303 search results for…

News

Navasard Hakobyan Wins The Dallas Opera’s National Vocal Competition 2024

https://operawire.com/navasard-hakobyan-wins-the-dallas-operas-national-vocal-competition-2024/

The Dallas Opera has announced the winners of its National Vocal Competition. Taking home first place was baritone Navasard Hakobyan. The Armenian singer is a second-year artists of Houston Grand Opera’s Butler Studio and won first prize at the 2022 Eleanor McCollum Competition Concert of Arias. He has performed at the Houston Grand Opera in “Madama Butterfly,” “La Traviata,” and {…}

News

Merola Opera Program Unveils 2024 Roster

https://operawire.com/merola-opera-program-unveils-2024-roster/

The Merola Opera Program has announced the 29 artists that will be part of its 2024 roster. Here is the rundown of the artists: Moriah Berry, Atlanta, Georgia Hannah Cho, Seoul, South Korea Alexa Frankian, Oakville, Ontario, Canada Viviana Aurelia Goodwin, Tulsa, Oklahoma Lydia Grindatto, Tijeras, New Mexico Elizabeth “Hanje” Hanje, Vestavia Hills, Alabama Mary Hoskins, Saratoga Springs, New York {…}

News

Göteborg Opera to Present New Production of ‘Platée’

https://operawire.com/goteborg-opera-to-present-new-production-of-platee/

Göteborg Opera is set to present Rameau’s “Platée” in a new production by Andreas Kriegenburg. The new take on the Rameau work will open on March 16 and runs through April 18, 2024. It stars Kristian Lindroos, Wiktor Sundqvist, Carolina Sandgren, Hannes Öberg, Mia Karlsson, Anders J Dahlin, Mattias Ermedahl, Sofie Asplund, and Ann-Kristin Jones. Kriegenburg’s production will feature set {…}

News

Carolina López Moreno & Iván Ayón-Rivas Star in Festival Granda’s ‘La Bohème’

https://operawire.com/carolina-lopez-moreno-ivan-ayon-rivas-star-in-festival-grandas-la-boheme/

For its 15th edition, the Festival Internacional de Ópera Alejandro Granda in Lima, Peru will present Puccini’s “La bohème.” The cast will be headlined by the Bolivian-Albanian soprano Carolina López Moreno as Mimì and Peruvian tenor Iván Ayón-Rivas as Rodolfo. Joining them are Spanish soprano Patricia Calvache as Musetta and baritones Francesco Samuele Venuti and Giuseppe Toia as Marcello and {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Lyric Opera of Chicago 2023-24 Review: Terence Blanchard’s ‘Champion’

https://operawire.com/lyric-opera-of-chicago-review-terence-blanchards-champion/

(Photo: Michael Brosilow) Fresh from a Metropolitan Opera premiere last spring (and its subsequent Grammy Award victory), Terence Blanchard’s first opera in jazz, “Champion,” enjoyed its Lyric Opera of Chicago premiere in James Robinson’s vivid and effective staging, a co-production on January 27th, 2024. A dazzling cast led by Justin Austin as Emile Griffith made a powerful case for repeated {…}

Business, News

Toledo Opera Appoints James M. Norman & Kevin Bylsma as New Leaders

https://operawire.com/toledo-opera-appoints-james-m-norman-kevin-bylsma-as-new-leaders/

James M. Norman and Kevin Bylsma have been appointed as the new leadership of Toledo Opera upon the retirement of current Executive Director Suzanne Rorick. As of May 31, 2024, Norman will serve as the General Director and Bylsma will serve as the Artistic Director. Norman and Bylsma bring a combined 45 years of experience with Toledo Opera as a {…}

News

Boston Lyric Opera Names New Artistic Director, Other Major Leadership Reveals

https://operawire.com/boston-lyric-opera-names-new-artistic-director-other-major-leadership-reveals/

(Credit: Icarus Photography) Boston Lyric Opera has announced that Nina Yoshida Nelsen will be its new Artistic Director starting on Feb. 1, 2024. Nelsen is a co-founder of the Asian Opera Alliance and is also in the midst of a career as a singer; the mezzo-soprano recently finished a run as Suzuki in “Madama Butterfly” at Opera Carolina. She has {…}

News

Obituary: New Orleans Opera General & Artistic Director Robert Lyall Passes

https://operawire.com/obituary-new-orleans-opera-general-artistic-director-robert-lyall-passes/

General and Artistic Director Emeritus of the New Orleans Opera Robert Lyall passed away on Jan. 5, 2024. The New Orleans Opera announced the news and said, “With courage, grace and a sense of humor, Maestro Lyall had bravely battled cancer since April 2023, as well as resulting complications in recent weeks.” The company added, “Robert was a true maestro, {…}

Special Features

Best of 2023: OperaWire’s Top 11 Singers of 2023

https://operawire.com/best-of-2023-operawires-top-11-singers-of-2023/

It’s time of the year. The moment we wrap up the year and look back at our favorite moments. After releasing our favorite performances of 2023 and showcasing our rising stars of the year, it’s time for OperaWire’s annual tradition of naming our top 11 singers of the year, performers that we thought stood out and had major breaks or performances. So {…}