Heartbeat Opera Announces 2022-23 Season Featuring Adaptations of Beethoven, Puccini, and Verdi

New York’s Heartbeat Opera has announced its 2022-23 Season, which includes a video premiere and the company’s Spring Festival, featuring significant adaptions of Puccini’s “Tosca” and Verdi’s “Macbeth.” The Season kicks off with a free video premiere of Beethoven’s “Fidelio” featuring over 100 incarcerated singers from six prison choirs. Ethan Heard adapted and directed this re-imagining of the opera in {…}

Sep 1, 2022

Filarmónica de Bogotá Breaks Record Uniting 16,000 Musicians for a Concert

On August 28, the Filarmónica de Bogotá in the capital city of Colombia united 16,000 músicians for a concert. The concert broke the record for most musicians in a show, saw musicians between four and 70 years of age unite to send a message of peace and reconciliation, and interpreted Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. The concert also performances of “Canción con {…}

Jul 19, 2022

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra to Present Beethoven’s Ninth to Open 2022-23 Season

The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra is set to open its 2022-23 season with a performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at Royce Hall and Alex Theatre on Oct. 15 and 16, 2022. Jaime Martin will conduct the performance which will star singers from a constellation of Southland Choirs. The showcase will also feature the West Coast premiere of Shelley Washington’s “Both.” {…}

May 20, 2022

Sergei Producciones Líricas, Divaria Productions to Present Pedro Halffter’s Adaptation of Beethoven’s Ninth

Sergei Producciones Líricas, Divaria Productions, and the City Council of Logroño are teaming up to present a unique new adaptation of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 on June 8, 2022. The iconic work will be adapted for chamber orchestra and chorus by conductor and composer Pedro Halffter. “Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, also known as ‘Chorale,’ is the {…}

Apr 23, 2022

Sinéad Campbell-Wallace & Stanislas de Barbeyrac Headline Insula Orchestra’s ‘Fidelio’ Tour

Insula Orchestra is set to present Beethoven’s “Fidelio” in Brussels, London, and Paris. The company kicks off its “Fidelio” tour with a May 8 showcase in BOZAR, Brussels before presenting the piece at the Barbican Centre in London in a semi-staged showcase. That performance is slated for May 11, 2022. The tour will be capped by three performance at La {…}

Dec 19, 2021

The Broad Stage to Present Heartbeat Opera’s ‘Fidelio’

The Santa Monica-based Broad Stage is set to present Heartbeat Opera’s rendition of “Fidelio” on February 26 and 27, 2022. This version of Beethoven’s famed opera features an all-new orchestral arrangement by Daniel Schlosberg as well as new English Dialogue co-written by Marcus Scott and Ethan Heard. The opera will be directed by Ethan Heard. The cast will star Derrell {…}

Dec 4, 2021

Insula Orchestra To Stage ‘Fidelio’ in Paris, Brussels & London

(Credit: © Julien Benhamou) The Insula Orchestra has announced its upcoming tour of Beethoven’s only opera “Fidelio.” The opera will star Sinéad Campbell-Wallace as Leonore, Stanislas de Barbeyrac as Don Florestan, Christian Immler in the role of Rocco, Sebastian Holecek as Don Pizzaro, Hélène Carpentier in the role of Marzelline, and Patrick Grahl as Jacquino. Laurence Equilbey conducts a production {…}

Dec 3, 2021

David John Pike & David Briggs Unite for ‘From Darkness to Light’ at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine

The Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City has announced “From Darkness to Light” on Dec. 12, 2021. The program, which will feature baritone David John Pike and organist David Briggs” will include James K. Wright’s “Briefe an die unsterbliche Geliebte (Letters to the immortal beloved);” Mahler’s “Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of the wayfarer),” “Rückert-Lieder;” and “Des Knaben Wunderhorn {…}

Oct 8, 2021

Virtual Tickets for San Francisco Opera’s First-Ever Live Stream Featuring ‘Fidelio’ Now On Sale

Set design by Alexander V. Nichols Virtual tickets for San Francisco Opera’s new production of Beethoven’s “Fidelio” are now on sale. The fresh staging by Matthew Ozawa is set to open on Oct. 14, 2021. SFO’s first-ever virtual option enables audiences from around the world to experience Beethoven’s only opera from the comfort of their homes. Audiences will have three {…}

Sep 17, 2021

Hungarian State Opera to Premiere Unfinished Works by Beethoven

The Hungarian State Opera is set to present a double bill of Beethoven’s “König Stephan” and “Die Ruinen von Athen” on Sept. 25, 2021 at the Eiffel Art Studios. “König Stephan” is an unfinished work that Beethoven created in 1811. He managed an overture and nine movements, all of which have been combined in a production by Pál Oberfrank, who {…}

Aug 3, 2021

Amina Edris, Pene Pati, Camille Schnoor, & Vanessa Goikoetxea Lead Opéra de Limoges’ 2021-22 Season

(Credits: Opéra de Limoges official website / Vincent Pontet) Opéra de Limoges has announced its 2021-22 season. Here is a look at the operatic and vocal performances. “Goyescas” features Vanessa Goikoetxea, Kévin Amiel, Armando Noguera, and Héloïse Mas. Robert Tuohy conducts. Performance dates: Nov. 7 – 9, 2021 Clémentine Bourgoin, Pierre Lebon, Flannan Obé, and Antoni Sykopoulos perform Olivier Py’s {…}

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