https://operawire.com/obituary-conductor-cliff-colnot-dies-at-76/
Conductor Cliff Colnot has died at the age of 76 after a long illness. The orchestra announced the news, noting that he had passed on Feb. 12, 2024 in Chicago. Throughout his career with the CSO, he served in numerous capacities, most notably as a conductor of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and the MusicNOW series for more than 20 {…}
https://operawire.com/pasadena-chorale-opens-calls-for-student-composers/
(Photo credit: Pasadena Chorale) The Pasadena Chorale is looking for new students to enroll in its student-mentor composition program – “Listening to the Future.” Pasadena area high school students from ninth through 12th grade are encouraged to enroll in the “Listening to the Future” program that will begin in Nov. 2023 and run through June 2024. The free composition program {…}
https://operawire.com/freddie-de-tommaso-saioa-hernandez-lead-new-cd-dvd-releases/
This week audiences are in for a complete Verdi recording and an album of music by Antonio Caldara. Un Ballo in Maschera Maestro Marek Janowski, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, and the Transylvania State Philharmonic Choir present Verdi’s masterwork. The cast includes Freddie De Tommaso, Lester Lynch, Saioa Hernández, Elisabeth Kulman, and Annika Gerhards. On this recording, Freddie De Tommaso and Saioa Hernández make their Pentatone debut. Après {…}
https://operawire.com/pasadena-chorale-announces-search-for-local-student-composers/
The Pasadena Chorale has opened applications for its student-mentor composition program, “Listening to the Future.” Pasadena area high school students from ninth through 12th grade with a teaching recommendation are welcome to apply. The program runs from Jan. through June 2023. The five-month-long program culminates with the Pasadena Chorale performing the student composers’ piece at its Listening to the Future {…}
https://operawire.com/italian-academy-for-advanced-studies-to-premiere-being-ariodante/
The Italian Academy for Advanced Studies at Columbia University will present “Being Ariodante” on May 13-14, 2022. The opera, which was written by American composer Jonathan Dawe, will be conducted by Benjamin Grow and stars Bryce McClendon, Dickie Hearts, Sydney Anderson, Richard Pittsinger, Cree Carrico, Vako Gvelesiani, Gil Sweeney, and Chris Burns. “Jonathan Dawe’s new opera explores the intersections between gender, sexuality, and ability in contemporary Glasgow,” said director Mari Moriarty in an {…}
https://operawire.com/obituary-mezzo-soprano-rose-ellen-nichols-dies-at-41/
Mezzo-soprano Rose-Ellen Nichols died at the age of 41 of cancer. The Coast Salish mezzo-soprano received her Master’s in opera from the University of British Columbia. While at the university she sang productions of “Die Zauberflöte,” “Le Nozze Di Figaro,” and “Die Fledermaus.” Following her graduation, she went on to perform in Canada and Europe, including at City Opera Vancouver, {…}
https://operawire.com/in-series-to-stream-boheme-in-the-heights/
IN Series has announced the streaming premiere of its animated, Afro-Latinx reimagining of Puccini’s beloved classic, “BOHEME in the Heights” on Dec. 20, 2021. The work will be available for FREE at https://invision.inseries.org/productions/boheme-in-the-heights. The opera is colorfully depicted in a fictionalized Columbia Heights during the winter and spring of 2020 and celebrates the exuberant creative power of youth and the {…}
https://operawire.com/music-director-of-rock-hill-symphony-orchestra-david-rudge-resigns-over-covid-19-safety-conditions/
(Credit: State University of New York) The Music Director of the Rock Hill Symphony Orchestra Dr. David Rudge has resigned over disagreement with the board of the orchestra regarding the working conditions for musicians and staff, and audience safety. The conductor specifically expressed concerns that there won’t be face masks or other safety precautions mandated for audience members for the {…}
https://operawire.com/obituary-metropolitan-opera-horn-player-howard-t-howard-dies/
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra has announced the death of former Principal Horn, Howard T. Howard. Howard died on Oct. 30, 2021 after a long battle with cancer. The horn player began his music studies at the age of five playing piano and began playing French horn at the age of 14. He went on to receive a bachelor’s in music {…}