Long Beach Opera has announced three programs for its fall 2020 season. All performances and events will be presented virtually. First up will be “2020 Songbook,” a fundraiser in which sponsors will commission a new piece of music by an emerging composer, who have been selected by a panel of composers including Anthony Davis, Annie Gosfield, David Lang, George Lewis, {…}
With opera companies returning in full force digitally, this week’s selections will highlight a mix of repertory staples with some unique and experimental new works. Before we kick off our list, don’t forget to check out important discussions taking place regarding issues of race and equality in opera with such programs as Karen Slack’s “KikiKonversations,” Kenneth Overton’s “Black Opera Live,” and Mark {…}
We are now entering the final weeks of summer, which means that opera companies in Europe will be in full swing while many opera companies in North America will start to test the waters with their brand new digital seasons. Nonetheless, the streaming has continued at a steady clip with another set of unique offerings coming your way this week. {…}
The Los Angeles Opera has revealed its upcoming slate for the week starting on August 3. This week there will be two major events to keep tabs on. Renée Fleming will bring her online series “Music and the Mind” to LA Opera. During the session, she will speak with President and CEO Christopher Koelsch about what an opera company and {…}
The Brooklyn Music School has announced the Summer Vocal Arts Opera Program, which is set to run between August 10-27, 2020. The program offers participants three-weeks of intensive online study, preparation, and performance of opera. At the end of the three weeks, young artists will get a chance to present original video recordings of arias. The program will be led {…}
Famed countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo will be joining forces with several other artists for “MusicTalks Celebration of LGBTQ Composers” as part of the Refractions of Pride Festival. The event will take place on June 26, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. EDT. The concert will feature music by such composers as Tchaikovsky, Bernstein, Ethel Smith, Britten, and Caroline Shaw. Other artists involved {…}
In honor of Pride Month, this week’s word search is dedicated to major opera artists from the LGBTQIA+ community both past and present. 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 using a {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced Weeks 13 and 14 of its nightly streams. The streams will include music by Mozart, Bartok, Rossini, Handel, Verdi, and Glass. Also, audiences will get a chance to check out the At Home Gala once again. Monday, June 8 – Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito Conducted by Harry Bicket; starring Lucy Crowe, Barbara Frittoli, Elīna Garanča, {…}
We’re starting to see the world open up slowly in some countries and rapidly in others. But the performing arts world isn’t quite opening at the same pace with few organizations back in the full swing of things. As a result, streaming options are ever-prevalent. So as we move into the summer months, here is a look at what operas {…}
UPDATE: This has been postponed until June 20, 2020. Anthony Roth Costanzo will be teaming up with Zack Winokur and Dick Hyman for the world premiere of “Tick Tock Click Clock” at the Works & Process Artists Virtual Commissions on June 1, 2020. In a press release, the famed countertenor noted that he was asked by the Works & Process {…}
Opera for Peace has announced that several of opera’s greatest stars are joining the organization as ambassadors and advisors. Tenor René Barbera and sopranos Elsa Dreisig and Joyce El-Khoury have become the organization’s newest ambassadors. Meanwhile, conductor Fabio Luisi, soprano Sondra Radvanovsky, and baritone Ludovic Tézier have signed on as Advisors; they join baritone Thomas Hampson and soprano Sumi Jo, who {…}