The Eugene Opera in Oregon has announced its 2022-23 season. The season will open with Puccini’s “La Bohème” starring Derrek Stark as Rodolfo and Vanessa Isiguen as Mimì. Keturah Stickann will direct with Maestro Andrew Bisantz at the podium. The cast is rounded out by Brooklyn Snow as Musetta, Zachary Lenox as Schaunard, and Benjamin Brady as Colline. Performance Dates: Jan. 27 {…}
The Festival Musica Strasbourg has unveiled its 2022 season, which opens on Sept. 15 and runs through Oct. 2. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal performances. Emilio Pomárico will conduct the Ensemble Resonanz in Georges Aperghis’ “Migrants.” The work will be headlined by mezzo-soprano Christina Daletska, soprano Agata Zubel, and alto Geneviève Strosser. {…}
The Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in Lisbon has announced its 2022-23 season. Opera The season opens with Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore” starring Rita Marques, Antonio Garés, Ricardo Panela, Joana Seara, and Ricardo Seguel. The new production will be directed by Mário João Alves and conducted by Antonio Pirolli. Performance Dates: Oct. 1 – 8, 2022 Corghi’s “Blimunda” will be conducted {…}
Spain’s Teatro Villamarta de Jerez has announced its 2022-23 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances of the season. The season opens with “La Tabernera del Puerto” by Sorozabel in a production by the Universidad de Cádiz. Juan Manuel Perez Madueno conducts the production by Miguel Cubero. Performance Date: Oct. 1, 2022 Ruth Rosique and Juan Carlos Garbayo {…}
The Detroit Opera has announced its 2022-23 season. The season opens with Wagner’s “Die Walküre: Act III.” Yuval Sharon directs the act with Sir Andrew Davis conducting. The production will feature a high-tech treatment of the most famous act in Wagner’s Ring Cycle with Christine Goerke starring. Performance dates: Sept. 17-20, 2022 Valerio Galli conducts Gounod’s “Faust” in a production {…}
The Florentine Opera in Milwaukee, Wisconsin has announced its 2022-23 season. Mainstage Duke Kim and Emily Pogorelc star in Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette” alongside Chris Kenney, Matt Treviño, Musa Ngqungwana, and Cassandra Zoe Velasco. David Lefkovich directs and Francesco Milioto conducts. Performance Dates: Oct. 14 & 16, 2022 Ricardo Aponte directs the world premiere of “Covers.” Performance Dates: Feb. 9 {…}
Italy’s Fondazione I Teatri Reggio Emilia has announced its 2022-23 Season. Here is a look at the opera productions and concert performances. Opera Marcus Bosch conducts a new production of Wagner’s “Tannhäuser“ with Georg Schmiedleitne. The production will star Tijl Faveyts, James Kee, Corby Welch, Birger Radde, Martin Mairinger, Young Kwon, Leah Gordon, Heike Wessels, Anne Schuldt, Christian Sturm, Gerrit Illenberger, and Julia Duscher. {…}
The Nashville Opera has announced its 2022-23 season and will present four operas. The season opens with Puccini’s “La Bohème” at the TPAC Jackson Hall. Performance Dates: Sept. 22 & 24, 2022 Gian Carlo Menotti’s “The Medium” will be performed at Noah Liff Opera Center. Performance Dates: Oct. 28-30, 2022 Byron Au Yong’s “Stuck Elevator” will be performed at Noah {…}
The Orquesta y Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid has announced its 2022-23 Season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Marzena Diakun leads the chorus and orchestra in a program of Ravel, Brahms, Clyne, and Rachmaninoff. Performance Date: Sept. 14, 2022 Marzena Diakun leads the chorus and orchestra in a program of Dvorak, Brahms, and Rautavaara. Performance Date: {…}
The Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and southern Delaware has announced its 2022-23 season which will mark its 25th anniversary. The season will mark the first under newly appointed Music Director and conductor Michael Repper. Here is a look at the vocal highlights. The orchestra will celebrate the holiday season with its annual “Holiday Joy” concert {…}
The Theater Erfurt has unveiled its 2022-23 season. First up is Strauss’ “Elektra.” The opera will star Aile Asszonyi in the title role with Cheryl Studer as Clytemnestra and Jessica Rose Cambio as Chrysothemis. Ewandro Stenzowski takes on the role of Aegisthus and Kakhaber Shavidze will be Orestes. Alexander Prior conducts and Giancarlo del Monaco directs. Performance Dates: Oct. 10 {…}