The Schubertíada has announced its 2023 season which will be held in Vilabertran at the Castelló d´Empúries and Vilajuïga in Catalonia. Ferran Albrich leads a Schubert and Toldrà recital with Albert Guinovart and Oriol Prat. Performance Dates: August 11 & 12, 2023 Josep Ramon Olivé and Victoria Guerrero perform Schubert’s “Winterreise.” Performance Date: August 13, 2023 Erika Baikoff and Kunal Lahiry {…}
The Vicenza in Lirica has announced its 10th anniversary season. The season opens with the concerto “Finale” del Concorso lirico Tullio Serafin. Performance Date: June 7, 2023 The festival will present a Concerto Benefico in honor of Assi Gulliver. Performance Date: June 10, 2023 Next up is the rarely performed opera Malipiero’s “Ecuba.” The Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto {…}
The Festival de Úbeda has announced its 35th season. For the purposes of this article, we will focus on vocal performances. María Rey-Joly performs a concert dedicated to Maria Callas’s 100th anniversary with Antoni Comas and Albert Boadella. Performance Date: May 20, 2023 Marta Mathéu, Gemma Coma, David Alegret, and Josep Miquel Ramón star in Mozart’s Requiem with Salvador Mas {…}
The Festival Napa Valley has announced the 2023 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances of the season. Gordon Getty’s “Goodbye, Mr. Chips” will be shown. Performance Date: July 12, 2023 Festival Live! Concert Series will feature the 2023 Manetti Shrem Summer Conservatory Fellows. Performance Date: July 14, 2023 Serena Sáenz, Francisco Fullana, Sophia Bacelar, and Pablo Sáinz-Villegas {…}
The Madison Lyric Stage on the Connecticut shoreline has announced its 2023 mainstage season. The season opens with Tony Kushner’s play “Angels in America: Part I, Millennium Approaches.” In Part 1 of “Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes,” Kushner tells the story of a handful of people trying to make sense of the world. Performance Dates: June {…}
The Ravenna Festival has announced its 2023 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances of the season. The Ensemble Salomone Rossi. Performance Date: June 11, 2023 The Orchestra dell’Accademia del Teatro alla Scala and Solists of the Accademia del Teatro alla Scala will be conducted by Donato Renzetti. The program includes music by Donizetti, Wagner, Gounod, and Verdi. Performance {…}
The Festival Verdi has announced its 2023 season. Main Stage Productions The season opens with “I Lombardi alla prima Crociata” in a production by Pier Luigi Pizzi. Francesco Lanzillotta conducts a cast that includes Lidia Fridman as Giselda, Antonio Poli as Oronte, Michele Pertusi as Pagano, and Giovanni Sala as Arvino. Performance Dates: Sept. 21-Oct. 15, 2023 Franco Vassallo leads {…}
Caramoor has announced its 2023 season. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal performances. Audra McDonald will open the festival with a Gala alongside the Orchestra of St. Luke’s and Andy Einhorn. Performance Date: June 17, 2023 Boston Early Music Festival will present Francesca Caccini’s “La Liberazione di Ruggiero dall’isola d’Alcina” with Paul O’Dette {…}
The Royal Conservatory has unveiled its 2023-24 season. For this article, our focus will be solely on classical vocal performances. First up is Chanticleer in concert. Performance Date: Oct. 27, 2023 The Los Angeles Master Chorale star in “Music to Accompany a Departure,” directed by Peter Sellars. The showcase will feature music by Schütz. Performance Date: Feb. 7, 2024 Students {…}
The Buxton International Festival has announced its 2023 slate. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be on vocal performances. Opera The first opera of the season will be “La Sonnambula” in a production by Harry Fehr. Adrian Kelly conducts. Performance Dates: July 8 – 22, 2023 Next up is “Il Re Pastore” with Katie Coventry, Ellie Neate, {…}
Cape Town Opera has unveiled its 2023 season. First up is “Masterclass,” featuring Sandra Prinsloo as Maria Callas in a production by Cape Town Opera Artistic Director Magdalene Minnaar. Musical direction will be provided by José Dias, who will also act and play the piano. The showcase will feature music by Verdi, Puccini, and Bellini, with artists such as Brittany Smith and CTO’s Judith {…}