Elizabeth DeShong, Amanda Forsythe, Michael Sumuel Headline Music of the Baroque Winter/Spring 2022 Concerts

Photo credit: Elliot Mandel Chicago’s Music of the Baroque (MOB) has lined up five concerts as its season continues into winter and spring 2022. Here are the vocal performances MOB has slated. “Classical Heroines,” conducted by Nicholas Kraemer, features baroque specialist, soprano Amanda Forsythe singing Cleopatra’s aria “Da tempeste” from Händel’s “Giulio Cesare,” Haydn’s “Scena di Berenice,” Dido’s famous lament {…}

Jun 28, 2021

Amanda Forsythe, Mary Bevan, Iestyn Davies, Wallis Giunta Headline Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale’s 2021-22 Season

(Credit: Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale official website) Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale has announced its 2021-22 season. Here is a look at the operatic and vocal performances. Soprano Amanda Forsythe, mezzo-soprano Kelley O’Connor, tenor Brenden Gunnell, and bass Joshua Bloom present Schumann’s “Requiem” alongside conductor Richard Egarr and violinist Shunske Sato. Performance dates: Oct. 14 – 17, 2021 Performances {…}

Jun 16, 2021

Golda Schultz, John Holiday & Anthony Roth Costanzo Lead New York Philharmonic’s 2021-22 Season

(Credits: The New York Philharmonic official website) The New York Philharmonic has announced its 2021-22 season, featuring several concerts across different venues from Alice Tully Hall, the Rose Theater, and Carnegie Hall. Anthony Roth Costanzo will also serve as the Artist in Residence. For the purpose of this article, we will focus on vocal works. Handel‘s “Messiah” will be performed {…}

Jun 10, 2021

Anthony Roth Costanzo, Daniela Mack, Amanda Forsythe, Maya Kherani Headline Boston Baroque’s 2021-22 Season

(Credit: Kathy Wittman) Boston Baroque has announced its 2021-22 season which will include live performances streamed digitally via IDAGIO. “While we continue presenting great music on period instruments, Boston Baroque is embracing technology as a way to reach new audiences, much as we did when we became the first period instrument orchestra in North America to sign a major record {…}

Mar 5, 2021

Amanda Forsythe Headlines Boston Baroque Pop-up Concert

Boston Baroque has announced its third pop-up concert of the season on April 10, 2021. The program, which will be live streamed on the company’s official website, will be headlined by soprano Amanda Forsythe who will perform Handel’s “Gloria” and arias from Handel’s “Partenope.” Other performers on the program include Concertmaster Christina Day Martinson and principal violinist Sarah Darling taking {…}

Oct 2, 2020

Diana Damrau, Rolando Villazón & Amanda Forsythe Lead New CD/DVD Releases

This week, audiences can stream a variety of new releases ranging from contemporary music to baroque to bel canto. The week also marks one of the most anticipated releases of the year from one of opera’s biggest stars. Here is a look at this week’s new releases. Il Tamerlano Naïve Classiques releases Vivaldi’s “Il Tamerlano (Il Bajazet)” marking the 65th release {…}

Sep 25, 2020

Ermonela Jaho, Ricky Ian Gordon & Sarah Kirkland Snider Highlight New CD/DVD Releases

This week audiences will get to hear the debut album of one of today’s greatest divas and two new pieces in world premiere recordings. Anima Rara Ermonela Jaho releases her debut recital disc “Anima Rara.” Recorded in Valencia in November 2019 with the Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana and Andrea Battistoni, this recording brings together music championed by the Italian {…}

Jul 5, 2020

Amanda Forsythe, Lenneke Ruiten, Calixto Bieito Headline Les Talens Lyriques’ 2020-21 Season

(Credit: Ceric Larrayadieu) Les Talens Lyriques has announced its 2020-21 season, which will include performances across Europe in London, Vienna, Paris, Würzburg, Dortmund, Heidelberg, Linz, Innsbruck, Ferrara, Bologna, Genoa, Bilbao, Brussels, Liège, Caen, Rouen, and Qatar. For the intents of this article, we will focus on opera and vocal performances. The season kicks off performances of Purcell’s “Orpheus Britannicus,” Suite {…}

May 29, 2020

Amanda Forsythe Headlines Orchestra of St. Luke’s Bach at Home Festival

Update: The star of the festival will be postponed until June 23, 2020. The Orchestra of St. Luke’s has announced its online slate for the Bach at Home Festival, which launches on June 9, 2020. For the purposes of this article, our focuses will be on vocal performances. The first vocal showcase does not come until week two when soprano {…}

Mar 4, 2020

Royal Opera House 2019-20 Review: Fidelio

(Credit: Bill Cooper) Anticipation was already at fever pitch for this new production of “Fidelio” in London, even before Oliver Mears, Royal Opera Artistic Director, appeared on stage before curtain up, evidently the bearer of bad news. “Please don’t be alarmed,” he reassured: Tenor Jonas Kaufmann only had a cold, would indeed sing, and asked for our indulgence. “We’ve been {…}

Mar 3, 2020

Royal Opera House Announces Major Cast Change for ‘Fidelio’

(Credit: Bill Cooper / ROH) The Royal Opera House has announced cast changes for its upcoming performances of “Fidelio.” For the performance on March 3, 2020, Baritone Simon Neal has withdrawn from the role of Don Pizarro. In a press release, the company noted at the British artist was indisposed and was replaced by German baritone Michael Kupfer-Radecky as Don {…}