The Hungarian state Opera has announced its 2022-23 season featuring premieres and repertory staples. Here is a look at the extensive season. Premieres Puccini’s “Tosca” will be conducted by Gergely Kesselyák and will star Csilla Boross and Zsuzsanna Ádám in the title role. The cast will be rounded by Attila Fekete, Adorján Pataki, Péter Kálmán, and Michele Kalmandy. Performance Dates: {…}
The Lyric Opera of Kansas City has announced its 65th season with four productions in the Kauffman Center. The season opens with Bizet’s “Carmen,” one of the most popular operas in the repertoire. Performance Dates: Sept. 24-Oct. 2 2022 Verdi’s “La Traviata” returns to the repertoire featuring some of the composer’s most famous pieces. Performance Dates: Nov. 5-13, 2022 Paul {…}
The Oregon Symphony has announced its 2022-23 season. For the purposes of this article our focus will be solely on vocal performances. The season opens with a concert starring soprano Renée Fleming. The famed diva will perform Kevin Puts’ “The Brightness of Light” alongside baritone Rod Gilfry. The showcase will include Elgar’s “Enigma Variations” and the overture to “West Side {…}
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2022-23 season featuring numerous concerts and international soloists. For the purposes of this article, we will highlight vocal performances. Stephane Deneve conducts Jeanine de Bique in a program of music by Connesson, Barber, and Rachmaninoff. Performance Dates: Sept. 22-24, 2022 Fabio Luisi conducts Susan Graham and Thomas Hampson in selections from Lehar’s “The {…}
Opera North has announced its 2022-23 season with eight productions. The season opens with Verdi’s “La Traviata” with Anna Denisova, Nico Darmanin, Oliver Johnston, Stephen Gadd, and Damiano Salerno. Jonathan Webb and Manoj Kamps conduct the production by Alessandro Talevi. Performance Dates: Sept. 29-Nov. 17, 2022 “Orpheus After Monteverdi” is set to star Kezia Bienek, Jasdeep Singh Degun, Amy Freston, Ustad Shahbaz Hussain, Supriya {…}
The UK-based Cheltenham Music Festival has announced its 2022 season. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal and operatic performances. The ”Festival Evensong” will feature the Cheltenham College Chapel Choir under David McKee. The showcase will feature music by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Herbert Howells. Performance Date: July 8, 2022 Contralto Hilary Summers and {…}
The Atlanta Opera has announced its 2022-23 season featuring some of the great classics in the repertoire. Mainstage Season Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” opens the season with Timothy Myers conducting the production by Tomer Zvulun. Yasko Sato stars in the title role with Gianluca Terranova, Nina Yoshida Nelsen, Julius Ahn, and Allen Michael Jones. Performance Dates: Nov. 5-13, 2022 Arthur Fagen {…}
The Pacific Symphony in Orange County, California has announced its 2022-23 season featuring an array of renowned artists. For this article, we will focus on the vocal performances of the season. Julian Wachner conducts the Pacific Chorale and Pacific Symphony in Händel’s “Messiah.” Performance Date: Dec. 4, 2022 Carl St.Clair conducts Pacific Chorale and the Pacific Symphony’s semi-staged production of Verdi’s {…}
The Kansas City Symphony has announced its 2022-23 season. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal and operatic performances. Domingo Hindoyan will conduct a performance featuring music by Brahms, Mendelssohn, and Berlioz. The KC Symphony Orchestra Chorus will perform Brahms’ “Nänie” and “Schicksalslied.” Performance Dates: Oct. 28 – 30, 2022 Mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke and {…}
The Concertgebouw Amsterdam has announced its 2022-23 season. Here are the operatic, vocal, and choral highlights of the season. Michele Mariotti conducts the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest in Bellini’s “Norma” with Venera Gimadieva, Salome Jicia, Piero Pretti, and Riccardo Fassi. Performance Date: Sept. 10, 2022 Le Concert de la Loge will be led by Julien Chauvin and will feature soloists Emöke {…}
Minnesota Opera has announced its 2022–2023 Season marking the company’s 60th season. The season will feature five operas including two world premieres Performances will also be at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts and the Luminary Arts Center. Ordway Series The company will present the world premiere of “Edward Tulane” by Paola Prestini and Mark Campbell. The cast is {…}
