Vegas City Opera has unveiled its 2023-24 season. It all kicks off with “Kings & Queens: Madness, Mayhem & Macabre.” The showcase will feature Peter Maxwell Davies’ “Eight Songs for a Mad King” as well as works by Ligeti, Larsen, and Cage. Performance Date: Oct. 13 & 14, 2023 Next up is a production of “The Daughter of the Regiment,” conducted {…}
(photo by Philip Groshong) San Francisco’s Opera Parallèle has unveiled its 2023-24 season. The season opens with the world premiere of Kenji Oh and Kelley Rourke’s “The Emissary.” Per the official press announcement, the ”audience will journey through a fractured future, a dystopian satire that addresses the alarming environmental angst of today, and the ever-increasing psychological stress on the younger {…}
LIFE Victoria has announced its 2023-24 season celebrating Victoria de Los Angeles’ centenary. Natalia Labourdette, Laurence Kilsby, and Kunal Lahiry perform alongside LIFE New Artists Milan Perišić and Quimey Urquiaga. Performance Date: Oct. 3, 2023 Siobhan Stagg and Kunal Lahiry perform alongside LIFE New Artists Inés López and Jesús López Blanco. The program includes music by Ravel, Duparc, Fauré, Canteloube, {…}
Pittsburgh’s Resonance Works has announced its 2023-24 season. The season opens with Pauline Viardot’s “Cinderella” at the Studio at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, Carnegie. Soprano Emily Pulley directs the production and stars as the Fairy Godmother/Viardot. Shannon Jennings and Donovan Elliot Smith star as Cinderella and Prince Charming alongside Katy Lindhart as sassy stepsister Maguelonne and {…}
Dubai Opera has unveiled its 2023-24 season. While the season features numerous concerts and musicals, here is a rundown of the classical vocal performances. The season opens with productions of “Swan Lake” and Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly,” the latter in a production by Miklós Gábor Kerényi from the Hungarian State Opera. The opera will be performed on Sept. 12 and 13, {…}
Rice University Shepherd School of Music has unveiled its 2023-24 season. Here is a rundown of the vocal performances on offer. The season opens with “Harmonious Horizons,” which includes a performance of “Knoxville: Summer of 1915,” starring soprano Michelle Bradley. Robert Spano conducts the concert, which also includes Barber’s first symphony and Jennifer Higdon’s “Concerto for Orchestra.” Performance Date: Sept. 29 {…}
Talea Ensemble has unveiled its 2023-24 season, the 15th in the company’s history. “We celebrate our 15th Anniversary Season by both looking back at works formative to the ensemble and looking forward to new collaborations with the next generation of composers,” said Executive Director Adrian Morejon in an official press statement issued by the company. “The significance of words and {…}
The Royal Opera House Muscat has unveiled its 2023-24 season. Here is the rundown of the classical vocal performances on offer. First up is “The Barber of Seville” with the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI and the Intermezzo Choir under the musical direction of Antonino Fogliani. The opera stars Antonino Siragusa as Conte d’Almaviva, Carlo Lepore as Dr. Bartolo, Nicola {…}
Illinois’ Elgin Symphony has unveiled its 2023-24 season. Here is a rundown of the classical vocal performances on offer. The season opens with a program featuring soprano Christine Brewer singing Strauss’ “Four Last Songs.” There will also be music by Mozart and Rachmaninoff on the program. Chad Goodman conducts. Performance Dates: Oct. 7 & 8, 2023 The Elgin Master Chorale, under {…}
Trinity Church Wall Street has unveiled its 2023-24 season. Here is a rundown of the classical vocal performances on offer. First up is “Reconciliation: A Journey of Transformation” featuring Ernesto Estrella’s “For Those Arriving to New York: A 9/11 Immersive Soundwalk.” The program features the Trinity Movement Choir and The Choir of Trinity Wall Street. Performance Date: Sept. 10, 2023 Avi {…}
Washington D.C’s The Phillips Collection has announced its 2023-24 season marking its 83rd season of celebrated concerts with a line-up of critically-acclaimed artists as well as partnerships with the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, Howard University, and the USC Thornton School of Music. A pillar of the museum’s cultural offerings, Phillips Music continues to connect audiences with artists celebrated worldwide, presenting {…}