The Brooklyn Art Song Society has announced its 2021-22 season. The season kicks off with a performance of selections from Wolf’s “Mörike Liederbuch.” The showcase will feature Amy Owens, Sarah Nelson Craft, Daniel McGrew, and Tyler Duncan. Spencer Myer and Erika Switzer will perform at the piano. Performance Date: Oct. 1, 2021 Streaming Date: Oct. 18, 2021 “Remembering” will feature {…}
The Washington Concert Opera has announced its 2021-22 season celebrating its 35th anniversary. Rossini’s “Maometto II” opens the season starring Ashraf Sewailam in the title role, Leah Crocetto as Anna Erisso, Bruce Sledge as Paolo Erisso, and Elizabeth DeShong as Calbo. Performance Date: Nov. 21, 2021 “Orphée” will be led by Kate Lindsey in the title role alongside Jacquelyn Stucker {…}
Italy’s Teatro La Fenice has announced its 2021-22 season featuring 11 operatic productions and several vocal concerts. Here is a look. Opera Sesto Quatrini conducts Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” which is set to star Monica Zanettin in the title role, Manuela Custer as Suzuki, Vincenzo Costanzo as Pinkerton, and Alberto Mastromarino as Sharpless. Performance Dates: Sept. 10-22, 2021 Antonio Poli sings {…}
(Credit: © Gregor Hohenberg / Sony Classical/Michael Cooper/Dario Acosta) Rome’s Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia has announced its 2021-22 season featuring concert performances with some of the greatest stars in the world. For the purposes of this article, we will focus on vocal performances only. Concerts Jakub Hrůša conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 with Rachel Willis-Sørensen and Wiebke Lehmkuhl. Performance {…}
(Credits: Bernard Martinez / © Gregor Hohenberg / Uwe Arens / Adèle Charvet official website) Théâtres de Compiègne have announced the 2021-22 season. Here is the full rundown. Chœur de La Tempête performs “Les Vêpres” by Rachmaninoff alongside conductor Simon-Pierre Bestion. Performance date: Sep. 11, 2021 Mezzo-soprano Adèle Charvet performs works by Debussy, Aubert, Ravel, Delage and Duparc alongside pianist {…}
France’s Opera de Marseille has announced its 2021-22 season featuring seven operatic productions. Here is a look: The season will open with Rossini’s “Guillaume Tell” starring Alexandre Duhamel, Enea Scala, and Angélique Boudeville. Michele Spotti conducts the new production by Louis Désiré. Performance Dates: Oct. 12-20, 2021 Nino Machaidze stars in Rossini’s “Armida” alongside Enea Scala, Matteo Roma, Chuan Wang, {…}
Spain’s Teatro Villamarta de Jerez has announced its 2021-22 season celebrating its 25th anniversary. For the purposes of this article, we will only focus on opera and vocal performances. The season opens with Ortega’s “La casa de Bernarda Alba” starring Ana Ibarra, Carmen Romeu, Luis Cansino, Maribel Ortega, Marifé Nogales, Belén Elvira, Berna Perles, and Helena Dueñas. The Orquesta Sinfónica {…}
Germany’s Theater Chemnitz has announced its 2021-22 season featuring opera, dance, and theater. For the purposes of this article we will focus on opera and vocal performances. Premieres Wagner’s “Tristan Und Isolde” will be conducted by Guillermo García Calvo and directed by Elisabeth Stöppler. The production will star Daniel Kirch, Alexander Kiechle, David Steffens, Stéphanie Müther, Daniela Köhler, Oddur Jonsson, {…}
(Credit: Jens Wegener) The Deutsche Oper am Rhein has announced its 2021-22 season. Here is the full slate. Opera Premieres Dorottya Láng and Bogdan Taloş star in Demis Volpi’s production of Béla Bartók’s “Bluebeard’s Castle” with Axel Kober conducting. Performance dates: Sep. 10 – Oct. 2, 2021 Mieczysław Weinberg’s opera “MaselTov!” spotlights Lavinia Dames, Kimberley Boettger-Soller, Anna Harvey, Sylvia Hamvasi, {…}
Opera Zuid has announced its 2021-22 season, comprised of five works with the shared theme of conveying the manifold expressions of love. Charles Gounoud’s “Romeo et Juliette” will be brought to the staged by the creative team of director Julien Chavaz and conductor Philipp Pointner. Performance Dates: November 12 – December 11, 2021 Britten’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” will be {…}
The Palau de les Arts in Valencia, Spain, has announced its 2021-22 season. For the purposes of this article, we will highlight the vocal and operatic performances. The season opens with Verdi’s “Requiem.” James Gaffigan conducts a production by Romeo Castellucci starring Elena Tsallgova, Sara Mingardo, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Nahuel Di Piero, and the Escolania Mare de Déu dels Desemparats. Performance {…}