Meryl Streep, Melody Moore, Magdalena Kožená & Tara Erraught Lead CD/DVD Releases

https://operawire.com/meryl-streep-melody-moore-magdalena-kozena-tara-erraught-lead-cd-dvd-releases/

Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week audiences will get a good helping of baroque favorites and rarities, star-studded albums, world premieres and some fantastic modern works by recognized composers. Rufus Wainwright’s Dream Requiem The new album showcases Wainwright’s “Dream Requiem,” an epic work for orchestra, chorus, soprano, {…}

DVD and CD Reviews, Reviews

CD Review: Gordon Getty’s ‘Goodbye, Mr. Chips’

https://operawire.com/cd-review-gordon-gettys-goodbye-mr-chips/

The score of Gordon Getty’s “Goodbye, Mr. Chips” breathes all the unpretentiously sweet melancholy of its many predecessors – from James Hilton’s 1933 novella of the same title to subsequent adaptations as, among others, radio plays and lavishly cast movie musicals. Yet it is not exactly the feel-good opera advertised in Pentatone’s press release; rather, the eponymous Mr. Chips – {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Juan Diego Flórez, Pene Pati, & Roberto Alagna Lead New CD/DVD Releases

https://operawire.com/juan-diego-florez-pene-pati-roberto-alagna-lead-new-cd-dvd-releases/

Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week it’s all about the tenor. Three of opera’s leading tenors release albums that feature their vocal depths and their passion. There are a number of the world premiere recordings and several choral albums. Ways You Went Donald Nally’s chamber choir The {…}

News

Festival Napa Valley Honors Gordon Getty

https://operawire.com/festival-napa-valley-honors-gordon-getty/

Festival Napa Valley presented composer Gordon Getty with the Angels of the Arts Award during a March 7, 2024 ceremony. The event included performances by such artists as sopranos Alexandra Armantrading and Lisa Delan; mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade; tenor Nathan Granner; baritone Lester Lynch; baritone/librettist Curt Branom; clarinetist David Barnett; pianist Kevin Korth; and pianist/composer Jake Heggie. There were also {…}

News

Emily Pogorelc, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Amina Edris, Elena Villalón, Catherine Martin Headline Detroit Opera’s 2024-25 Season

https://operawire.com/emily-pogorelc-anthony-roth-costanzo-amina-edris-elena-villalon-catherine-martin-headline-detroit-operas-2024-25-season/

Detroit Opera has announced its 2024-25 season. First up is “La Traviata” in a new production by Francesca Zambello, conducted by Roberto Kalb. The work stars Emily Pogorelc, Galeano Salas, and Rod Gilfry. The new production moves the action to the 1920s. Performance Dates: Oct. 19 – 27, 2024 Next up is Louisa Proske’s production of “Rinaldo” starring Anthony Roth Costanzo, {…}

News

Opera Parallèle Announces 2023-24 Season

https://operawire.com/opera-parallele-announces-2023-24-season/

(photo by Philip Groshong) San Francisco’s Opera Parallèle has unveiled its 2023-24 season. The season opens with the world premiere of Kenji Oh and Kelley Rourke’s “The Emissary.” Per the official press announcement, the ”audience will journey through a fractured future, a dystopian satire that addresses the alarming environmental angst of today, and the ever-increasing psychological stress on the younger {…}

News

Verdi Chorus Unveils 2023-24 Season

https://operawire.com/verdi-chorus-unveils-2023-24-season/

The California-based Verdi Chorus has announced its 40th anniversary season, which consists of four performances and one opera showcase. “Our 40th Anniversary season is such a landmark event, not only for the chorus and audience members who have been with us from the very beginning, but for new opera enthusiasts we are welcoming for the first time on both sides {…}

News

Opera Santa Barbara Unveils 2023-24 Season

https://operawire.com/opera-santa-barbara-unveils-2023-24-season/

Opera Santa Barbara has announced its 2023-24 season. “As we look forward to our 30th anniversary season, nothing makes me happier than to be able to announce that we will be returning to a two performance schedule for our Mainstage operas”, said Artistic and General Director Kostis Protopapas in an official press statement issued by the comapny. “While the environment {…}

News

Cecilia Violetta López, Bernardo Bermudez, Eleni Calenos, Marnie Breckenridge Headline Opera Orlando’s ‘All for Art’ 2023-24 Season

https://operawire.com/cecilia-violetta-lopez-bernardo-bermudez-eleni-calenos-marnie-breckenridge-headline-opera-orlandos-all-for-art-2023-24-season/

Opera Orlando announced its 2023-24 season, entitled “All for Art.” The season opens with “Tosca” starring Eleni Calenos, Nathan Granner, and Daniel Scofield. Josh Shaw directs and Eiki Isomura conducts. Performance Dates: Oct. 27 & 29, 2023 The season features “Frida” in a production by John de los Santos conducted by Jorge Parodi. The opera stars Cecilia Violetta López and {…}

63 search results for…

Meryl Streep, Melody Moore, Magdalena Kožená & Tara Erraught Lead CD/DVD Releases

CD Review: Gordon Getty’s ‘Goodbye, Mr. Chips’

Juan Diego Flórez, Pene Pati, & Roberto Alagna Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Festival Napa Valley Honors Gordon Getty

Emily Pogorelc, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Amina Edris, Elena Villalón, Catherine Martin Headline Detroit Opera’s 2024-25 Season

Opera Parallèle Announces 2023-24 Season

Verdi Chorus Unveils 2023-24 Season

Opera Santa Barbara Unveils 2023-24 Season

Cecilia Violetta López, Bernardo Bermudez, Eleni Calenos, Marnie Breckenridge Headline Opera Orlando’s ‘All for Art’ 2023-24 Season