The Oklahoma City Philharmonic has announced its 2023-24 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Alexander Mickelthwate conducts the Canterbury Voices in a concert featuring music by Theofanidis, Kancheli, Kernis, and Strauss. Performance Date: March 23, 2024 Alexander Mickelthwate conducts Puccini’s “Tosca.” The opera stars Latonia Moore, Robert Watson, and Alan Held. Performance Date: May 18, 2024 All {…}
The Met Opera’s 2022-23 season is here. And that also means that one of its most popular aspects, the Live in HD series, is also back with a slew of new entries. So here is a rundown of what opera productions you will get a chance to not only watch live in cinemas, but eventually online and on TV. Sir {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced its 2022-23 season featuring seven new productions. Here is a breakdown of the season. New Productions Sir. David McVicar directs a new production of Cherubini’s “Medea” with Sondra Radvanovsky in the title role. The cast will be rounded out by Janai Brugger, Ekaterina Gubanova, Matthew Polenzani, and Michele Pertusi. Carlo Rizzi conducts. Performance Dates: Sept. {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced Weeks 13 and 14 of its nightly streams. The streams will include music by Mozart, Bartok, Rossini, Handel, Verdi, and Glass. Also, audiences will get a chance to check out the At Home Gala once again. Monday, June 8 – Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito Conducted by Harry Bicket; starring Lucy Crowe, Barbara Frittoli, Elīna Garanča, {…}
With opera companies remain closed, there is still plenty of opera that will be streamed this week. Here are our recommendations for the week. Don Pasquale – New National Theatre Tokyo (NOW) For those interested in some comedy, there is no doubt that “Don Pasquale,” Donizetti’s greatest comedy, is the best offering this week. The cast is top-notch, led by {…}
(Credit: Ken Howard) The Metropolitan Opera has unveiled week 6 of its streaming service which features an all-star gala and six operas with such stars as Sonya Yoncheva, Anna Netrebko, Nina Stemme, Renée Fleming, Natalie Dessay, Joyce DiDonato, and Juan Diego Flórez, among others. Here is a breakdown. Monday, April 20 – Strauss’s Elektra Starring Nina Stemme, Adrianne Pieczonka, Waltraud Meier, {…}
(Credit: Dario Acosta) The Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced major cast changes for its upcoming Ring Cycle with two bass-baritones replacing Eric Owens in the role of Wotan. Owens has withdrawn to receive treatment for ongoing health issues. In his stead, audiences will hear baritone Brian Mulligan in “Das Rheingold.” Mulligan was previously scheduled to appear as Donner, a {…}
(Credit: Metropolitan Opera) The Opéra de Montréal and the Orchestre Métropolitain are set to come together for their first co-production with Beethoven’s “Fidelio.” The concert version of the famed opera, which is set to take place on Oct. 25 and 27 at the Maison Symphonique, will feature maestro Yannick Nézet-Séguin at the podium; the famed conductor was recently awarded a {…}
Chautauqua Opera has announced its 2020 season, which will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment with three main stage operas. “I’m thrilled that our 2020 season will feature such a unique trio of operas, each of which revolves around a powerful female figure who is fighting to forge her own path and have her voice {…}
Bass-baritone Alan Held has had a packed scheduled for years. And he has just added to it. He has been Artistic Director of Wichita Grand Opera (WGO) since January, responsible for all artistic planning, and will continue to sing around the world, teach master classes for Yale Opera, and serve as Director of Opera and Associate Professor of Voice at {…}
The Washington National Opera is set to perform Puccini’s “Tosca” as it closes out the 2018-19 season. The production is set to star two casts featuring Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist alumna Keri Alkema and WNO newcomer Latonia Moore in the title role. Alan Held will reprise his 2011 role of Scarpia, while Riccardo Massi will portray his signature Cavaradossi. American tenor Robert {…}