https://operawire.com/obituary-tenor-john-wakefield-dies-at-83/
Tenor John Wakefield has died at the age of 83. The British tenor, born on June 21, 1936 in Yorkshire, England, first studied Pharmacy before turning to music. In 1958 he received the Kathleen Ferrier Scholarship and went on to study at the Royal Academy of Music. with Roy Henderson and Ettore Campogalliani. He would later participate at the IVC {…}
https://operawire.com/concerts-at-saint-thomas-unveil-holiday-programs-for-2019/
Concerts at Saint Thomas is set to celebrate the holiday season with holiday favorites on Dec. 10, 12, and 19 2019. The first two performances are set to showcase Handel’s famed “Messiah” alongside New York Baroque Incorporated. The performance will be conducted by Saint Thomas Organist and Director of Music, Jeremy Filsell, with soprano Sherezade Panthanki, alto Roger Isaacs, tenor {…}
https://operawire.com/oratorio-society-of-new-york-to-open-its-2019-20-season-at-cathedral-of-st-john-the-divine/
The Oratorio Society of New York will kick off its four-concert season early next month at Cathedral of St. John the Divine. OSNY is set to present “two touchstone works of 20th century choral repertoire that shine in the cathedral’s resonant acoustic” – Maurice Duruflé’s masterpiece Requiem, and excerpts from Sergei Rachmaninoff’s “Vespers.” Featured performers will include contralto Kirsten Sollek, {…}
https://operawire.com/victoria-bonds-clara-comes-to-nyc-this-november/
(Credit: Symphony Space Official Website) The German Forum is set to showcase Victoria Bond and Barbara Zinn Krieger’s “Clara” in New York. The new opera will be presented at Symphony Space in New York City on Nov. 8 with another showcase set for Nov. 10 at the Church of the Messiah in Rhinebeck. The opera will feature Christine Reber as {…}
https://operawire.com/musica-sacra-announces-its-2019-20-season/
Musica Sacra, New York’s longest continuously performing professional chorus under the direction of Kent Tritle, has announced its 2019-20 season. The season will open with the a cappella concert “Music for a Gothic Space” at Cathedral of St. John the Divine. The performance, preceded by a recital by the Newark Boys Chorus, will feature Machaut’s “Messe de Nostre Dame,” the {…}
https://operawire.com/dusty-francis-named-artistic-director-of-new-york-city-master-chorale/
Dusty Francis has been selected as the Artistic Director of the New York City Master Chorale (NYCMC). Francis, who joined the organization in 2014 as Assistant Conductor, most recently took the podium as Principal Conductor in the organization’s December 2018 concert, “Messiah Reimagined.” He has performed in such venues as Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, Cathedral of Saint {…}
https://operawire.com/q-a-soprano-jeanine-de-bique-on-her-mostly-mozart-debut-her-journey-as-a-singer-and-the-importance-of-serving-others/
(credit: Marco Borggreve) Trinidadian soprano Jeanine De Bique hadn’t seen a fully staged opera until the age of 21, but had been raised to appreciate the classical arts by her mother. Now, the award-winning singer is highly sought after for concert and staged works, with The “Washington Post” noting her “dramatic presence and versatility.” And as such, she will make {…}
https://operawire.com/susanna-phillips-takaoki-onishi-jennifer-zetlan-headline-oratorio-society-of-new-yorks-2019-20-season/
The Oratorio Society of New York has revealed details of its upcoming 147th season, which will include two world premieres. The season will kick off with “Rachmaninoff and Duruflé” at Cathedral of St. John the Divine. The program will include excerpts from Rachmaninoff’s Vespers, an “a cappella work of remarkable spirituality,” along with Duruflé’s Requiem. Featured vocalists will include contralto Kirsten {…}
https://operawire.com/real-filharmonia-de-galicia-announces-2019-20-season/
The Real Filharmonía de Galicia has announced its 2019-20 season. For purposes of this article, we will only concentrate on the vocal performances. Miren Urbieta Vega and Damián Del Castillo perform a night of Zarzuela with works by J. Guridi, F. Moreno Torroba, and P. Sorozábal. Manuel Coves conducts. Performance Date: Oct. 3, 2019 Fernando Buide’s “A amnesia de Clío” is set to be performed with Paul {…}