The Americas Society in New York City is set to present “Jonathan Adams: Wild thro’ the Woods” on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. Canadian baritone Jonathan Adams will present a program primarily featuring songs by Purcell, including “Almand,” “Sweeter than roses,” “Corrant,” “Saraband,” and “O solitude,” among others. Also on the program are works by Croft, Hume, and Blow. Adams has {…}
(Image courtesy of Yarn / Wire) The Americas Society will present the world premiere of Alyssa Regent’s “Mors Osculi” on Feb. 29, 2024. The work for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, bass, percussion, harp, guitar, and electronics is set across eight movements and commissioned by Americas Society. “The idea for the song cycle aligns with my musical exploration of human {…}
Americas Society has released a curated “En Casa” series. The video series was organized by Ópera Hispánica general and artistic director Jorge Parodi, who invited two Latin American artist to record songs from their countries. On Monday, August 23, the organization published Ginastera’s “Canción al árbol del olvido” featuring Parodi at the piano and Argentine baritone Mariano Gladic. On Tuesday, {…}
The Americas Society has announced its streaming slate for this week, which includes two notable vocal performances. On Friday May 15, 2020, audiences can check out baroque artists Nell Snadas in performance with guitarst Jon Wassterman. Snadas is the co-curator of Americas Society’s early music series GEMAS and performs with the ensemble Meridonalis. The concert kicks off at 10 a.m {…}
(Credit: Roey Yohai Studios) The Americas Society will present a concert featuring several major artists from the Teatro Colón de Buenos Aires’ Instituto Superior de Arte on April 16, 2020 at 6: 30 p.m. EDT. Among the artists to be featured in this week’s program are Oriana Favaro, Santiago Ballerini, and Florencia Machado; all three have been major artists at {…}
Arguably the biggest New York City opera event of the summer is the New York Opera Festival, which will be entering its fourth iteration this summer. The beauty of the festival is that it features a plethora of major companies coming together to express themselves through opera. This has not changed in 2019, which features performances throughout May and June. {…}
