Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Benjamin Appl, Sir Bryn Terfel, Roderick Williams, Elena Pankratova Headline Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2024-25 Season

(Credit: Chris Christodoulou) The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra has announced its 2024-25 season. Here is a rundown of the vocal performances on offer. The season opens with  a concert featuring soprano Sarah Wegener. The program includes Strauss’ “Four Last Songs” and works by Juan Bautista Plaza and Mahler. Domingo Hindoyan conducts. Performance Dates: Oct. 17 & 20, 2024 Next up is {…}

Cecilia Duarte, Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, Erica Schuller, Camille Ortiz, Nola Richardson Headline Ars Lyrica Houston’s 2024-25 Season

Ars Lyrica Houston has unveiled its 2024-25 season. First up is “In Praise of Virtue” starring Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen and Hannah DePriest. The program features works by Händel, Bach, and Hasse, as well as a Concerto by Telemann. Performance Date: Sept. 20, 2024 Next up is Monteverdi’s “Madrigals of Love and War” featuring such vocal soloists as Erica Schuller, Amia Langer, {…}

Christine Goerke, Sasha Cooke & Simon Keenlyside Lead LA Philharmonic’s 2024-25 Season

The LA Philharmonic has announced its 2024-25 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Gustavo Dudamel opens the season with Lang Lang and Gustavo Castillo performing the music of Ginastera and Rachmaninoff. Performance Date: Oct. 1, 2024 Gustavo Dudamel conducts the music of Gabriela Ortiz and Mendelssohn alongside Alisa Weilerstein and the Los Angeles Master Chorale. Performance Dates: {…}

Elizabeth Caballero, Markus Marquardt & Burkhard Fritz Lead Star in Theater Klagenfurt’s 2024-25 Season

The Stadt Theater Klagenfurt has announced its 2024-25 Season. Here is a look. Puccini’s “Tosca” opens its season featuring Elizabeth Caballero, Alexandros Tsilogiannis, David Jagodic, and Ivan Krutikov. Nicholas Milton conducts. Performance Dates: Sept. 19-Nov. 23, 2024 “Stallerhof” by Gerd Kühr and Franz Xaver will be conducted by Mitsugu Hoshino and directed by Sophie Springer. The work stars Sophie Mitterhuber, Matthias Störmer, Sarah Alexandra Hudarew, and Stephen Chaundy. {…}

Sarah Aristidou, Joel Prieto, Sidney Mancasola & Ramona Zaharia Headline Opéra Nice Côte d’Azur’s 2024-25 Season

The Opéra Nice Côte d’Azur has announced its 2024-25 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. OPÉRA The season opens with “Festival Hip Hop’Era.”  Performance Date: Sept. 7, 2024 Hélène Guilmette, Valentine Lemercier, Enguerrand de Hys, Philippe-Nicolas Martin, Matthieu Lécroart, Floriane Derthe, Antoine Foulon, Geoffrey Carey, and Matthieu Walendzik star in Charles Lecoq’s “La Fille de Madame Angot.” {…}

Frederick Ballentine, Michael Mayes & Hiromi Omura Lead Utah Opera’s 2024-25 Season

The Utah Opera has announced its 2024-25 season. The season will open with Sondheim and Wheeler’s “Sweeney Todd.” Robert Tweten leads a cast that includes Michael Mayes as the demon barber himself, Audrey Babcock, Amy Owens, Megan Marino, and Christian Sanders. Doug Scholz-Carlson directs. Performance Dates: Oct. 12-20, 2024 Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel” will be conducted by Stephanie Rhodes Russell {…}

Edgardo Rocha, Vanessa Becerra, Jasmine Habersham, Jacqueline Echols Headline Chicago Opera Theater’s 2024-25 Season

Chicago Opera Theater has unveiled its 2024-25 season. The season opens with Ferdinando Paër, Giuseppe Maria Foppa, and Giacomo Cinti’s “Leonora.” The opera, which premiered in 1804, will get its North American premiere and tells another version of the same story that Beethoven adapted for his famed “Fidelio.” The work stars Edgardo Rocha, Vanessa Becerra, Ian Koziara, Kameron Alston, Keely {…}