https://operawire.com/obituary-tenor-rafael-rojas-dies-at-59/
Tenor Rafael Rojas has died at the age of 59. The Mexican tenor died on Tuesday Jan. 19, 2022 but no cause of death was revealed. Born in Mexico, Rojas studied at the University of Guadalajara and subsequently joined the post-graduate opera course at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama‚ completing his studies at the Royal Northern College of {…}
https://operawire.com/obituary-stage-director-andrew-sinclair-dies/
Australian Director Andrew Sinclair has died. Born in Melbourne, Sinclair was an internationally recognized opera stage director who worked at some of the most important opera houses in the world including the Royal Opera House, New York City Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Francisco Opera, Seattle Opera, Washington National Opera, Opera de Montreal, and Opera Australia. He also directed {…}
https://operawire.com/obituary-american-soprano-carmen-balthrop-dies-at-73/
Soprano Carmen Balthrop has died at the age of 73. Born in Maryland, the soprano went on to win the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and made her Met debut in 1977 as Pamina in Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte.” She went on to have a distinguished career at major opera houses including San Francisco Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Washington National Opera, Canadian {…}
https://operawire.com/the-crossing-announces-its-2021-22-season-featuring-six-world-premieres/
The Crossing, led by conductor Donald Nally, has announced its 2021-22 season. Here’s a look at what’s in store for audiences. Opening the season will be “Returning,” a concert marking the 20th anniversary of 9/11. The program will comprise popular repertoire by Ayanna Woods, Michael Gilbertson, Ēriks Ešenvalds, and James Primosch with percussionist Ted Babcock. A post-concert homecoming gathering will follow {…}
https://operawire.com/obituary-tenor-general-manager-corneliu-murgu-passes-at-72/
Tenor Corneliu Murgu passed away at age 72 after a successful career as a singer and as General Manager of the Timisoara National Opera in Romania. Murgu began his musical studies in Timisoara, his hometown, before traveling to Italy to study in Florence where he obtained the diploma of “Maestro Di Canto.” He then had classical training with Marcello Del {…}
https://operawire.com/gabriella-reyes-anthony-roth-costanzo-brandon-cedel-to-perform-invitation-to-love/
The New York Choral Society has announced that Gabriella Reyes will join Anthony Roth Costanzo and Brandon Cedel for a concert on May 11, 2021. The virtual concert will showcase the premiere of “Invitation to Love” by Jennifer Higdon. The choral work is based on the poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar in collaboration with sculptor and performance maker Gordon Hall. {…}
https://operawire.com/the-ring-in-san-francisco-three-sopranos-on-becoming-brunnhilde/
San Francisco Opera is in the midst of its month-long festival dedicated to Wagner’s “Ring Cycle.” In the coming weeks, Lois Silverstein will explore her experience not only revisiting the 2018 opera production, but several of the events and panels presented by the company. Three Brünnhildes at one go! That’s what the Virtual Ring Festival cooked up before streaming “Siegfried.” And {…}
https://operawire.com/will-liverman-janinah-burnett-vittorio-prato-lead-new-cd-dvd-releases/
This week audiences will get a chance to hear a number of solo albums, including a cross-over album. And what’s more, there is also a fashion opera on offer. Here is a look at this week’s new releases. Songs From Far Away Vittorio Prato releases his first CD-Book on Illiria. The book is dedicated to Francesco Paolo Tosti and Prato {…}
https://operawire.com/tenor-timothy-stoddard-composer-michael-markowski-release-mortally-wounded/
Composer Michael Markowski and tenor Timothy Stoddard have released a recording of “Mortally Wounded,” a new song cycle for tenor and piano. The song composition and musicalization work was done from long-distance, due to the pandemic with fine-tuning done through audio and cellular video clips. The final recording was made in Pittsburgh along with pianist Ellen Fast. The piece represents {…}