Metropolitan Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk’

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced a cast change for its opening night of “Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk.” The company said that Irina Rindzuner would sing the role of the Convict making her Met debut. She will replace Marcy Stonikas. Rindzuner is an American dramatic soprano who is well-known for her interpretation of “Turandot” which she has sung 84 times in {…}

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Trinity Church Wall Street Streaming ‘Considering Matthew Shepard’

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Trinity Church Wall Street is now streaming its recent performances of “Considering Matthew Shepard,” an oratorio by Craig Hella Johnson. The work was presented in New York between Sept. 15 and 17 and is now available to stream via the company’s official website. Soloists included Brian Giebler, Sonya Headlam, Wilson Nichols, Gregório Taniguchi, Pamela Terry, Enrico Lagasca, Jonathan Woody, Molly {…}

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Svetlana Sozdateleva Leads Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Lady Macbeth of Mtsenk’

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(Photo: Evan Zimmerman / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera is set to revive Shostakovich’s “Lady Macbeth Mtsenk” in Graham Vick’s 1994 production. The production, which will be performed six times, opens on Sept. 29 with Russian soprano Svetlana Sozdateleva in the lead role of Katerina Ismailova. The soprano, who is making her Met debut, has performed the role to great {…}

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Metropolitan Opera Announces Major Cast Change for ‘Lady Macbeth of Mtsenk’

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced a cast change for its production of Shostakovich’s “Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk.” The company noted that Russian soprano Svetlana Sozdateleva will make her Met debut singing Katerina Ismailova in all performances replacing Eva-Maria Westbroek. Sozdateleva was set to make her Met debut during the 2020-21 season in the “The Fiery Angel” but was canceled due {…}

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The Whitney Biennial 2022 Review: Raven Chacon’s ‘For Zitkála-Šá’

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Raven Chacon, a Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, performer, and installation artist from Fort Defiance, Navajo Nation, composed a series of 13 scores as portraits dedicated to different contemporary American Indian, First Nations, or Mestiza women working in music performance, composition, or sound art. Currently on view in the 2022 Whitney Biennial, this work creates space for better understanding the Yankton Dakota {…}

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Opera Holland Park 2022 Review: Little Women

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The UK Premiere of Mark Adamo’s “Little Women” was a tad late getting underway. The almost capacity audience at Opera Park Holland needing to be reminded three times to take their seats in order for the performance to commence. Not that Mr. Adamo himself, present at the event in the 5th row back, would have minded much; given that he {…}

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Eleonora Buratto, Aleksandra Kurzak, Luca Salsi & Anna Caterina Antonacci Lead Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s 2022-23 Season

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The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has announced its 2022-23 Season. Emma Dante conducts Poulenc’s “Dialogues des Carmelites” with Michele Mariotti conducting. Corinne Winters stars alongside Anna Caterina Antonacci, Ewa Vesin, Ekaterina Gubanova, and Jean-François Lapointe. The opera will be transmitted live on Rai Cultura and Rai5. Performance Dates: Nov. 27-Dec. 6, 2022 Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore” will be conducted by Francesco {…}

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New Camerata Opera Announces 2022-23 Season Featuring Five Mainstage Productions

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New Camerata Opera has announced its 2022-23 season. The company has expanded from two to five mainstage operas with performances of Boulanger’s “Faust er Hélène,” Ravel’s “L’heure espagnole,” and Puccini’s “Il Trittico.” Also on tap is a summer concert series and two new video productions. Here is what NCO has in store for audiences. The company will present its Summer {…}

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VOCES8 Foundation Announces Live from London Summer Series

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VOCES8 Foundation has announced the return of its LIVE from London series, which kicks off on July 23, 2022. The series kicks off with Apollo5, which will world premiere its new album “Invocations” alongside pianist and associate composer Fraser Wilson. Streaming Date: July 23–Sept. 18, 2022 I Fagiolini will join forces with the Choral Scholars of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, the HeartEdge {…}

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Metropolitan Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk’

Trinity Church Wall Street Streaming ‘Considering Matthew Shepard’

Svetlana Sozdateleva Leads Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Lady Macbeth of Mtsenk’

Metropolitan Opera Announces Major Cast Change for ‘Lady Macbeth of Mtsenk’

The Whitney Biennial 2022 Review: Raven Chacon’s ‘For Zitkála-Šá’

Opera Holland Park 2022 Review: Little Women

Eleonora Buratto, Aleksandra Kurzak, Luca Salsi & Anna Caterina Antonacci Lead Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s 2022-23 Season

New Camerata Opera Announces 2022-23 Season Featuring Five Mainstage Productions

VOCES8 Foundation Announces Live from London Summer Series