accompany {…}

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Lincoln Center 2023 Review: Grammy Award-Winning Baritone Will Liverman at Alice Tully Hall

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Photo: Jaclyn Simpson Grammy award-winning baritone Will Liverman performed a comprehensive collection of works by Black composers at Alice Tully Hall on February 15, 2023, alongside pianist Paul Sánchez, in an astounding breadth of numerous complexities. The selected songs were from his Grammy-nominated album “Dreams of a New Day: Songs by Black Composers” and presented in collaboration with The Metropolitan {…}

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Will Liverman Leads Metropolitan Opera’s ‘X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X’

Metropolitan Opera & Will Liverman to Perform at U.S. Open

The Lyric Opera of Chicago Now Streaming Will Liverman’s ‘The Factotum’ Film

Met Opera Announces 2023 Summer Recital Series featuring Gabriella Reyes, Will Liverman, & René Barbera

Karen Slack & Will Liverman Headline ‘Absence,’ a Concert Honoring Terence Blanchard

Will Liverman Leads Dayton Opera’s 2023-24 Season

The Lyric Opera of Chicago to Stream Will Liverman’s ‘The Factotum’

Will Liverman to Premiere New Song Cycle at ‘Art Song to Aria’ Recital

Lincoln Center 2023 Review: Grammy Award-Winning Baritone Will Liverman at Alice Tully Hall