Opera de Oviedo chose to finish the year 2025 with a new production of “Rigoletto” and a stellar cast of singers that made these performances difficult to forget. The new production was signed by the Spanish female stage director Susana Gómez, where being a female stage director is very difficult and rare in Spain. She is also Artistic Director of {…}
Alexandra Nowakowski has joined Tartiere Artists for General Management in Italy and Spain. The soprano is coming off her Metropolitan Opera debut as Amina in “La Sonnambula,” stepping in for an ailing Nadine Sierra. Nowakowski has performed recitals with the Carnegie Hall Citywide Concerts Series, Vocal Arts DC, the Brooklyn Art Song Society, the Embassy Series, the Marcella Sembrich Opera {…}
Alexandra Nowakowski has joined DO OPERA for general management. The soprano is coming off her Metropolitan Opera debut as Amina in “La Sonnambula,” stepping in for an ailing Nadine Sierra. Next up, the soprano will perform Gilda in Verdi’s “Rigoletto” on Dec. 12 – 20, 2025 at Ópera de Oviedo, conducted by Óliver Díaz. Then she will give a recital {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced another cast change for its Oct. 14, 2025, performance of “La Sonnambula.” The company said that Alexandra Nowakowski will perform the role of Amina, replacing Nadine Sierra, who is ill. This marks Nowakowski’s Metropolitan Opera debut. Earlier in the day, the company announced that Lawrence Brownlee would sing as Elvino, after having performed the role {…}
Carnegie Hall Citywide has unveiled its 2023-24 series of free performances across New York City. Here is a rundown of the classical vocal performances on offer. First up is “Mother, let me live!’ starring soprano Alexandra Nowakowski and pianist Michał Biel. The duet will present a program of works by Massenet, Szymanowski, Toldrá, Falla, Obradors, Dvorak, Debussy, and Granados. Performance {…}
LIFE Victoria has announced its 2023-24 season celebrating Victoria de Los Angeles’ centenary. Natalia Labourdette, Laurence Kilsby, and Kunal Lahiry perform alongside LIFE New Artists Milan Perišić and Quimey Urquiaga. Performance Date: Oct. 3, 2023 Siobhan Stagg and Kunal Lahiry perform alongside LIFE New Artists Inés López and Jesús López Blanco. The program includes music by Ravel, Duparc, Fauré, Canteloube, {…}
New Jersey-based professional training orchestra Symphony in C is set to present a Schubert concert in its 2022-23 Virtuosi Series. The concert will be performed at Haddonfield United Methodist Church on March 26 and will feature Franz Schubert’s most popular chamber works, “Der Hirt auf dem Felsen” D. 965 for soprano, clarinet, and piano, and Piano Quintet in A Major, D. {…}
On March 26, 2023, Symphony in C will present the last two concerts of their 2022-23 Virtuosi Series at Haddonfield United Methodist Church. The program will be comprised of Schubert’s “Der Hirt auf dem Felsen D. 965” as well as Schubert’s “Piano Quintet in A Major, D. 667 ‘The Trout.’” The artists for the evening are soprano Alexandra Nowakowski, clarinetist {…}
(John Matthew Myers Photography) New Jersey’s Symphony in C is set to present “Totally Mozart” on Dec. 3, 2022. The concert, which will take place at the Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts in Camden, NJ, will feature Mozart’s “Exsultate Jubilate,” K. 165 as well as his 23rd piano concerto and 40th Symphony. Soprano Alexandra Nowakowski will be the soloist for {…}
This week new albums by rising stars are being released. With these new releases audiences will also get a chance to hear rare works as well as some new works. Maestrino Mozart For her second collaboration on the ATMA Classique label, soprano Marie-Eve Munger releases an album devoted to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s rarely-heard arias composed between the ages of 10-16. {…}
New Opera West (NOW) has announced dates for its animation, film, and opera experience. The event, featuring three short films, a live performance, and conversations with the creators, will take place at Hudson Guild Theater in Los Angeles on June 17 and 19, 2022. The films are “Pepito,” “Rain Will Come What May,” and “The Beginning of Everything: A Love {…}
