Emmy Award-winning soprano Adrienne Danrich returns to her hometown of St. Louis this month for “Music as the Message: Stepping Into Peace.” The three-day event dedicated to community healing and connection running March 20–22, 2026 opens with a two-day ticketed retreat at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, combining mindfulness, musical, and artistic activities designed to foster individual and communal {…}
Opera on Tap is set to present Adrienne Danrich’s “Music as the Message: Love Language” on Nov. 24, 2024 at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in Creve Coeur, Missouri. Angel Riley Love, Chaz’men Williams-Ali, Robert Melon, and Christina Smiley will join Danirch. Other performers include Kagera Buckner, Kwamina Walker-Williams, and the MaM Memoria Choir under Harry Moppins and Cheryl Walker. Pianist {…}
(Photo credit: Bucklesweet) Two-time Oscar nominee and six-time GRAMMY® Award-winning composer and trumpeter Terence Blanchard’s “Fire Shut Up In My Bones” Opera Suite in Concert will be presented by Strathmore and Washington Performing Arts. Blanchard and his E-Collective have teamed up with David Balakrishnan and the double GRAMMY®-winning Turtle Island Quartet, visual artist Andrew F. Scott, and guest vocalists soprano {…}
This is the second major opera based on the writings of British neurologist Oliver Sacks, whose case study “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat” was adapted by Michael Nyman in 1986. “Awakenings,” by American composer Tobias Picker, is inspired by Sacks’ 1973 account of treating victims of encephalitis lethargica. Nicknamed the “sleeping sickness,” this coma-like condition is {…}
Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. For this edition, we will spotlight audiences will get a chance to learn about a number of world premiere pieces and recordings as well as solo albums by young artists in the industry. We Have Tomorrow American tenor Eric Ferring releases his latest {…}
Opera on Tap has announced that it will be formalizing its partnership with Adrienne Danrich’s “Music as the Message.” The company will team up with Danrich to create interactive, hybrid performances. The series, which Danrich created during the COVID-19 lockdown in response to the murder of George Floyd, was previously presented by The American Opera Project and Opera on Tap. {…}
The Canadian Opera Company has unveiled its 2023-24 season. “The Canadian Opera Company is a beacon for the very best in operatic storytelling and experience,” said Canadian Opera Company General Director Perryn Leech in an official press statement. “In creating this season, we collaborated extensively with creators and companies from all over the world to share new programming with our audiences. {…}
Odyssey Opera and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP) will present the East Coast premiere of Tobias Picker and Aryeh Lev Stollman’s “Awakenings” on Saturday, February 25, 2023, at 7:30 p.m, at Boston’s Huntington Theatre. “Awakenings” is the Theatre’s first opera since it reopened. Jarrett Porter plays Dr. Oliver Sacks, with Joyce El-Khoury, and Adrienne Danrich in the ensemble. As part of {…}
American Opera Project is set to present “Music as the Message: It Takes a Village!” The hybrid concert experience features virtual and in-person performances of new and familiar songs and will be presented on Nov. 20. The program is created and hosted by Emmy Award-winning soprano Adrienne Danrich and will highlight the work of local and national charities and the {…}
Opera Baltimore is set to present “Opera on the Avenue” on Oct. 8, 2022. The showcase will be presented in partnership with the Arch Social Community Network, the Enoch Pratt Free Library, Black Arts District, and No Boundaries Youth Organizers. The daytime event opens at 600 Cumberland Street and the Pennsylvania Avenue Branch of the Pratt Library. It will be {…}
Photo: Heather Bobeck The New York Opera Alliance (NYOA) kicked off the seventh annual New York OperaFest with an evening of awards and previews by 11 of the 20 companies participating in the 2022 Festival. The opera organizations will present 30 events across the city from April 15 to June 15, 2022. Between sets of music and video presentations, NYOA {…}