The BBC Proms has announced its 2024 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Elim Chan conducts the First Night at Proms with soloists Sophie Bevan and Isata Kanneh‐Mason. The program includes Handel, Ben Nobuto, Beethoven Bruckner, and Clara Schumann. Performance Date: July 19, 2024 British choral groups The King’s Singers and VOCES8 present a Prom that showcases {…}
The Festival Puccini in Torre del Lago has announced its 2024 season which will celebrate its 70th anniversary. Pier Luigi Pizzi will be the Artistic Director working with Conductor Jan Latham Koenig. The 2024 season will see six titles performed from July 12 to August 24, 2024. The season opens with a double bill of “Le Villi” and “Edgar.” “Le {…}
The Cumnock Tryst has announced its 10th anniversary festival. Here is a breakdown of the vocal performances on offer. Tenor Joshua Ellicott and pianist Anna Tilbrook present “Eternity in My Heart,” a program featuring works by Bach, Schubert, Schumann, and Britten. Performance Date: Oct. 3, 2024 Then 10th Birthday Gala Concert will feature world premieres by Gillian Walker and Erin Thomson {…}
Opera Saratoga has announced its 2024 season featuring three new productions at Universal Preservation Hall. In a statement, Mary Birnbaum, General and Artistic Director said, “This season pays homage to Saratoga Springs’ history as a pleasure-seeker’s paradise and betting destination while looking to the future by pushing the definition of what opera can be – and how it can be made {…}
The West Green House Opera has announced its 2024 season. John Andrews conducts special guest soloists Soraya Mafi and Nicky Spence for an opera gala. Performance Date: July 19, 2024 Richard Studer directs Verdi’s “Falstaff” with Jonathan Lyness conducting. The cast includes Simon Thorpe, John-Kristof Bouton, Galina Averina, Carolyn Dobbin, Trystan Llyr Griffiths, and Lorena Paz Nieto. Performance Dates: July 20 & 21, 2024 “Oz & {…}
The Arena di Verona has announced its 2024 season which will be dedicated to Puccini. The season will open with Puccini’s “Turandot” in Franco Zeffirelli’s production. Ekaterina Semenchuk, Yeajin Jeon, Anna Pirozzi, and Olga Maslova sing the title role alongside Piero Giuliacci, Yusif Eyvazov, Angelo Villari, Gregory Kunde, Riccardo Fassi, Mariangela Sicilia, Maria Agresta, and Daria Rybak. Michele Spotti conducts. Performance Dates: June 8-29, 2024 Verdi’s “Aida“ will be {…}
The Perth Festival of the Arts has unveiled its 2024 edition. Here is a rundown of the vocal performances on offer. First up is “The Magic Flute” from Scots Opera Project. The opera is presented in an asylum with Tamino going on a surreal journey set in motion by another patient of the asylum, the Queen of the Night. The {…}
Illinois’ Ravinia Festival has announced its 2024 edition. Here is a rundown of the vocal works on offer. First up is a concert featuring the Chicago Symphony Orchester under Marin Alsop. Soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha performs Barber’s “Knoxville: Summer of 1915.” Also on the program are works by Copland, Gershwin, and James P. Johnson. Performance Date: July 12, 2024 The Chicago {…}
Glyndebourne has unveiled its Autumn season. “La Traviata” will star Elisa Verzier as Violetta. Joining her are Matteo Desole and Sehoon Moon as Alfredo, and Christian Federici as Giorgio Germont. Adam Hickox conducts a revival of a production by Tom Cairnes. Performance Dates: Oct. 10 – Nov. 2, 2024 Olivia Clarke conducts Mariame Clément’s production of “Il Turco in Italia.” Ian {…}
The Festival de Granada has announced its 73 edition. Here is a look at the vocal performances. The Orquesta and Coro Nacionales de España will be conducted by David Afkham in a program that includes Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis. The soloists include Sarah Wegener, Wiebke Lehmkuhl, Maximilian Schmitt, and Ashley Riches. Performance Date: June 26, 2024 The Orchestre de Paris, Christiane {…}
The Edinburgh International Festival has unveiled its 2024 slate. Here is a rundown of the vocal performances on offer. First up is the Scottish premiere of “La Pasión Según San Marcos” by Golijov. Joana Carneiro leads the Orquesta La Pasión and Musicians from the RSNO. Performance Date: August 3, 2024 The formal opening the festival is a performance featuring the BBC {…}
