The Leeds Opera Festival has announced its 8th edition which is set to be held between August 17 and Sept. 8, 2024. The festival is set to present the world premiere of “Sherlock Holmes and The Sign of Four” by Lliam Paterson, performed at Leeds School of Arts. The opera will be directed by David Ward and will be conducted {…}
Barcelona Obertura has announced its 2024 Spring Festival. Here is a rundown of the vocal performances. Teodor Currentzis leads MusicAeterna in a performance of Mozart’s Requiem. Performance Date: March 11, 2024 Fleur Barron headlines a program featuring music by Ravel, Montsalvatge, and Raquel García-Tomás. Ludovic Morlot conducts the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra. Performance Date: March 15, 2024 Harry Bicket leads The English Concert {…}
The Verbier Festival has unveiled its 2024 edition. Here is a rundown of the classical vocal performances on offer. Sir Simon Rattle conducts the VF Orchestra and mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená in Mahler’s Symphony No. 3. Performance Date: July 19, 2024 Gábor Takács-Nagy conducts “Le Nozze di Figaro” with a cast starring Peter Mattei, Golda Schultz, Tommaso Barea, Anna El-Khashem, Rebecka Wallroth, {…}
Philadelphia’s Tempesta di Marea has announced its 2024 Spring season. Here is a rundown of the vocal performances. The company opens with “Cruel Amaryllis” this February. Tenors James Reese and Jacob Perry team up for duets by Monteverdi, Valentini, d’India, and Peri, among others. They are joined by three theorbos. Performances Dates: Feb. 2 & 3, 2024 Baritone Jean Bernard Cerin, {…}
The Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari has announced its 2024 season. Opera Beethoven’s “Fidelio” will open the season with Joan Anton Rechi directing and Stefano Montanari conducting. The production is set to star Modestas Sedlevičius, Vito Priante, Jörg Schneider, Helena Juntunen, Tillman Rönnebeck, Francesca Benitez, and Pavel Kolgatin. Performance Dates: Jan. 26-Feb. 1, 2024 Vittoria Yeo, Michiko Takeda, Mario Cassi, Luca Galli, {…}
The Lucerne Festival has announced its 2024 season. Here are the vocal performances. Kent Nagano conducts Wagner’s “Die Walküre” with a cast that includes Simon Bailey, Maximilian Schmitt, Sarah Wegener, Åsa Jäger, and Dimitry Ivashchenko. Performance Date: August 21, 2024 The Klangforum Wien, Cantando Admont, and Beat Furrer perform Beat Furrer’s “Begehren.” Performance Date: Sept. 1, 2024 The Jupiter Ensemble, Thomas {…}
Madison Lyric Stage has announced its 2024 season. “We are thrilled to announce our twelfth season of live professional theater on the shoreline” said Marc Deaton, artistic director of Madison Lyric Stage, in an official press statement. “From musical theater to opera to concerts, we plan to give audiences an eclectic mix of popular arts and entertainment.” First up is {…}
Teatro Nuovo, the innovative company at the leading edge of the Bel Canto revival, has announced its 2024 summer season. The company will present first present “Anna di Resburgo,” the opera by Carolina Uccelli. This will mark the modern restoration of a forgotten milestone. The cast includes soprano Chelsea Lehnea as Anna, tenor Santiago Ballerini as her exiled husband Edemondo, {…}
The Festival de Teatro Lírico Español de Oviedo has announced its 2024 season. The season opens with “La Gran Vía” and “Adiós a la bohemia” in a double bill. The cast will include Borja Quiza, Vanessa Goikoetxea, Carlos Mesa, Milagros Martín, Jorge Merino, Néstor Galván, Gabriel Alonso Díaz, David Lagares, Antonio Torres, Sandro Cordero, and Maxi Rodríguez. Víctor Pablo Pérez {…}
The Musikfest Berlin has announced its 2024 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances for the season. The Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester and Ingo Metzmacher perform a program of music by Richard Wagner, Luigi Nono, and Anton Bruckner. Performance Date: August 30, 2024 Lester Lynch joins the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks and Sir Simon Rattle. The program includes music by Paul {…}
Bologna’s Orchestra Senzaspine has announced its 2024 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. The orchestra will present Rossini’s “La Cenerentola” with conductor Tommaso Ussardi. The opera will be directed by Giovanni Dispenza. Performance Dates: April 27 & 28, 2024 Verdi’s “La Traviata will be performed with conductor Matteo Parmeggiani leading a production by Giovanni Dispenza. It will {…}