https://operawire.com/caramoor-names-next-president-ceo/
(Photo by Lisette Rooney) Caramoor has announced that Gillian Fox will be its next President and CEO. She will take over on June 9, 2025, replacing Edward J. Lewis III, who left the company at the end of March. Fox was the Executive Director at Newport Classic since 2021 and the Director of SOLUNA Festival & Contemporary programs at the {…}
https://operawire.com/q-a-carlos-simon-on-his-new-piece-good-news-mass/
On April 17 & 18, 2025, the LA Philharmonic is set to present Carlos Simon’s “Good News Mass.” The work is a transcendent musical experience merging gospel and classical traditions, spoken word, and visual art. Composer Carlos Simon has become one of the most important voices in classical music, becoming the current Composer-in-Residence for the John F. Kennedy Center for {…}
https://operawire.com/eleonora-buratto-raehann-bryce-davis-ludovic-tezier-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, audiences will get to see a complete recording of Verdi’s early masterpiece with one of the most important baritones of today. There is also a debut album but one of today’s primadonnas and an experimental debut album by an esteemed mezzo. {…}
https://operawire.com/the-new-school-presents-us-premiere-of-carla-bleys-escalator-over-the-hill/
The US premiere of Carla Bley’s “Escalator Over the Hill” is set to take place at the New School. The cross-genre ‘jazz opera,’ “Escalator Over the Hill” was written in 1971 by Bley and Paul Haines. The piece will be performed in its entirety by a vocal ensemble of students, alum, and faculty from the School of Jazz & Contemporary {…}
https://operawire.com/komische-oper-berlin-2024-25-review-akhnaten/
(Credit: Monika Rittershaus) Barrie Kosky’s new production of Philip Glass’s 1983 opera “Akhnaten,” running through April 20 at the Komische Oper Berlin, represents a long-overdue homecoming. This is the city most intimately connected with “Akhnaten’s” historical legacy; the archaeological treasures of the enigmatic Pharoah’s destroyed city, Tel-El-Amarna, excavated by Ludwig Borchardt with funding from the philanthropist James Simon in 1912 {…}
https://operawire.com/teatro-alla-scala-2024-25-review-die-walkure/
(Credits: Brescia e Amisano) ‘The error in the art-genre of Opera consists herein – a Means of expression (Music) has been made the objective, while the End of expression (the Drama) has been made a means.’ – Richard Wagner “Opera and Drama” (1851) Words and Tones, A Drama Must Make Wagner is difficult, though he attempted, through a lifetime {…}
https://operawire.com/q-a-artistic-director-conductor-george-petrou-on-this-seasons-international-handel-festival-in-gottingen/
(Photo: FreddieF) This year’s International Händel Festival in Göttingen kicks off on May 16th and will run until May 25th. The festival will present a range of events dedicated to the composer, including lectures, concerts, recitals, and readings, along with the eighth edition of its Händel competition. The centerpiece of the festival will be five staged performances of the composer’s {…}
https://operawire.com/opernhaus-zurich-2024-25-review-agrippina/
(Foto: Monika Rittershaus / Courtesy of Opernhaus Zürich) George Frideric Händel composed “Agrippina” during his Italian tour, a work that marked a pivotal moment in his career. It solidified his grasp of Italian opera, represented his first genuine operatic triumph, and remains the earliest of his operas for which the complete score has survived intact. The libretto, written by Cardinal {…}
https://operawire.com/sybeboob-duo-to-present-evening-tide/
SybeBoob Duo will present “Evening Tide” at OPERA America’s National Opera Center on March 8, 2025. SydeBoob Duo, comprised of soprano Anna Elder and flutist Sarah Steranka, is a Brooklyn-based contemporary chamber ensemble redefining the boundaries of modern classical performance. The duo specializes in commissioning and performing works that fuse cutting-edge techniques with the rich traditions of classical music, creating {…}