Laquita Mitchell & Adam Lau Lead Oratorio Society of New York’s Opening Night

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The Oratorio Society of New York led by Music Director Kent Tritle is set to open its 150th Anniversary and 2023-2024 season on Nov. 6, 2023. The concert will showcase Bach’s Magnificat and Mozart’s Requiem at the Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall. The concert will feature soloists Laquita Mitchell, soprano, Lucia Bradford, mezzo-soprano, Eric Finbarr Carey, tenor, {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Palau de les Arts 2021-22 Review: Madama Butterfly

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(Credit: Miguel Lorenzo) This review is from the performance on the 16th of December 2021 Despite several singers falling ill, the Palau de Les Arts still managed to find a way to present a revival of its production of “Madama Butterfly”. Jorge Rodriguez-Norton, who played Goro, fell ill and had to be replaced by Mikeldi Atxalandabaso at very short notice. {…}

IndieOpera

Killer Queen Opera to Launch Season with ‘The Operatic World’s Fair’

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Killer Queen Opera will open its 2026-27 season with a fundraising gala titled “The Operatic World’s Fair” on Friday, Nov. 6, at Ideal Glass Atelier in Manhattan’s East Village. The evening is modeled on the international expositions of the past and imagines what a World’s Fair devoted to opera might look like in New York City. The program draws on {…}

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Queer Opera Company Out Loud! to Launch with Unique Spin on ‘Hansel and Gretel’

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Out Loud! will launch with Engelbert Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel” at The Cockpit in Marylebone, London, on Oct. 17 and Oct. 18, 2026. The production, the company’s first-ever, is presented by Out Loud! and Kids at The Cockpit. William Byram directs, with Adam Dickson as musical director and costume design by Jackie Crier. The cast includes Rozanna Madylus as Hansel, {…}

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Opera Lafayette to Launch ‘Rameau 350’

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Opera Lafayette is set to launch “Rameau 350,” a multiyear rediscovery project devoted to the operas of Jean Philippe Rameau. The project will commence in November 2026 and runs through the composer’s 350th birth anniversary in 2033. The project opens with the modern world premiere of the original 1748 version of “Les Surprises de l’Amour.” Chas Rader Sheiber directs the {…}

News, Season Announcement

Brenda Poupard, Marie-Claude Chappuis, Reginald Mobley Star in Salle Cortot’s 2026-27 Season

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The Salle Cortot announces it 2026-27 season. This article only features classical voice concerts. Mezzo-sopranos Brenda Poupard and Marie-Claude Chappuis along with pianist Vyacheslav Gryaznov and flutist Elena Macherel perform music by Ravel. Performance Date: Sept. 22, 2026 Countertenor Zoltan Darago and the Pulcinella Ensemble with cellist Ophélie Gaillard perform works by Vivaldi and Finazzi. Performance Date: Oct. 6, 2026 Les {…}

Reviews

Book Review: Madame Chrysanthème

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***This review was first published in the Asian Review of Books French literature has had an outsized influence on Italian opera. “Rigoletto,” “Manon Lescaut,” “La traviata,” “Tosca,” “L’elisir d’amore,” “La bohème” and even “Turandot” all have French antecedents. Less well appreciated is that Giacomo Puccini’s iconic “Madama Butterfly” is ultimately, if indirectly, derived from a now obscure French novel. Pierre {…}

News, Season Announcement

Elīna Garanča, Catriona Morison, Julie Fuchs, Emöke Baráth, Teresa Iervolino Lead Palau de la Musica Valencia’s 2026-27 Season

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The Palau de la Musica Valencia has announced its 2026-27 season. Catriona Morison and Adam Fischer perform Mahler’s symphony No. 3. Performance Date: Oct. 20, 2026 Emöke Baráth, Teresa Iervolino, Cameron Shahbazi, Jorge Navarro-Colorado, and Benjamin Appl will perform a Bach program of Cantatas with Rinaldo Alessandrini conducting. Performance Date: Nov. 6, 2026 Elīna Garanča and Michael Weinius perform excerpts from {…}

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Harlem Collective Opera Launches ‘The Black Composer Project’

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The Harlem Collective Opera has announced its newest initiative, “The Black Composer Project.” The Project is a multi-season artistic, educational, and recording initiative dedicated to preserving, performing, and promoting the extraordinary works of Black classical composers. While composers like Florence Price, Margaret Bonds, H. Leslie Adams, George Walker, Howard Swanson, William Grant Still, and many others have shaped American musical {…}

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