Diana Damrau, Kristine Opolais, Elīna Garanca & Juan Diego Flórez Lead Carnegie Hall’s 2023-24 Season

Carnegie Hall has announced its 2023-24 season bringing some of the greatest artists in the world. Here is a look at the vocal performances of the season. Sphinx Virtuosi will feature bass players Xavier Foley and Kebra Seyoun-Charles with special guests Raquel González and Abel Selaocoe. The program will include Javier Farias, Andrea Casarrubios, Villa-Lobos, and Xavier Foley music. Performance {…}

Feb 23, 2023

Latonia Moore, Julia Bullock & Stéphane Degout Lead Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra’s 2023-24 Season

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2023-24 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances of the season. Thomas’ “Hamlet” will be presented in collaboration with Ópera Comique and will be conducted by Louis Langrée. The opera stars Jodie DeVos, Stéphane Degout, and Laurent Alvaro. Céline Gaudier directs. Performance Dates: Nov. 17 & 19, 2023 Dalia Stasevska and {…}

Feb 14, 2023

Anthony Roth Costanzo Headlines Princeton Symphony Orchestra 2023-24 Season

The Princeton Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2023-24 season. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be on vocal performances. The season’s first vocal showcase will be Mozart’s Requiem with the Westminster Symphonic Choir. Rossen Milanov conducts. The program will also feature Caroline Shaw’s “Entr’acte” and Gregory Spear’s new versions of the Sanctus, Benedictus, and Agnus Dei for {…}

Jan 27, 2023

Nicole Heaston, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Jamez McCorkle Headline Spoleto Festival USA 2023

Spoleto Festival USA has announced its 2023 season. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be on vocal and operatic performances. The company will present “Vanessa” at the Charleston Gaillard Center. The Barber opera will star Nicole Heaston, Zoie Reams, Edward Graves, Rosalind Plowright, and Malcolm MacKenzie. The opera is conducted by Timothy Myers and directed by Rodula {…}

Dec 17, 2022

Best of 2022: OperaWire’s Top 11 Singers of 2022

After a bumpy 2021, which still had numerous COVID cancelations, 2022 saw opera companies almost return to normalcy. There were setbacks like cyberattacks, a war that has destroyed a country, and companies losing funds from government agencies. But in all, it also showed how opera companies could unite through benefit concerts and through sheer artistry. And after releasing our favorite {…}

Nov 22, 2022

Anthony Roth Costanzo to Star in Chamber Music Society’s ‘Handel and Vivaldi’ Concert

Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo will headline the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s “Handel and Vivaldi” concert. The showcase, which will feature a number of concertos and arias from both composers, will also include such vocal works as “Pena tiranna” from “Amadigi di Gaula,” “Quella fiamma” from “Arminio,” and “Vivi, tiranno” from “Rodelinda.” Joining the opera star will be harpsichordist {…}

Nov 20, 2022

Anthony Roth Costanzo & Angel Blue to Headline The Knights’ ‘Everlasting Light’ Holiday Concert

The Knights are set to present “Everlasting Light,” a holiday concert featuring two of opera’s biggest stars. The showcase, scheduled for Dec. 14, 2022 at the Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center, will be headlined by Angel Blue and Anthony Roth Costanzo. They will be joined by the Brooklyn Youth Chorus under Dianne Brekun Menaker. Eric Jacobsen conducts the performance. Audiences will {…}

Nov 8, 2022

Artful Narratives Media Launches New Podcast ‘Speaking Soundly’

Artful Narratives Media has launched “Speaking Soundly,” a new podcast featuring Met Opera Orchestra Principal Trumpet David Krauss as its host. The podcast’s first episodes feature conversations with such artists as opera star Isabel Leonard, violinist Ray Chen, trombonist Joseph Alessi, oboist Spencer Rubin, famed composer and trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, percussionist Evelyn Glennie, bassist Christian McBride, and Met Opera Orchestra {…}

Oct 17, 2022

Anthony Roth Costanzo Leads ‘The Lord of Cries’

(Credit: Matthew Placek) The Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP) and Odyssey Opera are set to present the East Coast premiere of John Corigliano and Mark Adamo’s new opera “The Lord of Cries.” Considered to be one of the major operatic events of the new decade, “Cries” tells the story of the dangers that result from the repression of our darkest {…}

Aug 26, 2022

Death of Classical 2022 Review: Watching Birds at the End of the World

Death of Classical and The Green-Wood Cemetery presented the one-night-only world premiere of Aaron Seigel’s “Watching Birds at the End of the World” on July 21, 2022. This collection of 14 songs, written for countertenor and a vibraphone, illuminates the otherworldly connection of composer Aaron Siegel as a guide for anyone endeavoring a path of greater awareness within. Each song {…}

Jul 7, 2022

Justin Vivian Bond & Anthony Roth Costanzo’s ‘Only An Octave Apart’ Set for London Premiere

Justin Vivian Bond and Anthony Roth Costanzo’s “Only An Octave Apart” is set to make its London premiere this fall at Wilton’s Music Hall. The performances kick off on Sept. 28 and run through Oct. 22. The showcase will feature music supervision by Thomas Bartlett, arrangements by Nico Muhly, and costume design by Jonathan Anderson. Zack Winokur directs the show. {…}