Marina Rebeka, Francesco Meli & Saioa Hernández Headline Teatro alla Scala’s Revamped Fall Season

The Teatro alla Scala has announced a revamped fall season. Riccardo Chailly conducts Verdi’s Requiem with Tamara Wilson, Elīna Garanča, Francesco Meli, and Ildar Abdrazakov. Performance Dates: Sept. 4-9, 2020 Zubin Mehta is set to conduct concert performances of Verdi’s “La Traviata” with Marina Rebeka, Atalla Ayan, and Leo Nucci. Performance Dates: Sept. 15-25, 2020 Riccardo Chailly conducts Verdi’s “Aida” starring {…}

Jul 23, 2020

Washington National Opera Announces Revised 2020-21 Season

The Kennedy Center has announced a revised 2020-21 season for the Washington National Opera. In a press release the WNO, led by Artistic Director Francesca Zambello and General Director Timothy O’Leary, announced plans for its season beginning fall 2020. The new 2020-21 will include an innovative mix of virtual performances and small-scale live performances, culminating in May and July with {…}

Jul 22, 2020

Angel Blue to Present Online Workshop in Collaboration with Time In Kids & ‘Summer in the City’

(Image provided by Time In Kids) Soprano Angel Blue will be presenting an online workshop for New York City public high school students in collaboration with Time In Children’s Arts Initiative. The program will be presented within the framework of “Summer in the City,” a coalition of arts and culture organizations to provide learning opportunities for students throughout the summer. {…}

Jul 11, 2020

Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko, Renée Fleming, Angel Blue, Joyce DiDonato Headline Metropolitan Opera’s International Pay-Per-View Series

The Metropolitan Opera has announced a new pay-per-view series “Met Stars Live in Concert” featuring opera’s greatest stars from around the world. The concert series, which was announced via a Zoom press conference, will consist of 12 live performances starting on July 18 and running through December. “This new initiative is intended to create live performance opportunities for our artists {…}

Jun 23, 2020

PBS to Broadcast Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Porgy & Bess’ in July

PBS is set to present “Porgy and Bess” on July 17, 2020, as part of its Great Performances at the Met series. The telecast, which starts at 9 p.m., stars Eric Owens and Angel Blue in the title roles. Other cast members include Alfred Walker as Crown, Frederick Ballentine as Sportin’ Life, Latonia Moore as Serena, Golda Schultz as Clara, {…}

Jun 23, 2020

Angel Blue, Tracy Cox, Matthew Anchel, James Valenti Headline ‘New Era Voice Festival’

The M Institute for the Arts in Washington D.C. has launched the “New Era Voice Festival.” The Festival is a month-long series of six online workshops, four masterclasses, and three live streams focused on “Artistic Autonomy and Creative Courage for Singers in a New Era.” “This industry so often asks singers to be passive — from the dynamic in the {…}

Jun 14, 2020

Word Search: Complete the Name of these Famed Black Opera Stars

(Credit: Ken Howard / Met Opera) For this week’s puzzle, you are tasked with finding the first name of a number of major black artists. Instructions: You are free to solve the word search directly on your mobile or desktop device; just click the first and last letter of each word for it to appear on the screen. For those {…}

Jun 8, 2020

Angel Blue & Stephanie Blythe Lead San Diego Opera’s 2020-21 Season

The San Diego Opera has announced the 2020-21 season featuring six productions. Main Stage The season opens with Keturah Stickann’s production of Puccini’s “La Bohème.” Angel Joy Blue stars in the title role with Joshua Guerrero as Rodolfo, Andrea Carroll as Musetta, Alexander Birch Elliot as Marcello, and Scott Sikon as Beniôt/Alcindoro. Valerio Galli conducts. Performance Dates: Oct. 24-Nov. 1, {…}

Jun 8, 2020

Jonas Kaufmann, Frederick Ballentine, Sonya Yoncheva, Metropolitan Opera At-Home Gala Among Top 10 Operas To Stream This Week

(Credit: Dario Acosta / Vienna State Opera) Let’s kick this off with arguably the most essential streaming from around the opera world that you can engage with this week. Several of opera’s prominent black artists have been very outspoken in recent weeks about the issue of racial injustice that has taken hold of the international conversation, and many others have {…}

May 30, 2020

Angel Blue, Nicholas Brownlee Headline LA Opera’s Streaming Program For June 1-7

The Los Angeles Opera has announced its home events for the week of June 1-7 as part of its LA At Home program. Superstar soprano Angel Blue will present a Living Room Recital with songs by Strauss, Gershwin, and Heggie. She will perform alongside Brian Wagorn. Streaming Date: Monday, June 1 at 4 p.m. PDT Soprano Jamie Chamberlin and tenor {…}

May 13, 2020

Angel Blue Announces Final Episodes of ‘Faithful Fridays’

Angel Blue has announced upcoming guests for her \ series “Faithful Friday with Angel Blue.” On May 15, Ailyn Perez will join Blue to discuss her new recording, “Mi Corazón,” which honors her Mexican-American heritage. Then on May 22, Blue will present “Broadway on Faithful Friday,” which will explore the fruitful relationship that exists between opera and Broadway. The soprano {…}

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