https://operawire.com/opera-omaha-to-present-don-pasquale/
Opera Omaha is set to present Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale” on Oct. 27 and 29 at Orpheum Theater. The comic opera is set to star baritone Jorell Williams in the title role alongside Vanessa Becerra as Norina They will be joined by Miles Mykkanen as Ernesto and Luis Alejandro Orozco as Dr. Malatesta. The production will feature direction by Octavio Cardenas {…}
https://operawire.com/renee-fleming-christina-nilsson-janai-brugger-lead-atlanta-symphonys-2023-24-season/
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2023-24 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances of the season. Nathalie Stutzmann conducts the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus and Orchestra in a program of music by Brahms, Dvořák, Rachmaninov, and Brahms. Performance Dates: Nov. 2-4, 2023 Norman Mackenzie conducts a Christmas concert with the Morehouse College Glee Club, Atlanta Symphony {…}
https://operawire.com/san-francisco-opera-2023-24-season-to-star-aleksandra-kurzak-angel-blue-jamez-mccorkle-julie-fuchs-arturo-chacon-cruz/
San Francisco Opera has announced its 2023-24 season, the 101st in the company’s history. The season will open with an Opera Ball featuring Roberto Alagna and Aleksandra Kurzak. Eun Sun Kim conducts the San Francisco Opera Orchestra in a program of arias and duets. Performance Date: Sept. 8, 2023 Next up is “Il Trovatore” starring Arturo Chacón-Cruz, Angel Blue, Anita {…}
https://operawire.com/chicago-opera-theater-to-present-albert-herring/
The Chicago Opera Theater is set to present the comic opera “Albert Herring” on Jan. 26 – 29, 2023 at the Athenaeum Center. The Britten opera will be presented under the direction of Dame Jane Glover, and stars Miles Mykkanen, in his company debut as Albert Herring. Other cast members include Whitney Morrison as Lady Billows, Leah Dexter as Mrs. Herring, Justin Berkowitz as {…}
https://operawire.com/xian-zhang-to-lead-new-jersey-symphony-orchestra-in-handels-messiah/
The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra is set to present Händel’s “Messiah” on Dec. 16 and 18, 2022. Xian Zhang will conduct a cast featuring Ellie Dehn, Maya Lahyani, Miles Mykkanen, and Nicholas Newton. They will be joined by the Montclair State University Singers. The performance on the 16th will take place at the Richardson Auditorium in Princeton while the latter {…}
https://operawire.com/johan-reuter-leads-canadian-opera-companys-the-flying-dutchman/
The Canadian Opera Company is set to open its new season with Wagner’s “The Flying Dutchman.” The opera, which will be performed at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, will be directed by Marilyn Gronsdal, taking on the original vision from American director Christopher Alden. COC Music Director Johannes Debus will lead the opera and said, “I was {…}
https://operawire.com/festival-daix-en-provence-2022-review-lincoronazione-di-poppea/
(Photo: Ruth Walz) It never ceases to surprise how Monteverdi’s operas prove themselves time and again to be not just supreme examples of how the art form succeeds as a dramatic medium, able to communicate directly with present day audiences, with characters who resonate so clearly with the modern mind, even over a distance of 400 years, but also the {…}
https://operawire.com/richard-tucker-foundation-announces-career-study-grants/
The Richard Tucker Foundation has announced the Richard Tucker Career Grant and Sara Tucker Study Grant Recipients. The Richard Tucker Career Grants were awarded to Leah Hawkins, Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, and Sean Michael Plumb. All three recipients will receive unrestricted grants of $10,000 each. Meanwhile the Sara Tucker Study Grant was awarded to Katerina Burton, Blake Denson, Stefan Egerstrom, Jonah {…}
https://operawire.com/sondra-radvanovsky-jnai-bridges-karita-mattila-olga-busuioc-lead-canadian-opera-companys-2022-23-season/
The Canadian Opera Company has announced its 2022-23 season featuring seven productions and a world premiere. The season kicks off with Richard Wagner’s “The Flying Dutchman” directed by Christopher Alden and stars Danish bass-baritone Johan Reuter. The cast also includes Marjorie Owens as Senta, Franz-Josef Selig, Miles Mykkanen, Christopher Ventris, and Rosie Aldridge. COC Music Director Johannes Debus leads the {…}