Bamberger Symphoniker has announced its 2019-20 season. For the purposes of this article, we will focus on vocal and opera-related performances. Jakub Hrůša will conduct the Bamberger Symphoniker during a performance of Wagner’s Prelude to “Lohengrin.” The program will also include Bohuslav Martinů’s Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 in G Minor, Brahms’ Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, {…}
Soprano Ariadne Grief will team up with pianist Conor Hanick and violinist Anna Tsukervanik for a “Schoenberg’s DNA.” The performance, which is set to take place on May 5, 2019 at St. Mark’s Church In-the-Bowery will center on Schoenberg’s radical musical ideas and chart the artistic trajectory that led to his development. As such, the performers will treat audiences to {…}
Beethoven’s “Fidelio” will be showcased via the Vienna State Opera’s live streaming service on April 29, 2019. Thomas Johannes Mayer will take on the role of Don Pizarro with Brandon Jovanovich as Florestan. Anne Schwanewilms will interpret the iconic role of Leonore while Lars Woldt and Chen Reiss will be Rocco and Marzellina, respectively. Adam Fischer will conduct the iconic {…}
On Sunday, February 24, 2019, tenor Matthew Polenzani took to Carnegie Hall for a sold-out recital of song cycles from Schubert, Beethoven, Brahms, and Janacek. Accompanied by Julius Drake, this evening’s recital featured not only a finely-crafted program, but experienced artists who burned with a passionate fire. Some Schubert To Start First on the evening’s program was a selection of {…}
Orchestra of St. Luke’s second performance of the 2018-19 Carnegie Hall Series was led by Principal Conductor Bernard Labadie which featured Jonathan Biss as a guest artist performing Beethoven’s “Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 19” and soprano Ying Fang also as a guest artist, performing Mozart’s aria “Non temer, amato bene, K.490” from “Idomeneo.” The evening began {…}
Nashville Symphony has announced its 2019-20 season. There will be a wide variety of series and events at Nashville Symphony this season, including the Classical Series, FirstBank Pops Series, Movie Series, Blackford Jazz Series, The Ann & Monroe Carell Family Trust Family Series, National Geographic Live Series, and Special Events & Presentations. In order to stick to opera, we will {…}
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2019-20 season which will feature a wide range of incredible repertory. This season will put a spotlight on the music of Beethoven, featuring a number of his iconic symphonies, his only opera, and a mass. For the purposes of this article, we will only focus on featuring vocal performances. The first such performance {…}
Ludwig Van Beethoven. That name alone already creates different emotional reactions in everyone. Baptized on Dec. 17, 1770, the composer would go on to be not only one of the icons of classical music but of all art in history. Alongside Mozart and Bach, Beethoven remains one of the household names and his music has transcended time. A pupil of {…}
“Opera Meets Film” is a feature dedicated to exploring the way that opera has been employed in cinema. We will select a section or a film in its entirety, highlighting the impact that utilizing the operatic form or sections from an opera can alter our perception of a film that we are viewing. This week’s installment we will take a {…}
Beethoven only ever finished one opera – “Fidelio.” But this wasn’t the only work he attempted to create. In fact, the famed composer did intend to make a name for himself on the stage, but it never came to fruition outside of “Fidelio.” One other attempt was “Vestas Feuer.” With a libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder,” Beethoven made his attempt at {…}
“Fidelio” first premiered on Nov. 20, 1805 and is the only opera composed by Ludwig Van Beethoven. While he was originally working with librettist Emanuel Schikaneder, who wrote “The Magic Flute,” difficulties with the composition, as well as the annulment of their contract, freed up Beethoven to work with Joseph Sonnleithner on what would become “Fidelio.” While it remains a {…}
