https://operawire.com/top-10-operas-to-see-during-winter-spring-2024/
Happy New Year! With 2024 in full swing, OperaWire is breaking down 10 opera productions that are must-sees for all opera lovers from around the world for the winter and spring season. Ali – La Monnaie – April 21, 2024 La Monnaie continues bringing new operas to the world and this year the company will bring the true story of {…}
https://operawire.com/trinity-church-wall-street-unveils-slate-of-holiday-concerts/
Trinity Church Wall Street has announced its 2023 holiday concerts. It all starts with a performance of Händel’s “Messiah” with The Choir of Trinity Wall Street and Trinity Baroque Orchestra under Ryan Brandau. The performance on Dec. 14 will be live streamed. Performance Dates: Dec. 13-15, 2023 Then comes “Sing, Choirs of Angels: Holiday Concert and Sing-Along.” The showcase features The {…}
https://operawire.com/american-modern-opera-company-announces-el-nino-nativity-reconsidered-u-s-tour/
American Modern Opera Company has announced a U.S. tour for “El Niño: Nativity Reconsidered” this December. From Dec. 11-21, 2023, the organization will tour the famed John Adams work in a new chamber-music arrangement. Audiences will hear the work in Omaha, Stanford, New Haven, and then at The Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City. The work {…}
https://operawire.com/american-modern-opera-company-announces-us-tour-of-el-nino-nativity-reconsidered/
(Photo credit: Allison-Michael-Orenstein, Thomas Leonard, Stefan Ruiz, & the Lyric Opera of Chicago) The American Modern Opera Company has announced its US Tour of “El Niño: Nativity Reconsidered” for Dec. 11-22. John Adams and Peter Sellars’ chamber work celebrates Latin American poets and the voices of women. Performing alongside the concept designer of the performance soprano Julia Bullock, is contralto {…}
https://operawire.com/trinity-church-wall-street-unveils-2023-24-season/
Trinity Church Wall Street has unveiled its 2023-24 season. Here is a rundown of the classical vocal performances on offer. First up is “Reconciliation: A Journey of Transformation” featuring Ernesto Estrella’s “For Those Arriving to New York: A 9/11 Immersive Soundwalk.” The program features the Trinity Movement Choir and The Choir of Trinity Wall Street. Performance Date: Sept. 10, 2023 Avi {…}
https://operawire.com/asmik-grigorian-jakub-jozef-orlinski-lead-2023-opus-klassik-award-winners/
Opus Klassik Awards have announced the 2023 winners. The Female Singer of the Year was awarded to Asmik Grigorian for her debut album “Dissonance,” while the Male Singer of the Year saw Jakub Józef Orliński recognized for his CD release “Farewells.” Conductor of the Year went to Jakub Hrůša for “Hans Rott: Symphony No. 1” while Composer of the Year was given {…}
https://operawire.com/irene-theorin-joyce-didonato-christian-gerhaher-maria-callas-lead-new-cd-dvd-releases/
This week audiences will get rereleases of Maria Callas’ legendary performances as well as DVDs of two modern productions. Man Up / Man Down Sono Luminus releases “Man Up / Man Down,” the debut release from Constellation Men’s Ensemble (CME). Featured on the album are two world premiere recordings, both commissioned by the group for their annual new music weekend, {…}
https://operawire.com/katherine-goforth-awarded-the-first-true-voice-award-on-international-transgender-day-of-visibility/
Photo credit: Dallas Symphony In recognition of International Transgender Day of Visibility, Washinton National Opera announced Katherine Goforth as the first recipient of the “True Voice Award.” The new award was created specifically for transgender or nonbinary opera artists by the creators of “As One,” Kimberly Reed, Laura Kaminsky, and Mark Campbell in collaboration with Washington National Opera. The “True {…}
https://operawire.com/dutch-national-opera-forward-festival-2023-review-perle-noire-meditations-for-josephine/
Photo: Ruth Walz Josephine Baker was born into poverty in the early 1900s in St. Louis, Missouri, at a time when open discrimination against black people was enshrined in the Jim Crow laws. By the age of 12, she had dropped out of school and, within a year, was married. Fast forward to the mid-1920s, and she was the toast {…}
