Anja Harteros & Erin Morley Highlight Staatskapelle Dresden’s 2020-21 Season

(Credit: Monarca Studios/Markus Tedeskino) The Staatskapelle Dresden has announced its 2020-21 season. For this article on the German orchestra, we will focus on the vocal concerts. Ingo Metzmacher conducts Angela Denoke in Schönberg’s “Erwartung.” The program also includes Ligeti’s Lontano and Schubert’s Symphony in C Major. Performance Dates: August 28, 2020 Christian Thielemann opens the season with Anja Kampe and Anja {…}

May 8, 2020

Gerard Schneider, Brenda Rae & Nicholas Brownlee Highlight Oper Frankfurt’s 2020-21 Season

Oper Frankfurt has announced its 2020-21 season. The German house will present 11 new productions and a number of revivals and recitals. New Productions Monika Buczkowska, Judita Nagyová, Peter Marsh, Simon Neil, and Alfred Reiter star in Ligeti’s “La Grand Macabre.” Sebastian Weigle conducts a production by Vasily Barkhatov. Performance Dates: Sept. 13-Oct. 17, 2020 Katharina Thoma will direct Offenbach’s {…}

May 7, 2020

Opera in the Heights Announces 2020-21 Season

Opera in the Heights has announced its 2020-21 season. The Houston, Texas based company will present three productions of classic operas. The season opens with Verdi’s masterpiece “Il Trovatore“ featuring some of the composers most famous arias and the iconic Anvil Chorus. Performance Dates: Oct. 10-18, 2020 Donizetti’s masterpiece “Lucia di Lammermoor” is the second opera of the season. The opera {…}

May 7, 2020

Isabel Leonard, Joyce DiDonato & Benjamin Appl Highlight Celebrity Series of Boston’s 2020-21 Season

(Credit: Fay Fox/benjaminappl.com/Chris Singer) The Celebrity Series of Boston has announced the schedule of its 82nd season, featuring performances from renowned and emerging artists in a wide variety of genres and venues throughout the city. For this article we will only highlight the vocal performances: Instrumentalists Mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard will be making her Celebrity Series debut, joining The Romeros for {…}

May 6, 2020

La Orquestra Simfònica Camera Musicae Announces 2020-21 Season

The Orquestra Simfònica Camera Musicae has announced its 2020-21 season. For this article we will only highlight vocal performances. Marta Mathéu, Tànit Bono, Marc Sala, and Josep-Ramon Olivé perform Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Orfeó Català and Orquestra Simfònica Camera Musicae. Tomàs Grau conducts. Performance Dates: Sept. 21, 2020 The Orfeó Català, Cor Infantil de l’Orfeó Català, Soloists of {…}

May 6, 2020

Vasily Petrenko, Bryn Terfel & Adela Zahria Lead Royal Liverpool’s 2020-21 Season

The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic has announced its 2020-21 season marking the final season for music director Vasily Petrenko. For this article we will only focus on vocal performances. Ian Tracey conducts the Spirit of Christmas concert with John Suchet as the present and baritone Thomas Weinhappel. The Royal Liverpool Choir and youth choir will also participate in an evening of {…}

May 6, 2020

Anne Sofie von Otter, Philip Glass & Nicole Heaston Headline Malmö Opera’s 2020-21 Season

The Malmö Opera has announced its 2020-21 season. The Swedish opera house kicks off its season with “Transformations in Hell.” The opera by composer Isabelle Aboulker and librettist Jean-Pierre Vaguer will be directed by Dite Hammar and stars Tor Lind The, Hanna Fritzson, Linnea Andreassen, and Teresia Books. Performance Dates: July 25 – August 22, 2020 Next on the slate {…}

May 6, 2020

Kathryn Lewek & Lyubov Petrova Lead San Antonio Symphony’s 2020-21 Season

The San Antonio Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2020-21 season featuring well-known conductors and international soloists. In a press release the organization noted that due to the ongoing pandemic, “it’s prepared to act on all recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control, the State of Texas, Bexar County, and the City of San Antonio, should circumstances require changes to its {…}

May 6, 2020

Anja Petersen & Christina Landshamer Lead Bamberg Symphony’s 2020-21 Season

(Credit: Marco Borggreve/Rudiger Schestag) The Bamberg Symphony in Germany has announced its 2020-21 season. For this article we have highlighted the vocal performances. Jakub Hrůša conducts Anja Petersen in Herrmann and Suk alongside the Berlin Philharmonic. The performance is part of the Musikfest Berlin. Performance Date: August 31, 2020 Jukka-Pekka Saraste conducts Brahms Deutsche Requiem with Christina Landshamer and Andrè {…}

May 5, 2020

Carmela Remigio, Florian Boesch, & Günther Groissböck Highlight Theater an der Wien’s 2020-21 Season

The Theater an der Wien has announced its 2020-21 season featuring 13 new productions, chamber opera, and opera in concert. Productions The season opens with Leoncavallo’s “Zazà” starring Svetlana Aksenova in the title role, Nikolai Schukoff, Christopher Maltman, Dorothea Herbert, and Enkelejda Shkosa. Stefan Soltész conducts the new production by Christof Loy. Performance Dates: Sept. 16-27, 2020 Wayne Marshall conducts {…}

May 5, 2020

Natalie Dessay, Diana Damrau & Marina Rebeka Lead Konzerthaus Dortmund’s 2020-21 Season

(Credit: Sony Classical/Baden-Baden/Tatiana Vlasova) The Konzerthaus Dortmund in Germany has unveiled its 2020-21 season. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be on vocal or operatic performances. The season opens with Haydn’s “Die Schöpfung” with soloists Robin Johannsen, David Fischer, and Florian Boesch. The Collegium Vocale Gent and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra is led by Philippe Herreweghe. Performance Date: {…}