148 search results for…

News

Russell Thomas, James Conlon, Jeremy Frank & Wagner Headline LAO At Home This Week

https://operawire.com/russell-thomas-james-conlon-jeremy-frank-wagner-headline-lao-at-home-this-week/

(Credit: Fay Fox / Dan Steinberg) Los Angeles Opera has announced its latest set of performances as part of its LAO at Home series. Kicking things off will be a living room recital featuring tenor Russell Thomas. The famed interpreter of such works as “Norma,” “Otello,” “La Clemenza di Tito,” and “Tosca,” will work together with pianist Kyung-mi Kim on {…}

News

Pretty Yende, James Conlon, Sasha Cooke Headline LAO At Home Schedule Starting June 30

https://operawire.com/pretty-yende-james-conlon-sasha-cooke-headline-lao-at-home-schedule-starting-june-30/

The Los Angeles Opera has announced its streaming schedule for LAO At Home starting on June 30. Following its Great Opera Choruses performance on June 28, 2020, the company will present “Learn at Home” with Music Director James Conlon as he introduces Wagner’s “Ring Clycle.” Streaming Date: June 30, 2020 at 2 p.m. PDT.   Mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke will join {…}

News

Ana María Martinez, Erica Petrocelli, James Conlon Headline LAO At Home For Week of June 22

https://operawire.com/ana-maria-martinez-erica-petrocelli-james-conlon-headline-lao-at-home-for-week-of-june-22/

The Los Angeles Opera has announced its schedule for LAO at Home streaming for the week of June 22. It all kicks off with a living room recital featuring soprano Erica Petrocelli and pianist Louis Lohraseb. They will perform Schumann’s “Frauenliebe und Leben” and Debussy’s “Cinq Poèmes de Baudelaire.” Streaming Date: June 22, 2020 at 4 p.m. PDT Jeremy Frank {…}

News

James Conlon Named Commendatore Ordine Al Merito della Repubblica Italiana

https://operawire.com/james-conlon-named-commendatore-ordine-al-merito-della-repubblica-italiana/

James Conlon has been named “Commendatore della Repubblica Italiana” by Italy’s president. The honor is one of the highest granted directly by the President through the Order of Merit, established in 1951, and the highest Order of the Italian Republic. The title was granted to acknowledge “merits achieved for the nation in the fields of literature, arts, economics, and in the fulfillment {…}

News

James Conlon Extends LA Opera Contract Through 2020-21

https://operawire.com/james-conlon-extends-la-opera-contract-through-2020-21/

The Los Angeles Opera will continue to have James Conlon as its music director through 2020-21. The announcement was made on Friday according to General Director Plácido Domingo. Conlon joined the company in 2006 and has conducted a whopping 314 performances with the company and 50 operas overall. His first was Verdi’s “La Traviata” and his latest will be Mozart’s {…}

News

LA Opera Presents Two Free Performances of Britten’s ‘Noah’s Flood’

https://operawire.com/la-opera-presents-two-free-performances-of-brittens-noahs-flood/

Professional artists and more than 300 amateur members of the Los Angeles musical community gather under the baton of James Conlon to present two free, family-friendly performances of Benjamin Britten’s “Noah’s Flood.” Professional vocal soloists including baritone Ben Lowe as Noah, mezzo-soprano Peabody Southwell as Mrs. Noah and bass-baritone Patrick Blackwell as the Voice of God. They are joined by {…}

News

Matthew Polenzani, Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, Samantha Hankey, Matthias Goerne, Karen Slack Headline Ravinia Festival’s 2024 Season

https://operawire.com/matthew-polenzani-masabane-cecilia-rangwanasha-samantha-hankey-matthias-goerne-karen-slack-headline-ravinia-festivals-2024-season/

Illinois’ Ravinia Festival has announced its 2024 edition. Here is a rundown of the vocal works on offer. First up is a concert featuring the Chicago Symphony Orchester under Marin Alsop. Soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha performs Barber’s “Knoxville: Summer of 1915.” Also on the program are works by Copland, Gershwin, and James P. Johnson. Performance Date: July 12, 2024 The Chicago {…}

News

Obituary: Influential Conductor, Vocal Coach & Pianist Thomas Muraco Passes Away

https://operawire.com/obituary-influential-conductor-vocal-coach-pianist-thomas-muraco-passes-away/

Musician Thomas Muraco has died. According to the Manhattan School of Music, where Muraco was a faculty member, the esteemed teacher and musician passed away on Feb. 3, 2024, after a sudden illness. He was surrounded by his sister Lorraine, partner Thomas, and close friends and colleagues. Muraco began his conducting career as an assistant to Leonard Bernstein, John Nelson, {…}