Emily Pogorelc, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Amina Edris, Elena Villalón, Catherine Martin Headline Detroit Opera’s 2024-25 Season

Detroit Opera has announced its 2024-25 season. First up is “La Traviata” in a new production by Francesca Zambello, conducted by Roberto Kalb. The work stars Emily Pogorelc, Galeano Salas, and Rod Gilfry. The new production moves the action to the 1920s. Performance Dates: Oct. 19 – 27, 2024 Next up is Louisa Proske’s production of “Rinaldo” starring Anthony Roth Costanzo, {…}

Jan 31, 2024

Opera Omaha to Feature Anthony Roth Costanzo’s ‘Don’t Look Back’

(Photo: Pix Talarico) Opera Omaha will join forces with renowned countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo for its annual gala scheduled on April 19, 2024. The event will feature the world premiere of Costanzo’s “Don’t Look Back,” which features music by Mozart, Gluck, and Handel. Alongside Costanzo is filmmaker and photographer Pix Talarico who will allow audiences to interact with original music {…}

Jan 23, 2024

Celebrity Series of Boston 2024 In Review: Anthony Roth Costanzo & Bryan Wagorn

Anthony Roth Costanzo is currently one of the most popular countertenors. There are more than a few good reasons why, including his powerful voice which resonates well in the Metropolitan Opera and the London Coliseum, his good impresario skills, his activism especially for LGBTQ+ causes which is meaningful to countless young musicians and operagoers. Not that the Operatic world {…}

Dec 25, 2023

Anthony Roth Costanzo Headlines Princeton Symphony Orchestra’s First 2024 Concert

(Credit: Matthew Placek) The Princeton Symphony Orchestra will kick off 2024 with a concert starring Anthony Roth Costanzo. The concert will feature music by Händel, Gregory Spears, Nina Shekhar, and Tchaikovsky. Rossen Milanov conducts. There will be two performances with the first one set for Jan. 13 at 8 p.m. The following day, on Jan. 14, there will be a {…}

Dec 7, 2023

Anthony Roth Costanzo Headlines Next Carnegie Hall’s ‘Well-Being Concert’

(photo: Pix Talarico) Carnegie Hall’s “Well-Being Concerts” continue on Dec. 8, 2023 with a showcase featuring countertenor Anthony Roth Constanzo. The performance will feature the famed singer alongside pianist Bryan Wagorn and host Eddie Gonzalez. The “Well-Being Concerts” launched earlier this year on Nov. 11, 2023 in a performance featuring Sarah Elizabth Charles. The series continues throughout 2024 with showcases {…}

Nov 10, 2023

Lawrence Brownlee, Julia Bullock, Latonia Moore & Anthony Roth Costanzo Lead Classical Grammy Nominees

The Grammy nominations have been announced. The Best Opera Recording nominees are Blanchard’s Champion featuring Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Ryan Speedo Green, Latonia Moore, and Eric Owens with David Frost as the producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus); and Corigliano’s “The Lord Of Cries” featuring Gil Rose, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Kathryn Henry, Jarrett Ott, and David Portillo with Gil {…}

Nov 7, 2023

Metropolitan Opera to Present ‘Celebrating Stephen Schwartz’

The Metropolitan Opera has announced that it will be presenting “Celebrating Stephen Schwartz” on Dec. 11, 2023. The special benefit concert will celebrate the 75th birthday of Stephen Schwartz, the Oscar and Grammy Award–winning composer of Broadway smash-hits “Wicked,” “Godspell,” and “Pippin,” and “lyricist” for film classics “Pocahontas,” “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” “Enchanted,” and more. The event will include {…}

Sep 11, 2023

Anthony Roth Costanzo, Zachary James, John Holiday & Joélle Harvey Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Welcome back for this week’s review of the major CD and DVD releases. This week, audiences are in for many world premiere recordings as well as rarely performed works. Here is a look at some of the pieces audiences will discover! Virko Baley: Music for Emily Dickinson Toccata Classics releases an album dedicated to the music of Virko Baley, a {…}

Sep 8, 2023

American Modern Opera Company Announces US Tour of ‘El Niño: Nativity Reconsidered’

(Photo credit: Allison-Michael-Orenstein, Thomas Leonard, Stefan Ruiz, & the Lyric Opera of Chicago) The American Modern Opera Company has announced its US Tour of “El Niño: Nativity Reconsidered” for Dec. 11-22. John Adams and Peter Sellars’ chamber work celebrates Latin American poets and the voices of women. Performing alongside the concept designer of the performance soprano Julia Bullock, is contralto {…}

Aug 25, 2023

Anthony Roth Costanzo, Jeanine De Bique & Karim Sulayman Lead The Phillips Collection’s 2023-24 Season

Washington D.C’s The Phillips Collection has announced its 2023-24 season marking its 83rd season of celebrated concerts with a line-up of critically-acclaimed artists as well as partnerships with the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, Howard University, and the USC Thornton School of Music. A pillar of the museum’s cultural offerings, Phillips Music continues to connect audiences with artists celebrated worldwide, presenting {…}

Jun 7, 2023

Anthony Roth Costanzo, Ryan Speedo Green, Mané Galoyan & Rachel Willis-Sørensen Lead Santa Fe Opera’s 2024 Season

The Santa Fe Opera has announced its 2024 season. Conductor Corrado Rovaris conducts Louisa Muller’s production of Verdi’s “La Traviata.” The cast includes Mané Galoyan, Bekhzod Davronov, and Carlos Arámbula. Performance Dates: June 28-August 24, 2024 Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” will be conducted by Harry Bicket. Stephen Barlow directs the production with Ryan Speedo Green, Teresa Perrotta, Rachael Wilson, David Portillo, Nicholas Newton, {…}