(Photo: Birgit Gufler) Christoph Graupner was a prolific German composer and harpsichordist from the late 17th and 18th centuries. Born near to the German city of Zwickau in 1683, he decided to study law in Leipzig before changing to follow a career in music. By 1705, he found himself working at the Oper am Gänsemarkt in Hamburg as a harpsichordist {…}
The Sinfónica de Tenerife has announced its 2024-25 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Antony Hermus conducts Barbara Kozelj a program that includes Messiaen, Bruckner, and Resighi. Performance Dates: Jan. 11, 2024 Shiyeon Sung conducts a program that includes music by Wagner, Strauss, and Dvorak. Evelina Dobraceva is the soloist. Performance Dates: Feb. 21, 2025 Víctor Pablo {…}
Programming for the 2024 Innsbruck Festival of Early Music has been announced. This article only features vocal performances. First up is a workshop for the upcoming performances of Giacomelli’s “Cesare in Egitto.” Soloists include Arianna Vendittelli, Emőke Barath, Filippo Mineccia, Margherita Maria Sala, Valerio Contaldo, and Federico Fiorio. Ottavio Dantone conducts the Accademia Bizantina. Performance Date: July 27, 2024 (Tyrolean {…}
Spain’s Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León has announced its 2023-24 season. Here are the vocal performances. Christoph Koncz conducts a program of music by Mahler and Mendelssohn with Ian Bostridge, Alicia Amo, and Ulrike Haller. Performance Dates: March 8 & 9, 2024 Thierry Fischer conducts Siobhan Stagg in a program of music by Mahler and Mozart. Performance Dates: April {…}
Spain’s Tenerife Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2022-23 season with 49 works presented by 37 composers. Here is a look at the vocal highlights for the season. Shiyeon Sung and Katharina Ruckgaber team up for a program of music of Berg and Mahler. Performance Date: Nov. 4, 2022 Mendelssohn’s “Elijah” will be conducted by Víctor Pablo Pérez. The oratorio will {…}
The Musik Theater an der Wien has unveiled its 2022-23 season. It all kicks off with “La Liberazione” by Francesca Caccini. The work will be conducted by Clemens Flick and directed by Ilaria Lanzino. Sara Gouzy, Luciana Mancini, Kresimir Strazanac, Jerilyn Cohou, and Bernarda Klinar headline the cast. Performance Dates: Oct. 10 – 21, 2022 Janacek’s “The Cunning Little Vixen” {…}
The Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona has announced a star-studded 2021-22 season with some of the world’s greatest orchestras, soloists, and choruses. Here is a look at the vocal and choral performances. The Cor Lieder Càmera and Josep Vila i Casañasperformworksby Bach, Brahms, Duruflé, Gasull, Morera, Ollé, Vila i Casañas, and Vaughan-Williams. Performance Date: Sept. 19, 2021 Joyce {…}
(Photo: Birgit Gufler) In 1589, the Medici, Grand Duke Ferdinando married Christine of Lorraine in Florence in a lavish celebration, which was described as the most magnificent entertainment ever seen in the city. It was an event of rich splendor, aimed at projecting the power of the Medici and of Florence itself. At its center was the comedy, “La Pellegrina,” {…}
The Innsbruck Festival of Early Music has announced its 2020 season, which features a wide range of early music in concert and opera. For the purposes of this article, we will focus solely on opera and vocal related program. The season opens with Ferdinando Paër’s “Leonora,” which will be directed by Mariame Clément with musical direction by Alessandro de Marchi. {…}